Tegtmeyer Site

{{short description|Archaeological site in Illinois, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Tegtmeyer Site

| nrhp_type =

| image = Tegtmeyer Site.jpg

| caption = An overview of the site

| location = North of Piney Creek in Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area

| nearest_city = Campbell Hill, Illinois

| coordinates = {{coord|37|53|51|N|89|38|16|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = Illinois#USA

| architect OR builder =

| added = May 31, 2001

| area = {{convert|0.1|acre}}

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500207|title=Native American Rock Art Sites of Illinois MPS}}

| refnum = 01000599{{NRISref|version=2010a}}

}}

The Tegtmeyer Site is a prehistoric rock art site located north of Piney Creek in Piney Creek Ravine State Natural Area in Randolph County, Illinois. The site consists of two petroglyphs painted on a sandstone rock shelter. One petroglyph depicts a winged anthropomorph in flight, while the other depicts a winged zoomorph which may also be flying. Based on their similarity to other sites from the period, the petroglyphs at the site most likely date from the Mississippian period. The petroglyphs resemble some of the figures painted at the nearby Piney Creek Site; given that the Tegtmeyer Site was unsuitable for inhabitation, it was most likely used for additional paintings which could not fit at the Piney Creek Site.Wagner, Mark J. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tegtmeyer Site. National Park Service, 2000-05-15.

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 2001.