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Scottsbluff Reduction Sequence
Posted on05. Sep, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
A look at six stages of manufacture.
Many ancient sites are littered with thousands of flint flakes that are the result of the tool and projectile point manufacturing process. This lithic scatter is also known as flint knapping debitage or waste flakes.
These flakes range greatly in shape and size depending on how they were removed [...]
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The Fort Ancient Culture, 950 AD to 1650 AD
Posted on21. Aug, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Note: The following article is a submission from Steve Valentine, prominent Arrowheadologist well known in the forums and galleries for his informative posts and amazing collection of rare finds. Take time to learn more about this amazing culture. You won’t be disappointed! Click on the photos for a better view!
The Fort Ancient Culture, 950 AD [...]
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Part Time Curators; How Are You Doing on Your Shift?
Posted on13. Aug, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Get up right now from your computer and go to where you keep your artifact collection. Take a good look at your entire collection. Go on, do it. What do you see? Are all pieces somehow catalogued with an inventory number that is referenced in a computer database or hand printed ledger complete with all [...]
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Letter From A Concerned Citizen
Posted on04. Aug, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Note: The following letter was submitted by a concerned citizen who wishes to remain anonymous.
It’s 3:45 pm in the middle of December somewhere in the Western United States. I have just waded through the freezing waters of one of the many freestone creeks that empty out of this mountain range. A maze of man made [...]
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Price Guides; Help or Hindrance?
Posted on30. Jul, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
‘How much is it worth?’ is a question occasionally heard in arrowhead discussions. More times than not, it’s a question asked by folks unfamiliar with Indian artifacts who have recently made their first find.
As with most things that have intrinsic value, and in this case a limited supply and growing demand, there is a monetary [...]
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Artifact Finds In The Information Age
Posted on14. Jul, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
We live in what’s been termed the ‘Information Age’ where we have the ability to exchange information freely and can gain instant access to knowledge that was previously difficult or impossible to find. It’s simply amazing really if you stop for a moment and consider the vast amount of data immediately available at [...]
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Cache of Unexplained Artifacts; Good Karma
Posted on02. Jul, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
A find of a lifetime, an intriguing artifact cache found by a treasure hunter, federal search and siezure…a lesson of life, greed, human nature, and people.
Watch this documentary following the characters of a small California Gold country town after the discovery of a cache of unexplained artifacts on the banks of the American River. [...]
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The Effects of First Contact; Cargo Cults
Posted on24. Jun, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Imagine the scene when native peoples of North America first saw ships approaching from the east. Monstrous, floating structures with bellies full of strangely dressed men emerging with highly developed tools. First impressions? Friend or foe? Fight or flee?
This scenario has occurred throughout the world anytime an isolated culture encounters first contact with [...]
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The Sun Sets on Temple.
Posted on09. Jun, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
And the 12th annual Lone Star Archeological Society Show is now in the books. As folks departed the G.I.R.S. sponsored show this weekend in Temple, Texas, I overheard one eager attendee saying “only 363 more days until the next one!”
Kudos to Leslie Pfeiffer, the show host, for orchestrating such a well organized [...]
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