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Recent Artifacts Shown in Central States Archaeological Journal

< This beautiful Stilwell point is made of Sonora flint, and was found in Hart County, Kentucky. The Stilwell point is believed to be related to the Kirk corner Notched point and date from the same time period, approximately 7500 b.p. From the collection of Mack MacKashman.
Photo by Tony Clinton.
Actual Size 3 3/4" Length

This cat-serpent effigy bowl >
is 4 inches high and 6 inches wide. It was formerly in the collections of Ben Thompson and Frank Morsast, Sr., and was featured in Who' Who #7. It is now in the collection of Mike Crawford.

Photo by Tony Clinton

< This Kaolin flint tang knife was found in Jackson County, Illinois by Mack Mackashman.

Photo by Tony Clinton
Actual Size 4 1/2 " length.

This heat-treated Burlington flint >
blade is 3 1/2 inches long and 1 3/8 inches wide. It was found by Kenny Basset at the edge of a ploughed field in Cooper County, Missouri. This blade probably dates from the Middle Woodland period.

Photo by Tony Clinton.

< This colorful Archaic blade was found by Mike Scott in Trigg County, Kentucky. The point appears to have been heat treated, which typically alters the color of the flint and makes it more workable. From the collection of Mike Scott.

Photo by Tony Clinton.

Actual size 4" length

This Etley point is 6 inches long >
and 1 3/4 inches wide. It is made of Missouri rhyolite and was found in St. Francois County, Missouri in the spring of 1996. it is from the collection of Joey Crawford.

Photo by Tony Clinton

< These two Adena points were found on Grandview Beach on June 6, 1991, in Hancock County, Kentucky. They were made from local hornstone and are 4 1/2" and 4 3/8" in length (respectively). Adena point date from the Late Archaic and Woodland periods and could be around 3000 years old. From the collection of Mark and Cynthia Wunderlich.

Photo by Tony Clinton

Arrow points from the Cahokia Mounds, Included are points from Mound 72 at Cahokia as well as several points found by surface collectors at Cahokia years ago. Two extremely rare bone point are shown. Photo by Pete Bostrom.
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