Many of the Mississippian sites such as Moundville,

Etowah or Spiro have singular artifacts that become

almost a logo for that particular site. The focal point

of this picture is the Birdman Tablet which is the

Cahokia Mound site's most famous artifact and the

single most recognizable image for this site. The

"Birdman" image has even been placed on nearby

bridges on the interstate highway system. The

Birdman Tablet was found during excavation on

the east ramp of the 103 foot high Monks Mound

at Cahokia. The arrow points surrounding the

tablet are Cahokia points. The four largest points

were excavated several years ago from mound

72 where approximately 1200 other points were

discovered. The other 20 Cahokia points were

surface collected in plowed fields around the

mounds.