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Pearls in Mounts Excavation At McEvers Mound
Archaeologists led by David Bushnell and John Wulfing excavate the Montezuma McEvers mound in Pike county near the Illinois River. They uncover a burial chest with a six foot skeleton, bone awls from elk, pearl beads and shell beads, plus a ruined 58 carat pearl likely worth tens of thousands. Obsidian flake from New Mexico and bark lined cist indicate elaborate prehistoric burial practices. The team expects richer finds as digging deepens and notes the mound complex covers seven acres with twelve large neighboring mounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mers Farm
Pike County
Isors
McIvers
Miss Historical Society
McEvers Mounds
N.D. McEvers
Trm
David
Bufll
Arcology Committee
The
Historic Society
St. Louis
Bushamever
Monteama
Montezuma
Hot Springs
Ark
New Mexico