Hike to Glenford Fort Hilltop Enclosure

Hike to Glenford Fort Hilltop Enclosure WHERE: Perry County, Ohio, near the towns of Glenford and Somerset WHEN: Saturday May 9, 2015 TIME: 10 am to 3 pm COST: Free of charge, but advanced registration required. DIFFICULTY: Rugged off trail hike with significant...

Remembering Dr. N’omi Greber

Remembering Dr. N’omi Greber This week Dr. N’omi Greber, an advisor to the Heartland Earthworks Conservancy, an accomplished Hopewell archaeology scholar, and a dear colleague passed away. N’omi was more than a colleague to most of us, she was a mentor, a friend, and...

Coalition Closes on Junction Group Earthworks

Coalition Closes on Junction Group Earthworks Early in 2014, the Heartland Earthworks Conservancy heard that the Junction Group Earthworks were going up for auction. With only three weeks notice, HEC leapt into action and mobilized a coalition of conservation...

Archaeologist Jarrod Burks is New HEC President

Archaeologist Jarrod Burks is New HEC President One of the founding HEC trustees Dr. Jarrod Burks has been elected the new board president for Heartland Earthworks Conservancy. Jarrod Burks is a professional archaeologist who works for a private archaeology firm in...

HEC Director Interviewed on WBEX Radio

HEC Director Interviewed on WBEX Radio In October 2013, reporter Kevin Coleman of WBEX radio in Chillicothe interviewed HEC director Bruce Lombardo about why Ohio’s ancient Native American earthwork sites are important. Bruce had just finished presenting his...

HEC’s Fort Ancient Event Provided Unique Opportunity

HEC’s Fort Ancient Event Provided Unique Opportunity Twenty participants registered for HEC’s special event at Fort Ancient on June 29, 2013. Archaeologist Dr. Jarrod Burks, HEC’s Vice President, offered a powerpoint program in the museum that showed many of the...