Click to enlarge	A grouping of abalone pendants from the Sacramento Valley found by Schultz Martine in the 1930s. The top "Banjo-Style" N1b pendant measures 6" in length and is 4 ¼" in width. The bottom pendant is made from the edge of the shell and is not damaged. It has nine perforations. The smaller four at the bottom are very delicate and super thin. The shell was likely harvested in the San Francisco Bay See this and other great relics in the CSASI 2025 July Journal column "Abalone Pendant Ornaments from the Sacramento Valley" by Steven R. Cooper, Cary, North Carolina
Click to enlarge	The Crystal River Archaeological Park is a beautiful and peaceful place to visit. The large temple mound can be climbed. The museum is modern and well done, with many artifact displays and artistic renditions to help bring the site to life. The artifacts displayed mainly focus on the last period of habitation, the Woodland period. However, evidence shows humans have inhabited the area since Paleo times. The displays are well thought out and include pottery, stone (traded from the north), pipes and interesting exotic items such as drilled bear teeth brought south from Ohio. See this and other great relics in the CSASI 2025 July Journal column "Mounds and Earthworks on the Public Highway Part Twenty One: Central Florida" by Steven R. Cooper, Cary, North Carolina
Click to enlarge	View of the Oklahoma (Spiro site) and Guatemala bifaces together in their correct relative size and true color. Lithic Casting Lab photo. Length of Maya biface from Guatemala = 15 ½” (39.3 cm). See this and other great relics in the CSASI 2025 July Journal column "Multi-Layered Hell and Sacrificial Knives from Guatemala and Oklahoma" by Richard Michael Gramly, Ph.D., North Andover, Massachusetts
Click to enlarge	Artifacts acquired by the author when visiting Gourd Creek Cave in 1962. See this and other great relics in the CSASI 2025 July Journal column "Expedition to Gourd Creek Cave in Phelps County, Missouri" by Terry Bourret, Hannibal, Missouri
Click to enlarge	Several discs I have collected from around the United States. Left to right: Flint Ridge chert, Ohio; painted clay, Arizona (utilized for decoration, not for butchering); black obsidian, Utah; Buffalo River chert, Tennessee; solidified sandstone, Wyoming. See this and other great relics in the CSASI 2024 July Journal column "Circular Stone Artifact Discs. What Are They?" by Crystal Daugherty, Ossian, Indiana