The Adena Enigma: Serpent Mound, Curious Tablets, and the Mound Builder Mythos | MHP 03.30.26.

About this episode

The episode explores the mysteries of the Adena culture and its monumental earthworks with researcher Jason Pentrail.

America's enigmatic Adena culture, which flourished in the Ohio Valley between roughly 1000 BCE and 200 BCE, is best known for its sophisticated burial practices and monumental earthworks. While much about the Adena is known to modern archaeologists, a number of questions linger about this mysterious ancient culture, the remarkable monuments they left to time, and the curious tablets that have been recovered from famous Adena sites. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by researcher Jason Pentrail to discuss his new two-volume book series Adena: Mound Builders of the Ohio Valley. From Ohio's mysterious Serpent Mound to the controversies associated with finds like the famous tablet retrieved from West Virginia's Grave Creek Mound, we explore many of the great mysteries about one of America's true great "lost" ancient cultures. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program ? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to…

People in this episode

Host: Micah Hanks

Guest: Jason Pentrail

Topics covered

• Adena culture
• archaeology
• mound builders
• ancient monuments
• Serpent Mound
• tablets

Keywords

• Adena culture
• Serpent Mound
• archaeology
• Grave Creek Mound
• ancient tablets
• Ohio Valley
• mound builders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Micah Hanks Program

Places: Ohio Valley, West Virginia, Grave Creek Mound, Serpent Mound

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