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OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST VOLUME 28 NO. 2 SPRING 1978 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. Jack Hooks Robert Sturm William Tiell RAFFLE COMMITTEE Charles Stout, Sr. FRAUDULENT ARTIFACTS COMMITTEE Buddy Haney, Chairman Joseph Dunlap Ernest Good, Chairman Graig R. Ciola Max Shipley Jerry Hagerty EDUCATION/PUBLICITY/ Jack Hooks Earl Townsend HISTORICAL COMMITTEE Steve Fuller Mike Kish, Chairman MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Gordon Hart Dave Mielke Dean Driscoll Buddy Haney, Chairman Marilyn Harness—Society Librarian Robert Converse Charles Stout, Jr. Dorothy Good—Society Historian Jan Sorgenfrei Ottie Cowan Lar Hothem Dave Scott Kendall Saunders Don Bapst Mary Beth Albin PRESERVATION COMMITTEE Tom Stropki Jack Lanam Dana Baker, Chairman LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Jim Ritchie Alva McGraw, Chairman Steve Parker George Morelock Bert Drennen Dwight Shipley Doug Hooks Ed Hughes David Kuhns David Brose Charles Voshall Gilbert Dilley Dr. John Winsch TABLE OF CONTENTS President's Page A Fluted Point from Clermont County, Ohio. 4 May 15, 1978 Heat Treated Materials from the The past two years as President of the Brokaw Site 5 Ohio Archaeology Society have passed very rapidly. As is the case with all new presidents, An Adena Component Associated with the I had set several goals for the growth and pro Fairfield Township Earthworks, Butler County, Ohio 11 gression of our society. Some of these were attained and some are still in the process of Incised Gorget No. 3 14 attainment. The society today is on a solid base finan Good or Bad: A Composite of Collector Views. 15 cially. The sale of past issues, Ohio Flint The Willard Mastodon: Evidence of Human types, Ohio Slate types and Ohio Stone tools is now an important source of income for our Predation 17 society. An interpretation of House Bill 418 A Slate Engraving from the Reeve Site, has been published which will hopefully shed Lake County, Ohio 18 some light on this important piece of legisla A Preliminary Survey of Petroglyph Sites In tion. Our membership is now around eighteen hundred members making it the largest state Meigs County, Ohio 22 organization of its kind in the United States. This is a fact for which I think we can all be Two Unusual Flint Pieces 27 proud. Regional News 28 I personally would like to thank my very A Hawk Effigy Pipe from Northern Ohio 30 capable staff and all of you our members for the splendid co-operation and support you Site Material from the Roesch Collection 31 have so generously given. I am certain you will have excellent leadership in the years to Black River Site: A Late Palaeo-lndian Camp. .34 come, and I ask that you continue to give that Regional Collaborator News 39 full support. It has been a great experience to serve as Publication Announcement 39 your president over the past two years, thank Information Needed 39 ing you for the opportunity for which I am very proud, and shall never forget. Jan Sorgenfrei Front cover description. One of the most outstanding dovetail discoveries has come to light recently. This beautiful speci men was found by a fisherman beneath the water in Richland County, Ohio. It is flaw lessly fashioned of exotic Flint Ridge flint and the photograph speaks for itself. The piece is in the collection of Jack Hooks, Mansfield, Ohio. 3 A Fluted Point From Clermont County, Ohio by Dale P. Herbort Department of Anthropology Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44240 This specimen represents a classic paral 1000 meters north of the Milford earthworks lel flaked fluted point of the variety described which overlook the Little Miami River. by Prufer and Baby (1963) as being convex I must express my gratitude to Ms. Joan parallel sided. The raw material, Upper Mer Inderhees, an excellent technical illustrator, cer, isofexceptionalquality, possessing a very who produced the superb rendition of this fine and homogeneous granular structure and artifact. a high luster. The fluting on the reverse side is note worthy as it exhibits correction of a References misdirected fluting attempt. The initial fluting Cunningham, Roger (left scar) was misplaced, requiring a second 1973 "Palaeo-Hunters Along the Ohio River." attempt (right scar) to acquire the desired Eastern States Archaeological Journal, width. This was followed by a third effort 1(1 ):118-126. (lower scar) with the intent of thinning the Prufer, Olaf H. base, consequently removing the central scar 1964 Survey of Ohio Fluted Points, #7 0. ridge left by the initial fluting attempts. Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland. The point was found in 1958 during the Prufer, O. H. and R. S. Baby construction of the Milford Shopping Cen 1963 Palaeo-lndians of Ohio. Ohio Historical ter in Clermont County, Ohio, approximately Society, Columbus. Metricsaccording to the format of Prufer and Baby. 1) 9.7 cm 2a) 2.8 cm b) 3.6 cm 3) indeterminate 4a) 10.0 cm b) 6.0 cm 5) 0.6 cm 6a) 3.4 cm b) 4.1 cm 7a) 1 b)3 8) present 9a) 4.7 cm b) indeterminate 10) - 11) absent Heat Treated Materials From The Brokaw Site by Thomas E. Pickenpaugh The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. With Notes on Experimental Heating of Chert by Michael B. Collins The University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky Introduction local river pebble chert. It is uniformly gray An initial examination of the chert and (N 5) over its entire surface; the color falls flint recovered from the Brokaw site and Flint well within the range observed for gray river Ridge Park suggested that specimens from pebble chert from the site. The maximum both sources may have been subjected to thickness is 4.0 mm. Meaningful length and heat treatment processes. Thus, the purpose width measurements cannot be determined of this article is to briefly describe each heat due to the fragmentary condition of the speci treated specimen and the chert and flint men. This artifact was recovered from the samples subjected to experimental heating surface of the site. in order to provide comparative data to aid Luster Differences Observable (Figure 3, C- in the interpretation of the Brokaw speci J). This piece of unworked flint displays ob mens. The experimentally heated samples servable luster differences. The color, with are from the Brokaw site, Flint Ridge Park, the exception of one part of a side that was and the Neithers farm (Figure 1).