Pipe, Adena

Ohio

ca. 500-1 BCE

Stone.

Warrior; jewelry and clothing.

Toros longer than legs; important things overemphasized.

Wilmington Tablet, Adena

Ohio

500 BCE

Mississippian. Possibly a stamp or stencil.

Serpent Mound

Ohio

ca. 1070

Effigy mound. Not used for burial; serpents held great importance to Mississippian culture.

Monk's Mound

Illinois

1050-1200

Resembles ziggurat. Three rivers met in area, successful civilization.

Incised gorget with running warrior

Tennessee

ca. 1250-1300

Shell.

Necklace to ensure safe passage to the afterlife for a dead warrior. Composite view. Wears jewelry and nice clothes.

Lima Tapestry (tunic)

Peru

ca. 500-800

Textiles woven directly into fabric. Abstract figures.

Embroidered funerary mantle, Paracas

Peru

First century