77 LB. Piece Of Raw Hematite From Cahokia Site

77 LB. RAW PIECE
OF HEMATITE
CAHOKIA MOUNDS SITE
MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
PRIVATE COLLECTION
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This large piece of hematite was found several years

ago along a fence row near the 103 foot tall Monks

Mound on the Cahokia Mounds site in Madison County,

Illinois. This piece is abnormally large and represents

one of the largest and heaviest examples of transported

raw materials into the area. Sites where hematite has
been found in Illinois usually have produced only small

pieces that were already altered by pecking and grinding.

This hematite boulder may relate to the earlier Woodland

culture that once lived in this area before the later and

more developed Mississippian culture.
This piece of hematite measures approximately 11

inches (27.9 cm) across and it weights 77 lb. (35 kg).

77 pound piece of raw hematite, Cahokia Mounds site.