Saturday, August 30, 2008
The Great Serpent Mound (6806 views)
The Great Serpent Mound of southwest Ohio averages about 1330 feet in length and 3 feet in height. Representing an unwinding serpent, the mound is sheathed in mystery and controversy. The serpent is thought by most to be about to swallow an egg. However many theories abound suggesting various interpretations. For instance some think it may represent an eclipse.
The mysteries don’t stop there. The very ground where the mound rests is also of interest to archeology. Seemingly full of cave-like or hollow structures, it is thought that perhaps there may be more to this serpent resting underground.
Conical mounds found nearby contained burials and implements that are characteristic of the prehistoric Adena people (800 BC-AD 100). Due to very acidic soil and predominant rainfall, many cave like structures reside underground. It is presumed that the Adena people may have resided in the caves. If true, there could be a treasure trove of artifacts waiting to be discovered.
In 1933 W.H. Bucher published an account of the area calling it a cryptovolcanic structure. Bucher saw similarities in the land forms at the Serpent Mound to barely recognizable volcanic upheavals in Germany. However, no volcanic materials have been found there.
In 1947 R.D. Dietz in Science magazine suggested that a better name to describe the land features was “cryptoexplosion”—the folded and faulted beds of landforms from different geologic eras exposed from the impact of meteors. There is a great appeal to Dietz’ theory even if the geology does not completely support it; there is no meteoric metal here.
There are serious suggestions that the serpent is intimately connected with the heavens. Several writers have suggested that the serpent is a model of the constellation we call the Little Dipper, its tail coiled about the north star. It is tempting to believe that the Indians knew of the meteor’s explosion into the earth, and they built the mound to honor that event.
Bucher’s theory suggests a different tern of events. The explosion came from within the earth from the incredible pressure of accumulated but repressed energies, trapped, blocked, but finally exploding upward as gas forcing its way to be released through the body of the earth toward the sky above. If there was ever a collective earth–memory recognizing the release of what the Hindus call Kundalini, this is it.
The Serpent Mound is located in Adams county, Ohio. It is just a few hours drive from Cincinatti or Dayton. It is surrounded by rolling hills and farmland.
The Serpent Mound is on State Route 73, six miles north of State
Route 32 and 20 miles south of Bainbridge in Adams County.
Serpent Mound
3850 State Route 73
Peebles, OH 45660
Source: greatserpentmound.com
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