Archaeologist Nigel Brush to present 4,200-year history of Walhonding Valley Nov. 19

For more than three decades, archaeologists Nigel Brush and Jeffrey Dilyard have been uncovering the history of the Walhonding Valley. Their research has taken them from late woodland and late prehistoric village sites near Coshocton and Warsaw to the search for Tullihas, an 18th-century Native American village described by both French and English sources. Along the way they’ve made discoveries including a 4,200-year-old workshop where ancient hunters crafted flint spear points, likely used for hunting bison during a colder, prairie-rich period in Ohio’s past.

On Wednesday, Nov. 19 at 6 p.m. at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, Brush will share their journey, findings and insights in a presentation titled “The Cox South-E Site Near the Village of Walhonding: A 4200-Year-Old Lanceolate Workshop Site,” concluding with their most recent work at the Cox Site in April 2025. Winners of the Mary Harris Prizes Essay Contest will be announced and awarded at the end of the presentation. Admission will be $5 at the door.

The Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum is located in Historic Roscoe Village at 300 N. Whitewoman St. in Coshocton. Museum hours are Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., and all Sundays are free admission to Coshocton County residents.