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Archaeological site in Illinois, United States

United States historic place


Piney Creek South Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	South of Piney Creek in Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area
Nearest city	Campbell Hill, Illinois
Coordinates	37°53′47″N 89°38′09″W / 37.89639°N 89.63583°W / 37.89639; -89.63583
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
MPS	Native American Rock Art Sites of Illinois MPS
NRHP reference No.	01000602
Added to NRHP	May 31, 2001

The Piney Creek South Site is a prehistoric rock art site located on the south side of Piney Creek in Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area in Randolph County, Illinois. The site consists of two groups of petroglyphs drawn on a sandstone rockshelter. The petroglyphs most likely date from the Late Woodland period, which lasted from 450 to 900 A.D. The larger petroglyph group contains ten designs: four anthropomorphs, a quadruped resembling a deer, three crosses, and two pits. The four designs in the smaller group include two anthropomorphs, a group of pits extending from an anthropomorph's head, and a pecked area. Several of the anthropomorphs appear to have wings, two are carrying shields or rattles, one appears to have a beak, and one may have a crude penis. The site likely had spiritual significance, and the anthropomorphs may represent shamans, who were frequently depicted with wings in Native American art.

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 2001.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
Wagner, Mark J. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Piney Creek South Site. National Park Service, 2000-05-15.

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