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URL:https://mariettaohio.org/events/2026-solstice-watch/
SUMMARY:2026 Solstice Watch
DESCRIPTION:Arrive by 4:15 for the talk\; Arrive by 4:30pm for viewing\nFre
 e to the public | No reservations required | Donations encouraged\n\nExper
 ience one of Marietta’s most remarkable ancient events! Join The Castle
 ’s archaeologist\, Wes Clarke\, for a special Winter Solstice Watch at S
 acra Via Park\, where the setting sun aligns with the prehistoric earthwor
 ks known as Sacra Via.\n\nLarge prehistoric earthwork complexes\, like the
  one found in Marietta\, were designed in part to track the passage of the
  seasons through astronomical observations. During this program\, Clarke w
 ill discuss the celestial alignments of Marietta’s mound structures and 
 their significance to the region’s Native American builders.\n\n📍 Loc
 ation: Sacra Via Park\, between Second and Third Streets\, Marietta\, Ohio
 \nAbout the Speaker\n\nWes Clarke is a Registered Professional Archaeologi
 st with over 45 years of experience conducting research in the American Mi
 dwest and Southeast Asia. His work focuses on early historic pottery\, Ohi
 o art history\, and the development of early settlements in both Ohio and 
 Southeast Asia. Clarke has published extensively on these subjects and cur
 rently serves as Manager of Collections at The Castle Museum\, where he le
 ads excavations at the historic Clark family pottery site.
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LOCATION:Sacra Via Park\, Sacra Via Street\, Marietta\, Ohio\, 45750\, Unit
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