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Native American cultures that once flourished in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia constructed geometric and animal-shaped earth works that often rivaled Stonehenge in their astronomical accuracy. A few are still extant - Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio, for example - but mos..."
Native American cultures that once flourished in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and West Virginia constructed geometric and animal-shaped earth works that often rivaled Stonehenge in their astronomical accuracy. A few are still extant - Serpent Mound in Adams County, Ohio, for example - but most of the region's ancient architecture was all but squandered. Earthworks, from as early as 600 BC that stretched over miles and rose to heights of 15 feet or more, were either gouged out or plowed under in the 19th century or paved over for development in the 20th.But now, this lostheritage from the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient cultures is returning in the form of a traveling exhibit that will include virtual reconstructions of earthworks from 39 sites.
The electronic recreations represent nearly ten years of work by an extensive team of architects, archaeologists, historians, technical experts and Native Americans.
Project
director is John Hancock, professor of architecture at the University
of Cincinnati, working in partnership with the Center for the
Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites (CERHAS) at the
University of Cincinnati. The title of the project and the coming
traveling exhibit is: "EarthWorks: Virtual Explorations of the Ancient
Ohio Valley."
The "EarthWorks"
reconstructions will be the centerpiece within a 500-square-foot
traveling exhibit which will also include a graphic timeline wallwith
cross cultural comparisons; a giant map wall of the Ohio River Valley
(from the approximate location of Pittsburgh to Louisville) indicating
placement of Native American earthworks; panels with diagrams, photos
and text; and 3-D topographic models of five earthwork sites. The
exhibit opens June 20, 2006, at the Cincinnati Museum Center. It
remains at the museum center till Sept. 7, 2006. Later venues include
the Ohio Historical Center, Columbus, opening on Sept. 30, 2006.
Discussion are now underway for later exhibits in the state and nation.
Set amid the physical
elements of the exhibit, the 3-D virtual reconstructions by Hancock and
his team recreate the earthworks for school children and scholars
alike. The centerpiece of the exhibit is a large screen on which the
3-D explorations of "EarthWorks" by a user at the touch-screen computer
can be shared with a largeraudience. ......
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