Indian Artifact Books and Magazines
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In July 2008, during a Group email discussion of copper Paleo-like points Don wrote: “Jack Steinbring recognized and named this type of copper projectile point as the McCreary. Steinbring (1968)
Book Reviews
Mississippian Pottery: A Tribute to Roy Hathcock
By Rick Fitzgerald Front Cover Image: Winged-eyed Hawk Among artifact collectors, Roy Hathcock was a legend. He popularized Native American ceramics of the central Mississippi River Valley by publishing
Review of Folsom: New Archaeological Investigations of a Classic Paleo Indian Bison Kill
BOOK REVIEW By Richard Michael Gramly, Ph.D. Review of Folsom: New Archaeological Investigations of a Classic Paleo Indian Bison Kill by David J. Meltzer with contributions by M. Balakrishnan, D.A.
Two Essays: Chief & Greed by Edmund Carpenter
By Oliver T. SkrivanieG.I.R.S. Member The author, Edmund Carpenter, was a trustee of the Museum of the American Indian (MAI) in New York City from 1973 to 1985. His essays
Bannerstones- An Ancient Native American Art Tradition
CD-ROM REVIEW By Richard SissonG.I.R.S. Member Bannerstones – An AncientNative American Art TraditionBy Edward Harvey This study published in CD Rom format by Edward Harvey constitutes a major contribution to understanding
The Art Gerber Story – A Lifetime of Collecting Along the Ohio River
BOOK REVIEW By Oliver T. Skrivanie G.I.R.S. Member The Art Gerber Story – A Lifetime of Collecting Along the Ohio River By Arthur Joseph Gerber Long before “Indiana Jones” there
COME TELL ME HOW YOU LIVED: NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
Author: Charles Enloe Moore This book is prefaced with a free verse poem where the author asks Early Man how he lived. After his response, Early Man asks the archaeologist
THE HEADPOTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHERN PEMISCOT COUNTY, MISSOURI
BOOK REVIEW By Elmer A. Guerri, G.I.R.S. Board Member THE HEADPOTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHERN PEMISCOT COUNTY, MISSOURI Author: James F. Cherry One 01 the most interesting aspects of
From Chicaza to Chickasaw: The European Invasion and the Transformation of the Mississippian World, 1540-1715.
By: Robbie Ethridge From “UM anthropologist’s latest book focuses on transformation of Chickasaw Indians, Thursday-Friday, December 23-24, 2010.” By Edwin Smith, University Communications The evolution of an early Native American
FAKING- The Ancient Andes
Karen 0. Bruhns Nancy L. Kelker Originally we planned a single comprehensive volume dealing with fakes, forgeries, and forgers from all across the ancient Americas, but as the project neared
The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowheads 10th Edition
Robert M. Overstreet Over the years we’ve all grown accustomed to see the appearance every few years of a new Overstreet Price Guide. Just recently the Tenth Edition came out.
Birth of a Culture
Teresa K. Putty and Don R. Ham We are living in a truly fantastic time. The past few years have produced some of the greatest books ever written about archaeology
Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms
Edited by F. Kent Reilly III and James F. Garber This is an exceptional group of essays. Mississippian artifacts and architecture are reinterpreted and analyzed in ten lengthy essays by
Auction of Prehistoric Indian Artifacts: The Robert N. Converse Auctions 1983-1994
By Robert Haag, M. Ed. Available in soft cover and deluxe hardbound limited editions, this illustrated collection contains the Robert Converse Auction catalogs, 1983-1994. There are 30 catalogs in this
Footpaths to Ancient Campsites in Copley Township, Ohio
By Robert Haag, M. Ed. This beautifully illustrated, 184 page soft-bound monograph contains 200+ photos of artifacts collected by generations of Copley residents and five never-beforepublished Frank Wilcox revision drawings
What is it?
by Bob Reeves, Knoxville, Tennessee 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.97 Back in October
An Owl Effigy Medallion (Tablet) From Northwest Missouri
by David A. Easterla, Ph.D., Maryville, Missouri Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.56, No.4, pg.200Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.57, No.3, pg.128 Above: Front
Gamestones: A Mississippian Enigma
by Col. John F. BernerCentral States Archaeological Journal, Vol. 55, No.2, pg.72 The Mississippian culture which began around 900 AD and terminated in the late 1400’s left an indelible mark
Nutting Stones
by Jim Maus, Advance, North Carolina Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.55, No.2, pg.62 Nuts! Nuts! Nuts! We like them because they are crunchy and they taste
Circle Roller Discoidals
Bruce Butts, Winterville, Georgia An assortment of circle roller discoidals found in Georgia and Alabama. Top left: green granite discoidal found in Baldwin County, Georgia. Front left: polished golden quartz
Pestles & Hammerstones
John Duncan, French Lick, Indiana These were everyday tools of the natives. The pestles were used for grinding and mashing things such as grain for flour. The hammerstone was used
What’s in a Spool?
by D. R. Gehlbach, Columbus, Ohio Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.52, No.4, pg.202 On occasion, certain artifacts resist our attempts at interpretation. Such is the case
The Prehistoric Birdman Tablets of Illinois
By Elizabeth Agnes Kassly (Pete Bostrom photos; Elizabeth Kassly drawings) Fantasy Drawing of Kassly Birdman Tablet Of the many events that happen in one’s life, small stories begin. It is
Waco Sinkers
by Dr. Charles L. Boyd, College Station, Texas Originally Published in the Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol.53, No.2, pg.71 A group of unique artifacts were found in central Texas by
The Waco Sinker: A Texas Enigma
Walter Williams, Eastland, Texas I have often noticed as guests come into my house and observe a few artifacts that are displayed, how they usually comment on my “nice collection”
Indian Artifact Magazine
In July 2008, during a Group email discussion of copper Paleo-like points Don wrote: “Jack Steinbring recognized and named this type of copper projectile point as the McCreary. Steinbring (1968)
Tributes
Mississippian Pottery: A Tribute to Roy Hathcock
By Rick Fitzgerald Front Cover Image: Winged-eyed Hawk Among artifact collectors, Roy Hathcock was a legend. He popularized Native American ceramics of the central Mississippi River Valley by publishing
Review of Folsom: New Archaeological Investigations of a Classic Paleo Indian Bison Kill
BOOK REVIEW By Richard Michael Gramly, Ph.D. Review of Folsom: New Archaeological Investigations of a Classic Paleo Indian Bison Kill by David J. Meltzer with contributions by M. Balakrishnan, D.A.
Two Essays: Chief & Greed by Edmund Carpenter
By Oliver T. SkrivanieG.I.R.S. Member The author, Edmund Carpenter, was a trustee of the Museum of the American Indian (MAI) in New York City from 1973 to 1985. His essays
Bannerstones- An Ancient Native American Art Tradition
CD-ROM REVIEW By Richard SissonG.I.R.S. Member Bannerstones – An AncientNative American Art TraditionBy Edward Harvey This study published in CD Rom format by Edward Harvey constitutes a major contribution to understanding
The Art Gerber Story – A Lifetime of Collecting Along the Ohio River
BOOK REVIEW By Oliver T. Skrivanie G.I.R.S. Member The Art Gerber Story – A Lifetime of Collecting Along the Ohio River By Arthur Joseph Gerber Long before “Indiana Jones” there
COME TELL ME HOW YOU LIVED: NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY
Author: Charles Enloe Moore This book is prefaced with a free verse poem where the author asks Early Man how he lived. After his response, Early Man asks the archaeologist
THE HEADPOTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHERN PEMISCOT COUNTY, MISSOURI
BOOK REVIEW By Elmer A. Guerri, G.I.R.S. Board Member THE HEADPOTS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHERN PEMISCOT COUNTY, MISSOURI Author: James F. Cherry One 01 the most interesting aspects of
From Chicaza to Chickasaw: The European Invasion and the Transformation of the Mississippian World, 1540-1715.
By: Robbie Ethridge From “UM anthropologist’s latest book focuses on transformation of Chickasaw Indians, Thursday-Friday, December 23-24, 2010.” By Edwin Smith, University Communications The evolution of an early Native American
FAKING- The Ancient Andes
Karen 0. Bruhns Nancy L. Kelker Originally we planned a single comprehensive volume dealing with fakes, forgeries, and forgers from all across the ancient Americas, but as the project neared
The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowheads 10th Edition
Robert M. Overstreet Over the years we’ve all grown accustomed to see the appearance every few years of a new Overstreet Price Guide. Just recently the Tenth Edition came out.
Birth of a Culture
Teresa K. Putty and Don R. Ham We are living in a truly fantastic time. The past few years have produced some of the greatest books ever written about archaeology
Ancient Objects and Sacred Realms
Edited by F. Kent Reilly III and James F. Garber This is an exceptional group of essays. Mississippian artifacts and architecture are reinterpreted and analyzed in ten lengthy essays by
Auction of Prehistoric Indian Artifacts: The Robert N. Converse Auctions 1983-1994
By Robert Haag, M. Ed. Available in soft cover and deluxe hardbound limited editions, this illustrated collection contains the Robert Converse Auction catalogs, 1983-1994. There are 30 catalogs in this
Footpaths to Ancient Campsites in Copley Township, Ohio
By Robert Haag, M. Ed. This beautifully illustrated, 184 page soft-bound monograph contains 200+ photos of artifacts collected by generations of Copley residents and five never-beforepublished Frank Wilcox revision drawings