Tremper Mound Copper Ear Spools

ID: 606 ~ Source: Wertz Collection (Item #2001-005-766), Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, Ohio. Photo by Lacy Davis. ~ Creator: Lacy Davis
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Copper ear spools, such as these taken from Tremper Mound, are part of the Hopewell Culture artifact assemblage, and have also been found in the excavation of the Hopewell Earthworks in Ross County, Ohio. Copper is a non-native material to the Scioto River Valley, demonstrating the existence of extended trading networks within the Hopewell Interaction Sphere.

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By Nancy Stranahan
Of the many peoples inhabiting the Great Eastern Forest in what is now the United States, the Hopewell Culture, spanning 50 BCE to 400 CE was one of the most artistic and geographically influential.…