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! […]