The unearthing of a lost city in Egypt was reported in many papers in 1935, including this report in the Sunday Express on 7 July, 1935 (public domain) Media Silence The first news of a ‘Secret City’ hit the World Press in the first week of March 1935. By July of that year, much more had been found and the Sunday Express ran an article by Edward Armytage who had just returned to England from Egypt where he had watched the excavation of an ancient Egyptian city that was then thought to date back 4000 years. The moment Howard Carter opens the tomb of Tutankhamun ( public domain ) Ancient Lost City Unearthed in Egypt However, right now, our attention is focused on the latest attempt to hide the real ancient history of an unknown civilization that left us with great wonders both above and below the sands of the Giza Plateau. It was hardly more than a decade since the British Egyptologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen on November 4, 1922, that had lain nearly undisturbed for over 3,000 years. Yet that is another amazing story still to be investigated. Serpent Mound is managed by the Ohio History Connection.In 1935, Egypt was still the main draw for archaeologists digging for answers. Pets are welcome at Serpent Mound, but must remain leashed at all times while on site. World Heritage status has the potential to elevate local and international awareness about the site’s value, further encourage communities to protect and invest in its preservation and increase potentially beneficial tourism to the site. If it is eventually inscribed on the World Heritage List later this decade, Serpent Mound will join the ranks of the Pyramids of Egypt, the Great Wall of China, Pompeii, Stonehenge and the Taj Mahal, all of which are World Heritage sites. In 2008, Serpent Mound and eight other Ohio American Indian earthworks were selected by the United States Department of the Interior for inclusion on the United States’ Tentative List of sites to be submitted to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for inscription on the prestigious World Heritage List.
The significance of Serpent Mound and other ancient Ohio earthworks has garnered international attention. More work is needed to clarify the age of Serpent Mound. In 2014, another team of archaeologists presented new radiocarbon dates for the Serpent suggesting that it was built by the Adena culture at around 300 B.C. This would suggest that the builders of the Serpent belonged to the Fort Ancient culture (A.D. This theory on the site’s origin was accepted until a 1991 site excavation used radiocarbon dating to determine that the mound was approximately 900 years old. Based largely on the nearby presence of Adena burial mounds, later archaeologists attributed the effigy to the Adena culture that flourished from 800 B.C. In the late 19th century, Harvard University archaeologist Frederic Ward Putnam excavated Serpent Mound, but he found no artifacts in the Serpent that might allow archaeologists to assign it to a particular culture.
Thousands of years ago, Native Ohioans populated the landscape with mounds and massive earthworks. 100), and one by the Fort Ancient culture (A.D. Nearby are three burial mounds-two created by the Adena culture (800 B.C.–A.D. It is an effigy mound (a mound in the shape of an animal) representing a snake with a curled tail. Serpent Mound is an internationally known National Historic Landmark built by the ancient American Indian cultures of Ohio. Masks are no longer required but please practice social distancing whenever possible. Monday, holiday, and after hours access is not permitted. Please note that access to the site is limited to these hours. SUMMER SOLSTICE 6/21 – Open Extended Hours The project is in the planning phase and work will begin later this year. The Serpent Mound Observation Tower, built in 1908, is closed for the season due to needed repairs.
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