On the Cover
This splendid banded slate biconcave gorget measures 3 7/8 inches in
length.It is identified as late Adena culture approximately 2000
BP. This artifact is one of the most highly
developed gorgets of this type and is perforated conically from the
reverse side, with slight
reaming of the holes where they exit.The right perforation shows disc
scratches. Found in
Randolph County, Indiana, this Adena gorget was originally collected
by Dr. Rollin Bunch of Muncie, Indiana. Later it entered the Charles C.Smith collection of
Modoc, Indiana. From there it entered the John Berner collection, Lynn Brooks and Jan Sorgenfrei
collections. |
Message from our officers |
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An extraordinary engraved Mississippian pipe |
John Berner EIC |
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Mickey Mouse eared bannerstone preform |
Ron Harris |
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A copper adz from Northwest Missouri |
Dr.David Easterla |
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Artificial ageing is counterfeiting |
John F. Berner EIC |
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The story of my first Etley |
John T. Crowley |
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A Holston County site in the Georgia Coastal Plain |
Robert Beasley |
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Rare North Carolina boatstone |
Ron Harris |
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The Berry and San Pedro site |
Tom Stine |
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The Cossatot Celt collection |
Sam Johnson |
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Book reviews and general interest |
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Meteorites and Indian sites |
Robert Woolard |
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Bevel resharpening is not indicative of Paleo typology |
Malcolm McLaughlin |
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Officers and Individual state societies |
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