Central States Archaeological Journal April 1997

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Volume 44, Number2, April 1997

On The Cover: This Benton Point is a personal find of Dan Rain. It was discovered in a cache of six blades in Rutherford County, Tennessee, on November 28, 1994. The point measures 8 inches. All blades from the cache were featured in Volume 43, Number 4 (October) of the CSAJ. The cache included:

  • Another 8-inch Benton
  • A 4¼-inch oblique-flaked Elk River
  • A 4¼-inch oblique-flaked Benton
  • A 4¼-inch side-notched Benton
  • A 5¼-inch corner-notched Benton

This point was selected by the Volunteer State Archaeological Society to represent the state of Tennessee on the cover of the Central States Archaeological Journal.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Author Page(s)
On the Surface John T. Crowley 54–55
The Hopewell Pipe: A Conveying Medium to the Spirit World D. R. Gehlbach & D. R. Gehlbauch 56–57
The Banded Slate Turtle Effigy Bertram Avery Bruce 58–61
Two Halves Reunited Traci Hollister 62–63
A Carolina Shield Bannerstone Rodney M. Peck 64–67
Hoe Down Suzanne Goette 68–71
Dual-Type Bannerstones Teresa Putty 72–74
Twin Pendants? Jim Maus 75
He’s Loco Crazy Ron Hunt 76–77
Illustrations — 78–80
From Preform to Drill: The Life of a Kirk Serrated Point Tony Clinton 81–83
A Legacy from My Grandfather John R. Speer 84–85
Ten Feet, Ten Minutes, Ten Thousand Years Old David Hunzicker 86–87
Prehistoric Races of the United States of America Paul Witt 88–89
First Folsom Ronald D. Van Heukelom 90–91
Beginner’s Luck Steven Mark Harris 92–93
Ask Mr. Wizard Alan Banks 94–95
She Did It Again John Payer 96–99
Uprooted Points James R. Maudsley 100–101
Points & Barbs Gregory Perino 102–103

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