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Hopewell Mound Group
Description: Carved, polished and engraved falcon effigy has inset pearl beads for eyes. There are two holes situated along the center of the longitudinal axis. The reverse face is concave. This boatstone is made of dark gray pipestone and was excavated from the Hopewell Site in Twin Township, Ross County, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL07207
Subjects: Ross County (Ohio); Ohio History--Natural and Native Ohio; Hopewell Culture (A.D. 1–400); Archaeology; Birds
Places: Twin Township (Ohio); Ross County (Ohio)