Central States Archaeological Journal January 1998

Volume 45, Number 1, January 1998

On The Cover: This exceptional example of an Abbey point, dating from the Archaic period (4000 to 2000 B.C.), was found near the Withlacoochee River in Brooks County, Georgia. The Abbey point is typically found in south Georgia, Alabama, and northern Florida. This specimen is 4½ inches long and was chosen to represent the state of Georgia on our cover. From the collection of Bruce Butts.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title	Author	Page(s)
On the Surface	John T. Crowley	2–4
New Year’s Day 1997	Dexter R. Canada	5
Footprints: In Memory of Billy Bulger	Bob Lee	6–7
North Georgia Clovis	J. Steven Beasley	8
How Did They Know?	Candler Blackburn	9–11
A South Carolina Deptford Linear Stamp Vessel	Andy Shull	12
Lake Park Knife	Ben Wayne Collins	13
The Maker’s Heartbreaker	Jim Maus	14–15
With a Little Help from My Friend	Joel Valdez	15–19
It’s Okay, and I Am Really Glad You Found It	Neal Spalding	20
The Object of Artifact Photography	Sharon Clinton & Tony Clinton	21
Use Theories Regarding the Birdstone: Past and Present	Steven R. Dowell	22–26
Similarities of North American and Old World “Old Copper” Artifacts	E. J. Neiburger	27–35
A Paleo Harvest	Peter Graetz	36
Night Shift Arrowhead Hunting	Robert Whitehead	37–38
Surface Finds Along the River Banks	Jim Moore	39
Two Iowa Midlands	Ronald D. Van Heukelom	40–41
Cigar Pestle	Lee West	42–43
Second Chance	John T. Crowley	44–45
Half an Afton?	Carl M. Wright, Jr.	46
Early Man Points from Arkansas	John Hedgecock	47–48
Book Reviews	—	49
Keokuk Axes	Reviewed by Ben W. Thompson	49
Indian Artifacts of the Midwest, Book III: Identification & Value Guide	Reviewed by Ben W. Thompson	49
Middle Mississippian Encounters with the Prehistoric Amerindians	Reviewed by Carl M. Wright	49
Points & Barbs	Gregory Perino	50

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