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A Case for the Masters Point

by Tom Westfall, Sterling, Colorado Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200 Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.80 At the end

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THE PALEO END SCRAPER

By Tony Baker as Edited by Gene Hynek The Paleo End Scraper (PES) is an extremely important artifact because it is a temporal indicator, like the projectile. Dr. Frison has

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Baskets and Perishables

The Hi-lo Point

by Patrick L. Mooney, Peru, Indiana Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200 Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.2, pg.70 The Hi-lo

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Copper Artifacts

The Harpeth River Point

by Steven R. Cooper, Editor-in-Chief Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.3, pg.158 I feel lucky to live by a river that has actu­ally had a point

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The Best of the Best

by Kent C. Westbrook, Little Rock, Arkansas Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.4, pg.220 The late Roy Hathcock, of West Plains, Missouri, was one of the

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EAST WENATCHEE CLOVIS SITE

By Leslie S. Pfeiffer, Associate Editor On May 27, 1987, farm worker Moses Aguirre was digging a trench for irrigation pipe in an apple orchard owned by Dr. Mack Richey

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A SIMPLE REQUEST

By Tony Baker I was walking east and gradually upward over the dry, monotonous landscape. The wind was quiet and the late morning sun had warmed the day to sweatshirt

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The Storied Newnan

By Scott S. Chandler With its transcendant qualities and prominent distribution, the “arrowhead” has come to symbolize the legacy of the American Indian. It is used as a symbol of

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Clues to the Past

by Steven R. Cooper, EIC  Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.1, pg.51 Since the dawn of time, man has tended to go for the “bigger is

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Her First Arrowhead Find

by Todd Walterspaugh, Galesburg, Michigan Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.3, pg.150 It was a chilly day in early April of 2009 but that didn’t stop

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MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS

arious artifacts from Arkansas on display: Collection of David Bogle, Bentonville, Arkansas Above are four fine Caddo engraved bottles. The workmanship and quality of these bottles is ex­traordinary. All are

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SQUIER & DAVIS RECONSIDERED

A BRIEF HISTORY OF AND SELECTED PHOTOS FROM ONE OF THE PREMIER19TH CENTURY COLLECTIONS OF NORTH AMERICAN ARTIFACTS Few North American artifact collections are more fascinating than the one compiled

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Bow and Arrow

Artificial aging is counterfeiting

by John F.Berner, EIC  Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.54, No.1, pg.18 Make no mistake, if a person ages flint or any other artifact, that person is a counterfeiter. There

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Reproduction or Replica?

How do you identify if an arrowhead is a reproduction or a replica? Unpublished 12/31/99 What is the difference? A repro­duction is a copy of any artifact which simulates or

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Artifact or Artifake?

How do you know if your Indian artifact or arrowhead is real? Pg.186,Vol.31, No.4 ,1984, “Central States Archaeological Journal” My past experiences as Editor-in­chief of both the Redskin and Artifacts magazines

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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

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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

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