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Devilstep Hollow Cave

Devilstep Hollow Cave is a natural limestone cave located within Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park. The cave, part of the Mill Cave System, drains Grassy Cove, which is the largest sinkhole in North America. It contains numerous instances of Mississippian era Native American cave art. The entrance is 125 feet by 150 feet. The cave stream forms the nearby Head of Sequatchie spring, the source of the Sequatchie River.

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Devilstep Hollow Cave is a natural limestone cave located within Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park. The cave, part of the Mill Cave System, drains Grassy Cove, which is the largest sinkhole in North America. It contains numerous instances of Mississippian era Native American cave art. The entrance is 125 feet by 150 feet.1 The cave stream forms the nearby Head of Sequatchie spring, the source of the Sequatchie River.2

Artwork

The artwork within Devilstep Hollow Cave was created by the Mississippian culture, and contains 22 known images.1 These include woodpeckers, fish, and an image of the falcon man.3 The glyphs are thought to be around 1,100 years old.4

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Devilstep Hollow". TennGreen Land Conservancy. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  2. "Cumberland Trail Head of Sequatchie". Tennessee State Parks. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  3. ancientartarch (February 9, 2022). "Devilstep Hollow Cave » Ancient Art Archive". Ancient Art Archive. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  4. Faulkner, Charles (December 1997). "Four Thousand Years of Native American Cave Art in the Southern Appalachians" (PDF). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 3 (59).

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