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274
6-30-08
HAFTED UNGROOVED AXES,
Examples of hafted axes from Europe, Arian Jaya
and North America. |
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273
6-30-08
STEMMED POINT, (Cast),
Bronze Age point from northern
Afghanistan. |
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272
5-31-08
ACHEULEAN HANDAXES,
Examples of handaxes from four
different countries, spanning a range of time from 600,000 to
100,000 years. Kalambo Falls, Zambia, St. Acheul & Abbeville,
France, etc. |
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271
5-31-08
KIMBERLY POINT, (Cast),
Cast of a Kimberly point from
northwestern Australia, made of gray
quartzite. |
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270
4-30-08
THE FRANKE PIPE,
The Franke pipe is a Cahokia
style bird effigy pipe that might relate to the falcon warrior or
falcon impersonator iconography within the Mississippian culture. |
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269
4-30-08
LATE STAGE CUMBERLAND POINT PREFORM, (Cast),
One of
the best examples of a late stage Cumberland point preform. One side
is fluted. Fluting caused it to break. Found in Dickson Co.,
Kentucky. |
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268
3-31-08
A SMALL NEGATIVE PAINTED CUP,
Found on or near the Cahokia Mounds site. The only complete negative
painted ceramic vessel reported from the area. Edge of the cup
measures less than 1 mm thick. |
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267
3-31-08
DIHEDRAL BURIN,
(Cast),
This Upper Paleolithic Aurignacian Period Dihedral Burin was found on the Termo-Pialat
site in southern France. |
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266
2-29-08
DALTON TOOLS,
Olive Branch site, Alexander County, Illinois.
Examples of end-scrapers, side-scrapers, denticulates, gravers,
awls, drills, abraders, anvil stones and hammer stones. |
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265
2-29-08
HOLLAND POINT,
(Cast),
Cooper
County, Missouri. Well done diagonal oblique pressure flaking. |
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264
1-31-08
DUCK RIVER CACHE,
Humphreys County Tennessee. Forty-six "ceremonial" bifaces
discovered by farm laborers in 1894 in a cultivated field. One
"sword" measures 28 inches (71.1 cm) long.
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263
1-31-08
CUMBERLAND POINT, (Cast),
Found near Glasgow, Kentucky. |
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262
12-31-07
SOLUTREAN LAUREL LEAF POINTS,
Plus other examples of Solutrean tools from the Upper Paleolithic
Period, 21,000 to 18,000 years ago in southwestern France. |
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261
12-31-07
EASTERN STYLE "THIN" LONG FLUTED POINT,
(Cast),
This fluted point was found several years ago in
Otsego County, New York by Howard Arndt. Good example of thin long
fluted point from eastern U.S. |
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260
11-30-2007
PERFORATED PEBBLE PENDANTS,
Several examples of some of the earliest jewelry from Illinois. One
example is from the Olive Branch Dalton site. |
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259
11-30-2007
HOHOKAM POINT, (Cast),
Obsidian Hohokam point from south central Arizona in the Phoenix
basin area. |
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258
10-31-2007
CUMBERLAND POINTS,
Several examples from Alabama,
Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois and one from the Dutchess Quarry Cave
#1 site are shown and described. |
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257
10-31-2007
CLOVIS POINT, SHAWNEE-MINISINK SITE, (Cast),
One of two Clovis points found on
a second terrace above the Delaware River in northeastern
Pennsylvania. |
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256
9-30-2007
STATUES MADE OF FLUORITE
CRYSTAL, Four
Mississippian figures are discussed and illustrated, the Anna, Angel
site, Cahokia and the Johnston figures, plus an owl effigy bead. |
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255
9-30-2007
HOLLOW BASE POINT, (Cast),
A fine example of a Hollow Base point from Predynastic Egypt. |
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254
8-31-2007
SLUMP REPAIR ON MONKS MOUND,
A large excavation on the eastern slope of the largest earthen mound
in the western hemisphere to repair an erosion slump. |
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253
8-31-2007
SCOTTSBLUFF POINT, (Cast),
This Scottsbluff point was found
in the 1930's or 40's on the Finley bison kill site in Sweetwater
County, Wyoming. |
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252
8-31-2007
DALTON
POINT CACHE, These 13 Dalton points
are reported to have been found in Scott County, Missouri. |
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251
7-31-2007
PLUMMETS,
These tear-drop shaped objects have been found in large numbers in
California, Florida and the central Mississippi Valley. Were
apparently used as ritual items & food gathering tools. |
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250
7-31-2007
FOLSOM POINT, (Cast),
This Folsom point was found in 1977 in Barry County, Missouri. |
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249
6-30-2007
JAMES HOWELL'S GLASS POINTS,
He uses many different types and
colors of glass that is melted together in a kiln then flaked into
colorful points. |
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248
6-30-2007
FOLSOM POINT, (Cast),
This Folsom point was found in
northern Indiana and is made of Attica chert. |
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247
5-31-2007
GORGETS,
Seven examples of two hole slate and cannel coal gorgets from
Kentucky, Missouri & Ohio. Largest example is approximately eleven
inches long. |
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246
5-31-2007
HOLLAND POINT (Cast),
This point was found in Barry County, Missouri. Holland points
represent one of the many different forms of Dalton points. |
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245
4-30-2007
SHAMAN'S SUCKING TUBES,
From a cache of twelve from the Coal Draw site in Wyoming & a
Glacial Kame canal coal tube pipe from northern Indiana. |
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244
4-30-2007
ST. CHARLES "DOVETAIL POINT (Cast),
This point is made of Hixton silicified sandstone
and was found in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. |
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243
3-31-2007
ROY MILLER'S LITHIC ART & THE FLINT RIDGE
QUARRY, Pictures of some of the most
colorful Flint Ridge flint and pit excavations at Flint Ridge in
eastern Ohio. |
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242
3-31-2007
HOHOKAM POINT (Cast),
A "classic" example of a Hohokam
arrow point from south central, Arizona. |
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241
2-28-2007
POLISHED CHERT LIZARD EFFIGIES,
These mysterious objects have been found in
southern Illinois & eastern Missouri |
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240
2-28-2007
LATE STAGE FOLSOM PREFORM (Cast),
This large Folsom preform was found in two pieces
on a lake shore 4 years apart. ND |
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239
1-31-2007
FLINTKNAPPER DAN THEUS,
He has made some of the largest fully fluted Cumberland points, up
to 9 3/4 inches long. |
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238
1-31-2007
VERY THIN STEMMED ARROW POINT, (Cast)exceptional for it's thin cross section, less
than 1/16 inch (1.3 mm), eastern Saudi Arabia |
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237
12-31-2006
PLAINS INDIAN STONE HEADED WAR CLUBS,
Double pointed, long handled,
stone war clubs, with leather hafting. |
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236
12-31-2006
AGATE BASIN POINT (Cast),
Heavily resharpened example, from
St. Clair County, Illinois. |
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235
11-30-2006
JIM HOPPER'S FLAKE-OVER-GRINDING POINTS. |
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234
11-30-2006
LARGE END-SIDE SCRAPER (Cast),
East Wenatchee Clovis site,
Douglas Co., Washington. Largest uniface tool found on site. |
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233
10-31-2006
CAHOKIA "GEM POINTS," As told by "old time" collectors,
Illinois. |
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232
10-31-2006
CUMBERLAND POINT (Cast), Trinity
Cumberland cache site, KY. |
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231
9-30-2006
CLOVIS POINT (Cast),
Illustrates the Enterline method of fluting, ILL. |
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230
9-30-2006
HAMMERSTONES, History of hammerstones, Olduvai to
present. |
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229
8-31-2006
BARNES
POINT-THEDFORD II SITE (Cast),
Lambton Co Ontario |
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228
8-31-2006
MARINE
SHELL MASK GORGETS,
Arkansas and Illinois. |
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227
7-31-2006
TRINITY
CUMBERLAND POINTS CACHE,
Lewis Co., Kentucky. |
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226
7-31-2006
BONE
FISHHOOK (Cast),
Cahokia Mounds site, St. Clair Co. Illinois. |
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225
6-30-2006
SICKLE
BLADE (Cast),
Egypt, Gerzean Period. |
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224
6-30-2006
CAPTAIN
JEFF GOWER FLINTNAPPING IN IRAQ. |
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223
5-31-2006
SHORT
NOSE BONE GOD MASK (Cast),
St. Clair Co. Illinois. |
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222
5-31-2006
CLOVIS
IN THE NORTHEAST,
Windy
City site, by Michael Gramly |
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221
4-30-2006
SIMPSON
POINT (Cast),
Harney Flats site,
Hillsborough Co., Florida. |
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220
4-30-2006
TANGED
ATERIAN POINTS,
40,000 year old dart points, North Africa |
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219
3-31-2006
TRIBUTE
POINT, (Cast)
One of the most artistic
arrow points, Spiro. |
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218
3-31-2006
RAMEY
KNIVES,
Large Mississippian period Cahokia culture knives. |
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217
2-28-2006
GEORGE
EKLUND'S NODULAR ART FORMS,
Modern art. |
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216
2-28-2006
TYPE
V DANISH DAGGER, (Cast)
Northern Europe,
Late Neolithic |
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215
1-31-2006
MINIATURE
& TOY STONE ARTIFACTS,
Eskimo,
Archaic, Miss. |
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214
1-31-2006
FLUTED
FOLSOM POINT PREFORM, (Cast)
Lake Ilo site, ND |
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213
12-31-2005
STONE
SPUDS,
Also known as spatulates, ritual axes, ceremonial axes |
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212
12-31-2005
DEBERT-CLOVIS
POINT,
Oxford Co., Maine, Deep concave base. |
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211
11-30-2005
CLOVIS
POINT, Found
1975, Fairfax Circle, VA, Green Normanskill chert |
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210
11-30-2005
SIMPLE
CUMBERLAND FLUTING TECHNIQUE
"Swoose" |
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209
10-31-2005
ETLEY
POINTS,
The
longest notched point type in Illinois & Missouri. |
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208
10-31-2005
UN-FLUTED
FOLSOM PREFORM,
(Cast)
Lake Ilo site, ND |
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207
9-30-2005
GOD
MASKS Legend
of He-Who-Wears-Human-Heads-As-Earrings |
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206
9-30-2005
LATE-STAGE
CLOVIS PREFORM (Cast)
Thunderbird site, VA |
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205
8-31-2005
CUMBERLAND
GRAVER SIDE-SCRAPER (Cast)
Phil Stratton |
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204
8-31-2005
PHIL
STRATTON CUMBERLAND SITE,
encapsulated in loess KY. |
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203
8-31-2005
CACHE
OF UNNOTCHED GODAR POINTS,
cache
of 14, MO |
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202
8-31-2005
WOODY
BLACKWELL BIFACE (Cast),
A teaching biface. |
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201
7-31-2005
CLOVIS
POINT (Cast),
Lange-Ferguson
mammoth kill site, SD. |
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200
7-31-2005
FRANKE
COLLECTION AUCTIONED,
Southern IL collection. |
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199
6-30-2005
FLUTED
DALTON PREFORMS,
Early & late stage, Olive Branch site |
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198
6-30-2005
FLUTED
DALTON PREFORM (Cast),
Manufacturing break, MO. |
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197
5-31-2005
PAINTED
MARBLE STATUES,
Etowah Mounds site, Georgia. |
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196
5-31-2005
MIDLAND
SITE BONE NEEDLE (Cast),
Winkler Co., TX, 11,000 BP |
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195
4-30-2005
COLLECTORS
CABINETS,
Pictures of old time collector displays. |
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194
4-30-2005
ENGRAVED
"WHEATSTONE" (Cast),
Clovis,
Gault site, Texas. |
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193
3-31-2005
"A
SHORT HISTORY OF FLINTKNAPPING,"
3 million years |
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192
3-31-2005
HEAVILY
RESHARPENED CLOVIS (Cast),
Hoyt site, Oregon. |
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191
2-28-2005
CLOVIS
SPURRED END-SCRAPER, (Cast),
Bostrom site, IL. |
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190
2-28-2005
"BIG
BOY" PIPE FROM SPIRO MOUNDS,
Mississippian
culture. |
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189
1-31-2005
"TWISTED"
MODERN POINTS,
1 pressure & 1 percussion flaked. |
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188
1-31-2005
CACHE
VARIETY THEBES POINTS,
5 Large examples Illinois & IA |
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187
1-31-2005
CLOVIS
GRAVER, (Cast),
Bostrom site, St. Clair
County, Illinois. |
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186
12-31-2004
NEW
CLOVIS CACHE, McKINNIS CACHE,
St. Louis, Co., MO. |
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185
12-31-2004
CLOVIS
CORE BLADE PERFORATOR, (Cast),
Bostrom
site |
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184
11-30-2004
"DEATH'S
HEAD VASES"
Late
Mississippian Culture, AR-MO. |
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183
11-30-2004
BARBED
ANTLER ARROW PT (Cast),
Etowah
Mounds, md C |
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182
10-31-2004
Quartz
Crystal Clovis point,
One
of three from Fenn cache. |
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