Volume 2, Number 1, Central States Archaeological Journal July 1955
This issue of the Central States Archaeological Journal features articles on effigy and Iroquoian pottery pipes, a petroglyph site in southern Illinois, Native American place names, archaeology in Illinois, and mound explorations at Meppen. Additional highlights include archaeological research from Wabash County, Tarascan pottery figures from Mexico, council news, and coverage of the 1955 Black Hawk State Park Indian Pow-Wow.
Table of Contents
| Title | Author | Page(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction | B. W. Stephens | 3 |
| Curved Base Effigy Monitor Pipe | Earl C. Townsend Jr. | 4–5 |
| Iroquoian Pottery Pipes | B. W. Stephens | 6–10 |
| A Petroglyph Site at Fountain Bluff, Jackson County, Illinois | Irvin Peithmann | 11–13 |
| Indian Place-names, a Beautiful Heritage | Owen Hannant | 14–18 |
| Council News and Editorial Section | Gray La Dassor; Earl C. Townsend Jr.; B. W. Stephens | 19, 22 |
| Indian Pow-Wow, Black Hawk State Park, Rock Island, Illinois, September 3–5, 1955 | Russell P. Neuwerk | 20–21 |
| Archaeology | Dan Morse | 23–26 |
| Archaeological and Historical Evidence in Wabash County, Illinois | Jim Gillihan | 27–28 |
| Mound Explorations at Meppen, Illinois | William G. Fecht | 29–35 |
| Tarascan Pottery Figures from the State of Nayarit, Mexico | Byron Knoblock | 36–40 |
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