Devilstep Hollow Cave
{{Short description|Cave in Tennessee, United States}}
File:Devilstep Hollow Entrance.jpg
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.{{Cite web |title=Devilstep Hollow |url=https://tenngreen.org/project/devilstep-hollow/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=TennGreen Land Conservancy |language=en-US}} The cave stream forms the nearby Head of Sequatchie spring, the source of the Sequatchie River.{{Cite web |title=Cumberland Trail Head of Sequatchie |url=https://tnstateparks.com/parks/activity-detail/cumberland-trail-head-of-sequatchie |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=Tennessee State Parks}}
Artwork
The artwork within Devilstep Hollow Cave was created by the Mississippian culture, and contains 22 known images. These include woodpeckers, fish, and an image of the falcon man.{{Cite web |last=ancientartarch |date=2022-02-09 |title=Devilstep Hollow Cave » Ancient Art Archive |url=https://www.ancientartarchive.org/devilstep-hollow-cave/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=Ancient Art Archive |language=en-US}} The glyphs are thought to be around 1,100 years old.{{Cite journal |last=Faulkner |first=Charles |date=December 1997 |title=Four Thousand Years of Native American Cave Art in the Southern Appalachians |url=https://caves.org/wp-content/uploads/Publications/JCKS/v59/V59N3-Faulkner.pdf |journal=Journal of Cave and Karst Studies |volume=3 |issue=59}}