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| ARTIFACTS FOUND IN MOUNDS |
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| Copper Falcon effigy, ca. 1-350 a.d. This effigy, made of pure native copper from the northern shore of Lake Superior, was found as part of an elaborate deposit of Hopewell objects at the Mound City Group, located near Chillicothe, Ohio. Its existence indicates relatively advanced capabilities in the areas of metalsmithing and metalworking, more advanced than previously supposed. Image from National Park Service. |
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| Carved ceremonial pipes These specimens include an owl, a toad, and a raccoon. Image from Ohio History Central. |
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| Serpent made of pure mica. Mica was one of the numerous minerals unique to the American southeast that was an important resource for craftwork or for trade. Image from The University of Misssouri-Kansas City. |
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| There have been many copper artifacts found throughout several Wisconsin sites. The implements that have been uncovered include awls, spear points, fishhooks, knives and harpoons. Copper spuds have been found as well. The spuds are especially interesting because of the large number found and because they appear to have had an implemental, as opposed to ornamental, use. Ornamental artifacts include beads, a clasp or clip, bracelet, rings, crescents and celts. Sixty beads, found at the Reigh Site, were strung together in what appears to be a necklace. All copper artifacts were covered with a heavy green patination due to the formation of copper salts. Wisconsin State Historical Society |
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| This rare Intrusive Mound culture human head effigy was found in a gravel pit by Henry Ward of Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1930. This specimen is a textbook example of this extremely rare artifact. Converse has reported that these effigies "are usually highly stylized portrayals rather than life-like images of the human head. |
| A human head effigy manufactured from limestone. A human effigy made of limestone, this remarkable artifact is part of the collection given to the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History by the Cincinnati Art Museum. Originally collected by Thomas Cleary in the late 1800's, this rare sculpture is similar to other human head effigies found with Intrusive Mound burials in Ohio. It's provenience is listed as Tennessee |
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| One such copper breastplate was found buried with an individual in Etowa Mounds .- Birdman |
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| Strings of small and large copper beads, shell beads, a crescent-shaped earring and finely polished stone artifacts were found at the Augustine Mound site. They are shown here in the bowl of a large mortar stone from another Red Bank site. |
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| A Moundbuilder pictograph of the likeness of an unbridled horse in Picture Canyon, Cirnarron County, Oklahoma, which shows that Indians in early times were acquainted with horses. This picture appeared in October 1955 Improvement Era. |
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| Indented gorget from Mercer Co., Ohio. An Indented Gorget By Ron Helman Indented gorgets are rare. Quite often they are broken and many exhibit signs of extensive wear and use. Many of them are engraved or have undecipherable incised lines. A number of them are made of red slate or banded slate with contrasting lines. This indented gorget was first collected by Raymond Vietzen and was later in the Dr. Stanley Copeland collection. It was found 5 miles south of Celina in Mercer Co. near the Darke Co. line. It is 5 3/4 inches long and is made of dark maroon/red slate. As can be seen from the color plate, it shows evidence of heavy use |
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| An Intrusive Mound human head effigy crafted from sandstone.- Ohio These are usually highly stylized portrayals rather than life like images of the human head. From the few that are known or have been published certain characteristics can be observed. The eyes are usually carefully scooped out hollows with no indication of the eye itself or the eyelid. The brows curve symmetrically into a projecting nose which is ridge-like with neither nostrils or nose holes shown. The mouth is also a projecting ridge bisected by a straight line forming the lips. The hair or hairline is sometimes prominent or may be indicated only by an indented line. These effigies are often made of fine-grained sandstone although other materials such as the quartz-like stone of the Shipley specimen (Fig. 1) was sometimes used. Most of the known examples are drilled from the bottom with one or two half-inch holes which are about two inches deep The holes were probably for mounting on some sort of staff or handle. Because these intriguing effigies are so rare - there are probably less than ten published examples - the observations made here are only general but the sculptural traits noted seem to follow a pattern. |
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| Mounds - Illinois Unfortunately for the archaeology record, most of the vast numbers of ceramic artifacts found at the Crable site in Fulton County, Illinois, were removed by collectors and commercial diggers in the early part of the last century. Some have found their way into institutions like the Illinois State Museum, Dickson Mounds Museum and Western Illinois University. Many more have been hidden away, scattered, sold and traded among collectors over the last 75 years. It is unusual to find large groups of these vessels in one place. Most of the time one or two turn up in a collection, auction or antique store. |
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| Princess of Aztalan, Wi At the center of the Princess Mound at a depth of about 4 feet below the surrounding terrain or about 10 feet below the assumed original summit of the mound was found the burial of a young woman. She was perhaps 20-25 years age. The grave measured about 8 feet long and about 3 feet wide at the bottom. The body was found on it's back and in the extended burial position. CLICK HERE FOR FULL STORY |
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| Moundville, Alabama, ceremonial disk (diameter 12.5 inches): |