Click to enlarge	The front of the two Wilbanks Site right lobe tan claystone earspools in the Smithsonian Collection. Each measures 2 3/16 inches in diameter. Read more about these in the 2017 CSASI Journal column The Wilbanks Earspool by Dr. Sandy Carter, Roswell, Georgia
Click to enlarge	The birdstone is shown from the sides and the bottom, highlighting the drill holes; in the 2017 CSASI Journal columnThe Mysterious Birdstone by Ted Koelikamp, Crown Point, Indiana
Click to enlarge	very rare complete shell gorget (Plate 96 in The Spiro Mound: a Photo Essay) showing a “paired-figure” of two dancers that are mirror images of each other. A rubbing of this piece was included in Pre-Columbian Shell Engravings from Spiro. It measures 4 ¾ inches in height. It was sold to Earl Townsend, Jr. in 1956, and was last listed as being in the collection of the Museum of the American Indian in 1984. Read more about this in the 2017 CSASI Journal column Color Highlights from the Harry T. Bell Collection
Click to enlarge	A copper conical point from Villas County, Wisconsin and a perfectly fitting copper mandrel used in its manufacture. This was found in an all-copper cache dated to late Archaic times. Read more about this in the 2017 CSASI Journal column Tiny Old Copper Culture Conicals by E.J. Neiburger, Waukegan, Illinois
Click to enlarge	whole finished bannerstone at the Irwin farm in 2011 McLean County, Illinois Read more about this in the 2017 CSASI Journal column Sharing Some of My Illinois Finds by Paul Herrick, Mackinaw, Illinois