Volume 45, Number 1, January 1998
On The Cover: This exceptional example of an Abbey point, dating from the Archaic period (4000 to 2000 B.C.), was found near the Withlacoochee River in Brooks County, Georgia. The Abbey point is typically found in south Georgia, Alabama, and northern Florida. This specimen is 4½ inches long and was chosen to represent the state of Georgia on our cover. From the collection of Bruce Butts.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Title | Author | Page(s) |
|---|---|---|
| On the Surface | John T. Crowley | 2–4 |
| New Year’s Day 1997 | Dexter R. Canada | 5 |
| Footprints: In Memory of Billy Bulger | Bob Lee | 6–7 |
| North Georgia Clovis | J. Steven Beasley | 8 |
| How Did They Know? | Candler Blackburn | 9–11 |
| A South Carolina Deptford Linear Stamp Vessel | Andy Shull | 12 |
| Lake Park Knife | Ben Wayne Collins | 13 |
| The Maker’s Heartbreaker | Jim Maus | 14–15 |
| With a Little Help from My Friend | Joel Valdez | 15–19 |
| It’s Okay, and I Am Really Glad You Found It | Neal Spalding | 20 |
| The Object of Artifact Photography | Sharon Clinton & Tony Clinton | 21 |
| Use Theories Regarding the Birdstone: Past and Present | Steven R. Dowell | 22–26 |
| Similarities of North American and Old World “Old Copper” Artifacts | E. J. Neiburger | 27–35 |
| A Paleo Harvest | Peter Graetz | 36 |
| Night Shift Arrowhead Hunting | Robert Whitehead | 37–38 |
| Surface Finds Along the River Banks | Jim Moore | 39 |
| Two Iowa Midlands | Ronald D. Van Heukelom | 40–41 |
| Cigar Pestle | Lee West | 42–43 |
| Second Chance | John T. Crowley | 44–45 |
| Half an Afton? | Carl M. Wright, Jr. | 46 |
| Early Man Points from Arkansas | John Hedgecock | 47–48 |
| Book Reviews | — | 49 |
| Keokuk Axes | Reviewed by Ben W. Thompson | 49 |
| Indian Artifacts of the Midwest, Book III: Identification & Value Guide | Reviewed by Ben W. Thompson | 49 |
| Middle Mississippian Encounters with the Prehistoric Amerindians | Reviewed by Carl M. Wright | 49 |
| Points & Barbs | Gregory Perino | 50 |
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