CAHOKIA "GEM POINTS"
CAHOKIA MOUNDS SITE

MADISON & ST. CLAIR COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
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    These 15 Cahokia "gem points" represent some of the
most colorful Cahokia points found in and around the
mounds at Cahokia. The double-notched point at top and
second from the right was found by Gregory Perino who
said he found two "gem points" after 25 years of looking.
The top center point is known as the "Higgins" point &
was worn on one of his bola ties. The triple-notched point
second from the right in the top row is illustrated in 1929
in Moorehead's "General Observations of the Cahokia
Group." All of these Cahokia points have changed hands
through many different collections over the years. The
smallest point at bottom center is known as the "Rouch
point." It's made of a very colorful piece of Kaolin chert
and measures 13/16 of an inch (2.1 cm) long.

15 Cahokia "gem points."

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