You Might Be An Arrowhead Collector If…
Posted on 23. 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 [...]
Launch Contest! You could win BIG!
Posted on 10. Mar, 2009 by Big Ed.
To celebrate the launch of Arrowheadology.com, we have a few cool prizes to hand out to all you relic hunters!
During the months of February and March, you can earn an entry into the contest for EVERY SINGLE article comment, forum pos, classified ad or gallery upload that you make. That’s right! Make 100 forum posts, [...]
Amazing Similarities Between Texas and Arkansas Human Effigies
Posted on 07. 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 [...]
Texas Topaz; True Gemstone Points
Posted on 05. 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 [...]
Central Texas Clovis Cache
Posted on 04. 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 [...]
Possibly the Most Prolific Paleo Site; Cibilo Creek
Posted on 01. 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. [...]
Landscaping Reveals Clovis Cache
Posted on 26. 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. [...]
The Lost City of Z; Greatest Exploration Mystery of the 20th Century
Posted on 24. Feb, 2009 by Shannon Graham.
The Amazon Jungle, the last great unexplored region on the map. It is the birthplace of El Dorado, ‘the gilded man’, where it was said a tribal chief would cover himself in gold dust blown from a hollow cane. This tale of gold excess lured Spanish conquistadors into the region and many to their [...]
From Poop Throwing To Rocks?
Posted on 20. 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 [...]
