I read Clutons' clovis preform thread with interest, but didn't want to step on any toes posting picutures of new artifacts in his thread. I really enjoyed the pictures and discussion.

I think there's a good argument for W. clovis overshot tech. having a strong basis in punch work, or more specifically supported horizontal punch work. In this way, small percussors can make massive flakes, and take over when soft hammerstones are ...

I am on record as stating that the Tremper Mound Hopewell Effigy Platform Pipe cache is the most valuable North American prehistoric artifact cache thus far discovered. I would love to hear others thoughts on a more valuable cache.

The Tremper Mound cache was discovered in 1915 under the direction of William C. Mills. The cache contained 145 platform pipes, with 106 being effigies. All were found "killed" in a small area ...

My son and I snuck out of town until Sunday..Spent this morning in Glass Butte LOADING the truck with Mahogany and other great Obsidian..Had about 500lbs by 11am


Then the snakes..I don't like them but they sure like me. We counted 4 of them in this crack and one more up above..I'll post the video later.


.How about those pictographs



Hunted ...

I finally did it. After 45 years of hunting I can finally say I found a killer Clovis.

I went for a quick hunt before work yesterday to see if I would have any luck and the first spot I hit looked like a parade had went through it. So I went to another spot where I had hunted the back ridge last week and figured I would hunt the front ridge by the river, but the backwater was about 4 feet deep between the ridges and there was no way ...