14000 Years in the Ozarks - Arrowhead Collecting On The Web
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Welcome To<br />
www.<strong>Arrowhead</strong>Collect<strong>in</strong>g<strong>On</strong><strong>The</strong><strong>Web</strong>.com<br />
Volume II, Number 5 May 2010<br />
Talk About How To Display Your Collection! Look At <strong>The</strong> Lee<br />
Family’s Regional Missouri Type Po<strong>in</strong>t Collection, Put Toge<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Over <strong>The</strong> Last 25 <strong>Years</strong> ... Show<strong>in</strong>g 14,000 <strong>Years</strong> In <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ozarks</strong>.<br />
Thank you for subscrib<strong>in</strong>g to<br />
our newsletter, “<strong>Arrowhead</strong><br />
Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Web</strong>”.<br />
I hope you enjoyed <strong>the</strong> recent<br />
edition, Volume II, Number 4,<br />
of our digital e-magaz<strong>in</strong>e, <strong>the</strong><br />
April, 2010 issue.<br />
“<strong>Arrowhead</strong> Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Web</strong>” provides an on-go<strong>in</strong>g<br />
series of articles and graphic<br />
presentations of <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
related to <strong>the</strong> many different<br />
aspects of discover<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
learn<strong>in</strong>g about artifacts of<br />
previous cultures found today.<br />
Now with over 800 readers<br />
across North America, plus <strong>in</strong><br />
South America, Africa, Europe,<br />
Australia and Asia, we are<br />
mov<strong>in</strong>g forward rapidly <strong>in</strong>to<br />
our second calendar year,<br />
Volume II. This new May 2010<br />
edition addresses <strong>the</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />
topics, among o<strong>the</strong>rs:<br />
• An <strong>in</strong>trigu<strong>in</strong>g and important<br />
tool for build<strong>in</strong>g an artifact<br />
collection is <strong>the</strong> phenomena<br />
of Artifact Auctions. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
sales often are utilized to<br />
market <strong>the</strong> various items<br />
accumulated by collectors of<br />
<strong>the</strong> past. <strong>On</strong>e of <strong>the</strong>se<br />
auctions has just taken place<br />
<strong>in</strong> Ohio, <strong>the</strong> first phase of<br />
sell<strong>in</strong>g an important<br />
collection of Great Bas<strong>in</strong>,<br />
Columbia River and<br />
Northwestern artifacts put<br />
Quite a few readers have expressed <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> different ways to display <strong>the</strong>ir collections and to see<br />
how o<strong>the</strong>r collectors have <strong>the</strong>ir items displayed. <strong>On</strong>e of <strong>the</strong> most complete and dramatic displays of a<br />
family’s native American artifact collection which is readily available to be seen on <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternet is<br />
<strong>the</strong> Ozark Type Collection by Steve and Kev<strong>in</strong> Lee <strong>in</strong> Missouri. It is shown as a Timel<strong>in</strong>e of<br />
Cultures <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Ozarks</strong>, at www.RelicShack.com and on pages 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this issue of ACOTW.<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1940’s and<br />
1950’s by Charles Mitchell<br />
(see page 3).<br />
• 14,000 <strong>Years</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Ozarks</strong>.<br />
A regional prehistoric<br />
arrowhead type collection<br />
and cultural timel<strong>in</strong>e, put<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r by <strong>the</strong> Lee family <strong>in</strong><br />
Missouri. Every po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
collection was found with<strong>in</strong><br />
a 100 mile radius, over <strong>the</strong><br />
last twenty years or so (see<br />
pages 4-7).<br />
• Today, we hear a lot of<br />
questions and ideas about<br />
<strong>the</strong> first people <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> New<br />
World, debat<strong>in</strong>g from<br />
whence <strong>the</strong>y came and who<br />
<strong>the</strong>y were. It has only been<br />
50 or 60 years s<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong> first<br />
discoveries which proved<br />
that <strong>the</strong> “Clovis” culture was<br />
here dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Ice Age, at<br />
<strong>the</strong> same time as <strong>the</strong><br />
mammoths. Here is<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation from <strong>the</strong>se<br />
first Clovis & mammoth<br />
sites (see pages 8-11).<br />
Read, learn, f<strong>in</strong>d, enjoy. And<br />
pass it all along to your family<br />
and friends.
ACOTW<br />
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Our editorial objective is to<br />
help our readers become longterm,<br />
even serious collectors of<br />
arrowheads, over <strong>the</strong> years to<br />
come. Here are some of <strong>the</strong><br />
th<strong>in</strong>gs we hope to accomplish<br />
for you <strong>in</strong> this process:<br />
• Help you f<strong>in</strong>d new po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
and understand what it is<br />
that you are f<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g;<br />
• Help you to recognize <strong>the</strong><br />
different k<strong>in</strong>ds and styles of<br />
collectable arrowheads and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r implements;<br />
• Help you to understand<br />
about <strong>the</strong> life ways of <strong>the</strong><br />
cultures represented by <strong>the</strong><br />
stone tools which rema<strong>in</strong>;<br />
• Help you to discover ways<br />
to f<strong>in</strong>d good and desirable<br />
arrowheads from o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
sources, such as eBay and<br />
special subject web sites;<br />
• Help you understand about<br />
modern fl<strong>in</strong>t knapp<strong>in</strong>g, how<br />
new po<strong>in</strong>ts and implements<br />
are made, how to recognize<br />
<strong>the</strong>m, and how to appreciate<br />
those items for <strong>the</strong> skill and<br />
<strong>the</strong> craftsmanship of <strong>the</strong><br />
work which <strong>the</strong>y exhibit;<br />
• Help you to understand that<br />
some people still try to sell<br />
unsuspect<strong>in</strong>g collectors<br />
items which may or may not<br />
be what <strong>the</strong> items are<br />
described to be, that you<br />
should be careful when you<br />
th<strong>in</strong>k about buy<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
for your collection;<br />
• Help you to learn about<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntication services and<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir value to you as a<br />
collector.<br />
As we do <strong>the</strong>se th<strong>in</strong>gs, we will<br />
ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong> your readership and<br />
<strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> our newsletter for<br />
many years to come.<br />
Thank you for your participation,<br />
and your <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong><br />
“<strong>Arrowhead</strong> Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Web</strong>”.<br />
S<strong>in</strong>cerely,<br />
F. Scott Crawford<br />
Carrollton, Texas<br />
<strong>The</strong> “Paleo-Indian” period Clovis<br />
style spear or lance po<strong>in</strong>t featured on<br />
<strong>the</strong> back cover of “<strong>Arrowhead</strong><br />
Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Web</strong>” is reported<br />
to have been found <strong>in</strong> Charlotte<br />
County, Virg<strong>in</strong>ia <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1950’s. As<br />
this po<strong>in</strong>t has not yet been exam<strong>in</strong>ed<br />
by an au<strong>the</strong>nticator, I am cautious to<br />
make no claims of ancient Clovis<br />
orig<strong>in</strong>; <strong>in</strong>stead I cont<strong>in</strong>ue to enterta<strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> possibility that it is a modern fl<strong>in</strong>t<br />
knapper’s reproduction work.<br />
Member AACA<br />
© 2009. All Rights Reserved.<br />
www.<strong>Arrowhead</strong>Collect<strong>in</strong>g<strong>On</strong><strong>The</strong><strong>Web</strong>.com<br />
F. Scott Crawford, Carrollton, Texas<br />
About <strong>The</strong> Author<br />
From <strong>the</strong> time when I was 13 or<br />
14 <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> forested foothills of <strong>the</strong><br />
western Oregon Willamette Valley<br />
and found my first arrowhead, an<br />
obsidian “bird po<strong>in</strong>t,” <strong>in</strong> a field my<br />
dad had plowed for an experimental<br />
crop of maize, I have<br />
always wondered about <strong>the</strong><br />
people who used <strong>the</strong>se stone<br />
tools, how <strong>the</strong>y lived, and what<br />
became of <strong>the</strong>m.<br />
Some friends had collected<br />
Indian artifacts <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> desert<br />
areas of eastern Oregon and my<br />
bro<strong>the</strong>rs and I all enjoyed look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
at <strong>the</strong>ir display of those arrowheads.<br />
So, to f<strong>in</strong>d some po<strong>in</strong>ts of<br />
our own, on <strong>the</strong> family land, was<br />
particularly excit<strong>in</strong>g. After that,<br />
whenever we were work<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
bean fields, or tend<strong>in</strong>g livestock,<br />
or mov<strong>in</strong>g irrigation pipes, or just<br />
wander<strong>in</strong>g across <strong>the</strong> back 40,<br />
we always would keep an eye out<br />
for bits and pieces of worked<br />
stone, tools and po<strong>in</strong>ts, to add to<br />
our grow<strong>in</strong>g collection.<br />
Today, I still keep an eye out for<br />
remnants of past cultures. And<br />
as <strong>the</strong> world has changed so<br />
much, I can now do much, but not<br />
all, of that wander<strong>in</strong>g and learn<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>ternet, on <strong>the</strong> world wide<br />
web. That’s how I came to be<br />
collect<strong>in</strong>g arrowheads on <strong>the</strong><br />
web, and why I began to put<br />
toge<strong>the</strong>r this newsletter, for<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs across <strong>the</strong> land who also<br />
are <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> “ <strong>Arrowhead</strong><br />
Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Web</strong>”.<br />
FSC<br />
p.s. <strong>The</strong>re is still a time and a<br />
place for criss cross<strong>in</strong>g a plowed<br />
field, or walk<strong>in</strong>g along <strong>the</strong> banks<br />
of a stream, just to see what you<br />
might f<strong>in</strong>d. Know<strong>in</strong>g where to<br />
look and how, is part of what we<br />
plan to explore <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> pages of<br />
“<strong>Arrowhead</strong> Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong><br />
<strong>Web</strong>.” Read, learn, f<strong>in</strong>d, enjoy.<br />
p.p.s. You are <strong>in</strong>vited to visit my fl<strong>in</strong>t<br />
knapp<strong>in</strong>g web site:<br />
www.StoneBreaker-FSC.net<br />
Volume II, Number 5 2<br />
May 2010
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Check Out This<br />
Artifact Auctioneer.<br />
<strong>On</strong> Sunday, April 18, 2010, Bennett’s<br />
Ancient Artifacts & Auctions LLC<br />
presented <strong>the</strong> first of a two part sale<br />
of <strong>the</strong> artifact collection of Charles<br />
Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell is featured <strong>in</strong><br />
Who’s Who #3, and was a collector of<br />
nice Western U.S. GemPo<strong>in</strong>ts,<br />
arrowheads & knives. <strong>The</strong> second<br />
part of <strong>the</strong> sale was scheduled to<br />
occur on May 2, 2010.<br />
Besides <strong>the</strong> participants at Bennett’s<br />
auction facility, located <strong>in</strong> Ohio, <strong>the</strong><br />
sale was also open to on-l<strong>in</strong>e bidd<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
At Jim Bennett’s website,<br />
www.OldRelics.com, <strong>the</strong>re are l<strong>in</strong>ks<br />
to upcom<strong>in</strong>g artifact auctions so that<br />
<strong>in</strong>terested parties can register to<br />
participate <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> on-l<strong>in</strong>e bidd<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
Bennett’s web site provides<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation about future artifact<br />
auctions, guidance for collectors of<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntic artifacts and also sells<br />
<strong>in</strong>dividual artifacts on-l<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
Jim Bennett was <strong>the</strong> founder of <strong>the</strong><br />
AACA, <strong>the</strong> Au<strong>the</strong>ntic Artifact<br />
Collectors Association.<br />
Here is a fur<strong>the</strong>r description of <strong>the</strong><br />
Columbia River and Great Bas<strong>in</strong><br />
lithics from <strong>the</strong> collection of Charles<br />
Mitchell<br />
Charles Mitchell was born <strong>in</strong><br />
Sunnyside Wash<strong>in</strong>gton. He was<br />
about 9-10 years old when he began<br />
hunt<strong>in</strong>g Indian relics with his parents<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> late 1940’s. <strong>The</strong>y made many<br />
family collect<strong>in</strong>g trips to areas along<br />
<strong>the</strong> Columbia River, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Oregon<br />
and Nevada deserts and Nor<strong>the</strong>rn<br />
California. Over <strong>the</strong> years, Charlie<br />
was often accompanied on relic<br />
hunt<strong>in</strong>g trips by o<strong>the</strong>r well known<br />
western collectors such as Ernest<br />
Cowles, Charles Hall and Carrel<br />
Morton. All four of <strong>the</strong>se gentlemen<br />
are profiled <strong>in</strong> Who’s Who <strong>in</strong> Indian<br />
Relics No. 3.<br />
Charlie Mitchell was a member of <strong>the</strong><br />
Oregon Archaeological Society as well<br />
as <strong>the</strong> Mid-Columbia Archaeological<br />
Society. As a member of <strong>the</strong>se<br />
organizations he participated <strong>in</strong><br />
salvage archaeology projects<br />
undertaken by <strong>the</strong> National Park<br />
Service with <strong>the</strong> University of<br />
Wash<strong>in</strong>gton and Wash<strong>in</strong>gton State<br />
Lot# 307 High Bid: $30.00<br />
Wash<strong>in</strong>gton Columbia Plateau<br />
1 1/8" Split Stem Columbia Plateau found <strong>in</strong> Benton Co., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton. Outstand<strong>in</strong>g relic.<br />
Lot# 308 High Bid: $0.00<br />
Nice Wallula Gap<br />
15/16" Wallula Gap found <strong>in</strong> Umatilla Co., Oregon. Translucent.<br />
Lot# 309 High Bid: $110.00<br />
Columbia River Triangular Stemmed Knife<br />
2 5/8" Columbia River Triangular Stemmed Knife found <strong>in</strong> Klickitat Co., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton. Made from<br />
Petrified Wood. Nice relic.<br />
Lot# 310 High Bid: $23.00<br />
Nice Wash<strong>in</strong>gton Columbia Plateau<br />
1 1/8" Semi-translucent Columbia River found <strong>in</strong> Benton Co., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton. Well made.<br />
Can't make it to <strong>the</strong> auction? Bid live onl<strong>in</strong>e via proxibid.com<br />
Lot# 311 High Bid: $50.00<br />
F<strong>in</strong>e Columbia Plateau<br />
Th<strong>in</strong> 1" Columbia Plateau found <strong>in</strong> Benton Co., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton. Very well made.<br />
Lot# 312 High Bid: $0.00<br />
Columbia Plateau<br />
1 1/4" Columbia Plateau found <strong>in</strong> Benton Co., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton. Semi-translucent.<br />
Lot# 313 High Bid: $0.00<br />
Set of 5 Wash<strong>in</strong>gton po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
Set of 5 po<strong>in</strong>ts found <strong>in</strong> Benton Co., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton. Nice color.<br />
Lot# 314 High Bid: $400.00<br />
Translucent Columbia Plateau<br />
1 5/16" Translucent Columbia Plateau found <strong>in</strong> Benton Co., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton.<br />
Lot# 315 High Bid: $0.00<br />
Set of 5 Obsidian Rose Spr<strong>in</strong>gs po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
Set of 5 Obsidian Rose Spr<strong>in</strong>gs po<strong>in</strong>ts found <strong>in</strong> Harney Co., Oregon.<br />
Lot# 316 High Bid: $35.00<br />
Nice Columbia Plateau<br />
15/16" Columbia Plateau found <strong>in</strong> Benton Co., Wash<strong>in</strong>gton. Semi-translucent.<br />
Lot# 317 High Bid: $80.00<br />
Obsidian Parman<br />
2 5/8" Obsidian Parman found close to Crump Lake <strong>in</strong> Lake Co., Oregon.<br />
This is a page from <strong>the</strong> on-l<strong>in</strong>e bidd<strong>in</strong>g catalog for <strong>the</strong> Mitchell Collection auction April 18, 2010. It<br />
shows <strong>the</strong> lot format, with artifact photographs, descriptions and current on-l<strong>in</strong>e bidd<strong>in</strong>g status.<br />
University. <strong>The</strong>se activities were<br />
conducted under <strong>the</strong> supervision of<br />
professional archaeologists <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Robert Butler, Edward Larrabee,<br />
Douglas Osborne, David Rice and<br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />
Charlie enjoyed spend<strong>in</strong>g time<br />
view<strong>in</strong>g collections and discuss<strong>in</strong>g<br />
artifacts with o<strong>the</strong>rs, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
famous western collectors Emory<br />
Strong, author of “Stone Age on <strong>the</strong><br />
Columbia River” and “Stone Age <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> Great Bas<strong>in</strong>”; and Charles Miles,<br />
author of “Indian and Eskimo<br />
Artifacts of North America”.<br />
In 1972, because of his extensive<br />
knowledge of historic and prehistoric<br />
material culture of <strong>the</strong> Northwest,<br />
Charlie was asked by Gene Favell to<br />
become <strong>the</strong> curator-adm<strong>in</strong>istrator of<br />
<strong>the</strong> newly opened “Favell Museum of<br />
Western Art and Artifacts” <strong>in</strong> Klamath<br />
Falls, Oregon. <strong>The</strong> Favell Museum is<br />
well known for its extensive western<br />
lithics collection. He served as<br />
curator of <strong>the</strong> Favell Museum for<br />
many years before leav<strong>in</strong>g to start an<br />
antique sales and restoration bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
with his wife Jackie.<br />
Bennett’s Ancient Artifacts &<br />
Auctions LLC<br />
P.O. Box 315<br />
Polk, OH 44866<br />
(419)945-2893<br />
An Ancient Artifact Auction<br />
Company specializ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> sale of<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntic native American relics.<br />
www.OldRelics.com<br />
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14,000 <strong>Years</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Ozarks</strong> -- A Regional Prehistoric <strong>Arrowhead</strong><br />
Type Collection & Cultural Timel<strong>in</strong>e By www.RelicShack.com<br />
Steve Lee Tells Us <strong>The</strong> Background<br />
Of www.RelicShack.com<br />
RelicShack.com is a family bus<strong>in</strong>ess<br />
located <strong>in</strong> Lake Ozark,<br />
Missouri, owned by my bro<strong>the</strong>r<br />
Kev<strong>in</strong> and I. Both of us have spent<br />
much of our lives learn<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
honor<strong>in</strong>g our Native American<br />
Indian heritage. About 40 years<br />
ago, I found my first arrowhead. I<br />
was so fasc<strong>in</strong>ated by this rock that<br />
I carried it <strong>in</strong> my pocket for<br />
months. From that day on, every<br />
time I walked through fields or<br />
creeks, my eyes were always<br />
aimed at <strong>the</strong> ground.<br />
As my collection grew larger, I<br />
noticed that many of <strong>the</strong> arrowheads<br />
looked similar. After<br />
gett<strong>in</strong>g an arrowhead book for my<br />
birthday, I realized <strong>the</strong>re were<br />
many o<strong>the</strong>r types of po<strong>in</strong>ts that I<br />
didn’t have. At <strong>the</strong> age of 18, I had<br />
(...cont<strong>in</strong>ues on p. 5)<br />
14,000 <strong>Years</strong><br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Ozarks</strong><br />
Take a look at<br />
our local prehistoric<br />
arrowhead<br />
type collection &<br />
timel<strong>in</strong>e. Read<br />
<strong>the</strong> story of this<br />
comprehensive<br />
type collection of<br />
projectile po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
from our region<br />
of Missouri. We<br />
would like to hear<br />
from you, so let us<br />
know what you th<strong>in</strong>k:<br />
Sales@RelicShack.com<br />
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<strong>On</strong>e Of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Web</strong> Sites ACOTW Recommends Is RelicShack.com,<br />
<strong>The</strong> Creators Of This Outstand<strong>in</strong>g Type Collection & Timel<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
saved my money and was ready to<br />
started purchas<strong>in</strong>g arrowheads to<br />
build my collection with better<br />
specimens and all <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r types I<br />
couldn’t f<strong>in</strong>d (or haven’t found<br />
yet). I went to my first artifacts<br />
show and bought what I thought<br />
was <strong>the</strong> best pieces of history <strong>in</strong><br />
<strong>the</strong> world. Until a month later,<br />
when I found out I had spent my<br />
hard earned money on a bunch of<br />
fakes, what a let down.<br />
We totally believe we need good<br />
<strong>in</strong>formative Archaeological Societies<br />
to help guide <strong>the</strong> collectors so <strong>the</strong>y<br />
do not have to suffer like myself<br />
and many o<strong>the</strong>r friends. <strong>The</strong>se<br />
organizations also allow people<br />
from outside <strong>the</strong> artifact community<br />
know who <strong>the</strong> good guys<br />
really are. That is why we are<br />
members with many and support<br />
<strong>the</strong>se groups.<br />
We have done our best not to<br />
allow any questionable relics on<br />
our site and promise to cont<strong>in</strong>ue<br />
to do so <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> future with <strong>the</strong><br />
utmost scrut<strong>in</strong>y.<br />
S<strong>in</strong>cerely,<br />
Steve Lee<br />
Prehistoric Cultures<br />
Have you ever imag<strong>in</strong>ed what life<br />
was like <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> old days? Many of<br />
you will th<strong>in</strong>k back to <strong>the</strong> days of<br />
our grandparents or great<br />
grandparents but that’s not what<br />
we are talk<strong>in</strong>g about. When we<br />
say old days, we mean<br />
“prehistoric times”.<br />
Prehistory is a term used to<br />
describe <strong>the</strong> period before<br />
recorded time and differs on<br />
geographic location. In <strong>the</strong><br />
Americas, prehistoric refers to any<br />
time before <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>vasion of<br />
Christopher Columbus (1492).<br />
Although <strong>the</strong>re is no European<br />
documentation for our prehistory,<br />
we do have Native American<br />
Indian artifacts that tell stories of<br />
our past. This past stretches back<br />
as far as 14,000 years.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Timel<strong>in</strong>e Goal<br />
<strong>The</strong> goal was to create a timel<strong>in</strong>e<br />
with a full range of prehistoric<br />
arrowhead types <strong>in</strong> chronological<br />
order. Creat<strong>in</strong>g a type collection<br />
can be a challenge. (Some<br />
museums can’t seem to do it - see<br />
below) But this isn’t just a type<br />
collection, it is a local type<br />
collection where every s<strong>in</strong>gle<br />
arrowhead was locally found.<br />
Collection Highlights<br />
· All arrowheads were found<br />
with<strong>in</strong> a 100 mile radius <strong>in</strong><br />
Central Missouri (Ozark Region)<br />
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Regional Type Collection & <strong>The</strong> Inspiration For This Timel<strong>in</strong>e.<br />
· Over 25 years of hunt<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
collect<strong>in</strong>g<br />
· All arrowheads with p<strong>in</strong>k labels<br />
are personal f<strong>in</strong>ds<br />
· A majority of <strong>the</strong> arrowheads<br />
were found with<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> last 20<br />
years<br />
· A wide variety of Missouri<br />
lithics exhibit<strong>in</strong>g fantastic color<br />
Importance of <strong>the</strong> Timel<strong>in</strong>e<br />
Our timel<strong>in</strong>e display was <strong>in</strong>spired<br />
by a trip to <strong>the</strong> Smithsonian -<br />
National Museum of <strong>the</strong> American<br />
Indian (NMAI). And we don’t<br />
mean this <strong>in</strong> a good way. <strong>The</strong><br />
nicest th<strong>in</strong>gs we can say about this<br />
museum is “<strong>the</strong> architecture of <strong>the</strong><br />
build<strong>in</strong>g is attractive and <strong>the</strong><br />
cafeteria food was delicious”.<br />
Unfortunately, <strong>the</strong> prehistoric<br />
content was limited and <strong>the</strong><br />
historic items were questionable.<br />
Avonlea <strong>Arrowhead</strong><br />
RelicShack.com Item #: 15177. Type: Avonlea.<br />
Price: $200.00. Dimensions: 2-1/8" long.<br />
Found: Sou<strong>the</strong>rn Nebraska.<br />
Era: Late Prehistoric (200 - 800 AD).<br />
Description: Very nice, classic, river polish.<br />
Found on <strong>the</strong> high pla<strong>in</strong>s.<br />
<strong>The</strong> museum conta<strong>in</strong>ed a s<strong>in</strong>gle<br />
wall of projectile po<strong>in</strong>ts. We were<br />
expect<strong>in</strong>g a larger quantity but <strong>the</strong><br />
major disappo<strong>in</strong>tment came from<br />
<strong>the</strong> display. It is hard to believe<br />
that any Smithsonian Archaeologist<br />
would allow <strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>ts to<br />
be displayed as schools of fish!<br />
Overall, <strong>the</strong> museum exhibited<br />
more skateboards than axes, celts,<br />
discoidals, boat stones, plummets,<br />
pipes and spades comb<strong>in</strong>ed. We<br />
questioned <strong>the</strong> Information Desk<br />
and was told that <strong>the</strong> NMAI is<br />
more of a cultural museum than a<br />
historical museum.<br />
<strong>The</strong> museum experience wasn’t a<br />
total loss, it re<strong>in</strong>forced a very<br />
important po<strong>in</strong>t.<br />
We must keep our legal rights to<br />
collect artifacts and preserve our<br />
history. Archaeological Society’s are<br />
constantly battl<strong>in</strong>g this issue for<br />
us. Leav<strong>in</strong>g history preservation<br />
to only museum committees and<br />
government bureaucrats risks<br />
<strong>in</strong>terpretations based on politics<br />
and special <strong>in</strong>terests.<br />
It is <strong>in</strong>excusable to represent our<br />
Native American culture, history,<br />
and heritage with European<br />
products or a pair of beaded<br />
Converse shoes while neglect<strong>in</strong>g<br />
thousands of years pre-1492.<br />
As a result, our family created this<br />
timel<strong>in</strong>e to supplement <strong>the</strong><br />
miss<strong>in</strong>g 13,500 years ignored by<br />
<strong>the</strong> Smithsonian - National<br />
Museum of <strong>the</strong> American Indian.<br />
Notes:<br />
· Our collection is be<strong>in</strong>g built<br />
us<strong>in</strong>g less than <strong>the</strong><br />
$759,000,000.00 of tax money<br />
given each year to <strong>the</strong><br />
Smithsonian.<br />
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and skateboards, just not <strong>in</strong> our<br />
Native American museums.<br />
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Item #: 11952<br />
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(7000 - 6500 BC)<br />
Price: $950.00<br />
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Naco Mammoth Kill Site ... Excavated In 1952 ... First To<br />
Associate Clovis Weapons With Rema<strong>in</strong>s Of A Mammoth Kill.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Naco Mammoth Kill Site is<br />
an archaeological site <strong>in</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>ast<br />
Arizona, near Naco, Arizona.<br />
<strong>The</strong> site was reported to <strong>the</strong><br />
Arizona State Museum <strong>in</strong><br />
September 1951 by Marc<br />
Navarrete, a local resident, after<br />
his fa<strong>the</strong>r found two Clovis po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
<strong>in</strong> Greenbush Draw, while digg<strong>in</strong>g<br />
out <strong>the</strong> fossil bones of a<br />
mammoth.<br />
Emil Haury excavated <strong>the</strong> Naco<br />
mammoth site <strong>in</strong> April 1952.<br />
In only five days, Haury recovered<br />
<strong>the</strong> rema<strong>in</strong>s of a Columbian<br />
Mammoth that had been killed by<br />
<strong>the</strong> use of at least 8 Clovis po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
about 10,000 years ago.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Naco site was <strong>the</strong> first Clovis<br />
mammoth kill association to be<br />
identified.<br />
References<br />
“National Register Information<br />
System”. National Register of<br />
Historic Places. National Park<br />
Service. 2009-03-13. http://<br />
www.nr.nps.gov/.<br />
Emil Haury at Ventana Cave, Naco,<br />
and Lehner Ranch, Department of<br />
Anthropology, University of<br />
Arizona<br />
· Haury, Emil W. (1953) “Artifacts<br />
with Mammoth Rema<strong>in</strong>s, Naco ,<br />
Arizona : Discovery of <strong>the</strong> Naco<br />
Mammoth and <strong>the</strong> Associated<br />
Projectile Po<strong>in</strong>ts”. American<br />
Antiquity 19:1-14.<br />
· Haury, Emil W., E. B. Sayles, and<br />
William W. Wasley, 1986, “<strong>The</strong><br />
Lehner Mammoth Site<br />
Sou<strong>the</strong>astern Arizona”. In Emil W.<br />
Haury’s Prehistory of <strong>the</strong> American<br />
Southwest, edited by J. Jefferson<br />
Reid and David E. Doyel, pp. 99–<br />
145. University of Arizona Press,<br />
Tucson.<br />
Emil Haury (right) at Naco mammoth kill site, 1952. (Photos courtesy Arizona State Museum)<br />
A Clovis po<strong>in</strong>t “<strong>in</strong> situ” amidst mammoth bones at <strong>the</strong> Naco site, 1952<br />
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<strong>The</strong> Lehner Mammoth Kill Site In Arizona ... Excavated In 1955-<br />
1956 ... Fur<strong>the</strong>r Proved <strong>The</strong> Antiquity Of <strong>The</strong> Clovis Culture.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site is<br />
a site <strong>in</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Arizona that is<br />
significant for its association with<br />
evidence that mammoths were<br />
killed here by Paleo-Indians 9000<br />
years BCE.<br />
In 1952, Ed Lehner discovered<br />
ext<strong>in</strong>ct mammoth bone fragments<br />
on his ranch, at <strong>the</strong> locality now<br />
known as <strong>the</strong> Lehner Mammoth-<br />
Kill Site. He notified <strong>the</strong> Arizona<br />
State Museum, and a summer of<br />
heavy ra<strong>in</strong>s <strong>in</strong> 1955 exposed more<br />
bones. Excavations took place <strong>in</strong><br />
1955-56, and aga<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> 1974-75. In<br />
<strong>the</strong> first season, two Clovis projectile<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts were found among<br />
<strong>the</strong> ribs of a young mammoth.<br />
Artifacts found dur<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong>se<br />
excavations <strong>in</strong>cluded thirteen<br />
fluted Clovis culture projectile<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts, butcher<strong>in</strong>g tools, chipped<br />
stone debris and fire hearth<br />
features.<br />
Bones of a variety of game—<br />
twelve immature mammoths, one<br />
horse, one tapir, several bison, one<br />
camel, one bear, several rabbits,<br />
and a garter snake—were<br />
excavated at <strong>the</strong> Lehner site.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lehner Mammoth kill and<br />
camp site exhibited a number of<br />
firsts: It was <strong>the</strong> first site<br />
associated with <strong>the</strong> Clovis culture<br />
to have def<strong>in</strong>able fire hearths.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se hearths provided <strong>the</strong> first<br />
radiocarbon dates for <strong>the</strong> culture<br />
(9,000 B.C.).<br />
This site was also <strong>the</strong> first to have<br />
butcher<strong>in</strong>g tools <strong>in</strong> direct association<br />
with animal rema<strong>in</strong>s, and<br />
<strong>the</strong> first Clovis association with<br />
small animals, camel, and tapir.<br />
In addition to <strong>the</strong> obvious artifact<br />
rema<strong>in</strong>s, an <strong>in</strong>ter-discipl<strong>in</strong>ary<br />
group of scientists <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g<br />
archaeologists, botanists,<br />
geochronologists, geologists,<br />
paleontologists, palynologists, and<br />
zoologists have studied and<br />
Excavations at <strong>the</strong> Lehner site, 1955,with <strong>the</strong> bone bed well exposed (Arizona State University).<br />
Clovis po<strong>in</strong>t “<strong>in</strong> situ” near a bison mandible and mammoth bone at <strong>the</strong> Lehner site, 1955<br />
<strong>in</strong>terpreted a wide range of data<br />
from <strong>the</strong> site that greatly adds to<br />
our understand<strong>in</strong>g of <strong>the</strong> past.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lehner Mammoth-Kill Site<br />
was declared a National Historic<br />
Landmark <strong>in</strong> 1967.<br />
In 1988, Mr. and Mrs. Lehner<br />
donated <strong>the</strong> site to <strong>the</strong> Bureau of<br />
Land Management for <strong>the</strong> benefit<br />
and education of <strong>the</strong> public.<br />
References<br />
“National Register Information<br />
System”. National Register of<br />
Historic Places. National Park<br />
Service. 2007-01-23. http://<br />
www.nr.nps.gov/.<br />
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Clovis po<strong>in</strong>ts found with mammoth rema<strong>in</strong>s at <strong>the</strong> Lehner Site, Arizona. (Courtesy Arizona State Museum)<br />
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e-Mail Letters:<br />
April 17, 2010<br />
Hi Scott,<br />
Tom from Idaho here. Bought this arrow<br />
with shaft attached on eBay last week. It<br />
was from a collection be<strong>in</strong>g sold piece by<br />
piece from someone’s grandfa<strong>the</strong>r. It said<br />
petrified shaft but <strong>the</strong> entire item appears<br />
to be metal? It was sold as an arrow f<strong>in</strong>d<br />
from Lake Abert Oregon (should have<br />
read Albert obviously) but I don’t believe<br />
metal arrows were used. :) Maybe it’s<br />
from Europe? See attached photos.<br />
Would love your comments. Thanks.<br />
Tom<br />
April 17, 2010<br />
Hi Tom,<br />
Thanks for send<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> photos of <strong>the</strong><br />
metal arrow po<strong>in</strong>t. Is it iron or bronze?<br />
<strong>The</strong> form of <strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t at <strong>the</strong> tip is quite<br />
extraord<strong>in</strong>ary if it was a metal European<br />
or North American made trade po<strong>in</strong>t.<br />
Most of those, which I have seen photos of<br />
from various collections or <strong>in</strong> books,<br />
appear to have been flat; but this seems to<br />
have a central sp<strong>in</strong>e. It looks like <strong>the</strong><br />
sp<strong>in</strong>e <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t cont<strong>in</strong>ues on as <strong>the</strong><br />
extended shaft. That looks like it has<br />
metal wire wrapped around <strong>the</strong> central<br />
metal shaft. Perhaps this whole wrapped<br />
assembly was <strong>in</strong>serted <strong>in</strong>to a wooden<br />
arrow shaft, and <strong>the</strong> wrapp<strong>in</strong>g could have<br />
been orig<strong>in</strong>ally twisted around <strong>the</strong><br />
wooden shaft to hold <strong>the</strong> arrow po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong><br />
place. I have seen long bases like this on<br />
old style Ch<strong>in</strong>ese bronze arrowheads,<br />
which were used on arrows and on cross<br />
bow bolts. Perhaps this one may even<br />
have been from Asia, brought along for<br />
trade or for protection by Ch<strong>in</strong>ese<br />
immigrants who worked <strong>in</strong> Oregon on<br />
railroad construction and m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />
operations <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1800s. I am not familiar<br />
with Lake Albert. Where is it? This<br />
might have some bear<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> source of<br />
<strong>the</strong> metal po<strong>in</strong>t. Perhaps it also may have<br />
come <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> northwest on early Spanish<br />
and English maritime explorations <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
1600s and 1700s. <strong>The</strong>re are also long<br />
traditions of Ch<strong>in</strong>ese explorations before<br />
that time, <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 1300s and 1400s, which<br />
would have had <strong>the</strong> bronze arrow po<strong>in</strong>ts<br />
mentioned above. It is a very <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t. Worthy of some fur<strong>the</strong>r research.<br />
Scott<br />
April 17, 2010<br />
Really appreciate <strong>the</strong> reply Scott,<br />
It’s an <strong>in</strong>terest<strong>in</strong>g po<strong>in</strong>t. It was sold as<br />
an Indian arrowhead with <strong>the</strong> shaft<br />
still attached and <strong>the</strong> list<strong>in</strong>g<br />
mentioned “petrified” which really<br />
piqued my <strong>in</strong>terest. Obviously a 100%<br />
metal piece not related to native<br />
Americans. <strong>The</strong> piece responds to<br />
magnet so it must be iron? <strong>The</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
is almost perfectly flat and appears to<br />
be a bit rusted, I guess. Lake Albert is<br />
<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> eastern Ore high desert area SE<br />
of Bend. <strong>The</strong> seller mentioned <strong>the</strong><br />
collector (i.e. grandfa<strong>the</strong>r) was <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
WW1 or 2, so it could have been<br />
picked up <strong>in</strong> Europe but <strong>in</strong>cluded<br />
with his eastern Oregon f<strong>in</strong>ds? I will<br />
try to get more <strong>in</strong>fo from <strong>the</strong> seller.<br />
By <strong>the</strong> way, really like your<br />
newsletter, great <strong>in</strong>fo! We live <strong>in</strong><br />
Boise and f<strong>in</strong>d obsidian all over <strong>the</strong><br />
place. We’re 70 m<strong>in</strong>utes from <strong>the</strong><br />
Owyhee which is nice...Talk soon!<br />
Tom<br />
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e-Mail Letters:<br />
April 11, 2010<br />
Scott,<br />
This is one display of arrowheads<br />
I found on my family farm near<br />
Ila, Georgia. <strong>The</strong> brown<br />
knife,yellow scraper,and <strong>the</strong> 2<br />
gam<strong>in</strong>g stones, I found [as <strong>the</strong>y<br />
are <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> display] near my<br />
fa<strong>the</strong>r’s house. <strong>The</strong> small black<br />
po<strong>in</strong>ts were <strong>in</strong> an area of 100 feet<br />
near a natural spr<strong>in</strong>g. In <strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r<br />
photo, of arrowheads given to me,<br />
<strong>the</strong> black knife and yellow scraper<br />
on <strong>the</strong> corners of <strong>the</strong> display are<br />
from my fa<strong>the</strong>r’s collection; all of<br />
<strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>ts are from <strong>the</strong> same<br />
general area as my display. I look<br />
forward to “arrowhead collect<strong>in</strong>g<br />
on <strong>the</strong> web” each month.<br />
Regards,<br />
Tom Smith<br />
April 13, 2010<br />
Hey Scott,<br />
We are one day <strong>in</strong>to our cross<br />
country arrowhead adventure and<br />
I thought I would send you some<br />
pictures of what we’ve found so<br />
far. <strong>The</strong>se are from a large ranch<br />
just east of Red Bluff, California.<br />
A couple of neat mortars, a<br />
triangular arrowhead (needle tip)<br />
and a small thumb scraper<br />
(guess<strong>in</strong>g).<br />
Hopefully more to come!<br />
Jason Davis and son<br />
April 13, 2010<br />
Jason,<br />
Thanks for your report and photos.<br />
Hope you guys have an outstand<strong>in</strong>g<br />
adventure and a knowledge enrich<strong>in</strong>g<br />
journey of discovery dur<strong>in</strong>g your<br />
“road school trip”. I am look<strong>in</strong>g<br />
forward to see<strong>in</strong>g what else you and<br />
your son discover!<br />
Scott<br />
Publisher’s e-mail address:<br />
fscottcrawford@<br />
arrowheadcollect<strong>in</strong>gon<strong>the</strong>web.com<br />
Jason’s son holds a small triangular arrowhead and an equally dim<strong>in</strong>utive “thumb scraper” above a<br />
large stone mortar, ground deeply by long use. Photographed east of Red Bluff, California.<br />
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May 2010
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<strong>Arrowhead</strong> Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Web</strong><br />
<strong>Arrowhead</strong> Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Web</strong><br />
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Here Is Ano<strong>the</strong>r “Archaic” Period Hammerstone. It’s Made<br />
From A Quartzite Cobble, Found In 2008 By Y<strong>in</strong>g Yan Ma In <strong>The</strong><br />
Gemfield Region Of Nevada’s High Desert Gold Country.<br />
Wild burros <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Gemfield m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g region<br />
of <strong>the</strong> Nevada desert, about 200 miles<br />
northwest of Las Vegas, photographed <strong>in</strong><br />
May 2009 by Li T<strong>in</strong>g Kong.<br />
Hammerstone shown here at actual size.<br />
Size of this hammerstone: 5” x 4-1/2” oval, by 1-1/4” thick.<br />
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<strong>Arrowhead</strong> Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Web</strong><br />
<strong>Arrowhead</strong> Collect<strong>in</strong>g <strong>On</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Web</strong><br />
TM Jasper blade core shows where long prismatic blades were<br />
removed from <strong>the</strong> chunk of stone, with <strong>the</strong> blade scars extend<strong>in</strong>g<br />
<strong>the</strong> full length of <strong>the</strong> core. <strong>The</strong> rema<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g core measures about<br />
2” <strong>in</strong> diameter and about 5” long.<br />
And Here Is An Ancient “Gemfield” Jasper Blade Core Found In<br />
2008 By <strong>The</strong> Author In Nevada’s High Desert Gold Country.<br />
<strong>The</strong>se Artifacts Prove Knowledge & Use Of Gemfield Jasper.<br />
<strong>The</strong> author<br />
watched <strong>the</strong><br />
production of<br />
<strong>the</strong>se three<br />
fl<strong>in</strong>t blades by<br />
Greg Nunn, <strong>in</strong><br />
2008.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y measure<br />
about 3-1/2”<br />
to 4” long by<br />
7/8” to 1-1/4”<br />
wide, and<br />
about 1/8” to<br />
3/16” thick.<br />
Check out Greg Nunn’s archaeological research <strong>in</strong> applied fl<strong>in</strong>t<br />
knapp<strong>in</strong>g at his web site: www.GregNunnFl<strong>in</strong>tworks.com<br />
“Blade cores” are <strong>the</strong> remnant of a chunk of knapp<strong>in</strong>g<br />
material, like jasper, fl<strong>in</strong>t, obsidian, etc., from which a<br />
skilled knapper has removed a number of “blades”. <strong>The</strong><br />
blades are struck off of <strong>the</strong> central core from <strong>the</strong> end. <strong>The</strong><br />
end of <strong>the</strong> core is broken off across <strong>the</strong> roughly cyl<strong>in</strong>drical<br />
material to create an essentially flat surface for <strong>the</strong><br />
knapper to drive off <strong>the</strong> blades.<br />
<strong>The</strong> knapper uses ei<strong>the</strong>r “direct percussion” with a<br />
hammer stone or antler billet, or else he uses “<strong>in</strong>direct<br />
percussion” with an <strong>in</strong>termediate “punch” like an antler<br />
t<strong>in</strong>e. <strong>The</strong> punch is placed aga<strong>in</strong>st <strong>the</strong> flat end of <strong>the</strong> core<br />
at <strong>the</strong> correct angle and struck with a heavy stone or<br />
wooden hammer to drive off <strong>the</strong> blade.<br />
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A Word To <strong>The</strong> Wise, When You Consider Buy<strong>in</strong>g Artifacts <strong>On</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> Internet Or In Person From An Individual Or A Company.<br />
Collect<strong>in</strong>g is an excit<strong>in</strong>g activity,<br />
and enthusiasm is good, yet<br />
caution is also necessary to<br />
protect your long term <strong>in</strong>terests<br />
plus your satisfaction and<br />
peace of m<strong>in</strong>d as <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
dependent upon careful,<br />
educated decisions.<br />
Do not let <strong>the</strong> excitement of a<br />
new f<strong>in</strong>d distract you from<br />
careful consideration of <strong>the</strong><br />
au<strong>the</strong>n-ticity and <strong>the</strong><br />
history of <strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t or<br />
tool you are contemplat<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
If a story<br />
sounds too good to be<br />
true, likely it is too<br />
good to be true.<br />
Develop a relationship<br />
with <strong>the</strong> seller<br />
so that you can<br />
decide <strong>the</strong> level of<br />
trust you can place<br />
on his or her word.<br />
Ask for as full an<br />
account of <strong>the</strong><br />
history of <strong>the</strong><br />
po<strong>in</strong>t as may be<br />
available.<br />
This is called <strong>the</strong><br />
“provenance”<br />
of <strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t. It<br />
should <strong>in</strong>clude<br />
<strong>the</strong> name of <strong>the</strong><br />
f<strong>in</strong>der, <strong>the</strong> place,<br />
<strong>the</strong> date, and a<br />
description of <strong>the</strong> circumstances<br />
or special conditions<br />
under which <strong>the</strong> discovery was<br />
made.<br />
Also you should ask for a full<br />
list of previous owners of <strong>the</strong><br />
po<strong>in</strong>t or tool, if you are not<br />
obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g it from <strong>the</strong> orig<strong>in</strong>al<br />
f<strong>in</strong>der. Whenever possible, you<br />
should <strong>in</strong>quire about and even<br />
Two brown obsidian blades found about 2000 A.D. <strong>in</strong> Clark County, Nevada, by Clifford<br />
Carney. <strong>The</strong>se two beautifully worked blades were found <strong>in</strong> an area where a lot of off-road<br />
dirt bik<strong>in</strong>g was occurr<strong>in</strong>g. Amaz<strong>in</strong>gly, <strong>the</strong>re are only a couple of small edge and tip breaks<br />
to detract from <strong>the</strong> overall perfection of <strong>the</strong>se two outstand<strong>in</strong>g examples of pressure<br />
flak<strong>in</strong>g performed by a highly skilled knapper. <strong>The</strong> blade on <strong>the</strong> left measures 7” long by<br />
1-1/2” wide; <strong>the</strong> blade on <strong>the</strong> right measures 7-1/2” long by 1-3/8” wide.<br />
require a certificate of<br />
au<strong>the</strong>nticity from a respected<br />
source.<br />
Almost any collector with<br />
whom you speak will have a<br />
story of how he bought a po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
from someone whom he<br />
thought was trustworthy, only<br />
to f<strong>in</strong>d out later that <strong>the</strong> po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
was ei<strong>the</strong>r unknow<strong>in</strong>gly or<br />
even deliberately sold as<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntic, when <strong>in</strong> reality it<br />
was a modern copy or reproduction<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t.<br />
In addition, when you are<br />
look<strong>in</strong>g at possible “Paleo-<br />
Indian” artifacts, it would be<br />
well to keep <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d that <strong>in</strong><br />
most parts of <strong>the</strong> country, <strong>the</strong>y<br />
are very rare.<br />
I know life-long students of<br />
archaeology who have worked<br />
all over <strong>the</strong> country on projects<br />
cover<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> many eras of<br />
human occupation on this<br />
cont<strong>in</strong>ent who have only ever<br />
found one or two au<strong>the</strong>ntic<br />
Paleo-Indian relics such as a<br />
Clovis spear po<strong>in</strong>t or a<br />
Folsom dart po<strong>in</strong>t. When<br />
<strong>the</strong>se po<strong>in</strong>ts are discovered<br />
<strong>in</strong> scientific excavations,<br />
<strong>the</strong>y are celebrated and<br />
<strong>the</strong>n carefully cataloged<br />
for future study and<br />
reference. If <strong>the</strong>y are<br />
found on private land,<br />
<strong>the</strong>se po<strong>in</strong>ts and tools<br />
are most often preserved<br />
and put away,<br />
out of public view.<br />
And sometimes,<br />
if a collector has a good<br />
Paleo-Indian po<strong>in</strong>t<br />
which has been certified<br />
and au<strong>the</strong>nticated, he<br />
might be tempted to<br />
sell it, but this would<br />
be quite unusual.<br />
No artifact dealer<br />
would ever want to sell<br />
a high quality Folsom,<br />
Clovis or Cumberland<br />
po<strong>in</strong>t, for example,<br />
without suggest<strong>in</strong>g a<br />
ra<strong>the</strong>r substantial price.<br />
I say this to caution you and<br />
to encourage you to carefully<br />
consider claims of age, culture<br />
and au<strong>the</strong>nticity which you<br />
will hear from collectors<br />
and/or sellers of possibly<br />
ancient artifacts.<br />
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May 2010
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Artifact Au<strong>the</strong>ntication Services<br />
& Certificates Of Au<strong>the</strong>nticity<br />
Au<strong>the</strong>ntication and evaluation<br />
services for artifacts from all<br />
over <strong>the</strong> world are available<br />
from a number of highly<br />
respected sources.<br />
Some offer <strong>the</strong>se services for<br />
regional items, s<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>the</strong>y<br />
specialize <strong>in</strong> Western, or South<br />
Western, or South Eastern, or<br />
North Central or North Eastern<br />
artifact types.<br />
And most of <strong>the</strong> au<strong>the</strong>nticators<br />
have web sites. Read up on<br />
<strong>the</strong>ir services, learn about <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
specialties, obta<strong>in</strong> pric<strong>in</strong>g and<br />
tim<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>formation, and determ<strong>in</strong>e<br />
how to send items for<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntication and evaluation.<br />
Here are some well known and<br />
respected au<strong>the</strong>nticators:<br />
Dwa<strong>in</strong> Rogers<br />
Texas Fl<strong>in</strong>t Au<strong>the</strong>ntication<br />
4102 Birch Avenue<br />
Temple, Texas 76502<br />
Telephone: 1-254-791-5520<br />
Jeff Baker<br />
Baker Au<strong>the</strong>ntication<br />
www.BakerCOA.com<br />
P.O. Box 772<br />
Paragould, Arkansas 72451<br />
Telephone: 1-870-239-9722<br />
You can use a<br />
jeweler’s Lupe 8X<br />
magnifier, just to<br />
beg<strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> high<br />
enlargement<br />
exam<strong>in</strong>ation of an<br />
artifact, to look for<br />
edge wear and<br />
tool marks.<br />
Bill Jackson<br />
Jackson Galleries<br />
www.JacksonGalleries.com<br />
P.O. Box 1005<br />
Mount Sterl<strong>in</strong>g , Kentucky 40353<br />
Telephone: 1-800-466-3836<br />
Fax: 1-859-499-0160<br />
Tom Davis<br />
Davis Artifacts, Inc.<br />
www.TomDavisArtifacts.com<br />
P.O. Box 676<br />
Stanton, Kentucky 40380<br />
Telephone: 1-606-663-2741<br />
Ben Stermer<br />
Western Typology<br />
www.WesternTypology.com<br />
44207 W McClelland Dr.<br />
Maricopa, Arizona 85238<br />
email: BSte122241@aol.com<br />
Jeb Taylor<br />
Jeb Taylor Artifacts<br />
P.O. Box 882<br />
Buffalo, Wyom<strong>in</strong>g 82834<br />
Telephone: 1-307-737-2347<br />
Ken Parta<strong>in</strong><br />
www.kensrelics.com<br />
7044 Market Street<br />
Dover, Arkansas 72837<br />
Telephone: 1-479-331-3486<br />
Sam Cox<br />
www.SamCoxArtifacts.com<br />
968 Floyd Drive<br />
Lex<strong>in</strong>gton, Kentucky 40505<br />
Telephone: 1-859-351-5675<br />
Old Stone Age<br />
Handaxe (Paleolithic),<br />
age 200,000+/- years.<br />
http://www.Stormbroek.com<br />
A European artifact gallery,<br />
which offers quality antiquities<br />
from all historic eras, and all<br />
areas around <strong>the</strong> world.<br />
eBay Store: Stormbroek<br />
Scottsbluff Spear<br />
Po<strong>in</strong>t, late Paleo, early<br />
Archaic period, age<br />
8,000 to 10,000 years.<br />
eBay store: SWArkArtifacts<br />
eBay ID: “razrbk”<br />
Dealer located <strong>in</strong> Arkansas, features<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntic artifacts from <strong>the</strong> south/<br />
central United States, many with<br />
Certificates of Au<strong>the</strong>nticity.<br />
eBay Store: SWarkArtifacts<br />
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May 2010
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