Artwork and Illustrations

Cahokia point, an arrowhead form tied to Middle Mississippian culture, is drawn in ink by Gina for the Hike prompt, day 8 of Inktober 2024. The type takes its name from Cahokia, close to modern St. Louis, and occurs across eastern Oklahoma, northern Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and southern Wisconsin. Points found at Wisconsin's Fred Edwards site are dated to roughly AD 1050 to 1150.