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Travel: Ohio artifacts can be seen in England
Many travelers and history buffs are aware that the British Museum in London is, controversially, the repository for the ancient Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, removed from the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, and brought to England in the early 19th century.
But the museum also holds many other historic items from around the world, including some of the most important archeological artifacts from Ohio.
In a glass display case in the British Museum’s Room 26, visitors will find more than two dozen exquisitely fashioned pipes, as well as bowls and other objects recovered from mounds built by the prehistoric Hopewell people of the Scioto Valley.
The display, though small, is the most comprehensive in the world, and is only a small fraction of the Ohio Hopewell items the museum owns.
The pipes, carved some 2,000 years ago from various types of soft stone, known collectively as “pipestone,” were used to smoke tobacco, perhaps during ritual ceremonial observations.
Though some of the pipes are simple bowls, many are exquisitely detailed effigies of birds, frogs, beavers, turtles and other creatures from the Scioto Valley. They demonstrate a level of artistry that offers an intriguing glimpse into the culture of a people we still know relatively little about.
Most of the stone is also native to the area around modern-day Chillicothe, although a few pipes were carved from rock from as far away as Minnesota, indicating a surprising level of travel and trade at the time.
How the items made their way from the vicinity of Chillicothe to England is a fascinating tale in itself.
Although the prehistoric mounds of Ohio were objects of curiosity and speculation since the time of the earliest European trappers and traders in the area, the first real attempt at a scientific exploration of the earthworks was conducted from 1845 to 1847 by Ephraim Squire and Edwin Davis, who surveyed and excavated many of the earthworks in the vicinity of Chillicothe.
Their findings were detailed in the very first volume of the “Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge,” published in 1847 by a brand new scientific organization called the Smithsonian Institution.
Of course, Squire and Davis had gathered quite a significant collection of about 1,300 artifacts from the mounds and in those days, well, finders keepers.
Davis later decided to sell the artifacts, hoping to place them with the Smithsonian which, unfortunately, didn’t have the funds. And so, the Ohio Hopewell collection was purchased by the owner of a private museum in England for $10,000 and sent across the sea.
In 1931, the collection was purchased by the British Museum, which has been its home ever since.
Of course, travelers who are interested enough to stop by the British Museum to view the Hopewell collection (and a whole, whole lot of other great stuff) may also want to see some of the prehistory of England, itself. There’s no better place for that than out on the Salisbury Plain, the home of Stonehenge, as well as a large number of Bronze Age burial mounds that almost perfectly resemble the many prehistoric mounds found in Ohio.
And even though the Hopewell collection is in England, the original Hopewell mound sites are much, much closer to home.
The Hopewell Culture National Historical Park in Chillicothe is, like Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of just 25 in the United States. The park includes the Mound City group of earthworks and several other earthworks in the Chillicothe area.
The Mound City site also offers a small visitors center and museum that tells the story — at least as much of it as we know — of the Hopewell people and their culture. The park is a can’t-miss destination for history buffs and for anyone intrigued by Ohio’s enigmatic prehistoric peoples. Just don’t expect to see a lot of original artifacts.
For more information about the British Museum’s Hopewell collection, including an interactive online walk through the museum’s Room 26, visit britishmuseum.org.
Steve Stephens is a freelance travel writer and photographer. Email him at sjstephensjr@gmail.com.
The Ohio Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at July 18, 2026, results for each game:
Powerball
Powerball drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m.
09-14-44-50-56, Powerball: 03, Power Play: 4
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Pick 3
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 4-3-7
Evening: 5-7-3
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Pick 4
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 3-4-4-3
Evening: 5-7-4-4
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Pick 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at 12:29 p.m. and 7:29 p.m., except Saturday evening.
Midday: 2-4-2-4-0
Evening: 7-3-0-0-5
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Rolling Cash 5
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
07-19-20-33-37
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Classic Lotto
Drawings are held Monday, Wednesday and Saturday, at approximately 7:05 p.m.
01-19-34-36-43-44, Kicker: 6-2-4-5-4-6
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Millionaire for Life
Drawings are held daily, seven days a week, at approximately 11:15 p.m.
18-23-28-32-49, Bonus: 03
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Alabama’s Emergence As Fertile Recruiting Ground for Ohio State Continues with Karlos May’s Commitment
Before Nick Saban’s retirement in 2024, it was an extreme rarity for a football player from Alabama to play for Ohio State.
Prior to the 2024 season, Ohio State had only had two players ever from the state of Alabama: Donte Wheat and Willie Salter. Wheat was on the Buckeyes’ roster for just one season in 1981, and Salter was with the Buckeyes for just one season in 2001.
Over the past three years, however, Alabama has suddenly become fertile recruiting territory for the Buckeyes.
With his commitment to Ohio State on Saturday, Karlos May – a four-star defensive tackle from Birmingham, Alabama – is set to become the fourth high school prospect and seventh overall player from his home state to sign with the Buckeyes in three years.
In the 2025 recruiting class, the first recruiting cycle after Saban’s retirement, Ohio State landed two of the top seven prospects from Alabama: defensive end Zion Grady and running back Anthony “Turbo” Rogers. The Buckeyes followed that up last year by landing another top-10 prospect from the state, defensive tackle Emmanuel Ruffin. Now, the Buckeyes have landed the state’s top defensive tackle again in May, who’s ranked as the No. 5 prospect from Alabama and the No. 135 overall prospect nationally in the 2027 class.
| Player | Position | Hometown | Years at OSU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donte Wheat | DT | Montgomery | 1981 |
| Willie Salter | WR | Deatsville | 2001 |
| Quinshon Judkins | RB | Pike Road | 2024 |
| Zion Grady | DE | Enterprise | 2025-Present |
| Anthony “Turbo” Rogers | RB | Montgomery | 2025-Present |
| Emmanuel Ruffin | DT | Bessemer | 2026-Present |
| James Smith | DT | Montgomery | 2026–Present |
| Qua Russaw | DE | Montgomery | 2026–Present |
| Karlos May | DT | Birmingham | 2027 Commit |
They join a trio of Alabama natives who transferred to Ohio State after starting their college careers in the Southeast: running back Quinshon Judkins, who transferred from Ole Miss to Ohio State just before Saban’s retirement in January 2024, and defensive linemen James Smith and Qua Russaw, who each transferred to Ohio State from Alabama this offseason.
Ohio State’s five Alabama natives on this year’s roster are tied with New Jersey for the sixth-most of any state behind Ohio (52), Florida (11), California (eight), Texas (eight) and Georgia (six). And that total doesn’t include starting quarterback Julian Sayin or veteran cornerback Cam Calhoun, who both transferred to Ohio State from the University of Alabama – not to mention former Ohio State All-Americans Caleb Downs and Seth McLaughlin, who both transferred to Ohio State alongside Sayin in 2024 when Saban stepped down from his post leading the Crimson Tide.
No team in all of college football recruited better than the University of Alabama during Nick Saban’s 17-year run coaching the Crimson Tide. Every single one of Saban’s 17 recruiting classes at Alabama ranked in the top five of 247Sports’ composite team rankings. Add in the fact that Auburn was often competing for SEC and national championships, and it was rare for top prospects from Alabama to leave their home state.
Since Kalen DeBoer replaced Saban in 2024, however, Alabama has lost its stranglehold on top talent in its backyard. Mystifyingly, all of the top 15 prospects from the state of Alabama in the 2027 class are now committed to schools other than the University of Alabama. Auburn, meanwhile, is coming off five straight seven-loss seasons.
That combination opened the door for the Buckeyes to become a real contender for top players from Alabama, and Ohio State has taken full advantage, both by landing top high school prospects from the state and becoming a frequent destination for top players who transfer out of Tuscaloosa.
Ohio State’s recruiting success in the state of Alabama comes as part of a larger trend of the Buckeyes winning recruiting battles in Southeast states where they didn’t often recruit until recent years. Just last month, the Buckeyes landed only their second player ever from the state of Mississippi when they beat out Ole Miss and others for four-star offensive tackle Caden Moss, a top-75 national prospect. In the 2026 class, Ohio State signed two players from Louisiana, a state where the Buckeyes had previously had only four players all-time.
All of that comes while the Buckeyes continue to be major players in the states of Florida and Georgia, most notably beating out Georgia and Miami (among others) for five-star defensive end DJ Jacobs, the No. 1 prospect in the state of Georgia in the 2027 class.
NIL promises often supersede regional roots in today’s recruiting landscape, and that’s allowed Ohio State – not only with its financial resources, but also its track record of perennially competing for championships and producing early-round NFL draft picks – to have more recruiting success than ever before in states that were historically controlled by SEC powers. There’s no more striking example of that than how quickly Ohio State has created a pipeline of talent from Alabama to Columbus over the last three years.
(Ramaswamy’s) track record, his priorities and the way he has lived his professional life all indicate that he measures success by the money he has earned.
Ohio governor race turns into toss-up
Cook shifts Ohio governor race to toss-up as Ramaswamy and Acton spar over COVID record, taxes, and big-money spending.
Vivek Ramaswamy isn’t a job creator
The Ohio Chamber of Commerce has endorsed Vivek Ramaswamy for governor as the candidate who can bring high paying jobs to Ohio.
So, let’s look at his performance.
One of his start-ups was Roivant Sciences. In 2024, its revenue declined by 46.6%. In 2025, its revenues declined by 11.2%. For the 12 months ending March 31, 2026, revenues declined by 71.6%. Companies that have falling revenues don’t hire a lot of people.
To be fair, a number of spinoff companies were created fromhttps://strive.com/story Roivant. And this start-up gamble did payoff well for the candidate. But the goal was never job creation. Rather, it was enrichment for the founder followed by moving on.
A more recent venture is Strive Asset Management. Its stated objective is an anti-DEI, Bitcoin-based focus on investment and asset management. Again, there is no evidence of any focus on “high paying job creation” except for the founders.
That being accomplished, the candidate moved on.
There is no denying that Ramaswamy is an extremely intelligent, risk taking and wealthy individual. But, his track record, his priorities and the way he has lived his professional life all indicate that he measures success by the money he has earned.
His opponent, Amy Acton, is demonstrably poorer.
In contrast, she can measure her success by the people she has served. Governing is not a business based on moving on. It is not a profession for people who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. Governing is grounded in public service and in staying with the people you serve.
My first hope is that everyone who is eligible to vote in November does, indeed, vote. My second hope is that we choose a governor who cares for people more than money.
David Gobey, Columbus
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