A thorough analysis of the archaeology of the Cincinnati area based on surveys completed in 1957 & 1958. It includes sections on the Adena circular earthworks, ceremonial earthworks, defensive fortifications, and stone mounds. It has information on mounds and village sites in the following townships: Anderson, Columbia, Symmes, Sycamore, Springfield Townships; Cincinnati; Delhi, Miami, Green, Colerain, Crosby, Harrison, and Whitewater. Although originally published in 1960, it remains today a valuable resource on the prehistoric archaeology of the Cincinnati area.