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The ASO continues to strive to make Ohio's prehistory
accessible to those who desire to learn more about it. The following articles
appeared in the Ohio Archaeologists the Summer of 2009.
An Unfinished Double Crescent
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A double crescent preform.
This large slate preform demonstrates the process of creating a double
crescent bannerstone some seven to eight thousand years
ago. A large piece of slate was selected and laboriously pecked into a
crude shape such as this. the entire piece was then ground smooth and
given a definitive shape. Drilling was usually the last step in this
process.
A Finished Double Crescent
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A highly patinated double crescent bannerstone.
Rick Waibel
South Charleston, Ohio
The double crescent bannerstone could be included in a list of all the
rarest of all prehistoric artifacts. Because of their fragility farm
implements have taken their toll and few of them have survived unbroken.
The occasional fragment of a double crescent wing can be seen in farm
collections. they are so scarce that even the 1800's and early 1900's
collections included restored examples.
The specimen shown is from Ontario, Canada. It measures 5 3/4 inches
wide. It has minor restoration. the distribution of these unusual
bannerstones is through the midwest and Great Lakes region.
A Full Grooved Axe
A rare, fine full grooved axe made from
granite.
This large full grooved axe was found by Ron Busch in
1985 in Sugar Creek Twnshp., Putnam County, Ohio. Ron is a member of the
Mowkon Chapter of the ASO. It measures 9 inches in length and is
unblemished.
The following articles appeared in the Ohio Archaeologists the
Fall of 2009.
A Clermont County Axe
Fig. 1 An exceptional 3/4 groove axe.
Dennis Menke found this green granite axe in 1976 in
an open furrow during spring plowing. It weighs 9 pounds and measures 9
1/2 inches long.
A Fluted Point
A highly patinated dovetail.
This dovetail was found in Orleans, Indiana. it was
collected by Dr. Thomas Butler Ritter who practiced family medicine from
the 1800's until 1920. Dr. Ritter died in 1922 and a few of his most
cherished artifacts were left to his family. The dovetail doesn't appear
to have any signs of re-sharpening. It is one of the notched base
varieties of dovetails often found in Indiana. It measures 5 inches in
length.
A fluted point from the
Lowell Thomas Collection
A rare authentic paleo fluted point.
By
Scott Yerkes
Fairfield, OH.
This Fluted point is from the collection of Lowell Thomas of
Woodington, Ohio, in Darke County. Lowell Thomas was a famous writer and
broadcaster for almost 50 years. He made Lawrence of Arabia famous. This
artifact was attached to a frame with wire along with many other
artifacts. I have heard that there were several other frames, and one of
them is in Garst Museum in Greenville Although the piece has no
information associated with it other than Ohio, I assume, as it is known
that local people had given artifacts to Thomas, the piece probably
originated from the Darke County area.
The point measures 4 1/4 " long and is made of mottled Coshocton flint
The flutes are shallow but are present.
These are just a few examples of the
many articles and photographs pictured in the Ohio Archaeologist.
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