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Lacrosse game at the Newark Earthworks.
Aerial view of the Octagon State Memorial earthworks from the Observatory mound with an arrow pointing to the center opening of the adjoining octagon which corresponds to the most northernly rise of the Moon.
Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Elders Council and Newark Earthworks Center staff at the Octagon State Memorial Earthworks 2014.
![Students in mid-motion of throwing an atlatl [an assistive tool for spear throwing] at the Octagon State Memorial, Newark.](https://earthworks.osu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/highlight_large/public/media/image/2022/03/DSC_2117-2011%20Golf%20Free%20Day.png?itok=PD67V0cP)
Students in mid-motion of throwing an atlatl [an assistive tool for spear throwing] at the Octagon State Memorial, Newark.
People carefully walking in a procession into the Octagon State Memorial, Newark Ohio.
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The Fertile Earth and the Ordered Cosmos: Reflections on the Newark Earthworks and World Heritage.
Edited by Elizabeth Weiser, Timothy Jordan, and Richard Shiels. The Ohio State University Press.
Available for purchase June 2023! $24.95 in Paperback and PDF EBook editions.
Rising in quiet grandeur from the earth in an astoundingly engineered arrangement that ancient peoples mapped to the movements of the moon, Ohio’s Newark Earthworks form the largest geometric earthen complex ever known. In the two thousand years of their existence, they have served as gathering place, ceremonial site, fairground, army encampment, golf course, and park. And, at long last, they are poised (along with neighboring sites) to be named a UNESCO World Heritage Site—a designation that recognizes their international importance as a direct link to the ancient past as well as their continuing cultural and archaeological significance.
The lush photos and wide-ranging essays of The Fertile Earth and the Ordered Cosmos honor this significance, not only to the global community but to local individuals and scholars who have developed intimate connections to the Earthworks. In sharing their experiences with this ancient site, public historians, archaeologists, physicists, architects, and others—including local and Indigenous voices—continue the work of nearly two hundred years of citizen efforts to protect and make accessible the Newark Earthworks after centuries of stewardship by Indigenous people. The resulting volume serves as a rich primer on the site for those unfamiliar with its history and a beautifully produced tribute for those who are already acquainted with its wonders.
All proceeds from the sale of this book go to support the Ohio History Connection and the Newark Earthworks Center in their efforts to manage and interpret the site for the world.
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