Central States Archaeological Journal Volume 59, Number 4, October 2012
On the Cover: Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley (1861-1926). His collection remains mostly intact today, and was one of the best ever assembled in the Mid-West at the Turn-of-the-Century. He is shown in the photograph with several incredible pottery vessels. This photo originally appeared on page 405 of Who’s Who In Indian Relics Volume 4.
Table of Contents
| Title | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| Message from your Editor | Steven R. Cooper | 171 |
| Readers Share Some Finds | — | 172 |
| Letters to the Editor | Jim Cherry, Merrill Kuske, Gary Brown, Jim Cox, Bruce Butts, Frank Robison and Bob Reams | 173 |
| Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley and his Phenomenal Turn-of-the-Century Collection | Steven R. Cooper | 174–179 |
| The Polly Blowout | Tom Westfall | 180–181 |
| An Unusual Patination on a Savannah River Point | — | 181 |
| Minutes of the Collinsville Business Meeting of the C.S.A.S.I. – March 17, 2012 | Hugh McKenzie | 182 |
| A Unique Cache Find in the North Carolina Foothills | Ron Harris | 183–185 |
| Overlooked Artifacts – Net Weights | Bob Reeves | 186–188 |
| A Decorated Catlinite Pipe from Mobridge, South Dakota | Ray Fraser | 189 |
| A Seldom-Found Type of Projectile Point from North Carolina’s Piedmont | Peter G. Murphy and Alice G. Murphy | 190–191 |
| Book Review – Southern Raised Ridge Axes by Rodney Peck | — | 191 |
| The Source of Old Copper “Worm Tracks” | E.J. Neiburger | 192–194 |
| Book Review – Official Overstreet Identification and Price Guide to Indian Arrowheads, Twelfth Edition by Robert M. Overstreet | — | 195 |
| An Amazing Tennessee Benton Spearpoint Shown Full Size | — | 196–197 |
| A Mineralized Deer Antler Tine Spear Point and a Mineralized Bison Bone Gouge from Southwestern Iowa | David A. Easterla | 198–199 |
| The Airplane Dalton (A New Way to Hunt Arrowheads) | Herman Shelley | 200 |
| Swift Creek Complicated Stamped Ceramics | Tim Brawner | 201–202 |
| Mission Impossible | David Wuester and Truett Garner | 203–204 |
| The Kerrville Knife – Unusual Examples Show Type Diversity | Malcolm T. McLaughlin | 205 |
| Artifact Huntin’ Stories | Clarence G. Mason | 206 |
| Big Blue | C.J. O’Neill | 207–208 |
| The Fortune Cookie Folsoms | Kenny Resser | 209–210 |
| A Large Adena Type Celt from Giles County, Virginia | Rodney M. Peck | 211–212 |
| A Unique Dalton Period Knife | Andy Havens | 213 |
| Trade Axes As Weapons | Mark W. Miller | 214–216 |
| Clues to the Past | Steven R. Cooper | 217–219 |
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