THE ARCHAEOLOGY of OHIO by Robert N. Converse.
Now available." This 400 page volume tells, for the first time, the fascinating story of the prehistoric people of Ohio and the Ohio River valley. Profusely illustrated with:80 color plates.Hundreds of photographs and drawings of:Sites.Excavations.Tools.Projectile Points.Slate Artifacts.Rare Middle-Woodland artifacts.Covers the entire period of Ohio prehistory from the appearance of the Ice Age Paleo-American fluted people to the entry of the first European explorers in the 17th century.Written in language understandable by laymen and archaeologists alike.
3rd Edition OHIO FLINT TYPES by Robert N. Converse. Now Available
Now in it's third printing, "Only 1,000 printed." This hard cover contains:Two hundred twenty-seven pages. All pictures are in color. Illustrations of prehistoric Indian projectile and tool types. Flint types and sources of material used and distribution is well covered. This coverage is not restricted to Ohio, but encompasses surrounding states. Extensive bibliography and chronology.
OHIO SLATE TYPES by Robert N. Converse.
First written in 1970, this book was completely revised and updated in 1978. The only publication of its kind, Ohio Slate Types contains:Photographs of over 450 slate and hardstone artifacts, including gorgets, pendants, bird-stones, bannerstones, ceremonial objects and many other items. Two pages are in full color. Over fifty-three entries in the bibliography.
OHIO STONE TOOLS by Robert N. Converse.
Revised in 1973 and now in the fifth printing, this book contains: Illustrations of the many prehistoric stone tools and implements used by Ohio and mid-western Indians. Over forty pages of descriptions and illustrations help identify and date the wide variety of axes, pestles, celts and other stone tools. Materials, manufacturing techniques and characteristics are described as well as distributional data. Extensive bibliography.
THE GLACIAL KAME INDIANS by Robert N. Converse.
This 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inche, hardbound, dustcovered book is a limited special publication of The Archaeological Society of Ohio. It contains:Over 150 pages. There are five maps and eighty-five photographs and illustrations. Thirty-five Glacial Kame sites, most of which have never been fully published, are described and the artifacts illustrated. An appendix discussing the Red Ocher sites in Ohio that describes and illustrates the old as well as new evidence on this culture and its relationship to Glacial Kame and Adena.
