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Newark Earthworks

The Newark Earthworks

November 9, 2026November 9, 2026 by Tommy Hayes
The grassy earthen wall and moat of the Great Circle at the Newark Earthworks in Ohio, looking along the wall toward the entrance

About 4 min readIn central Ohio stand the largest earthen enclosures on Earth — a circle, an octagon and a square built two thousand years ago to track the Moon’s 18.6-year cycle. For a century, part of it was a golf course.

Categories Ancient Enigmas Tags Hopewell, lunar observatory, Newark Earthworks, Ohio, Partially explained, UNESCO Leave a comment

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