The Real Thing
By David DeTar Newbert, ChairmanPublication Materials Screening Committee We watched with anticipation as yet another half-dollar-sized flake of Knife River Flint was struck off the piece. Over the course of […]
THE INDIAN RELIC COLLECTOR’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES UNDER THE LAW
Tommy Tucker, Jr. – Tunica, Mississippi A STARTING POINT This article is presented from the point of view of a lawyer/prosecutor, very interested in Indian relics. Its goal is to […]
Benefits of viewing artifacts with UV light
By John F. Berner/ EIC Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.52, No.3, pg.126 May I treat this subject as a introductory matter? The reason is there have been some […]
Fakes and Frauds
Don Gustafson, Cadillac, Michigan Now that some of the emphasis on the subject of legislative concerns has died down, let’s get back to the problem of fakes. While we have […]
When everybody becomes expert, then there are no experts anymore
By John F. Berner EIC Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.54, No.4, pg. 186 The subject is COA’s (certificates of authenticity) and authenticators. During the past twenty years, the artifact […]
Why flint knappers make better authenticators
Col. John F. Berner, Roswell, Georgia Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol. 50. No.5, pg.118 Five years ago, I attended a meeting and listened to a 20-minute dissertation by […]
Searching for evidence of authenticity
by John F. Berner, EIC Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.53, No.2, pg.59 Let’s address this title in a little more depth. Several years ago a collector friend […]
COA: What is their Value?
My Two Cents Worth by Robert Sterne The recent article by Sherry Hansley in Vol. 33-2 of IAM presented some good arguments for the need for a method to certify […]