Artifacts - North America - points, tools, pottery, beads |
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Ramey Knife Mississippian Culture SOLD
dimensions: approx 8 1/2" long x 1 1/4" wide |
Marked " Monroe County Ill. " in fine black pen. Labels ( one applied label, one vendor tag ) read; " Ramey Knife 8 1/2 x 1 3/8 Circa AD 900 to 1300 Mississippi area, Cahokia related, Mississipi River, Monroe County Il. Harrisonville Ill. #05-ESXSDC 32190 " |
Nice Native American Indian Mound Builder point / knife blade. Piece is marked and double tagged. |
Excellent Condition. Typical wear from age. No chips or cracks. No repairs. Traces of red clay overall. Cleaner on basal end. |
Ramey knives were used in several different ways, both utilitarian and ceremonial. In addition to their use as trade items, they were also used in funeral ceremonies, and may have represented a human being or a vessel for the human spirit. According to the tag, the piece is related to the Cahkia Mounds site, pictured below. |
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Cahokia Mounds State
Historic Park, as it may have appeared in 1100 AD
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HISTORICAL NOTE: Cahocia Mounds
was inhabited by Indians of the Late Woodland culture about AD 700. The site
grew during the Mississippian period and by AD 1050-1150, the Cahokia site was
the regional center for the Mississippian culture. After AD 1200, the
population declined and the site was abandoned. The Cahokia Indians (of
the Illinois confederacy) came to the area and it is from them that the site
derives its name.
Architectural and cultural
developments of the earlier Indians that make this site significant. They
constructed more than 120 earthen mounds over an area of six square
miles. These industrious people moved over an estimated 55 million cubic
feet of earth in woven baskets to create this network of mounds and community
plazas. Monks Mound, covers 14 acres, rises 100 feet, and was
topped by a massive 5,000 square-foot building another 50 feet high.
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