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/ Vol. 5 Number 2 Ohio Archaeologist APRIL - 1955 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY COLUMBUS, OHIO (Formerly Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society) !, GET ACQUAINTED by The Editor It has been our policy in the past to show pictures of various members, as well as of their collections, on what we called a "Get Acquainted" page. We feel that this is a good idea as it is a means of getting acquainted with individual and it adds more interest to read an article when you feel you know the author. Also, when you attend our meetings you will recognize the various members and feel at ease to make their actual acquaintance. They are all people you can feel proud to call your friends. It is with a great deal of pleasure that I wish to present to you on the opposite page, Dr. Paul E. Bennett of Portsmouth, Ohio. To his close friends, it is Dr. Paul. My personal ac quaintance with Dr. Paul has impressed me in various ways that makes it hard to put into words. To me, he is a dynamic personality, who is living an exceptionally full life. He is a very busy practicing physician and surgeon. Every minute is full. He is an ardent student of archaeology and the very interesting feature of his fine collection, is that he has and is going his own dig ging and hunting. Each piece has a personal significance to him. One outstanding feature of his explorations is the far-rflung places he has visited to carry on his digs. He will speak one minute of the Sahara and show you the pieces uncovered and tell of hardships encountered, next you may be over at Pompeii or at Hurculeum, the Koman and Phonecian civilizations, and then suddenly be transported to the ancient Mexican ruins, but his main interest is the "Ohio River Complex." Dr. Paul E. Bennet was born in Indiana and all of his time was spent on a farm. Any avail able time was spent hunting, fishing and trapping, considerable time being spent out of doors, Pursuing these activities anything involving some unusual design whether it be stone, wood, etc., always held quite a bit of intrigue. Any Indian artifacts or unusual stone formations were brought home and placed in the barn. This continued on until graduation from high school at which time he took a job running a boat for a Cincinnati lawyer on the west coast of Florida, during which time he developed an interest jn sea shells and marine life, the former having grown to a sizeable and quite unusual collection. On returning north he then entered college, subsequently medical school, hospital internship and residency, which afforded no time for any of his earlier interests. In July 1942 he was sent to Europe with the 77th Evacuation Hospital where served approx imately four years. During that period while not on available duty many of his earlier interests suddenly became renewed. For example near the Algerian and Tunisian border and during a rest period in the African campaign a good deal of excavating was done with the assistance of Arabs who worked many hours for one PX handkerchief. From these excavations several beau tiful urns, Koman lamps, coins, etc., were obtained, this particular group having been dated by archaeologists as Second Century. All of these specimens are now in his private collection. Also at this time many rural Arabic specimens of Jewelry, etc., were obtained. Similar expedit ions were made both on the island of Sicily and Italian mainland and many photographs were taken of Koman historical ruins. This interest persisted during the duration of the war and many unusual specimens found a place in his private museum. On his return to the States from Europe to Portsmouth, Ohio in October 1945, at which time he established his practice of medicine and surgery, he has been an ardent student of archaeo logy and has personally obtained from digging and surface hunting many thousands of Indian artifacts. In 1951 he made his first trip to Mexico where he excavated a fine collection of the Aztec and Toltec artifacts. Also in March 1954 he made a second trip to Mexico and obtained many more fine Aztec and Toltec specimens. He is now planning a trip to the ancient city of of Timgad which is some 800 miles south of Bone, Algeria, North Africa, on the edge of the Sahara Desert, to increase his collection of Roman artifacts. It has been my pleasure to have visited with Dr. Paul several times and each visit has left indelible impressions in my mind as to the appeal this diversified collection would make on others, especially those who enjoy seeing a variety of subjects. I feel it will be an ed ucation for everyone into a different phase and a different angle in collecting, and probably an appreciation of the different materials that accompany same. - 35 - CONTENTS Page Get Acquainted by the Editor 35 Contents 36 Officers 37 President's Page 38 Editorial Page 39 Tips On How To Tell A Fake Point - H.Mewhinney 40-41 Huron County Collection fei Carl C. Reynolds 42—43 One On The Old Sarge - Arthur George Smith 44-45 The Weeping Eyes - Dr. Paul E. Bennett 46^47 Burial Association -i Dr, Paul E. Bennett 48-49 Flint from the Frank Sharp Collection 50 Neither Man Nor Ape — Poem 51 Lead Mines - W. V. Sprague, M. D. 52 Dr. Young Birdstones 52»-53 A Collectors Dream - H. C. Wachtel 54-56 A Donated Collection — Arthur Jones 56 — 57 The Little Stone Man - Jacob S. Koyer 58-59 The Panther Pipe - H. C. Wachtel 60 Mid-South Observations - H. H. McPherson 61-68 Henry Clyde Shetrone — A Memorial Sketch 69 — 72 Miscellaneous - New Members 73 In Memoriam to Dr. Leon Kramer 74 - 36 - OFFICERS President Dr. Lawrence E. Hicks, 8 Chatham Rd., Columbus 14, Ohio Vice-Pres Mr. Kobert M. Goslin, 316 Wilson Ave., Columbus 5, Ohio Sec'y-Treas - Mr. Arthur George Smith, 65 N. Foster St., Norwalk, Ohio Editor Mr. H. C. Wachtel, 307 Elmhurst Rd., Dayton 7, Ohio. DIRECTORS Mr. Charles L. Kisling, 228 Oakland Ave., Washington C.H., Ohio Mr. George C. Collins, 627 Snow Hill Blvd., Springfield, Ohio Mr. C. S. Kruger, 1035 Superior Ave., Dayton 7, Ohio Mrs. Vernon Barrett, Box 304, Chillicothe, Ohio Dr. Stanley G. Copeland, 1138 E. Whittier St., Columbus 6, Ohio PUBLISHING COMMITTEE Dr. Gordon F. Meuser, 2248 Summit St., Columbus, Ohio (Chairman) Mr. P. F. Mooney, Mount Sterling, Ohio Mr. LaL'ow Johnston, 2001 Toledo Trust Bldg., Toledo 4, Ohio Mr. B. E. Kelley, 138-140 S. Fayette St., Washington C.H., Ohio Mr. H. C. Wachtel, 307 Elmhurst Rd., Dayton 7, Ohio Prof. William P. Holt, 319 S. Summit St., Bowling Green, Ohio Mr. Donald McBeth, Route 1, Kingston, Ohio Mr, Ernest L. Spoon, Route 2, •Miamisburg, Ohio Mr. Kobert E. Craver, 121 Mercer Ave., Wheatland, Penna. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Mr. ii. S. Baby, Ohio State Museum, Columbus, Ohio Mr. Arthur G. Smith, 65 N. Foster St., Norwalk, Ohio (Chairman) Mr. LaDow Johnston, 2001 Toledo Trust Bldg., Toledo 4, Ohio Mr. Lynn .vlunger, Route 3, Angola, Indiana Mr. Dwight Koon, Koute 4, Elm Grove, W. Va. Mr. Frank C. Sharp, Kingston, Ohio OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY The Ohio Archaeological Society is organized to discover and conserve archaeological sites and material within the State of Ohio; seek and promote a better understanding among collectors of archaeological material including individuals,museums and insti tutions and to disseminate knowledge as to subject matter of archaeo logy. The membership is composed of United States citizens of suit able character and interest. The annual membership dues are $3.00 payable June 1st each year. The annual membership dues (up to 18) are $1.50. The funds are used for mailing notices of meetings and publishing of "Ohio Archaeologist" of which we put out four issues each year, Articles and pictures are furnished by the members. Send application with membership dues to Secretary. * * * * Due credit should be given this publication and the author for any article or data copied and published by others. - 37 - THE PRESIDENT'S PAGE by Lawrence S. Hicks How would you like to belong to the exclusive 500? What have you done to put our membership over the 500 Mark? We are going to reach it soon but we can count only paid-up members. Too much energy of officers is dissipated in getting delinquents up- to-date. Why not pay your dues now - - or for a few years in advance •» - so we'll be able to plan all the new projects in sight We need more Junior as well as Senior members. It's been a long cold winter with the biggest migration on record of Canadian birds to the Ohio Area. A score of kinds visited us in unprecedented numbers. We are making a detailed report to the Ohio Academy of Science on the event. Now they are gone along with the cold and the snow and we can begin to search for what the winter rains uncovered. My 200 clumps of crocus did not bloom until March 1- the latest in years. Nearly all the wildfowl - - ducks and geese - - have already passed through. If you get a 'lift' out of the break of spring, think what the thoughts of the prehistoric Indians must have been as the warming rays of the vernal sun put an end to the long months of misery, disease, exposure and starvation. Who of us could have lived as they lived and survived - - with a bit of energy left over to fashion the beautiful artifacts which have come down to us? Many of us have been reading about the opening of the Pyramid of Cheops in Egypt, In a great limestone-sealed gallery was found a solar boat of cedarwood (5000 years old) in which the ancient ruler hoped to journey to paradise.