Click to enlarge	This pipe was found by Albert Pullins in Jasper County,Indiana. The site where it was buried had been farmed for years, and there wasn’t any visible evidence of prehistoric habitation. But walking to were the pipe was found there appeared to be a low rise that might have once been a mound. Found along with the pipe were two Adena cache blades covered with red ocher and a knife blade. Bob Nesius bought the pipe and blades from Mr. Pullins. Bob, my wife and I took a walk out to the field and were shown where he found the artifacts. The spot is on a high bank overlooking what was once a swamp. The pipe is made from an Ohio pipestone. It has been drilled by a cane or reed and has an enlongated thin platform with a tall bowl and extended lip. It is one and five eight’s inches tall and almost four inches long. The blades are approximately four and one half inches by two and one half inches. Pictured below is a top view of the pipe along with the two Adena blades that were found with it. Also shown is the field that it it was found in and Bob Nesius and my wife Sue standing at the exact spot where it and the blades were found. The intrusive mound culutre followed the Woodland period and preceeded the Mississippian period. The time period was approximately from 500 A.D. to 800 A.D. These people are known for burying their dead in existing mounds; hence the name “Intrusive Mound.”
Click to enlarge	St. Louis style Clovis made of Coshocton chert and fluted on both sides. It was found in Bourbon County, Kentucky in 1990. Found by Jack Deborde of Lexington, Kentucky.
Click to enlarge	This small well made red colored pipestone pipe was found by George Polson in Marshall County, Kansas. George was a senior at Marysville High School at the time. He skipped school in May 1959 and went Indian artifact hunting at a well known and productive site. He was looking at what is known as Campsite # 6. I assigned this number to the site. It is located in Guittard Township. Campsite # 6 is on a high knob on the north end of a field along the Robidoux Creek. George saw what he thought was a red garden washer. After walking past it, he thought there should not be a garden washer way out here. He went back to investigate, took out his pen knife and discovered this pipe.
Click to enlarge	A Midland Point found by Bill Wasemiller on December 15, 2006 in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. The material is Shakopee Chert. It two and seven eights inches long and is quite thin at just a quarter of an inch. It was found sticking out of the mud about one half inch. It was almost flawless, with just a little tip damage. This is the finest artifact Bill has ever found. Collection of Bill Wasemiller, Sussx,Wisconsin
Click to enlarge	A Clovis point found by Brian Skelton in mid-September 2007. He was hunting in Southern Middle Tennessee and spotted the point covered with mud in about six feet of water. At the time, he couldn’t see any flaking or fluting. It is three and one quarter inches in length and is shown life size. It is made from a form of Tennessee Agate, locally known as Clifton Agate. Collection of Brian Skelton, Waynesboro, Tennessee.