# The Adena Enigma: Serpent Mound, Curious Tablets, and the Mound Builder Mythos | MHP 03.30.26.

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Published: 2026-03-31T13:53:00+00:00
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America's enigmatic Adena culture, which flourished in the Ohio Valley between roughly 1000 BCE and 200 BCE, is best known for its sophisticated burial practices and monumental earthworks. While much about the Adena is known to modern archaeologists, a number of questions linger about this mysterious ancient culture, the remarkable monuments they left to time, and the curious tablets that have been recovered from famous Adena sites. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we are joined by researcher Jason Pentrail to discuss his new two-volume book series Adena: Mound Builders of the Ohio Valley. From Ohio's mysterious Serpent Mound to the controversies associated with finds like the famous tablet retrieved from West Virginia's Grave Creek Mound, we explore many of the great mysteries about one of America's true great "lost" ancient cultures. Want to advertise/sponsor The Micah Hanks Program ? We have partnered with the AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. If you would like to advertise with The Micah Hanks Program, all you have to do is click the link below to get started: AdvertiseCast: Advertise with The Micah Hanks Program Show Notes Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode: NEWS: Red Dawn: Crimson Skies Over Western Australia Reveal ed in Eerie Imagery Online NASA Officials Investigating Cause of My stery Condition That Suddenly Left Astronaut Unable to Speak Webb Telescope Detects Unusually High Levels of "Heavy Hydrogen" in 3I/ATLAS Bronze Age Artifact Made from 'Space Metal' Unearthed at a Sacrificial Site is Confirmed as the Oldest PENTRAIL: ADENA: Mound Builders of the Ohio Valley SEVEN AGES RESEARCH: The Official Website of the Seven Ages Research Associates BECOME AN X SUBSCRIBER AND GET EVEN MORE GREAT PO…

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