#spiro mound

[bolaneno]

engraved shell cup decorated with the Birdman effigy, Spiro Mounds site (Oklahoma)

[bolaneno]

collection of drilled shells found at the Spiro Mounds (Oklahoma USA); the shells originated from Baja California and the U.S. Gulf Coast region and were obtained through an extensive trade network

image credit: Le Flore County Historical Society

[archaeoart]

Spiro Mound, Oklahoma circa 1937.