Birth of a Culture

Teresa K. Putty and Don R. Ham We are living in a truly fantastic time. The past few years have produced some of the greatest books ever written about archaeology […]

Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms

Edited by F. Kent Reilly III and James F. Garber This is an exceptional group of essays. Mississippian artifacts and architecture are reinterpreted and analyzed in ten lengthy es­says by […]

Footpaths to Ancient Campsites in Copley Township, Ohio

By Robert Haag, M. Ed. This beautifully illustrated, 184 page soft-bound monograph contains 200+ photos of artifacts collected by generations of Copley residents and five never-before­published Frank Wilcox revision drawings […]

What is it?

by Bob Reeves, Knoxville, Tennessee Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.97 Back in October of 1982, I was hunting Indian relics along the shores of […]

An Owl Effigy Medallion (Tablet) From Northwest Missouri

by David A. Easterla, Ph.D., Maryville, Missouri Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.3, pg.128 Above: Front […]

Gamestones: A Mississippian Enigma

by Col. John F. BernerCentral States Archaeological Journal, Vol. 55, No.2, pg.72 The Mississippian culture which began around 900 AD and terminated in the late 1400’s left an indelible mark […]

Nutting Stones

by Jim Maus, Advance, North Carolina Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.2, pg.62 Nuts! Nuts! Nuts! We like them because they are crunchy and they taste […]

Circle Roller Discoidals

Bruce Butts, Winterville, Georgia An assortment of circle roller discoidals found in Georgia and Alabama. Top left: green granite discoidal found in Baldwin County, Georgia. Front left: polished golden quartz […]

Pestles & Hammerstones

John Duncan, French Lick, Indiana These were everyday tools of the natives. The pestles were used for grinding and mashing things such as grain for flour. The hammerstone was used […]