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OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST VOLUME 28 WINTER 1978 NO. 1 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 Business Office Ensil Chadwick, 119 Rose Ave., Summers Redick, 35 West River Glen Drive, Mount Vernon, Ohio 1978 Worthington, Ohio 43085 Wayne A. Mortine, Scott Drive, Oxford Heights, Newcomerstown, Ohio 1978 Membership and Dues Charles H. Stout, 91 Redbank Drive, 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; Husband 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 Gordon Hart MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 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 Dana Baker, Chairman LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Jack Lanam Jim Ritchie Alva McGraw, Chairman Steve Parker Bert Drennen George Morelock Dwight Shipley Doug Hooks Ed Hughes David Kuhns David Brose Charles Voshall Gilbert Dilley Dr. John Winsch TABLE OF CONTENTS Presidents Page A Late Prehistoric Female Effigy Pipe 4 February 7, 1978 An Alternative Application of the Gazing from the window at the massive Prehistoric Celt in Ohio 5 snow drifts, a grim reminder of the worst blizzard in Ohio history, I cannot help but "Flying Bird" Drills 7 wonder in amazement how primitive man Square Flint Scrapers 8 was able to survive the elements. Even with modern technology, we found ourselves Surface Finds from the McKibben Site 9 paralyzed for hours, some of us days and A Walhonding River Valley yet primitive man weathered similar storms, Multicomponent Site 10 a fact, if we reflect for a moment, that remains Rare Insight into the Fluting Technique almost beyond belief. of a Paleo Point 15 The study of his survival through the cen turies is endless and provides us with many A Quadriconcave Gorget 16 fascinating experiences. With Spring just a Crude Blade Cache 17 matter of weeks away, I anxiously anticipate the reality of that survival in the form of relics, A Laurel Leaf Blade Cache 18 as I tramp the freshly tilled fields. The Fractured Base Dovetail Type 19 1978 should be an exciting year for our Pentagonal Points and Hafted Scraper 22 society. Due to its accessibility, Columbus, Ohio was again chosen as the site of our four Two Remarkably Similar Effigy Pipes regular meetings. Memberships, in 1978, from Ohio 23 should reach an all time high, surpassing the Archaeology Update 1: Aspartic Acid 1835 members in 1977. Having met with Racemization Dating 24 great approval last year, we are once again The Spillman Mound, Muskingum County, providing our members with a schedule of this year's meetings on the reverse side of Ohio 26 our membership card. We have scheduled Award Winners 27 an excellent roster of speakers, along with Prehistoric Pipes, A New Fascination 28 several special exhibits for these meetings. With a larger budget to work from, our mem American Indian Geometry 29 bers can expect a more indepth and larger Notes on Material from the Jack Hooks magazine. Bob Converse our managing edi tor, welcomes articles from you, so please Collection 34 feel free to share if you have an exciting An Early Late Woodland Man 35 experience to relate. Remember, The Ohio Archaeologist is an Glacial Kame Gorgets 36 excellent tool in which to catalogue and pre Book Reviews 38 serve the survival of primitive man. We also Information Wanted 38 hope to publish an interpretation of House Bill 418 which should hopefully clear up any questions our members might have concern ing this legislation. As your president, I would like to extend a hearty invitation to each of you to attend a 1978 meeting ... hope to see you!! FRONT COVER Jan Sorgenfrei President Six outstanding birdstones from the collection of Steve Fuller, Stow, Ohio. Birdstone of slate, top left, was found in Seneca Co., Ohio. The long necked specimen below it comes from Wood Co., Ohio. Top right is a gneiss bird- stone from near the Maumee River in Henry Co. Third Back cover from bottom is a Michigan bird. Next to bottom is an ex tremely fine example from Butler Co., Ohio. Bottom bird Gem-like points of exotic Flint Ridge flint. Some of the most was found with a northwestern Ohio Glacial Kame burial. beautiful stone from Flint Ridge is found in these small points It is particularly interesting in that it is one of the few of various types. birdstones in Ohio which has been broken and repaired by the Indian with both halves surviving. Close examination shows that it is incrusted with a heavy grave deposit. A Late Prehistoric Female Effigy Pipe by D. R. Gehlbach One of the more interesting pipes crafted in nude form is outstanding in relation to from Sandstone is this "pregnant" woman similar Ft. Ancient examples. This pipe form effigy found near Logansport, Indiana. The is typically dated somewhere in the 1200 to detail depicting a nearly full term pregnancy 1500AD period. Fuj. I (Gehlbach > Female effigy pipe in Sandstone. 4 An Alternative Application of the Prehistoric Celt in Ohio by Stanley W. Baker Ohio Historical Society Columbus, Ohio 43211 In 1976 and 1977, the Ohio Historical 25). Other researchers have also commented Society's Department of Archaeology was on settlement patterns in northern Ohio. involved in two archaeological surveys along Brose (1977: 143-144) has found that upland relic beach ridges in northern Ohio (Baker areas ". supported little intensive prehis 1977A, Baker 1977B). In both cases, the toric occupation, except along fossil or mod primary habitation patterns appear to involve ern lake beach ridges and bluffs where they transient hunting groups passing along these were cut by reasonable mature drainage sys ridges. Camps were identified but were tems". The presence of tools such as celts, usually associated with major tributaries. This not usually associated with hunting, was im pattern was defined by the study of the local mediately questioned underthese conditions. environment and the functional interpreta Converse (1973: 2) comments that pecked tion of the artifacts recorded during these and polished stone tools found their way into studies. Typical objects recovered or viewed Ohio at sometime early in the Archaic period. in local collections were knives, scrapers and Present identification suggests that the projectile points which were considered to predecessor of Ohio celts and adzes can be have been lost or discarded artifacts from a found in New York. Converse also suggests hunting tool kit.