Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1920 — Prehistoric Culture in Ohio. [ARTICLE]

Prehistoric Culture in Ohio.

Digging into the tomb of a mound builder chief near Newark, O., scientists recently discovered ancient trinkets which they declare establish the fact that the stone-age inhabitants of the locality belonged to the same tribe whose earth monuments are found in other parts of the state, notably Ross county, where similar research work has disclosed surprising evidence of prehistoric culture. The sepulcher is located near the flint quarries from which aborigines obtained material for arrowheads and other implements. It is made of small stones and is buried in a circular mound in earth about thirteen feet high. The chief’s skeleton indicated that he was a man nearly six feet tall and over average weight. Underneath the bones was found what is considered the most important article taken from the excavation, a copper gorget, believed to have been a token of authority or rank. Other objects of interest were copper earrings, an armlet of the same material and beads made from sea shells, which evidently had been worn as a neckpiece, and are described in Popular Mechanics.