Undrilled Bird Effigy Pipes: Intentional?
by Steven R. Cooper, EIC January 2011 Central States Archaeological Journal Recently I passed by a collector’s table at a show. Resting on it was a very fine pipe. I […]
ANCIENT ARROWHEADS or MODERN REPRODUCTIONS? – Don’t Get Fooled
Looking to purchase an arrowhead? It’s important to remember that you have a choice betweenauthentic prehistoric examples and those made in modern times that have been artificially treatedto look old. […]
Perhaps the Rarest Artifact?
by Steven R. Cooper, E.I.C. Central States Archaeological Journal October 2009 Several weeks ago I was attending a show in Indiana. Someone approached me and asked if I had examined […]
An Ultra Rare Disc Pipe Surfaces
by Steven R. Cooper, Kingston Springs, Tennessee When the Old World discovered the New World, included amongst the many new discoveries was the custom of smoking plants through pipes. While […]
A Brief Note on the Texas Early Triangle Type
Central States Archaeological Societies 2012 July Journal by Malcolm T. McLaughlin, Aurora CO. Figure 1. Early triangles with triangular blades. The Texas Early Triangle is an artifact type found predominantly in […]
A Few Kentucky Rockshelter Treasures
by Steven R. Cooper, Editor Central States archaeological Society Hugh Dossett (right) and Dennis Vesper (left) exploring the entrance to the Mud River Rock Shelter in Logan County, Kentucky, in […]
BAR AMULETS FROM NORTH MISSISSIPPI
By: Rob O’Dell This subject is best begun by definition of the “bar amulet” and its temporal positionin relation to other polished hardstone artifacts. Bar amulets (also called “bar weights”) […]
Do You Know The Difference?
by Steven R. Cooper, EIC Any collector of the Paleo period is well aware of the problem with reproductions. Walk into any show and there is an abundance of Paleo […]
My Thanksgiving Bird
Central States Archaeological Societies January 1999 Journal Robert Whitehead Kentwood, Michigan Birdstone found by Robert Whitehead in Randolph County, Indiana. In 1964 at Thanksgiving I took my family from Grand […]
A Rare North Carolina Boatstone
By Ron Harris North Carolina Central States Archaeological Journal, volume 54, January 2007, Number1, Page 22 Matt Parker of Forest City, North Carolina was hunting arrowheads along the “old course” […]