Pottery effigy pipe featuring a kingfisher or heron with a turtle on its neck. It was found on the McDuffy Site (3CG21) in Craighead County, Arkansas. It is shown actual size. Dr. James F. Cherry collection. Tony Clinton photo. Click HERE to see this Relic

Pottery male figure holding a bowl and wearing a mask with a prominent nose, possibly representing the Long-Nosed God. It was found at the Crosskno Site (3MS18) in Mississippi County, Arkansas. It is 6 3/4 inches tall. From the collection of Dr. James F. Cherry. Photo by Tony Clinton. Click HERE to see this Relic

Top: Shell beads found in Colbert County, Alabama. Two fishhooks found in Lauderdale County, Alabama, and a greenstone gorget found in Franklin County, Alabama. All are personal finds of Kevin Flack. Tony Clinton photo. Click HERE to see this Relic Bottom: Southern Cult spatulate found in Jackson County, Alabama. It is made from fine-grained greenstone. It is 5 1/2 inches long. It is from the collection of Ray Kilgore. Click HERE to see this Relic

Medallion face water bottle made from shell tempered pottery belonging to the Mississippian period. From the collection of Alton Martin. Photo by Ron Smith. Click HERE to see this Relic

Shell tempered pottery vessel from the Mississippian period, found in Pemiscot County, Missouri. From the collection of James Meurer. Photo by Ron Smith. Click HERE to see this Relic

TOP: Late Mississippian period headpot from the Campbell Site (23PM5) in Pemiscot County, Missouri. This pot is 5 inches tall. The neck section had extensive plow damage and has been largely restored. From the collection of Dr. James F. Cherry. Photo by Tony Clinton.BOTTOM: Wounded-hawk effigy vessel from the Bayfield Landing Site in Mississippi County, Arkansas. It is 9 inches in length from its head to its tail. Dr. James F. Cherry collection. Tony Clinton photo. Click HERE to see this Relic

Owl effigy vessel found at the Black Site in Scott County, Missouri. It is 9 inches tall and dates from the Mississippian Period. From the collection of Dr. James F. Cherry. Photo by Tony Clinton. Click HERE to see this Relic