Archive for March, 2009
You Might Be An Arrowhead Collector If…
Posted on23. Mar, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
A recent post in the Arrowheadology forums discussed receiving wooden replicas of Indian artifacts as a kid for a present. This post started a flurry of ‘you might be an arrowhead collector if…‘ responses. Here is just a sampling of some of the creative ones received from the membership. Several of these are just too [...]
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Launch Contest! You could win BIG!
Posted on10. Mar, 2009 by Big Ed.
To celebrate the launch of Arrowheadology.com, we have a few cool prizes to hand out to all you relic hunters!
During the months of February and March, you can earn an entry into the contest for EVERY SINGLE article comment, forum pos, classified ad or gallery upload that you make. That’s right! Make 100 forum posts, [...]
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Amazing Similarities Between Texas and Arkansas Human Effigies
Posted on07. Mar, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Separated at birth? Take a close look at these figurines. The first was found near Austin, Texas at a site on Onion Creek and is a fired ceramic clay figurine. The second comes from an old Arkansas collection and appears to be ceramic as well but could be stone. Found 40 years and hundreds of [...]
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Texas Topaz; True Gemstone Points
Posted on05. Mar, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Topaz occurs naturally in the Llano Uplift region of Texas and is collected by locals and tourists alike. Mason County, in the Texas Hill Country seems to be ground zero and a popular hunting ground for the famous blue topaz. It’s here where the largest known gem-quality topaz was discovered, a 1,296 gram, pale [...]
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Central Texas Clovis Cache
Posted on04. Mar, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
In 2004, a sand mining operation in central Texas uncovered a cache of Clovis artifacts. Thirteen bifaces in varying stages of manufacture were unearthed. While this rare find was not scientifically excavated, there is much than can be learned from the assemblage.
Clovis points are found in central Texas however, Clovis caches are extremely rare [...]
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Possibly the Most Prolific Paleo Site; Cibilo Creek
Posted on01. Mar, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Buried deep below the sand on a rise above Cibilo Creek, lies possibly the most prolific Paleo site found to date. Located 20 miles southeast of San Antonio, Texas, collectors know it better as the Wilson County Sand Pit (WCSP), a reference to the commercial sand mining operation responsible for discovering the site. [...]
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