Left to right: Olivella shell, turkey bone, Pacific Coast shell, Dickson Mounds pearls and various types of shell beads. From the collection of Walter Williams. Assorted Spiro Mounds beads from the collection of Walter Williams. Click HERE to see this Relic

The Corn Woman Effigy Pipe was found in Desha County, Arkansas, about 1970 by Harvey McGee. Most experts agree that this pipe was manufactured in the Cahokia Mounds area in Madison County, Illinois, and was exported to other important Mississippian centers. It is 7 1/2 inches tall and 7 1/2 inches long. From the collection of Dr. Kent Westbrook. Click IMAGE 1 , IMAGE 2 to see this Relic

Using primitive tools and his knowledge of metal working, Joseph Neubauer Sr. made these copper tools. Click HERE to see this Relic

Photos showing the "Neubauer Process" from the ingot to finished tools. Click HERE to see this Relic

Mississippian water bottle with a Nodena red and white swirl design. It is 9 inches high and 6 inches wide. Found by R. W. Lyerly in Poinsett County, Arkansas. Click HERE to see this Relic

Mississippian bottle with a Nodena swirl design. It is 11 1/2 inches high and 8 1/2 inches wide. Personal find of R. W. Lyerly in Poinsett County, Arkansas. Click HERE to see this Relic

Mississippian Nodena swirl design bottle found by R. W. Lyerly in Poinsett County, Arkansas. It is 9 inches high and 8 1/2 inches wide. Click HERE to see this Relic

Polychrome owl effigy bowl found in Poinsett County, Arkansas, by R. W. Lyerly. It is 6 3/4 inches high and 4 3/4 inches wide. The neck was ground smooth for further use. Click HERE to see this Relic

Two bead necklaces from the Spiro Mounds site in Oklahoma. Photo courtesy of the Gilchrist Museum. Click IMAGE 1 and IMAGE 2 to see this Relic

Copper beads found at the Reeves site in Lake County, Kentucky. Bruce Whitney collection. Click HERE to see this Relic

Teeth and whelk shell necklace found in Hamblen County, Tennessee. Bruce Whitney collection. Click HERE to see this Relic

Copper ingots showing the mysterious bubble that sometimes forms on copper ingots. Click HERE, HERE, and HERE to see this Relic

Shell-tempered tea kettle effigy pot, probably patterned after the metal pots used by Hernando DeSoto's men. It was found in Arkansas and has no specific provenience. From the collection of Ron Smith of Calvert City, Kentucky. Click HERE to see this Relic

Obverse and reverse views of a Cumberland point found by Howard King in Colbert County, Alabama. Photo by Ellis Whitt. Click HERE to see this Relic

Stirrup jar made from shell-tempered pottery. This is a Mississippian period vessel. Ex. G. Shipley, B. Beck collections. Now in the collection of Ron Smith of Calvert City, Kentucky. Click HERE to see this Relic

Taylor conical bottle from Red River County, Texas; Friendship bottle from Hempstead County, Arkansas; plain compound bottle from Hempstead County, Arkansas; an Avery bottle from Red River County, Texas; and a Crockett vase from Pike County, Arkansas. Larry Parkhill collection. Click HERE to see this Relic

Bailey bottle on a pedestal from Pike County, Arkansas; a Hodges bottle from Little River County, Arkansas; a Haley bottle from Sevier County, Arkansas; and a Bailey bottle found in Clark County, Arkansas. Larry Parkhill collection. Click HERE to see this Relic