Volume 42, Number 4, October 1995
On the Cover: Hopewell vessel, circa A.D. 100, from the Ed Meiners collection, Illinois. Found in the Hazelhurst Mound, Meppen, Illinois. 5½ inches tall. Photo by and courtesy of Kenneth B. Farnsworth. A Christmas gift from Ed’s mother via the finder, Walter Wadlow. Chosen to represent Illinois artifacts by the Illinois State Archaeological Society.
Table of Contents
| Title | Author | Page(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Illustration | — | — |
| Surface Finds | Alan Banks | 159 |
| President’s Message | Tom Browner | 160 |
| Illustrations | — | 161–163 |
| Surprises on Sycamore Creek | Doug M. Mayer | 164 |
| Illustration | — | 165 |
| Letters to the Editor | ||
| Casual Observance at a Muscatine, Iowa Archaeological Group Monthly Meeting | Paul R. Witt | 166 |
| More on Legislation | Troy Hawks | 166–167 |
| Mysterious Tooth Marks | Ben W. Thompson | 167–169, 172 |
| Some Hard to Identify Projectile Points with Paleo Characteristics from Western North Carolina | V. Gary Henry | 170–172 |
| One of a Kind Artifact from Southern California | Jeb Taylor | 173–175, 177 |
| An Unusual Virginia Shell Face Mask Gorget | Jim Maus | 176–177 |
| Museum of the Steamboat Arabia, Kansas City, Missouri | Rodney M. Peck | 178–179 |
| My First Find | Greg Biebel | 180 |
| Pheasant Hunting with a Copper Knife, or John Deere Hinge of Copper | Denny White | 181 |
| Illustrations | — | 182–183 |
| A Wonderful Christmas Gift | Ralph Snyder | 184 |
| Illustration | — | 185 |
| Illinois Chert Sources: A Literature Review | Richard Quinn | 186–189 |
| A Circular Cross Shell Gorget from Virginia | Rodney M. Peck | 190–191 |
| The Land of the Narraticon | George Askew, Sr. | 192–195 |
| Let’s Join and Make Changes | Tom Browner | 196–198 |
| F. J. De Greeff Hardware Store Axe | Bob Rampani | 199 |
| Hooked, Dime, and Points | Jackson E. Hunt | 200 |
| Illustration | — | 201 |
| I Think I Found One | Ron Hunt | 202 |
| Illustration | — | 203 |
| Book Reviews | ||
| The Artifact Journal | Review by Alan Banks | 204 |
| Prehistoric Antiquities & Archaeological News Quarterly | Review by Alan Banks | 204 |
| Middle Atlantic Projectile Point Typology and Nomenclature | Wm. Jack Hranicky | 204, 206 |
| Points & Barbs | Gregory Perino | 205–206 |
| Searching for Footsteps to the Past | Review by Alan Banks | 206 |
| Illustration | — | — |
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