Research

Why was Serpent Mound Built?

Just one of many questions that we have been asked over the years. And what may be the hardest to answer once you learn that the archaeology community can’t even agree on the date, and they have the data to back that theory. To date there are over 40 different theories as to why or who built Serpent Mound. FOSM, is here to share some of those theories and facts. 

William Romain’s Research

• A collection of his Academic Papers 
• Radiocarbon Dates Reveal Serpent Mound Is More than Two Thousand Years Old (William F. Romain, Edward W. Herrmann, G. William Monaghan, & Jarrod Burks.)

• A new multistage construction chronology for the Great Serpent Mound, USA

• Rejoinder to Lepper Concerning Serpent Mound
• Serpent Mound in its Woodland Period Context: Second Rejoinder to Lepper

Jeffrey Wilson’s Research

• Official Response to Indian Country Article  
• Ohio Earthworks -The Great Serpent Mound  
• Wise a Serpents (Travel Article)

Delsey Wilson’s Research

• European Families of Serpent Mound

Ross Hamilton & Barbara Mason’s Writings

Links to Other Writings