French Museum Sells Rare American Indian Artifacts
Posted on 01. Apr, 2010 by Shannon Graham.
In an unprecedented move announced Wednesday, it appears the Musee du Louvre (Louvre), which houses 7,000 rare and valuable American Indian artifacts, will be liquidating it’s extensive collection. The reduction is a result of budget cuts and a nationalistic movement to showcase only Western European artifacts.
The United States has long petitioned the French institution [...]
Field Guide: Finding Arrowheads, Part 5
Posted on 14. Mar, 2010 by Big Ed.
Sometimes finding the right place to look for arrowheads will land you on someone else’s property. And, in these sensitive times, how you approach land owners can make the difference between a great haul of arrowheads and an ass full of buckshot!
Arrowheads, Federal Agents, Suicide, Informants…A Sad Tale from the Four Corners Area.
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by Shannon Graham.
The story unfolds like a Tony Hillerman novel, except in this case unfortunately the story is real. And it is a tragedy.
In June of 2009 more than 100 Federal agents, including an FBI SWAT team arrested 26 people in Utah, Colorado in New Mexico in what the Justice Department claimed to be ‘the nation’s largest [...]
Arrowheadology; 2009 in Review
Posted on 31. Dec, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
As the hunt ends for 2009, we look back at the finds from 2009 and they are a plenty; new finds, friends, theories, bits of knowledge and just plain fun.
Before we get into specifics, a big ‘Thank You’ to all you Arrowheadologists is in order. This is your community and it’s no small feat what [...]
Black Tea Time in Texas – A Ritual Drinking Vessel?
Posted on 15. Nov, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
Editor’s Note: Another look this week at the rare artifacts that remain from the Black Tea ceremony.
If artifacts could speak, imagine the stories they would reveal. Of course this would remove some of the fun in piecing together clues from the past.
The focus here is an artifact discovered in central Texas, a large Lightning Whelk [...]
Field Guide: Finding Authentic Arrowheads, Part 4
Posted on 18. Oct, 2009 by Big Ed.
As we continue our series on finding arrowheads, we take a look at a couple of popular search site types as well as some basic techniques for effective arrowhead hunting.
So, another great source of arrowheads is cultivated fields. Modern farming equipment uncovers them when it turns the soil. Once a field has been plowed, [...]
Scottsbluff Reduction Sequence
Posted on 05. 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 [...]
The Fort Ancient Culture, 950 AD to 1650 AD
Posted on 21. 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 [...]
Part Time Curators; How Are You Doing on Your Shift?
Posted on 13. 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 [...]
