Foreword: Making the Earthworks Public
Part I. What Are the Newark Earthworks?
A Shawnee Perspective
The Mystery in Our Midst
Hard to Describe but Awesome to Experience
A Traveling Architect’s View
Earthworks Terminology
The Greatness of the Great Circle
Part II. Uniting Earth and Sky
Exciting Times
Licking County’s Ancient Treasures
Nature and the Newark Earthworks
How We Found the Lunar Alignments at the Octagon
Just How Does the Octagon Align with the Moon?
The Rhythm of the Moon Written on the Land
The Rest of the Story
Part III. What Is World Heritage?
Rising to the Occasion
The Newark Earthworks Have Integrity
Designating the Octagon and Great Circle as World Heritage Sites
The Newark Earthworks Have Outstanding Universal Value
It Is Time to Prepare for Earthworks Tourism
What Can America Learn from the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks?
Part IV. Experiencing and Remembering Earthworks
Places of Spirituality, Accomplishment, and Power
The First Modern Lunar Standstill
Complicated History Is Built into Our Landscape
Generations of Learners Honor the Earthworks
The Other Newark Earthworks
The Life-Changing Potential of Our Earthworks
Thin Places
Thinking about Earthworks in New Ways
Part V. The Ohio Phenomenon
World Heritage for the Hopewell Culture Earthworks
The Fort Ancient Earthworks: Similar but Different
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park: The Hopewell Core
How the Great Hopewell Road Connected Newark with Chillicothe
My Hopewell Pilgrimage between Chillicothe and Newark
Part VI. Ancient Communities Coming Together
Indigenous Values Infuse the World Heritage Movement
Licking County’s 14,000-Year History
Building Earthworks, Building Community
A Prehistoric Legacy for the Present
A 2,000-Year-Old Intellectual Center
Part VII. Modern Communities Coming Together
Growing Up in the Mahoning Valley
Seeing the Moon Again for the First Time
Want a Better Community? Be Awestruck
Drawn Together at Earthworks
Universal Value and Significance
A World Heritage Fledgling