FLARED BIT SPUD
MISSISSIPPIAN PERIOD
AUGLAIZE COUNTY, OHIO
FLOYD RITTER COLLECTION
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    This is one of the most colorful flared bit spuds.

It's reported to have been found in a cultivated field

a few yards from the Auglaize River in Auglaize County,

Ohio. This is a Cahokia style spud that was probably

traded during the Mississippian period from southern

Illinois to east central Ohio. This spud is made of Kaolin

chert from southern Illinois and it measures 9 inches
(22.8 cm) long.

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