Heath in Licking County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Earthen Architecture

Archaeology Reveals Hidden Aspects of Eartwork Construction

— The Ancient Ohio Trail —

Earthen Architecture Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 9, 2022

1. Earthen Architecture Marker

Inscription.
The Great Circle Was Built With Different Colored Soils
In 1992, Archaeologists excavated a trench through the Great Circle and discovered that it was built using different colored soils. The outer portion of the wall was built with dark brown soil. The inner portion was built using brightly colored yellow-brown soil. These colors must have had a powerful symbolic meaning to the builders, but we do not know whether they kept the walls clear of vegetation so the colors could be seen, or allowed the vegetation to grow over the walls.

Erected by Ohio Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Architecture • Native Americans. A significant historical year for this entry is 1992.

Location. 40° 2.536′ N, 82° 25.772′ W. Marker is in Heath, Ohio, in Licking County. Marker is on Hebron Rd (Route 79) near Parkview Drive and Hopewell Drive. This marker is situated in the Newark Earthworks Park, not by any walkway, but next to a tree, and very close to the earthen wall of the Great Circle earthworks. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 455 Hebron Rd, Heath OH 43056, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Pathway to Ancestors (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Great Circle Earthworks

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(about 400 feet away); The Newark Earthworks (about 400 feet away); Was this a fort? (about 400 feet away); Pathway to Preservation (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Great Circle Earthworks (about 500 feet away); Monumental Works of Earth (about 500 feet away); What's Missing? (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Heath.

Photographed By Dale K. Benington, June 9, 2022

2. Earthen Architecture Marker

Distant view of the marker, situated not by any walkway, but next to a tree, and very close to the earthen wall of the Great Circle earthworks.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 14, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 14, 2022, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. This page has been viewed 98 times since then and 16 times this year. Last updated on September 12, 2022, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 14, 2022, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.