The so-called Hopewell Culture (studied in the area of the American states of Illinois and southern Ohio) existed around the same time period as the Ancient Roman Empire--~50 BC to 250 AD. These photos by Kenneth Farnsworth of carved tobacco pipes, appear in an article cited below.
A bird pecking at a human face:
An otter:
A bear:
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A bird pecking at a human face:
An otter:
A bear:
Use of tobacco pipes by Native groups tells story of regional diversity
Nineteenth- and 20th-century archaeologists often made sweeping claims about Native cultures, suggesting that everyone who lived in a particular region at a given time shared the same attitudes and practices. A new study of pipes recovered from Hopewell sites in Illinois and Ohio challenges this...
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