Click to enlarge	These two huge axes were both found in 2006 by members of the same family. The three-quartergroove axe on the left was found by Mary Keck on February 20th and measures 8 ½ inches long. The 7 ½ inch Keokuk ax on the right was found a few weeks later by Paul Keck on April 2nd. Both axes were found in Adams County, Illinois.
Click to enlarge	This fine birdstone was found in Alleghan County, Michigan. It is made of a bluish slate with black bands. It has a chunky body, a long heavy neck, angular under-jaws, an incised mouth and a turned-up tail. It is one of the two most beautiful and artistic birdstones I have seen. It was first collected by F.P.Hill of Delaware, Ohio. Formerly in the Ladow Johnson collection, Toledo, Ohio and illustrated in Townsend, page 518-519, plate 205#c. In the Cameron Parks collection as number 338, after purchase in an auction at Delaware, Ohio from son Jim. Description by Cameron Parks photo W. Tiell
Click to enlarge	DeKalb County, Indiana. Green slate with black bands. Has an elongated body with a prominent neck and short beak. Found by Robert Bowman, a student in Butler High School in 1945 while plowing on his farm in the southwest corner of Franklin Township, between Butler and Waterloo. He carried it in a tractor tool box. I purchased same for cash and four Pacific war knives on April 10th 1946. John E. Flora was with me and noted my “calm” interest. It is illustrated in the Ohio Archaeologist, Volume 1 # 3 of October 1951 and in Townsend’s book, Page 412-413, plate 150#E. In the Cameron Parks collection as # 53.
Click to enlarge	Three rare Jack’s Reef points found by Phillip Bradley in Henderson County, Tennessee. These points are from the Intrusive Mound Period, which is a somewhat unknown time between the Woodland and the Mississippian Periods. The point on the far left measures 1 3/4 inches and is made of Camden chert. The 2 1/2 ” point in the center is made of Dover chert and the colorful 2 inch point at the far right is made from a heat treated Buffalo River chert. Collection of Phillip Bradley, Humboldt, Tennessee
Click to enlarge	Above are two points found in Hickman County, Tennessee. At left is a superb 3 inch Pine Tree found by Jim Cagle in the 1980’s. He was walking a plowed field and only the tip was showing. He was quite surprised to uncover an entire undamaged point. It is made of Dover chert and has exceptional form and fine serrations. At right is a 3 5/8 inch Lost Lake also made of Dover chert. It was the first point ever found by the finder who discovered it on a home construction site. This point is very thin, shows near perfect symmetry in form and still displays a needle tip. Collection of Skip Cagle, Centerville, Tennessee
Click to enlarge	A group of four rare “monolithic axe” pottery pipes. These are Dallas Culture artifacts. This last phase of the Mississippian Period in the Southeast witnessed the arrival of the conquistadors. Spanish artifacts have been found intermingled with Dallas artifacts on several sites. The largest of these pipes measures 2 inches wide, and the smallest 1 ½ inches. All show evidence of smoking with residue in their bowls. The top pipe was found in Floyd County, Georgia. The other three were found on the same site in Bradley County, Tennessee. They are referred to as “monolithic axe” pipes due to their resemblance to these rare Mississippian high status artifacts. Collection of Richard Lyles, Cleveland, Tennessee.