My Thanksgiving Bird
Central States Archaeological Societies January 1999 Journal Robert Whitehead Kentwood, Michigan Birdstone found by Robert Whitehead in Randolph County, Indiana. In 1964 at Thanksgiving I took my family from Grand […]
A Rare North Carolina Boatstone
By Ron Harris North Carolina Central States Archaeological Journal, volume 54, January 2007, Number1, Page 22 Matt Parker of Forest City, North Carolina was hunting arrowheads along the “old course” […]
VARIETY IN GROOVED AXES FOUND IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA
Grooved axes are reported in the whole Mississippi Valley, Southeast and South-Central Canada, and the Southwest. Since they were primarily a wood working tool, they are predominantly found where trees are more abundant. They were evidently an item for trading from one area to another; perhaps this accounts for the variety we find along the Arkansas and Canadian Rivers.
Plummets from the Lower Illinois River Valley, New Canton, Pike Co, Illinois
by Korhan B. Raif M.D. Barry, Illinois Central States Archaeological Societies 2017 April Journal The four plummets illustrated were all found around New Canton in Pike County, Illinois. They are […]
Plummets
By Ben Thompson Kirkwood MO. Reprinted from the Central States Archaeological Journal April 1975 Why such a name? The name plummet is applied because of the similarity of many specimens […]
Ancient Mississippian Pastimes
by E. J. Neiburger, Waukegan, Illinois Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.4, pg.188 George Catlin painting of Mandan Indians playing Chunke in 1832, showing the game […]
Mississippi Discoidals: Ancient Sports Collectibles?
By Anthony A. Stein, Parkville, Missouri One of the most popular Mississippian artifacts today is the discoidal. What is a discoidal? The easiest answer is that a discoidal is a […]
A Rat Tail Spud, My Rarest Artifact
by Jim Maus, Adva nce, North Carolina Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.3, pg.140 During the time that we call the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex or Mississippian […]
LATE WOODLAND, MISSISSIPPIAN & HISTORIC RITUAL STONE AXES KNOWN AS SPUDS
BY PETER A. BOSTROM Most writers, collectors, and archaeologists seem to be using the word spud more often now; however, when you look at articles written nearly a hundred years […]
Long-Stemmed Spuds
Toney Aid, West Plains, Missouri Take an ungrooved celt, polish it, stretch it (up to two feet long), flare the bit slightly and what have you got? A long-stemmed spud! […]