Click to enlarge	Heavily corroded copper celts from Wisconsin. Read the story in the journal
Click to enlarge	Figure 4 - Size comparison of huge 80 pound Greensville County, Virginia soapstone vessel (top) with average size soapstone vessels. Bowl on lower left was found in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and is 9 inches wide, weighing only 4.1 pounds. More refined thin-walled bowl on right is from upstate South Carolina and is 7 ¼ inches wide, weighing only 1.1 pounds.
Click to enlarge	Howard Boney of Emporia, Virginia transporting huge soapstone utilizing small wagon to transport 80 pound soapstone vessel from his house to the author’s vehicle for transport to the author’s relic room near Hickory, North Carolina on August 18, 2013..
Click to enlarge	This small effigy gorget made from soapstone (steatite) has two identical heads. These appear to represent the “Hellbender Salamander,” which is the largest of all salamanders, reaching up to 2 feet in length. They were common in prehistoric times. The old tag on top reads “From the Citico Mound near Chattanooga, Hamilton Co. TENN.” The gorget is drilled with two suspension holes and measures 3 inches in length.