Click to enlarge	This Tennessee style discoidal exhibits near perfect form. This style of discoidal is unusually large, with deep cups and high quality workmanship. They have been found not only in Tennessee but also in the Carolinas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Kentucky. There are a few examples found out of this primary area. They are usually isolated field finds. This example is made from white quartz and shows evidence of its time spent in the earth waiting for someone to recover it. Quartz and other hard silica based materials were usually utilized with a few examples being made of flint. This discoidal was part of a small collection that was found by the Jensen family when they were cleaning out their grandfather’s storage locker in Union City, Tennessee, around 2015. His farm was in Lauderdale County, so it was most likely found there. The discoidal is highly polished overall and very smooth to the touch. It measures 5 ½” in diameter and 2 ?”in width. It was acquired by Mitch Lewis from the family shortly after they discovered it and then collected by Don Warmbrod of Brighton, Tennessee, before being acquired by the current owner See "The Cinmar Bipoint – Virginia’s Oldest Stone Artifact" in the 2022 Central States Archaeological Societies April journal.
Click to enlarge	Early Archaic point found by the author on July 17, 2021. It measures 3” in length See "My Best Find by Kelly Moser, St. Louis, Missouri" in the 2022 Central States Archaeological Societies April journal.
Click to enlarge	Artifacts found on a creek bank by the author, Robert Moyer, Gainesboro, Tennessee. No other artifacts have ever been found in this area. Read the entire story of this amazing find in the journal. See "Two Knives by Robert Moyer, Gainesboro, Tennessee" in the 2022 Central States Archaeological Societies April journal.
Click to enlarge	This 5 ½” long Dalton (top) and small 3 ?” Knobbed Hardin were found many years ago near the small community of Haypress in Greene County, Illinois. They were acquired by the current owner from the daughter of the finder who had inherited them when her father passed away See "A Wonderful Surprise" in the 2020 Central States Archaeological Societies April journal to read the story of these fine relics and see these and others in full size.
Click to enlarge	Examples of three classic Michigan barbed axes found in Michigan counties of Oakland (left), Lenawee (center) and Clinton (right). See "Michigan Barbed vs. Southern Barbed Axes by Ron L. Harris, Hickory, North Carolina" in the 2020 Central States Archaeological Societies April journal to read the story of these fine relics and see these and others in full size.

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