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Selected Pictures from the 2019 January Journal

See these, and more, in this issue of the Central States Archaeological Societies Journal

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These three fine Archaic period points were found in Henderson County, Kentucky, by Shelia Shoulders. All three were found in local creeks during 2018, and all are undamaged. At top are two Kirk Corner Notched points. At the bottom is a Big Sandy point, which is the longest of the three and measures 3 3/8 inches in length.
Collection of Shelia Shoulders, Spotsville, Kentucky

See this and other great relics in the CSASI 2019 October Journal

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Three of the blades as found, sticking up out of the ground. Note the piece of hematite.

See this and other great relics in the CSASI 2019 October Journal "The Kellner Searcy Cache" by Archie Kellner, Warsaw, Missouri

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Three snapped base Kirk points. At far left is a point I acquired from Keith Bowers, the grandsonof the finder, Robert Jenkins. The center point is made from Harrodsburg chert. The far right point is the first one found in the Hemp field. It measures 2 ¾ inches in length.

See this and other great relics in the CSASI 2019 October Journal "The Hemp Field that Gives and Gives" by Nicolas Barrett, Lexington, Kentucky