Corn Women shaped cuisine, culture of ancient Cahokiaphys.org - Gerry Everding Archaeologists have struggled to explain the rapid rise and fall of Cahokia—the mysterious Mississippian mound-building culture that sprang up about …
Symbolism Fresh look at burials, mass graves, tells a new story of Cahokiaphys.org - Diana Yates A new study challenges earlier interpretations of an important burial mound at Cahokia, a pre-Columbian city in Illinois near present-day St. Louis. …
Victims of Human Sacrifice at Cahokia Were Locals, Not ‘Foreign’ Captives, Study Findswesterndigs.org - —by Blake de Pastino The practice of human sacrifice in America’s largest prehistoric city was more subtle and complex than experts once thought, new research …
Rock Art | Mississippi Valley Archaeology Centeruwlax.edu Line drawing of petroglyph of a human figure wearing headgear Pictographic panel (line drawing) which possibly portrays in abstract form, a variety of …
Rock Art | Mississippi Valley Archaeology Centeruwlax.edu The central panel contains the most petroglyphs but these are difficult to see due to a growth of moss and lichen on the petroglyphs. However, …
America's First Pastime - Archaeology Magazine Archivearchaeology.org - by Timothy R. Pauketat This 9-inch-tall stone depiction of a chunkey player about to release his stone was discovered in 1900 near Ocumulgee, Oklahoma. It was likely carved …
Chunkey - Wikipediawikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects Chunkey (also known as chunky, chenco, tchung-kee or the hoop and stick game [1]) is a game of Native American origin. It was played by rolling …
regional similarity of Mississippian cultureswikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects The Southeastern Ceremonial Complex (formerly the Southern Cult), aka S.E.C.C., is the name given to the regional stylistic similarity of artifacts, …
Long-nosed god maskette - Wikipediawikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects Long-nosed god maskettes are artifacts made from bone, copper and marine shells (Lightning whelk) associated with the Mississippian culture (800 to …
God Masks, Mississippian Culture, Page 1lithiccastinglab.com PAGE 1 LONG & SHORT NOSED GOD MASKS MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE CALHOUN & ST. CLAIR cO., ILLINOIS A.D. 1050 TO A.D. 1250 1 PAGE COPYRIGHT SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 …
Tejastexasbeyondhistory.net Long-nosed god mask earring from the Gahagan Mound site in northwest Louisiana. One of a matched pair found within a mass of artifacts in the corner …
Piasa - Wikipediawikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects A modern reproduction of the "Piasa Bird", on the bluffs of the Mississippi River in Alton. Wings were not described in Marquette's 1673 account. The …
AltonWeb - Piasa Bird Legend - Alton, Illinoisaltonweb.com The Piasa Bird (pronounced Pie-a-saw), is a local legend in the Alton area. Its foundings go back to 1673 when Father Jacques Marquette, in recording …
mythological serpentwikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects "Uktena" redirects here. For the tribe of werewolves in the World of Darkness setting, see Uktena (World of Darkness). The Horned Serpent appears in …
Catlinite Pipes, Page 1lithiccastinglab.com PAGE 1 CATLINITE PIPES EAST OF THE ROCKIES MIDDLE WOODLAND TO HISTORIC PERIOD PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES COPYRIGHT JUNE 30, 2009 PETER A. BOSTROM CATLINITE …
"Big Boy" Human Effigy Pipe, Spiro Moundslithiccastinglab.com PAGE 1 "BIG BOY" PIPE SPIRO MOUND SITE MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD, CADDOAN CULTURE LE FLORE COUNTY, OKLAHOMA A.D. 1350 TO A.D. 1450 1 PAGE COPYRIGHT …
The Redhorn Panel of Picture Cave. An American Star Maphotcakencyclopedia.com §1. The Redhorn Panel of Picture Cave. In Warren County, Missouri, is a cave appropriately styled "Picture Cave." The landowner of the property on …
Red Horn - Wikipediawikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects Red Horn is a culture hero in Siouan oral traditions, specifically of the Ioway[1] and Hocąk (Winnebago) nations.[2] He has different names. Only in …
“Red goddesses” in greater Cahokiawordpress.com The most unusual archaeological job I ever had was back in graduate school, and it remains the only archaeology job I did wearing three-inch heels. As …
Mississippian stone statuary - Wikipediawikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects The Mississippian stone statuary are artifacts of polished stone in the shape of human figurines made by members of the Mississippian culture (800 to …
Mississippian culture pottery - Wikipediawikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects Mississippian culture pottery is the ceramic tradition of the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE) found as artifacts in archaeological sites in …
Mississippian copper plates - Wikipediawikipedia.org - Contributors to Wikimedia projects Mississippian copper plates, or plaques, are plain and repousséd plates of beaten copper crafted by peoples of the various regional expressions of …
Cahokia Mounds World Heritage Archaeological Sitestlcc.edu Chronology of Cahokia based upon calibrated C-14 dates (see Pauketat and Emerson 1997:Fig. 1.3) AD 1350 to 1400 Bold Counselor Oneota Phase (Sparse …
The Birdman Tablets From The Cahokia Arealithiccastinglab.com THE "KASSLY" BIRDMAN TABLET A NEW "BIRDMAN" TABLET DISCOVERED ON 11-15-00 BY LIZ KASSLY. CLICK ON PICTURES FOR LARGE IMAGES A very few Mississippian …
Fluorite Figures, Page 3lithiccastinglab.com PAGE 3 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 FLUORITE FIGURES MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD FIGURES FROM ILLINOIS, INDIANA & KENTUCKY EST. A.D. 1000 TO 1450 PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES …
PAGE 1 THE TOLU FLUORITE STATUElithiccastinglab.com PAGE 1 THE TOLU FLUORITE STATUE A.D. 1150 to 1200 CRITTENDEN CO., KENTUCKY PAGE 1 OF 1 PAGES COPYRIGHT MAY 31, 2011 PETER A. BOSTROM THE TOLU FLUORITE …
Franke Pipe & Falcon Warrior, Page 1lithiccastinglab.com PAGE 1 THE FRANKE PIPE & THE FALCON WARRIOR MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD CAHOKIA MOUNDS AREA SOUTHERN ILLINOIS PAGE 1 OF 2 PAGES COPYRIGHT APRIL 30, 2008 PETER …
Late Mississippian Rattler Frog Effigy Pipelithiccastinglab.com THE RATTLER FROG PIPE ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS LATE MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD A.D. 1250 - A.D. 1350 THE RATTLER FROG PIPE OWNED BY THE PEOPLE OF …
