Archaeologist Brad Lepper has hypothesized that the Hopewell:
A) were influenced by ideas filtering from the Maya area to the south
B) constructed ceremonial roads connecting some of their most important ceremonial sites
C) were part of a group of non-Indian settlers to the New World who were wiped out by the ancestors of modern American Indians
D) built temple mounds as artificial mountains, a tradition traceable to east Asia

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Lepper's hypothesis is that the Hopewell built ceremonial roads connecting important sites. This is based on archaeological evidence of roads and their strategic placement in relation to ceremonial mounds and enclosures. The other options presented are not supported by the current archaeological evidence.

Archaeologist Brad Lepper Has Hypothesized That the Hopewell