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Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in south-central Ohio contains remarkable groups of large geometric earhworks as well as exquisite artifacts crafted by the Hopewell peoples (200 BC - AD 500). Although protection and preservation of cultural and archeological resources were the primary reasons for the park"s establishment, there are also important natural resources. It is not possible to accurately interpret and understand the prehistoric Hopewell culture without viewing it in the context of the natural environment. All five sites are sited along rivers and creeks, with typical riparian landscape. All of the sites have been logged and farmed. Hopewell Mound Group is the only site with substantial woodlands; the remaining units consist mostly of farmlands. A variety of small animals and birds inhabit the sites. There are no known threatened or endangered species within the sites.

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