Primitive man in Ohio / by Warren K. Moorehead.

  • Warren K. Moorehead
Date:
1892
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Primitive man in Ohio / by Warren K. Moorehead. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    where all conditions were most favorable fot him to cultivate corn, beans, and tobacco, rather than to dwell amongst the high and gloomy hills, where tangled underbrush and the irregularities of the surface would impede his progress while in pursuit of game. Before speaking of the Muskingum val- ley, at length, we would say it is evident that in the southern portion of the State he has left scarcely any traces of occupancy. We refer to a region known as the “ Sunfish Hills,” which extend be- tween Portsmouth and Georgetown on the south, Chillicothe and Hillsboro on the north and south. The valley of Brush Creek, however, which passes directly through the Sunfish Hills, has some evi- dence of his existence—the Serpent Mound, Fort Hill, several village sites, and a few mounds,—all of which were described by Professor F. W. Putnam in the Century Magazine of March and April, 1890. In Muskingum and Licking counties we also note a scarcity of mounds in the hilly sections. Near Rix Mills, in Muskingum County, are three small mounds, all placed upon high points of land; none of these are more than six feet in height, and their exploration yielded nothing of interest or value, a few skeletons only, being found within them.1 In Licking County no large mounds are found back of the watercourses. As we have noted in Muskingum County, there are a few small mounds, scattered here and there, occupying prominent points upon the highest hills. In all elevated regions throughout the State we find these small 1 Explored in June, 1882.—W. K. M.
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