THE FOLSOM/MIDLAND CONNECTION
By Jeb A. Taylor Many Folsom sites contain both fluted and unfluted points. It is not known whether they were made by two separate complexes co-habiting the High Plains, a […]
THE FOLSOM MYSTIQUE
By Jeb A. Taylor Folsom points are surrounded by a mystique that is absent from most other types of projectile points. This is partly because in their early stages of […]
THE SHIFTING SANDS FOLSOM/MIDLAND SITE (41WK21)
By Tom Westfall Figure 1. Folsom and Midland points from the Shifting Sands site. There is a bias among some professional archaeologists which suggests that avocational collectors do considerable harm […]
Flint and Chert: A Chemical Form
James Tharpe, Plainfield, Indiana Flint is formed by chemical action on minerals that contain a compound of silicon and oxygen called silica. Water dissolves the silica out of the minerals […]
How Extensive was the Folsom Tradition in North America
Edmund A. Butkus, Crown Point, Indiana Paleo fluted points have always been held in high esteem and have held a special fascination for both archaeologists and collectors since the first […]
Acquiring a Masterpiece
by Mike Sutton, Harrisburg, Illinois Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200 Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.74 When moons and […]
A Large North Carolina Morrow Mountain Spear
by, Rodney M Peck, Kannapolis, North Carolina Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200 Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.96 Perhaps […]
A Family Treasure
by Tim Dunham, Otterville, Missouri Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200 Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.98 The St. Charles […]
A Large Kirk from Houston County, Georgia
by Robert Beasley. Smyrna, Georgia, Clinton, Missouri Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.99 Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200 Originally […]
A Theory on the Usage of Bird Points
by Mike Roper, Trussville, Alabama Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.2, pg.94 I have collected artifacts in the surrounding counties of Trussville, Alabama for the past […]