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{{short description|Archaeological type site}}
{{NRIS only|date=November 2013}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Adena mound
| nrhp_type    =
| image        = Adena Mound.jpg
| caption      = Pre-1914 view of the mound
| location     = [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross County]], [[Ohio]]
| nearest_city = [[Chillicothe, Ohio]]
| coordinates  = {{coord|39|21|21.34|N|83|0|32.62|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin     = Ohio#USA
| area         = {{convert|1.4|acre}}
| added        = June 5, 1975
| refnum       = 75001529<ref name=nris>{{NRISref|2008a}}</ref>
}}

The '''Adena mound''', the [[type site]] for the [[Adena culture]] of prehistoric mound builders, is a registered historic structure, on the grounds of the [[Adena Mansion]] for which it is named, near [[Chillicothe, Ohio]].  It was listed in the [[National Register of Historic Places|National Register]] on June 5, 1975.<ref name="nris"/>

== Historic uses ==
* Graves/burials

[[File:Adena Mound, lawn on northern edge with street.jpg|thumb|left|Present view of the base of the mound]]

==See also==
*[[Adena culture]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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{{Adena culture}}
{{Pre-Columbian North America}}
{{NRHP in Ross County, Ohio}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Ohio}}

[[Category:Adena culture]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites in Ohio]]
[[Category:Chillicothe, Ohio]]
[[Category:Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio]]
[[Category:Archaeological type sites]]
[[Category:Geography of Ross County, Ohio]]
[[Category:Mounds in Ohio]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Ross County, Ohio]]

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