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JULY 2024 CSASI

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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On the Cover
The sun shines down on the large platform mound in the distance. It was originally at the center of a large Mississippian site just outside of Evansville, Indiana. today known as Angel Mounds. This mound remains as one of the largest prehistoric structures in the United States, with a base of 166’ x 335’ and a volume of 67,785 cubic yards. It served as the residence of high status individuals who ruled over this metropolis from AD 1100-1450. For more on Angel Mounds, see the story on page 116
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Message from the Editor
115
Letters to the Editor
116
Mounds and Earthworks on the Public Highway Part Seventeen: Angel Mounds State Historic Site
Steven R. Cooper
117
An Unusual Illinois Late Woodland Pipe
Jacob Waymire
122
Some “Exotic” Lithics on Martha’s Vineyard
William Moody
124
An Unfinished Bannerstone from Wayne County, Illinois
Derek Mays
126
I Discovered a Tube Bannerstone!
Chad Hosel
127
Found on the Surface
Joe Lay
128
Three Remarkable Pipes
Ken Woods
129
Kershaw County, South Carolina Deer Bone Crested Bird Effigies
Dr. Sandy Carter
130
My Finds in South Carolina
Savannah Johnson
133
October 2014 - A Special Month
Herman Shelley
134
A Forged Iron Decorated Lance Spearhead
Larry Cunningham
135
An Aberdeen Style Mississippi Type Axe
James R. Beer
136
A Wonderful Gift
Jimmy Boswell
137
The Wonders of Mother Nature
Dr. David A. Easterla, Ph.D.
138
Palmer Projectile Points from the North Carolina Piedmont Region
Ron L. Harris
140
What a Tale This Could Tell
Nick Speer
143
The Flight of a Dove
Tristen Arnold
144
Climate Change and a New Archaeology
Gary S. Foster, Ph.D.
146
How Good of Archers Were Native Americans? Part Three
Scott Chandler
148
Are Prehistoric Drills Really Just Drills?
Dave Miller
158
Five Years, One-Quarter Mile, Luck and Persistence
Jeffery Harris
159
Best Garden Ever
Don D. Guy
160
Cope, the Indian Artifact Collector Dog of Haywood County, North Carolina
V. Gary Henry
162
Membership Application / CSAJ back issues
164
Officers and Societies
165
Calendar of Events
168