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Arrowheadology Is Headed To Temple!
Posted on04. Jun, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Arrowheadology is Temple, Texas bound and you should be too! Feed the animals, clean the baseboards, fix that leaky faucet and complete any other honey-do’s early so that you can clear your calendar for one of the best artifact shows in the country happening this weekend! Come by and see us at the Arrowheadology table. [...]
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Credit The Atlatl For Our Perch Atop The Food Chain.
Posted on29. May, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Wikipedia defines ‘atlatl’ as “a spear-thrower tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in dart-throwing, and includes a bearing surface which allows the user to temporarily store energy during the throw”. But, don’t let ‘Atlatl Bob’ Perkins hear that.
Bob, widely know in primitive technology circles as the foremost authority on anything atlatl related , [...]
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The Best Banner & Boat Stones You Will Ever See
Posted on01. May, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the Ohio Historical Society’s (OHS) video series ‘Living in Society’. These video clips capture some of Ohio’s best artifacts recorded.
The first video available here focuses on boatstones. These are the most elaborate ever found and represent various mammal and bird forms. Each are [...]
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Rabbit Mandibles, Sticks, & Stunners At The Texas State History Musueum
Posted on30. Apr, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Next time you’re in the Austin area, the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum is a good place to invest some time. Three floors of interactive exhibits, an IMAX and special temporary exhibitions capture the spirit of the Lone Star State.
The story begins with the a very high level overview of the [...]
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The Rarest of Indian Relic Finds
Posted on14. Apr, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
It’s that once-in-a-lifetime find that we all dream about. It’s the 5″ Clovis, a complete Folsom, a blade cache, an arrow point embedded in a bison bone, a corner tang knife or whatever ever arrowheads you dream about when you go to sleep.
Whatever it may be, it is often times the finds that we never [...]
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April ‘09 Site of the Month: Texas Beyond History.net
Posted on08. Apr, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Texas Beyond History (TBH) is a collaborative effort initiated by the Texas Archeological Research Laboratory (TARL) along with many other key Texas educational groups. It’s charter is to provide a virtual museum of Texas’ rich archeological and historical heritage.
TBH boasts that it contains information spanning the 540 generations of humans that called Texas home. [...]
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Bill Seeks to Decriminalize Surface Hunting on Public Land
Posted on07. Apr, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
It’s illegal to pick up Indian artifacts along any Texas waterway such as a lake, river, or stream. Senate Bill 1829 introduced by Senator Bob Deuell seeks to change that. Senator Deuell hails from Greenville, Texas (District 2), home of Lewis Smith who authored the proposed Legislation.
Lewis, a.k.a. ‘Indy’, concentrated his efforts on reversing current [...]
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We Have A Winner!
Posted on02. Apr, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Actually, we have 15!
As previously announced to celebrate the launch of Arrowheadology.com, we have a few cool prizes to hand out to all you relic hunters! You earned an entry into the launch contest for each article comment, forum post, classified ad and gallery upload made during February and March and now it’s time to [...]
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Universities Dumping Artifacts; Pilot Program Entails Unloading Arrowhead Warehouses
Posted on01. Apr, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
In an unprecedented move announced Wednesday, it appears the Texas Archeological Research Lab (TARL) will be liquidating it’s collection of more than 80 years of Texas artifacts. The move comes on the heals of state budget cuts that make it difficult for the state funded program to continue warehousing stockpiles of Indian artifacts.
TARL spokes [...]
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