On the Cover
The Wilbanks monolithic axe was found after heavy rains in the spring
of 1917 by James Lawson on the banks of the Etowah River near Ball Ground
in Cherokee County, Georgia. The axe suffered damage at the hands of
the Lawson children who utilized it as a projectile to knock apples
off of a tree. It was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution on February
22, 1922, which then restored it. It is the only known monolithic axe
with engraving, and this is the first time it has been published in
true color. It measures 11 1/8 inches in length and is made from a highly
polished greenstone. For the full story, see page 82.
Collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural Historys
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| The Barbara L. Eicher Vase Pipe |
Dr. Jeff Pyle |
61 |
| Mortars and Pestles of the Southeastern States |
Bob Reeves |
66 |
| X-Rays, Archaeology and the Chopsticks of Death |
E.J. Neiburger |
70 |
| Analysis of An Iowa Trophy-Like Axe |
Dr. Alfred D. Savage |
75 |
Book Review:
Patina: A Visual Reference Guide to Prehistoric Copper
Use in the Western Great Lakes Region |
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76 |
| Obituary:David Leigh Root |
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76 |
| Shell Ornaments of the Southern Appalachian Mississippians |
Ron L. Harris |
77 |
| Two Rare Contact Period Artifacts from Martha’s Vineyard |
Bill Moody |
80 |
| The Wilbanks Site and the Wilbanks Farm,
Cherokee County, Georgia |
Dr. Sandy Carter |
82 |
| The Rabbit’s Foot - Bad or Good Luck? |
Lee Gregory |
86 |
| Buried in Wood |
Peter G. Murphy
and Alice J. Murphy |
88 |
| When Your Find Really is Just a Rock |
Amy A. Germuth Ph.D. |
89 |
| A Cameo Style Quapaw Bottle from the Don Dickson Collection |
Ray Fraser |
90 |
| The Full Grooved Axe of the Early Archaic Period in Southeast Missouri |
Craig Hale |
98 |
| Chert: A Foundation for Culture |
Jason Pentrail and James Waldo |
100 |
| The Mica Arrowpoint: A Colorado Oddity |
Tom Westfall |
103 |
| The Haywoods and Days of Yore |
V. Gary Henry |
104 |
| Archaeology and Artifacts |
Dr. David H. Dye |
106 |
