Mill Creek chert
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Mill Creek chert is a type of chert found in Southern Illinois and heavily exploited by members of the Mississippian culture. Artifacts made from this material are found in archaeological sites throug
Diorama at Cahokia of flintknapper at work on hoes and bifaces
Hoe from the Parkin site
Hoes from the Nodena site
Ceremonial swordlike bifaces from the Spiro Mounds site
Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, abbreviated S.E.C.C., is the name given by modern scholars to the regional stylistic similarity of artifacts, iconography, ceremonies, and mythology of the Mississippi
Braden style Birger figurine from Cahokia
Craig style shell gorget from Spiro
Hightower style gorget from Etowah
Hemphill style stone palette from Moundville