On episode 16 of MAP, I sat down with Dr. Rob Cook of the Ohio State University to discuss the fascinating early Fort Ancient culture of the Middle Ohio River Valley.

Spanning the modern-day states of Kentucky, Ohio, and Indiana, the Fort Ancient cultural complex flourished from 1000-1600C.E. On this episode we discuss the connections the early Fort Ancient have to the Mississippians of Cahokia and the mysterious Hopewell culture and much more!

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