"PAINTED"

RAMEY KNIFE
No. A-41:3
LOYD SITE---MISSISSIPPIAN CULTURE

MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS STATE MUSEUM COLLECTION
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   This is one of two Ramey knives that were found in

the wall trench of a house on the Loyd site. It is

designated as A- 41:3 and it has more traces of pigment

on it than the second Ramey knife (B- 41:2). This knife

has traces of red pigment on the pointed half (distal half)

and traces of green pigment on the base half (proximal half).

This knife is made of Mill Creek chert and it measures

approximately 7 1/2 inches (18.5 cm) long.

Ramey knife from the Loyd site.

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