Indian Artifacts the Best of the Midwest Identification and Value Guide
- Author(s): Lar Hothem
- Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art
- Publisher: Collector Books
- Publish year: 2004
- ISBN: 9781574323900
- Number of Pages: 468
Of the countless millions of artifacts made in the prehistoric Midwest, only a small percentage is considerably above average in one or more ways. This percentage number is open to debate, depending on what rarity factors are used and even how such factors are subjectively viewed. Less than 2% of all intact examples of fi eld-found artifacts are in this category of excellence. Half a dozen degree-of-rarity factors can be considered.
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Cover
Contents
Introduction
Adzes
Archaic Blades
Archaic Drills
Archaic Gorgets
Archaic Tools
Atl-Atl Stones/Weights
Axes
Bannerstones
Bar Amulets
Birdstones
Boatstones
Bone, Antler & Shell Artifacts
Celts
Copper Artifacts
Discoidals
Fluted Points
Gorgets
Hematite Artifacts
Lanceolate Points
Lost Lake Blades
Paleo Tools
Pipes
Plummets
Pottery
Woodland Pendants
Woodland Points & Blades
Other Artifacts
Summary of Traits By State Illinois
Bibliography