A prehistoric Native American tablet that was the subject of a lengthy legal dispute will be displayed at a Marietta museum next year and then return to the Ohio Historical Center in Columbus.
The 5-inch-by-3-inch carved stone tablet depicting two human faces is a rare artifact from the Adena culture. It was created between 500 B.C. and A.D. 100 and has an estimated value of up to 200 thousand dollars. The late Edward Low of Reynoldsburg found it as a child while playing on a hill in West Virginia. He later ended up in a legal battle with the state historical society, now called the Ohio History Connection, over whether he loaned or donated the tablet.
