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hopewellian

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Hope⋅well

  [hohp-wel, -wuhl]
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–adjective Archaeology.
of or pertaining to an advanced mound-building and agricultural Amerindian culture 100 b.c.–a.d. 400, centered in Ohio and Illinois and characterized by geometric earthworks, many large conical or dome-shaped burial mounds, corded and stamped pottery, ornamental knives and tobacco pipes, and the extensive trading of raw materials and artifacts.
Also, Hope⋅well⋅i⋅an.

Origin:
after Cloud Hopewell, owner (ca. 1890) of a farm in Ross Co., Ohio, on which tumuli characterizing the culture were excavated
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