John McCurdy
Since finding bannerstones is such a rare occurrence, most collectors turn to buying banners. As with all artifacts, the more desirable the relic type, the more reproductions one must wade […]
Gary Fogelman
COA’s (Certificate of Authenticity) Mostly Worthless Certificates of Authenticity perhaps meant something at one time, back when only one or two people were doing it, worthy people too, trying […]
David Rowlands
Over the course of the last year, and especially during the past six months, I’ve been confronted with the most basic of decisions. Was I going to run my company […]
The Natchez Prehistoric Canoe
During a spring flood in 1974, a rescue party in search of two missing persons made an unusual discovery. While searching along the sandy banks of the Homochitto River south […]
The Certificate of Authenticity and Prehistoric Artifact Collecting
Pioneers of Artifact COA’s The Genuine Indian Relic Society (GIRS) began a program in the 1970’s where they issued “certificates of authenticity” (COA) at artifact shows. The idea […]
Authentic Clovis points in private & museum collections.
by Col. John F. Berner, Roswell, Georgia It has been estimated by professional archaeologists in United States that the average flint knapper can produce about 500 to 2500 flint […]