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This Ft. Ancient pipe was found in 1905 by Auggie Gappa
near the town of Yellow River in Starke County, Indiana. Measuring
3 3/4 inches in length, 2 1/4 inches in width and 2 1/2 inches in height,
it is made of hard coarse grained sandstone and has the form of an
unidentified image. As is typical, large conical orifices were
drilled to intersect an area of 1/4 inch in diameter. Much pecking remains with minimal polish overall. |
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Gorget made of Cannel coal with encircled “
swastika” or “whirling logs” design, found in Ross
County, Ohio, ex. H.C. Wachtel, now in the Dayton Museum of Natural History. |
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This large Paleo blade shows minimal basal thinning and the
red ochre covers both sides. The material is tenatively identified as blue striped Alibates
chert. |
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What makes this Clovis unusual is the material. Measureing
3 1/4 inches in length, it is made of Mozarkite and has short shallow
fluting. It was found by John Schmitz on Clark street in Kirkwood, St. Louis, Missouri and collected by Richard Nichols # RN25. |
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This highly developed Green River Oval type bannerstone is
made of polished limonite and is a deep chocolate brown color. Found
in Brown County, Ohio and previously in the collection of Parker Melvin,
John Berner and David Lutz. It measures 2 1/4 inches in length and features unusual paneling much like some of the distinctive Panel banners of banded
slate. |
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This finely fluted and pressure flaked Cumberland Paleo measures
5 1/4 inches in length and 1 1/4 inches in width. It is made of Gray
Ft. Payne chert and was found in Northeastern Alabama. The tip and
right edge has been slightly restored. It was formerly in the DeJarnette collection. |
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