Shell artifacts

[mdog]

Hi Folks,

I posted this link on treasure marks/signs. The shell crosses were dug at a Great Oasis burial site in central Iowa and dated to about 900 A.D. I was wondering if any of you have seen any Native American artifacts with this design. If you have, could you please post pictures and location and estimated age.

Illustration » The Great Oasis » Shell Crosses « Iowa Pathways

Thanks,
Rick

 

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[Tnmountains]

Ancient Native American Indian Artifacts, Relics and Arrowheads - Bone, Shell & Stone Page 1

tem:	Type: Anasazi Shell Cross http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_gorget plenty of Gorgets used the shell design also Pretty common design among native cultures

 

[mdog]

That's a nice looking artifact. I have seen a lot of cross designs, but what I'm curious about is the diamond shape on top. I've hunted points and studied pictures for years but I don't ever remember seeing a diamond shape like these.

Thanks for the link Tnmountains.

 

[Tnmountains]

That's a nice looking artifact. I have seen a lot of cross designs, but what I'm curious about is the diamond shape on top. I've hunted points and studied pictures for years but I don't ever remember seeing a diamond shape like these.

Thanks for the link Tnmountains.

No idea on the diamond top. I guess a lot of early art was squares circles crosses and diamonds ? May not have been interpretive of anything. I was told long ago the ancients had 5 compass marks. North,south,east,west and the 5th was where you are standing

 

[mdog]

? May not have been interpretive of anything. I was told long ago the ancients had 5 compass marks. North,south,east,west and the 5th was where you are standing

You could be right about that. No similar artifacts have been found at any other Great Oasis site. Could just be a design that somebody thought looked cool.

 

[centfladigger]

or a way to suspend the cross for wearing