Fort Ancient

proper noun

A Native American culture that flourished from c. 1000–1750 CE and predominantly inhabited land near the Ohio River valley in the areas of modern-day southern Ohio, northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana, and western West Virginia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA Native American culture that flourished from c. 1000–1750 CE and predominantly inhabited land near the Ohio River valley in the areas of modern-day southern Ohio, northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana, and western West Virginia.

Origin

Named after the Fort Ancient archeological site in Ohio (which is, however, now thought to have been built by Ohio Hopewellian people and only later occupied by the Fort Ancient culture).

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APA

Fort Ancient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Ancient

MLA

“Fort Ancient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Ancient. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fort Ancient,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fort%20Ancient.

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