Ancient Birdstone Artifact Black Steatite Stone Reed Drilled Holes Original

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Ancient Birdstone Artifact Black Steatite Stone Reed Drilled Holes Original:
$192.50

Here is a nice ancient birdstone in excellent condition. Beautiful pecked and polished black steatite stone with a good heavy patina. Look at the beautiful form on this bird. Perfect form. Original untouched patina.Some scratches and weathering as pictured but over all an A+ artifact.Excavated on the Long Island of the Holston in Kingsport, TN in 1968 by a local digger. Fresh to the market. Just a great bird!
HISTORY OF THE LONG ISLAND OF THE HOLSTON
Long Island of the Holston was for many years a jealously guarded possession of the Cherokee Indians. It became the scene of momentous events during the early years of exploration and settlement in the Old Southwest, the springboard for the initial settlement of Kentucky and Middle Tennessee. In its environs was fought the battle that gave those feeble settlements precious time to consolidate their positions during the first 2 years of the American Revolution. Long Island derived strategic importance from its location just east of the junction of the North and South Forks of the Holston. Nearby was the crossing of the Great Indian Warpath, a major trail to the northeast from central Tennessee. Thus the island figured significantly in the colonial struggle with the Indians that began in the middle of the 18th century.