The Newark Earthworks are the largest set of geometric earthworks in the world. Built two thousand years ago by ancestors of today’s Native Americans, these massive walls encode sophisticated knowledge of geometry and align with the movements of the moon. In recent years the United States Department of Interior has nominated the site for World Heritage status with the United Nations. In ancient times people came here from great distances for ceremony.This was a place of pilgrimage.
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Newark Earthworks Day 2012 will focus on the Ancient Ohio Trail, 
a dynamic, web-based guide to Ohio's earthworks, history, and culture. |
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Ancient Ohio Summer events: |
| May 5: |
Newark Earthworks Day
The Great Circle Earthworks, Newark, OH
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| May 26 - 28: |
NAICCO PowWow(Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio)
The Great Circle Earthworks, Newark, OH |
| June 1 - July 30 |
Earthworks Photography Exhibit
LeFevre Art Gallery, Ohio State Newark |
| June 9 - 10: |
Fort Ancient Celebration
Oregonia, OH |
| June 15 - 23: |
Lakota Visit
6 high school students, 3 adults touring Ohio Earthworks |
| June 16: |
Newark AOT Walk, 1 - 4 p.m.
7.5 mile walk beginning at Great Circle Earthworks including remnants of earthworks in town |
Weekly events in Newark: |
Saturdays:
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June 2 – August 25, 10 a.m. - noon
Saturday children’s activities at the Great Circle |
Sundays:
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June 3 – August 26,7 p.m. - dusk
Family programs at the Octagon |
Visit the Ancient Ohio Trail website for more information: http://www.ancientohiotrail.org/