Volume 61, Number 2, April 2014
On the Cover: The Great Serpent Mound twists and turns for 1348 feet creating an effigy of a snake. It was built approximately one thousand years ago, on a hilltop that has been occupied since at least the Mid-Archaic Period. It is considered one of the Great Wonders of the Ancient World. The site and its museum are maintained by the Ohio Historic
Table of Contents
| Title | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Message from your Editor | 59 | |
| Letters to the Editor | 60 | |
| Obituaries | 61 | |
| Mounds and Earthworks on the Public Highway Part Two: The Great Serpent Mound | Steven R. Cooper, EIC | 62 |
| Appendages of Clay | 67 | |
| A New Name for an Old Chert Maybe? “Bayless Chert” | 69 | |
| A Virginia Snake Head Pipe | James E. Maus | 70 |
| Halifax and Other White Quartz Points from Halifax County in North Carolina’s Northern Piedmont | Peter G. Murphy and Alice J. Murphy | 72 |
| The Huge Blade Found at Parker’s Run | Charles J. Vaughn | 74 |
| Steatite Vessels: An Example from Covington County, Alabama | Tim Brawner | 75 |
| Things to Think About: Ceremonial Artifacts, a Personal Gripe and Satellite Campsites | Bob Reeves | 78 |
| Beads of Eastern Virginia | Cliff Jackson | 80 |
| Patina is Not the Indicator of Great Age: The Old Copper Culture | Dr. E.J. Neiburger | 81 |
| A Collection of Paleo Points from Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas and Tennessee | 84 | |
| A Cache of Marksville Artifacts Found in Louisiana – Part One: Background | Steven R. Cooper, EIC | 86 |
| A Cache of Marksville Artifacts Found in Louisiana – Part Two: The Find | James Hayden | 90 |
| Artifacts that Travel: The True Stories Behind the Artifacts in the Frame – Sometimes It Takes a Long Time to Come Home | Rick Diemer | 94 |
| The Gift of Iron Eyes Cody | Warren R. Boatwright Jr. | 95 |
| Hardaway Tradition Artifacts in North Carolina: The Hardaway Site and the Baucom-Hardaway Site | Ron L. Harris | 96 |
| Old Collectors and New Collectors: The Fun of Collecting with Friends | Kevin Pipes | 99 |
| A Long Lost Hopewell Point and Blade | Tim Dunham | 100 |
| The Origins of Moundbuilding | Gerry Powers | 101 |
| A Pair of Copper Earspools with their Original Wooden Backing | Dennis Hess | 105 |
| Book Reviews: Pinson Mounds: Middle Woodland Ceremonialism in the Midsouth; The GE Mound Case | 107 | |
| Membership Application | 108 | |
| Officers and Societies | 109 | |
| Calendar of Events | 112 |
Membership Application
Officers and Societies
Calendar of Events