The Maddin Creek rock art site is considered one of the
five major rock art sites in the Big River drainage system of Eastern Missouri. Professors
Michael Fuller and Walter Clark visited the site with a group of anthropology students
from St. Louis Community College during the 1980s. Frank Magre, Missouri's first rock art
specialist, was our guide to the site. Severals photographs from that trip are at the end of
this website. Scanned portions of Magre's map of the rock art include the famous design
that he interpreted as a woman giving birth to multiple children.
Dick Martens has
kindly lent a set of color slides from his visit to the site with Frank Magre on April 19, 1970.
On that visit,
Frank had chalked the designs. The style and motifs of the Maddin Creek rock art site can
be confidently dated to the Middle or Late Mississippi Period (ca. AD 1200 - 1700).
Plan of Maddin Creek rock art panel interpreted as
the birth of multiple children.
Plan of Maddin Creek rock art site showing birds.
Plan of Maddin Creek rock art site showing sun design.
Plan of Maddin Creek rock art site showing
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Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Magre (4 and 5 individuals
from the left side), Professor Walter Clark (3rd from the left) and Professor
Michael fuller (5th from the left) and anthropology students from St. Louis
Community College.
Frank Magre hiking towards the site.
Frank Magre examining the rock cave at
the Maddin Creek site.
George and Loretta (SLCC students) do a
tracing of a Maddin Creek site petroglyph on a sheet of frosted mylar plastic
Photograph taken during the SLCC
visit to the Maddin Creek Site.
Prepared by Professor Michael Fuller
Site updated 27 December 2004