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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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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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Landscaping Reveals Clovis Cache
Posted on26. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
A routine landscaping job turns up a cache of 83 Clovis related artifacts. Approximately just 18″ below the surface lay a Paleoindian tool kit, undisturbed for 13,000 years. Undisturbed that is, until it was time for spring planting in Boulder, Colorado.
Patrick Mahaffey contacted Colorado University after a landscaping crew struck flint artifacts while working. [...]
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From Poop Throwing To Rocks?
Posted on20. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
OK, while not necessarily recent news, this Discovery News article did raise an eyebrow last year.
The article suggests that today’s “technologically advanced warfare may be traced back to primates throwing feces.” Think about it. Primates sling poop, sticks and rocks at intruders for defense or possibly anger. Could this be the roots of Stinger [...]
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Arrowheadology Exclusive: Shifting Sands Folsom Site
Posted on17. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Imagine being the first to discover a prolific Paleoindian site where no one else has ever collected. Sound good? What if this happened to be a single occupation site distinctly Folsom-Midland? Specifically, the site was utilized only by the Folsom-Midland people and is devoid of artifacts from any other culture. And,…you are the only one [...]
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Flashback: The Lost World of Range Creek
Posted on13. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
The world’s greatest open-air museum kept a secret for 50 years.
Imagine discovering a prolific ancient site that has never before been seen by ‘western’ eyes. A site that lay undisturbed for the past 700-1000 years. Arrowheads, pottery sherds, and beads remain in place from where they were last touched. Rock art unmarred by [...]
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