The Newark Earthworks in Ohio consist of three sections of preserved earthworks: the Great Circle Earthworks, the Octagon Earthworks and the Wright Earthworks. Holly Hildreth/Getty Images For more ...

The Octagon Earthworks and Newark's Great Circle, along with six other earthworks built by the indigenous Hopewell culture around 2,000 years ago, became Ohio's only World Heritage site in Sept. 2023.

In Newark, Ohio, a swath of land spanning 2,880 acres contains the Octagon Earthworks, “interconnected geometric earth structures” built by Native Americans more than 1,600 years ago.

In Newark, Ohio, hidden among homes, restaurants and stores sits something spectacular. And that something spectacular is the Newark Earthworks — an architectural wonder built by American Indians ...

NEWARK, Ohio (WCMH) – Nearly a year and a half after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the state could evict a golf club from the site of 2,000-year-old American Indian earthworks, the parties ...

Monday, April 15 Open House Newark Earthworks 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open house at the Newark Earthworks where you can explore the largest set of geometric earthworks. Take guided tours and participate ...

The alliance was created in 2021 in Newark to raise public awareness and education and appreciation of the ancient earthworks created by the Hopewell more than 2,000 years ago, she said.

The Octagon Earthworks is so named for its eight 550-foot-long walls, enclosing a 50-acre area. Octagon Earthworks at Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks in Ohio, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Two remain and we’ve got them both." Moonrise above the south wall at the Octagon Earthworks in Newark, Ohio, early Sept. 7, 2015. Moon images taken at three-minute intervals.