Montezuma Mound Group

McEvers Mound in Montezuma, Illinois in 1905 prior to its excavation. They found 1195 chipped, leaf-shaped blades averaging 5 inches in length and 3.5 inches wide. Most were white but others were red and black. A 6-foot long skeleton was also found with 72 very large shell beads.
Photo courtesy Dr Greg Little, author of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Native American Indian Mounds & Earthworks (2016).