Search

The Pottery Gorgets and Pendants of Tick Island

by John Baugh, Tampa Florida Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.3, pg.131 Many of Florida’s early inhabitants lived along the St. Johns River in Volusia County. […]

The Unique Caddo Seed Jar

by Jim Maus, Advance, North Carolina Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.2, pg.82 During the first century AD, the natives of a culture known today as […]

The Founding of the Arkansas Society

Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.4, pg.173 The first organizational meeting of the Ar­kansas Society was on October 12th 1958 at the home of H.R.McPherson near […]

The Prehistoric Peoples of Arkansas

by Steven R. Cooper Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.4, pg.174 It is easy to become confused with all the different terms involving Arkansas ar­chaeology. Like […]

Patched Pots

by Jim Cherry, Fayetteville, Arkansas Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.4, pg.224 For over 25 years, I have researched head pots by visiting many museums as […]

Full Bodied Fulton Aspect Caddo Effigy Vessels

by Steven R. Cooper Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.4, pg.236 The full bodied effigy vessels produced by the Caddo rank amongst the most rare and […]

The Way Things Used To Be

by Steven R. Cooper Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.4, pg.250 For more than one hundred and fifty years, collectors, amateur archaeologists, opportun­ists and the impoverished […]

Ceremonial Figurines on Pottery Bottles

by Jim Cherry, Fayetteville, Arkansas Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.4, pg.270 These two bottles are from the Notgrass site, 3MS15, in Mississippi County. Both were […]

Pottery Restoration Made Easy

Matt Rowe, Oklahoma Ancient ceramics are a wonderful way to add spice to any artifact display. While stone items are still the number one collectible, no collection is complete without […]