Vital Signs Monitoring at Hopewell Culture

Rudbeckia hirta (black-eyed susan) in full-bloom at Mound City Group

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Click on the links below to learn more about the specific vital signs that are monitored at Hopewell Culture NHP.

Breeding Bird Vital Signs Monitoring

Invasive Exotic Plants Vital Signs Monitoring

Land Cover / Land Use Vital Signs Monitoring

Did You Know?

Obsidian point from the Mound City Group.

Obsidian has been found at a few Hopewell earthwork sites. The majority of obsidian, several hundred pounds, was found in one mound at Hopewell Mound Group. Some of the obsidian was from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming- over 1,500 miles away.