Click to enlarge	This rare notched hoe is in perfect condition, and was found by Marshall Ingrassia in a Madison County, Illinois. Marshall was walking a creek on November 9th, 2013, and spotted it though the water. It is made of Mill Creek chert, and is highly stained from lying in the creek for nearly 800 years. It measures 4 ¾ inches in length. Marshall is shown holding it at top left. Collection of Marshall Ingrassia, Granite City, Illinois
Click to enlarge	Examples of various point types, made from white quartz, surface-collected at five adjoining sites near the town of Halifax, NC within several hundred meters of the Roanoke River. Top row: Gaston points (400 – 300 B.P.); 2nd row: Savannah River points (5,000 – 3,000 B.P.); 3rd row: Halifax points (6,000 – 5,000 B.P.); 4th row: Guilford points (6,000 - 5,000 B.P.); bottom row: Morrow Mountain Type II point (7,000 - 6,000 B.P.). Longest point, 57 mm.
Click to enlarge	Exterior view of a large portion of a steatite vessel recovered from the Point ‘A’ Reservoir in Covington County, Alabama. The vessel is 9 inches tall with a calculated circumference of just over 43 inches and weighs 9.8 pounds. The rectangular handle is 5 3/4 inches long. The black or dark gray areas represent carbon buildup. Tim Brawner, Dothan, Alabama
Click to enlarge	A Dalton point found at the Baucom-Hardaway site in Union County, North Carolina. This point was shown in an article published in the Charlotte Observer in 1987, and found by Charles McCarn.

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