Newark Earthworks

There are two parks in Newark that each have parts of the biggest Hopewell earthworks site - the biggest on earth. The first part I saw is an absolutely humongous circle. 

In the centre of the circle is an effigy called the eagle - it’s basically a mound  with two wings coming off it. The circle is really beautiful - perfectly symmetrical.

The other park retains the square and an octagon and an observation platform. Unfortunately it’s the location of a golf course, which has located its paths over the mounds and its bunkers aren’t in very good places either. Over the years, mowing has obviously substantially reduced the size of the mounds, but at least they’re mainly still there - unlike the original mounds between the two sites, that have been destroyed by houses.

Observation platform