2,000 years of Native American history up for auction in Butler County

Dr. Lou Barich left no plans in his will for Fortified Hill, a centuries-old Native American ceremonial site comprising 16 acres of artificially created mounds, gates and geometric formations. The Hopewell culture that created it died out 1,500 years ago. The future of the property and its cultural legacy is up to whoever can afford to bid the most at a Sept. 28 land auction.