The Chronological Position and Ethnological Relationships of the Fort Ancient Aspect

Abstract

The Sites of the Fort Ancient aspect of the Upper Mississippi Phase are located in southern and southwestern Ohio, northern and northeastern Kentucky and southeastern Indiana. It is the purpose of this paper to present the grouping of the individual components within the larger cultural unit; to state briefly the chronological position of the Fort Ancient aspect; and to discuss the possible ethnological connections.The existence of many of these sites has been known for years, and their cultural similarity has been recognized since the beginning of the twentieth century.