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 […]
Hopewell Platform Pipes, Tools of Magic, and Mystery
by D.R. Gehlbach, Columbus, Ohio Hopewell platform pipes had an important but not well understood impact on the lives of their Middle Woodland owners. They certainly were regarded as significant […]
Mississippian Ritual Weaponry
Originally published in the Central States Archaeological Journal July 1981 by David H. Dye, University of Memphis At top: Figure 1. Raptor talon effigy bifaces excavated from a house floor, […]
North American Time Periods: Signs of the Past
Signs of the Past Last Word by Mike Matthews on April 1, 2013 Featured in Answers Magazine With the Bible as our starting point, we can begin to put together the truth about the […]
North American Time Periods: Biblical History
Information taken from https://answersingenesis.org/environmental-science/ice-age/when-was-the-ice-age-in-biblical-history/ Special Feature by Dr. Andrew A. Snelling and Mike Matthews on April 1, 2013 Featured in Answers Magazine The Bible doesn’t say, “And then there was an Ice Age.” Yet it does […]
Understanding Ancient American Timelines
Where did the Indians come from? Did the first Indians live in caves like cavemen? What is the difference between Paleo and Archaic, and Archaic and Woodland? When did bows begin […]
A Few Thoughts Regarding the Mississippian Period
by Steven R. Cooper, EIC Monks Mound at Cahokia. It was the centerpiece of Mississippian Civilization The Mississippian Era lasted a bit longer than 600 years, much less than any […]
Documentation of Chicago Area Upper Mississippian Artifacts
Native American Upper Mississippian sites are quite numerous in the Chicago area. This period roughly dates from 1300 A. D. through European contact. Some of these sites were large villages, and in many cases these larger sites have smaller satellite villages in the immediate vicinity. As early as 1929 a large village site named Huber was excavated by the University of Chicago.
A Few Thoughts Regarding the Woodland Period
by Steven R. Cooper, EIC Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.119 It took real skill […]