The “Birdman burial” from Mound 72sub1 in Cahokia, Illinois. The remains of a man in his 40s, who was probably an important Cahokian ruler, was buried on a bed of more than 20,000 marine-shell disc beads arranged in the shape of a falcon. 1050-1150 CE [410×825]

The “Birdman burial” from Mound 72sub1 in Cahokia, Illinois. The remains of a man in his 40s, who was probably an important Cahokian ruler, was buried on a bed of more than 20,000 marine-shell disc beads arranged in the shape of a falcon. 1050-1150 CE [410×825]

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