Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024 – 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Free to the public and no reservations are required. Donations are encouraged.
One function of large earthwork complexes, such as the one found at Marietta, was to track the passage of seasons through astronomical observations. The winter solstice sunset aligns with the parallel walls of “Sacra Via.” Join The Castle’s archaeologist, Wes Clarke, for this year’s solstice sunset watch at Sacra Via Park on December 21 at 4 p.m. During the program, Clarke will discuss the astronomical alignments of Marietta’s mound structures.
Sacra Via Park is located on Sacra Via Street between Third and Second Streets in Marietta.
About the speaker: Wes Clarke is a Registered Professional Archaeologist with more than 45 years’ experience conducting research in the American Midwest and in Southeast Asia. He has particular interest in early historic pottery, Ohio art history, the history of pioneer Ohio, and early state development in Southeast Asia, and has published numerous articles on these topics. Clarke is currently in the ninth season of excavations on the historic Clark family pottery site at The Castle Museum, where he works as the Manager of Collections.