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Ohio Archaeologist Volume 37 No OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST VOLUME 37 NO. 3 FALL 1987 Published by THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO The Archaeological Society of Ohio TERM EXPIRESs A.SO. OFFICERS Back Issues President Maitha Potter Otto. Ohio Historical Society, Publications and back issues of the Ohio Archaeologist: Columbus, OH 43211-Tel, 614/297-2641; Ohio Flint Types, by Robert N Converse $ 5,00 Home 614/846-7640 Ohio Stone Tools, by Robert N. Converse $ 4 00 Vice-President Donald A Casto, 138 Ann Ct., Lancaster Ohio Slate Types, by Robert N Converse $10.00 The Glacial Kame Indians, by Robert N Converse $15 00 OH 43130-Tel 614/653-9477 Back issues —black and white —each $ 4 00 Exec Sec. Michael W Schoenfeld, 524 Sycamore Dr.. Back issues —lour full color plates -each $ 4 00 Pickenngton. OH 43147 -Tel 614/837-7088 Back issues of the Ohio Archaeologist printed prior to 1964 Treasurer Stephen J Parker, 1859 Frank Dr., Lancaster, are generally out of print but copies are available from time to OH43130-Tel 614 653-6642 time Write to business office for prices and availability Recording See Barbara Motts, 7050 Refugee Rd . Canal Winchester, OH 431 10-Tel 614/837-4862; ASO Chapters Bus 614 898-41 16 Ininied. Past Pres. Don Gehlbach, 3435 Sciotangy Dr., Aboriginal Explorers Club Columbus, OH 43221 -Tel, 614/459-0808; President: Mark Cline. 1127 Esther, Wellsville, OH 439 Bus 614/888-3572 Blue Jacket Editor Robert N Converse. 199 Converse Dr., Plain City, President: Phil Brandt. 6796 C.R 14, West Liberty, OH 43357 OH 43064 - Tel 614 873-5471 Cuyahoga Valley 1990 Stephen Puttera, Jr., 4696 Hillside Rd., Seven Hills, OH President: Bill Mitchell, 153 Sterling Ave,, Orrville, OH 44667 Meeting Place: Summit Lapidary Club, 244 Chestnut Blvd 44131 -Tel. 216-642-9396 Cuyahoga Falls; second Thursday of each month 1990 John Winsch, M.D.. 41 Dorsey Mill Rd., Heath, OH 43056 Johnny Appleseed TRUSTEES President: Lyle Meeker, Rt. 1, Tugend Road, Butler, OH 44822 1988 Gary Davis, Box 133, Bainbridge, OH 45612- Meeting Place: Kingwood Center, Mansfield; first Wednesday Tel. 614/634-2761 of each month 1988 Ernest Good. 3402 CIVIC Place. 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Indiana 46714 President: Sam Speck, 13662 Mishey Rd,. Fredericktown, OH David J Snyder, PO Box 388, Luckey. Ohio 43443 43019 Dr Phillip R Shnver, Miami University. Oxford, Ohio 45056 Meeting Place: Eagle Equipment, 666 Brooksedge, Westerville; Robert Harter, 1961 Buttermilk Hill. Delaware. Ohio 7:30 pm, first Thursday of each month Jeff Carskadden. 960 Eastward Circle. Colony North. Zanesville, Ohio 43701 Standing Stone President: Don Casto, 138 Ann Court, Lancaster, OH 43130 All articles, reviews, and comments regarding the Ohio Archaeolo­ Meeting Place: State Savings Bank, 1583 East Main St., Lan­ gist should be sent to the Editor Memberships, requests for back caster; last Thursday of each month, January through October, issues, changes of address, and other inquiries should be sent to also early December the Business Manager Sugar Creek PLEASE NOTIFY THE BUSINESS MANAGER OF ADDRESS President: David Lehberger, 330 34th St., SW, Canton, OH CHANGES IMMEDIATELY SINCE, BY POSTAL REGULATIONS 44706 SOCIETY MAIL CANNOT BE FORWARDED. Meeting Place: St. John United Church of Christ, Bolivar; 7:30 Membership and Dues pm, fourth Monday of each month Annual dues to the Archaeological Society of Ohio are payable on the first of January as follows Regular membership $12 00 hus­ band and wife (one copy of publication) $13.00; Life membership $300 00 Subscription to the Ohio Archaeologist published quar­ terly, is included in the membership dues The Archaeological Society of Ohio is an incorporated non-profit organization CONTENTS President's Column This summer is running true to form, which means it is nearly over before I The Bremen Earthworks, Fairfield County, Ohio 4 realize it. Frank and I have enjoyed meeting ASO members at the June and Classic Hopewell 6 July picnic meetings, and are looking forward to those in August and Septem­ A Recently Discovered Sharks Tooth Cache From Wayne County, Ohio 7 ber. If you have not already done so, put the dates on your calendar (August 16, The Jack Lutman Lanceolate 8 Flint Ridge Park, and September 27, Tiffin). Many thanks to the chapters and The River Otter 9 individuals who have hosted these meetings. The Taunton Map: Proto-type for the "Lost Huron" and The fall, of course, brings a new cycle Nicholas Sanson Maps? 13 of ASO meetings in Columbus. We are lining up speakers and mini-session An Interesting Frog Effigy Pipe 14 programs covering a variety of archae­ ological topics, however, if you are Some Features From the Brokaw Site (33BL-6) 15 willing to make a presentation or have heard a particularly interesting speaker, Comments on Prismatic Blade Technologies 20 please let me know. Also consider bring­ ing an exhibit to the meetings. A display A Stone Face From Hancock County, Ohio 23 organized by a chapter is a good way to publicize the group's activities and gain Late Archaic Grooved Axe/Hammer Distributions in the new members. The ASO will again have Greater Sandusky Bay Area 24 a photographer at the meetings taking pictures of artifacts and collections for Old Copper Culture Rat-Tailed Spears From the Upper Peninsula 26 publication in the Ohio Archaeologist as well as for individual owners. Cincinnati's Wild West 29 The fall also means a renewed interest in ASO chapter meetings and activities The Great Serpent and the Sun 34 (although some have remained active all through the summer). The chapters A Brief History of the British Indian Trade Era in North America 41 provide an important link between the state-wide organization and their local An Engraved Tablet 42 communities. However, all too often, two or three people end up doing most of A Pebble Pendant 42 the work necessary to keep a chapter healthy. If you are not a member of a Two Bust Birdstones 43 chapter, please consider joining; if you are, resolve to become more involved. Wood County Paleo Points 44 Finally, there are ways in which mem­ bers can participate more directly in the Slate Finds From Northwest Ohio 44 workings of the state society. In May 1988, we will be electing new officers Winameg Legacy: Report on Site Survey and Inventory Work in and four new trustees from a slate of Fulton County, Ohio 45 candidates prepared by a nominating committee. These positions are clearly An Engraved and Tallymarked Gorget 54 very important to the ASO since the Board of Directors (officers and trustees) The Annual Converse Award 55 initiate most of the organization's pro­ grams and activities. The Board meets Donation to the Society 55 approximately four times each year. The nominating committee will begin its offi­ Book Review 55 cial search for candidates at the Novem­ ber meeting. If you are interested in Back Cover 55 being a candidate or can recommend someone else, plan to get in touch with me or a committee member later on this fall. Martha Potter Otto Front Cover A Sun Dance bison skull from the Cincinnati Mu­ seum of Natural History. It is labeled "Sun Dance bison skull. Plains. Bison skull, paint. 53.7 cm (21") high. CMNH A13392." It is part of the collection of material obtained from the Brule Sioux Indians who visited Cincinnati in 1896. The article on this col­ lection is on pages 28 through 33. 3 The Bremen Earthworks, Fairfield County, Ohio By Shaune M. Skinner and Ann C. Cramer Archaeological Services Consultants, Inc P.O. Box 02095, Columbus, Ohio 43202 In 1934, the Bremen Centennial Com­ primarily exhibit property lines and bankments, and the unusual configura­ mission published a history of the town structural locations, but not the pres­ tion of the earthworks themselves, that of Bremen.
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