Tremper Mound Bannerstone

ID: 605 ~ Source: Wertz Collection (#2001.005.478), Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, Ohio. Photo by Lacy Davis. ~ Creator: Lacy Davis
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A large, mottled light grey slate notched ovate bannerstone marked with ink, “Tremper Mound Ohio.”

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