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On the Cover An illustration of the so-called “Copper Solar Ogee Deity,” a 21” (53 cm) in height Southeastern Ceremonial Complex Mississippian culture repoussé copper plate. It depicts the profile of a dancing winged figure, wielding a ceremonial mace in its right hand and a severed head in the left. The plate was discovered at the Lake Jackson Mounds site in northern Florida. Design-wise, it is in the Late Braden Style associated with Cahokia Mounds in Illinois. Similar to the Rogan Plates found at Etowah Mounds in Georgia, several motifs differentiate this representation of the “birdman.” On his head, he is bearing an ogee motif, and instead of the raptor beak common to other birdman representations, the figure on this plate has a curled proboscis, which is similar to those found on several shell gorgets from Missouri and long-nosed god maskettes. All rights held by the artist, Herb Roe © 2016. See story on Page 6 of this issue. Digital Illustration and description by Herb Roe
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Message from the Editor		3
Letters to the Editor		4
Obituary:   Howard W. Briggerman   Roy E. Whaley		5
Mounds and Earthworks on the Public Highway Part Fifteen: The Eastern Florida Panhandle Lake Jackson Mounds and Letchworth-Love Mounds	Steven R. Cooper	6
A Remarkable Effigy Pipe from Georgia	Olan Moore	9
The Old Copper Culture in Eastern North America	E.J. Neiburger	10
An Extraordinary Cache Blade	John Jake Ilko, Jr.	16
Passing the Torch	Paul Herrick	18
Obituary:   Rodney A. Price		19
A Catlinite Hopewell Platform Pipe	Dr. Sandy B. Carter, Jr.	20
The “No two alike! and Quantity limited!” Bonus Prize	Larry Cunningham	24
Following the Clues	John M. Selmer	26
The Lost City: A Nearly Forgotten Place	Thomas Theodore Welborn	28
The Three Musketeers	Edmund Butkus	32
Obituary:   Terry Schultz		34
Two Fine Jasper Blades from New England	William Moody	35
How Good of Archers Were Native Americans? Part One	Scott Chandler	36
Hunting History in Christian County, Illinois	Curtis R. Winans	46
An Awesome Day	Debbie Emley	48
The Historical Development and Use of Guns in Early North America	Ted Koelikamp	49
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Officers and Societies		53
Calendar of Events		56