Central States Archaeological Journal July 2026

Central States Archaeological Journal July 2026 Volume 73 Number 3, Indiana Archaeological Society 75th Anniversary Issue

ON THE COVER:

This Ashtabula spear is made of gray Coshoctan and was found in Kosciusko County, Indiana. It measures 6 1⁄2” long x 3 1⁄2” wide. This
is considered to be the largest and best Ashtabula in existence. It was found in 1905 by Ed Hoagland 4 miles east of Warsaw, Indiana.
Fred Bartol bought it in 1937. Pictured previously in Who’s Who in Indian Relics Volume #1 on page 10, in Who’s Who in Indian Relics
Volume #2 on page page 256 and in The Redskin, Volume 1, #2, October 1966 on page 55.
Collection of Jeff and Beth Pyle, North Manchester, Indiana

TitleAuthorPage
Message from the Editor115
The Founding and Early Years of the Indiana Archaeological SocietySteve Hart116
Various Colorful Hardstone Bannerstones120
Beautiful Green and Black Quartz Bannerstones121
Slate Bannerstones and Large Points122
Fate is the Hunter – Ten Years in the MakingDavid L. Greives124
Fine Indiana Relics Part One128
Early Archaic Pine Tree Points from Swan’s Landing134
Fine Indiana Relics Part Two136
Slate from the Cameron Parks Collection142
A Huge Hopewell Cache Blade143
Indiana Wing or Bowtie Bannerstone StagesDavid Moore144
A Sunday Walk – A Lifetime FindBrian Wagner145
An Exceptional Fulton Turkeytail146
Fine Indiana Relics Part Three147
A Rare Effigy Bear Pipe from IndianaJames Tharp153
A Huge Humped Bannerstone154
The Oscar Byall Man Effigy PipeSteve Hart155
Fine Indiana Relics Part Four156
Jim Felke – A Tribute163
What is lost is found … and lost again … and found again!David Moore164
Post-glacial Indiana – Mastodons and MammothsJames Tharp166
Slate Specimens from the Dale and Sandy Hiatt Collection173
Pictured in “Birdstones of the North American Indian”173
Black, White and Gray Quartz Bannerstones174
Fine Indiana Relics Part Five175
A Turkey-Tail Cache from Greene County, IndianaBian Blinn189
The Fletcher Williams Fluted PointCurtis H. Tomak190
An Exceptionally Engraved Mississippian Disc Pipe Found in Jasper County, IndianaSteven R. Cooper192
Slate Specimens from the Steve Ward Collection Pictured in “Birdstones of the North American Indian”194
They Are Still Out There!Dr. Jeff Pyle195
Fine Indiana Relics Part Six196
Three from a Private Collection211
A Monolithic Axe from Posey County, IndianaCurtis H. Tomak212
Fine Indiana Relics Part Seven214
Membership Application
Officers and Societies
Calendar of Events