Central States Archaeological Journal April 1957

Central States Archaeological Journal April 1957 Volume 3, Number 4,

This issue of the Central States Archaeological Journal features articles on a rare discoidal thrower human effigy pipe, engraved shell rattlesnake gorgets, a Folsom-form fluted point from the Powder River region, and the cherts of Putnam County, Indiana. Additional highlights include a study of an Aztec jadeite figure, an important private collection of Pre-Columbian art in Mexico, Hopewell mound preservation efforts, and council news and editorial updates.

Table of Contents

Title	Author	Page(s)
Introduction	Leonard W. Blake	123
The Discoidal Thrower — Human Effigy Pipe	B. W. Stephens	124–128
Late Historic Aztec Figure of Jadeite — A Primitive Work of Art	Byron W. Knoblock	129–132
Engraved Shell Rattlesnake Gorgets	B. W. Stephens	133–135
The Powder River Fluted Point — of Folsom Form	Virgil Y. Russell	136–138
Council News and Editorial Section	Irvin M. Peithmann; William H. Farley; Ralph A. Fisher Sr.	139–142
Important Private Collection of Pre-Columbian Art in Mexico	Byron W. Knoblock	143–146
Cherts of Putnam County, Indiana, and Their Relationship to Local Indian Artifacts	C. L. Bieber	147–155
Caterpillar Tractor Company to Preserve Hopewell Mounds on New Building Site	Dan Morse	156–158

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