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Hogg Bluff: One of several "stone forts" in Johnson County, Illinois, that were built by early Woodland Indians in the Shawnee National Forest area. Two parts of the "stone fort" were excavated at Hogg Bluff. The stone wall would be really tall but it impossible to find out it's real height. Things found at Hog Bluff were a metate, two of the round ground stone mullers, lots of pot sherds, a few knife blades, arrowheads, some flint chips, and daub. Daub is fire-hardened clay used for plastering structure walls. A metate is a large stone, containing a smooth dish-shaped depression used for grinding food. The second part of the area excavated had lots of animal bone pieces, flint chips, broken pottery pieces, & few projectile points. More Here!