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. […]
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 […]
Buyer Beware: A Guide to Buying Authentic Native American Artifacts
By Matt Dorso – Knoxville, Tennessee “Caveat emptor” is a Latin phrase meaning “let the buyer beware.” It reminds us that buyers ultimately carry the responsibility for understanding what they […]
What to Do with Inherited Arrowheads
Are you the proud owner of a collection of inherited arrowheads, unsure of what to do with them? You’re not alone. Many people find themselves in possession of these historical […]
The Indian Relic Collector’s Rights and Remedies Under The Law
Featured Article from The Redskin, Volume XIV Number two, 1979, by Prosecuting Attorney, Tommy Tucker
Local Participation Guarantees Success for Your Artifact Show
Native American Artifact/ Relic Event planning involves the process of organizing and coordinating all the necessary elements to make an event successful. It includes a wide range of tasks such […]
Reproduction or Replica?
How do you identify if an arrowhead is a reproduction or a replica? Unpublished 12/31/99 What is the difference? A reproduction is a copy of any artifact which simulates or […]
Collecting beginning
As the early pioneer farmers began to turn the sod and cultivate the fields of rural North America, stone age artifacts of long past civilizations began to emerge from their […]
Perfect Arrowhead Phenomena
Pg.9, Vol.XXXI No.2,1997 “Prehistoric American” Perfect means flawless. Phenomena means an unusual, unaccountable, remarkable fact or occurrence. The appearance of thousands of perfect arrowheads in the last 10 years; must certainly […]
False patina; an illusion of age
Pg.31, Vol. XXX, No.1, 1996, “Prehistoric American” What is patina? Webster’s dictionary(2) says:”the sheen on antique surface produced by use and age”. If that is patina, what is false patina? I […]