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On the Cover This remarkable blade was found along Clear Creek south of Cobden in Union County, Illinois. The family of the finder, who found it in 1926, kept in in between two panes of glass and had it hanging in a window to let the sun shine through since the blade is highly translucent. It measures 8 ½” in length and is made from Centennial Butte agate, which is found in the Dakotas. How it traveled to the Midwest remains a mystery. It dates to the Paleo period and has been identified as a rare platter blade utilized by the Clovis Culture. It is shown below with backlighting to highlight the transparent nature of the material. Collection of Mitch Lewis, Salem, Illinois Photography by Steven R. Cooper
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Message from your Editor		59
Obituary - John Mark Clark		60
Remembering Mark Clark	Richard Michael Gramly	60
Half Moon Lick: A Prehistoric Marvel on Southeastern Illinois’ Lower Saline River	Charles M. Sutton	61
Mississippian Culture Notched Stone Hoe	Larry Cunningham	64
Father and Son Gravel Bar Hunt	Garrett Robbins	66
In Your Mind’s Eye	David Marolf	68
A New Copper Point	E.J. Neiburger	70
Tesuque Pueblo Rain Gods	Steve Schenck	72
Searching for the Past in Putnam County, Tennessee	Devon Shoemake	73
Problem Solving in Collecting: Contemporary vs. Ancient	David L. Moore	76
My Best Find	Kelly Moser	78
A Unique Prehistoric Charm Necklace	Frank Foremny	79
Hunting Tales from the 1950s	Lee Gregory	80
Two Knives	Robert Moyer	82
Stone Mace Pendants	Dr. Sandy B. Carter, Jr.	83
A Wonderful Surprise	Tim Dunham	86
The Atlantic Broad Point Tradition in New England	William Moody	88
A Rare Adena Tablet	Billy Ford	90
Treasures from Kathy’s Farm	Chris Cramer	91
The Bradley Hill Rock Shelter August 1953	John Dorso and Matt Dorso	93
Stumbling Upon a Historic Era Site While Studying Nuclear Fallout	Peter G. Murphy and Alice J. Murphy	95
Obituary - Doug Puckett		97
An Empirical Analysis of CSAJ Authorship: Professionals and Amateurs	Gary S. Foster, Ph.D.	98
Lake Superior Agate Mano or Ceremonial Stone?	David A. Easterla, Ph. D.	100
Dooley County Duo	Benny Griggs	101
Michigan Barbed vs. Southern Barbed Axes	Ron L. Harris	102
An Unusual Georgia Bannerstone	Fred Swain III	107
Membership Application / CSAJ back issues		108
Officers and Societies		109
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