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3 unusual facts about Mississippian stone statuary


Beasley Mounds Site

More examples of Mississippian stone statuary have been found at the site than any other in the Middle Tennessee area.

Castalian Springs Mound Site

A number of important finds have been associated with the site, most particularly several examples of Mississippian stone statuary and the Castalian Springs shell gorget held by the National Museum of the American Indian.

A number of Mississippian stone statues have been dug up at the site, the first being sometime before 1823 when it is first mentioned.


Caddoan Mississippian culture

Artifacts found in "The Great Mortuary" (Craig Mound) at the Spiro site included wood, conch shell, copper, basketry, woven fabric, lace, fur, feathers, and carved stone statues.


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