Click to enlarge	Eight miniature masterpieces of the Caddo enlarged in order to see their amazing craftsmanship.These Agee points were found in the 1980’s at the Kidd Site on the Little Missouri River in Pike County, Arkansas by Glen Kizzia. The largest measures just 1 ½ inch in length. They are all made of Novaculite, a gem quality stone, and exhibit such high quality flaking and form that is it hard to believe they could be made by hand without a machine or magnifying glass.. Collection of the Museum of Native American History, Bentonville, Arkansas
Click to enlarge	An Arkansas “Geometric” style gorget. It combines the scalloped edges of the triskele along with an engraved seven-rayed sun in the center. It was found in Clark County, Arkansas by Jesse Roberson in 1931. It measures 4 ½ inches in diameter. These are seldom encountered and quite rare in Arkansas. Collection of Sam Johnson, Murfreesboro, Arkansas
Click to enlarge	The open-neck bottle only occurs within a diameter of 25 miles centered in the lower part of Pemiscot County, Missouri. The style remains remarkably alike in many examples, as can be seen in the two vessels pictured here. The face is created by appliqué and then is placed on the neck of the vessel. The example on the left was found at the Campbell Site by the Main Brothers. It measures 4 ½ inches in height. The one on the right was found by Chester Bacon in the 1960’s, also in Pemiscot County, Missouri. It measures 7 ½ inches in height. Collection of Robert and Cammille Matthias, Beecher, Illinois Collection of Paul and Julie Panos, Hackensack, New Jersey
Click to enlarge	Pictured originally in the classic publication Sun Circles and Human Hands (Plate95), this discoidal was found many years ago in Hamilton County, Tennessee. It measures 5 ½ inches across and is made from a beautiful tan quartzite that has been highly polished. The work on the cup is extraordinary, and the perfection of workmanship on the entire discoidal is truly astounding in its grace, symmetry and finish. It once was on display at the Lookout Mountain Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Collection of Murray Hughes, Bridgeport, Alabama
Click to enlarge	This spatulate style represents the end of the journey of the drilled celt. It has finally become a new style of artifact, and a favorite of the Late Mississippian elite. This example is made of greenstone, highly polished and would have been quite a thing to hold. It measures 5 ¾ inches tall by 4 ½ inches wide. It was found in Floyd County, Georgia on the banks of the Coosa River. There were many artifacts associated with it including a cache of Dallas Points, three large blades, a pipe, a vessel and most notably, a Spanish sword. The sword was displayed at the Etowah Indian Mound Museum in Cartersville, Georgia for five years before being returned to the finder. There was a battle in court, as the museum wanted to keep it. The sword and this spatulate are mentioned in the book The King Site: Continuity and Contact in Sixteenth Century Georgia edited by Robert L. Blakely. Collection of Marty Martin, Fayetteville, Georgia
Click to enlarge	A wonderful example of a Cox Mound style gorget. This was pictured in Sun Circles and Human Hands on plate 43. It measures 4 inches in diameter and was found by James Ratliff in Limestone County, Alabama. The woodpecker heads are placed in each of the four quadrants looking to the left, just outside the looped square, sometimes called “the endless scroll.” Placed in the center is a cross within a rayed circle, combining elements of many other gorget styles all in one design. There is a pitted area outside of the cross, possibly representing stars? Sometimes this area is also fenestrated. A wonderful example of a rare and complex style. Collection of Murray Hughes, Bridgeport, Alabama