Birdstones
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Example of a highly developed flat-bodied birdstone from
Northern Tennessee.
The Kevin Pipes collection. Photo by Teresa Putty.
You can find out more about birdstones by going to the website of the
Central States Archaeology Societies, Inc.
This is a Tennessee birdstone and the location in which it was found is the southern limit of the use of this type of stone. It is believed to be more than 1,000 years old.