Bastian Site

The Bastian site is an Oneota culture (AD 1200 – 1700) archaeological village site in Cherokee County which has been investigated since the 1920s. The site is known for the incised catlinite (red pipestone) tablet recovered depicting an underwater panther, a mythical spirit of the Underworld. The tablet has been studied and exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and is housed at the Sanford Museum.