Seip (pronounced Sipe) is an impressive mound near a high school. At this time only a small part of the mound complex is open to the public. There is a small park with picnic tables and an informational kiosk.As you walk from the kiosk to the mound you will pass by the outlines of 3 of 7 seven Hopewell structures—probably houses. The excavators have reconstructed the posthole patterns. Behind these structures is the entrance through the outer enclosure which has shrunk considerably from its original size of 10 feet high and 50 feet across as the base. The picture shows the view of the mound through the entrance in the earthwork.
The mound is steep and large and looms over you. It is located on the second terrace up from the river behind it. Impressive.
The Ohio Historical Society manages the site currently open to the public. The Hopewell Culture National Park has acquired the rest of the site but these sections are not open to the public. Unfortunately, plowing has nearly obliterated the rest of the earthworks associated with the central mound.
Additional pictures.Additional information:
Mound Builders of the Eastern Woodlands: Scioto River Sites in South Ohio (scroll down the page to the Seip Mound entry)
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