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The Hopewells were the second of the three Mound Building civilizations. They were the strongest

civilization for 500 years and grew in the middle of the United States. The Hopewells were skilled at arts and crafts. They wove mats, made ceramic pots, and carved figures from bone, wood, and metal. The Hopewells made spear points and knives from obsidian. Hopewell clothing was made from animal skins. They wore jewelry made from copper and shells. Like the Olmecs, the Hopewell culture spread through trade. Their trade reached from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Plains, and from Lake Superior to the Gulf of Mexico.

http://www.watertown.k12.ma.us/cunniff/americanhistorycentral/01firstamericans/The_Moundbuild.html

Hopewell – The Hopewell culture apparently developed in the Illinois Valley around 500 BCE. As the Hopewell people moved east, their culture had the most significant impact of any of the early Americans. By the year 1 CE, members of the Hopewell culture began migrating into the Kanawha Valley and erected mounds in the South Charleston and St. Albans area, most notably the Murad Mound. Other evidence of their presence has been found at Buck Garden Creek in Nicholas County, the Watson Farm Mound in Hancock County, and the Fairchance Mound near Moundsville. One remarkable archaeological discovery was at Mount Carbon in Fayette County. A variant of the culture called the Armstrong people erected stone walls and earthworks around the top of the mountain, possibly as a religious rite. Most of these discoveries were later destroyed by strip mining

http://www.wvculture.org/HiStory/indian2.html

Regions:Central Ohio

One of the most important raw materials the Hopewell found in Ohio was the rainbow-colored flint from Flint Ridge. The Hopewell built their largest ceremonial center called the Newark Earthworks close to Flint Ridge.

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most of them were farmeres i think and the area in flint ridge had coal and was pretty good for planting crops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopewell_culture