Thursday marks on year since eight Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks were named UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Last year, the Great Circle and Octagon earthworks in Newark, five earthworks at the Hopewell ...
The Newark Earthworks originally were a series of gigantic earthworks built in a variety of geometric shapes, including two circles, an octagon, a square and an oval — all connected by a network of ...
Most people think of the Newark Earthworks, ancient earthen walls built by the Hopewell culture 2,000 years ago, as two separate parks – the Great Circle in Heath and the Octagon Earthworks in Newark.