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| Title | 'Madison' Projectile Points |
| Coverage / Year | 1000 A.D. to 1500 A.D. |
| Description | Four small to medium-sized thin triangular arrowheads. The points are usually like isosceles triangles in shape, or more rarely, equilateral triangles. |
| Interpretation | These are projectile points used by Indians during the Mississippian period. This was a time when nearly 30, 000 Indians lived near Cahokia, Illinois. Smaller numbers lived in what is now McLean County, Illinois. The Mississippian Indians farmed and hunted for the first time with bow and arrow. Corn was an important crop for them. These points are called 'Madison' after Madison County, Illinois, where such points where first identified. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | Prehistoric Indians of Illinois; How we learn about communities; Communities and Geography; Native American Stories |
| Learning Standards | 16 History; 17 Geography; 18 Social systems |
| Author or Creator | McLean County Historical Society, Bloomington, Ill. |
| Other Contributors | Munson, Don, 1941-
Wyckoff, Martin A., 1950-
Koos, Greg, 1949-
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| Source | 'The Illustrated History of McLean County', pp. 12 |
| Subject / Keywords | Mississippian Indians; Equipment; Point, Projectile; Arms & armament; Illinois; Indians of North America; McLean County, Illinois; Cahokia, Illinois |
| Collection Publisher | McLean County Museum of History
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | mch0046 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 15641232122002_mch0046.jpg |
