Archaeologist Volume 27 Summer 1977
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OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST VOLUME 27 SUMMER 1977 1*W The Archaeological Society of Ohio Officers—terms expire 1978 Robert Harter, 1961 Buttermilk Hill, Delaware, Ohio President—Jan Sorgenfrei, Jeff Carskadden, 2686 Carol Drive, Zanesville, Ohio 2985 Canterbury Drive, Lima, Ohio 45805 Associate Editor, Martha P. Otto, Vice President—Steve Fuller, Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio 4767 Hudson Drive, Stow, Ohio 44224 All articles, reviews and comments on the Ohio Archae Executive Secretary—Dana L. Baker, ologist should be sent to the Editor. Memberships, re West Taylor St., Mt. Victory, Ohio 43340 quests for back issues, changes of address, and other Treasurer—Don Bapst, matter should be sent to the business office. 2446 Chambers Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43223 Recording Secretary—Mike Kish, PLEASE NOTIFY BUSINESS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY 39 Parkview Ave., Westerville, Ohio 43081 OF ADDRESS CHANGES. BY POSTAL REGULATIONS Editor—Robert N. Converse, SOCIETY MAIL CANNOT BE FORWARDED. P.O. Box 61, Plain City, Ohio 43064 Editorial Office Trustees P. O. Box, Plain City, Ohio 43064 Terms expire Ensil Chadwick. 119 Rose Ave., Business Office Mount Vernon, Ohio 1978 Summers Redick, 35 West River Glen Drive, Wayne A. Mortine, Scott Drive, Worthington, Ohio 43085 Oxford Heights, Newcomerstown, Ohio 1978 Charles H. Stout, 91 Redbank Drive, Membership and Dues Fairborn, Ohio 1978 Annual dues to the Archaeological Society of Ohio are Max Shipley, 705 S. Ogden Ave., payable on the first of January as follows: Regular mem Columbus, Ohio 1978 bership $7.50; H usband and wife (one copy of publication) William C. Haney, 706 Buckhorn St., $8.50; Contributing $25.00. Funds are used for publish Ironton, Ohio 1980 ing the Ohio Archaeologist. The Archaeological Society Alva McGraw, Route #11, Chillicothe, Ohio 1980 of Ohio is an incorporated non-profit organization and Ernest G. Good, 16 Civic Drive, has no paid officers or employees. Grove City, Ohio 1980 The Ohio Archaeologist is published quarterly and Frank Otto, 1503 Hempwood Drive, subscription is included in the membership dues. Columbus, Ohio 1980 Back Issues Regional Collaborators Publications and back issues of the Ohio Archaeologist: David W. Kuhns, 2642 Shawnee Rd., Portsmouth, Ohio Ohio Flint Types, by Robert N. Converse $4.00 Charles H. Stout, Sr., 91 Redbank Drive, Fairborn, Ohio Ohio Stone Tools, by Robert N. Converse .... 3.00 Claude Britt, Jr., Many Farms, Arizona Ohio Slate Types, by Robert N. Converse .... 5.00 Mark W. Long, Box 467, Wellston, Ohio Back issues—black and white—each 2.00 Steven Kelley, Seaman, Ohio Back issues—four full color plates—each 3.00 James Murphy, Dept. of Geology, Back issues of the Ohio Archaeologist printed prior Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, Ohio to 1964 are generally out of print but copies are available William Tiell, 13435 Lake Ave., Lakewood, Ohio from time to time. Write to business office for prices and Gordon Hart, 760 Fort Wayne Rd., Bluffton, Indiana availability. STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMITTEES NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAPTER COMMITTEE EXHIBITS COMMITTEE Robert Converse, Chairman Steve Fuller, Chairman Frank Otto, Chairman Ensil Chadwick David Towell —Frankfort, O Dick Partin Wayne Mortine Charles Coss—Uhrichsville, O. Steve Balazs Don Bapst John Haney—Ironton, O. John Baldwin Ken Black Don Casto—Lancaster, O. Billy Hillen James Greiger—Oak Harbor, O Don Gehlbach AUDITING COMMITTEE Harry Hopkins—Piqua, O. Ensil Chadwick, Chairman Ed Gall-Willoughby, O PROGRAM COMMITTEE Robert Hill James Gooding —Lewis Center, O Martha Otto, Chairwoman Larry Cronkleton M. J. Galloway—Piketon, O. Robert Sturm Jack Hooks RAFFLE COMMITTEE William Tiell Charles Stout, Sr. FRAUDULENT ARTIFACTS COMMITTEE Buddy Haney, Chairman Joseph Dunlap Ernest Good, Chairman Graig R. Ciola Max Shipley Jerry Hagerty EDUCATION/PUBLICITY/ Earl Townsend Jack Hooks HISTORICAL COMMITTEE Steve Fuller Gordon Hart MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Mike Kish, Chairman Dean Driscoll Dave Mielke Buddy Haney, Chairman Marilyn Harness—Society Librarian Robert Converse Charles Stout, Jr. Jan Sorgenfrei Dorothy Good—Society Historian Ottie Cowan Lar Hothem Dave Scott Kendall Saunders Don Bapst Mary Beth Albin PRESERVATION COMMITTEE Tom Stropki LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Jack Lanam Dana Baker, Chairman Jim Ritchie Alva McGraw, Chairman Steve Parker George Morelock Bert Drennen Dwight Shipley Doug Hooks David Kuhns Ed Hughes Charles Voshall David Brose Gilbert Dilley Dr. John Winsch TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial Page Kohl Mound, A Hopewellian Mound Editorial policy for the Ohio Archaeologist In Tuscarawas County 4 has always been one of trying to present a format which appeals to a wide range of peo Age and Provenience of Adena Bone Combs.. 9 ple. We try to maintain a balance between The Hall Birdstone 14 the purely scientific archaeological report and stories of artifacts and collecting activities. The Effigy Platform Pipes Since the growth of our Society is the only yardstick by which we can measure the suc of the Hopewell People 16 cess of our publication it is apparent that the Trophy Axe From Ashland County, Ohio 17 material presented in the Ohio Archaeologist has been well received. Authorship of Squier and Davis Map There are those who argue that we should Authorship of Squier and Davis Map of the have more pictures of fine artifacts while Marietta Earthworks: A Belated Correction .20 there are as many at the opposite end of the spectrum who would rather see more site re Burins 23 ports. However, it is the opinion of your Editor Bone Jewelry of Prehistoric Man 24 that the vast majority of our nearly 1800 mem bers will be found in between these two Destruction of the Granville Hilltop Fort, schools of thought and it is our aim to publish Licking County, Ohio 26 material which will appeal to everyone. It must be pointed out, however, that The Prehistoric Duplicates 29 Ohio Archaeologist is what our members Two Coshocton County Finds 30 make it. If you, the reader, would like to see pictures of fine flint, slate, or stone, then do A Champaign County Mortar 30 your part and get us the material to print. If site reports are your field of interest then An Odd Gorget 31 encourage people who have dug or surface A Mississippian Elbow Pipe 32 hunted a site to write them up and send it to us. Incised Bars 34 We seldom pass up publishing any sub Prehistoric Dugout Discovered 35 mitted article if it will be of interest to our readers. An exception to this are reports which exceed four or five pages in length. Our magazine is small and we normally have around twenty-six pages available for articles. Some manuscripts sent, to us have been twelve to fifteen pages long and we feel that because of the limited number of publishable pages available, we cannot print them. This is in no way critical of these long reports and personally I wish we had the resources and space to share them with our readers. Robert N. Converse Editor FRONT COVER BACK COVER This outstanding axe, a personal find of your Editor, is Shown for the first time in full color is one of the more shown in approximately full size. It was found April 20th, publicized of the Dr. Meuser pipes. It is made of a compact 1977, in Canaan Township. Madison County, Ohio. Made siltstone and was found near Deavertown, Morgan County, of a closely grained gray-green granite it weighs 8V2 lbs. Ohio. This unusual pipe portrays both the elements of the and is in nearly pristine condition. deer— antlers carved along the neck —and the wolf—teeth of a carnivore. Kohl Mound, A Hopewellian Mound In Tuscarawas County by Janice Keister Whitman, 35 Fifth St., Bangor, Maine Kohl Mound is a small Hopewellian mound The second step in the project was to lay located on a ridge above the Tuscarawas out a series of five foot squares in parallel River in Goshen Township, Tuscarawas lines across the mound. Originally eighteen County, Ohio. The map coordinates are 81° squares were laid out, but only fifteen were 22' 30" west longitude and 40° 26' north excavated in exposing the interior of the latitude. The mound is located on the highest mound (See Blueprint, Figure 2). elevation of the ridge at a contour reading of Clearing the floor of the mound disclosed 1,020 feet. The ridge itself is located on the the outline of a burial crypt. The crypt was old Riker farm, which is now owned by the constructed of limestone boulders of varying Hardy Salt Company, and lies on a north- sizes from six inch diameter to twenty four south orientation. The ridge is a quarter of a inches, with sandstone slabs propped against mile south southwest of Midvale along state the boulders (Figure 3, Photograph). The route 295 which runs between New Philadel crypt enclosed a six foot diameter area which phia and Uhrichsville. It is about two miles held the central burial of the mound. The south southeast of Schoenbrunn. crypt wall varied from two to three feet in The mound was discovered in mid March width and was about at foot high. Evidence 1972 by Donald Kohl of Newcomerstown from various positions of the rocks indicate while he was exploring the Riker Site, a multi- that the wall had been higher but had fallen component, late prehistoric village site which due to weathering. The interior of this crypt lies at the southeastern base of the ridge. was covered with ashes and decayed char Wandering across the top of the ridge from coal, a piece of which was salvaged for radio south to north, Kohl noticed a mound-like carbon dating. The bones of the burial were protrusion on the apex of the ridge (Figure 1). so badly deteriorated that except for a portion He brushed aside the leaves on the south of the jaw and a few teeth and fragments of eastern side of the mound to test the soil and the femurs, which lay along a burnt log that discovered a long bone protruding through yielded the charcoal sample, little remained the soil.