I met up with OSA'er OKjoe today (great guy) and got to talking with him about Spiro Mounds and promised him that I would share a photo that I took Thursday.
Many of you are probably familiar with Spiro Mounds. They are located near the town of Spiro in eastern Oklahoma. They are considered one of the most important archaeological sites in North America and have been compared to "King Tut's tomb". At their zenith, they were inhabited by the mound-builders known as the Southern Death Cult (for PC reasons we are now supposed to refer to them as the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex). The mounds were a treasure trove of fantastic artifacts, most of them were made from materials that weren't indigenous to our area.
If you want to find out more about Spiro, I encourage you to go to spiromound.com. You will also see a link there to purchase the book "The Spiro Mound: a photo essay". The author is a good friend of mine and an OSA member as well.
The relics in this collage are very important pieces. Many of them have never been put on public display before...and they're worth far more than I am. Some of the items include: a copper-bitted woodpecker axe, engraved shell ladle, freshwater pearl beads, stone pipes, beads made from shell, earspools, human effigy miniature masks, and so forth.
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Many of you are probably familiar with Spiro Mounds. They are located near the town of Spiro in eastern Oklahoma. They are considered one of the most important archaeological sites in North America and have been compared to "King Tut's tomb". At their zenith, they were inhabited by the mound-builders known as the Southern Death Cult (for PC reasons we are now supposed to refer to them as the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex). The mounds were a treasure trove of fantastic artifacts, most of them were made from materials that weren't indigenous to our area.
If you want to find out more about Spiro, I encourage you to go to spiromound.com. You will also see a link there to purchase the book "The Spiro Mound: a photo essay". The author is a good friend of mine and an OSA member as well.
The relics in this collage are very important pieces. Many of them have never been put on public display before...and they're worth far more than I am. Some of the items include: a copper-bitted woodpecker axe, engraved shell ladle, freshwater pearl beads, stone pipes, beads made from shell, earspools, human effigy miniature masks, and so forth.
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