Final Data and Summary Comments.

The article presents summary comments on the interpretation of the seven structures associated with Hopewell architecture uncovered by the Ohio Historical Society at the Seip Earthworks Complex, in Ross County, Ohio between 1971 and 1977. A re-analysis of the artifacts and data does not support the commonly held view among North American archaeologists that these structures served as craft houses. The theory was found to be falsely based on the assumption by the excavators that the materials in the mound placed over a decommissioned structure were directly related to the activities that took place inside the structure. It is argued that the location was a place of ritual that saw repeated visits over generations.