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Ohio Archaeologist 26 3 OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST VOLUME 26 SUMMER 1976 i I • • 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; Husband and wife (one copy of publication) William C. Haney, 706 Buckhom 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 COMMITTEES PROGRAM COMMITTEE FRAUDULENT ARTIFACTS COMMITTEE NOMINATING COMMITTEE Martha P. Otto, Chairman Robert Converse, Chairman Jan Sorgenfrei, Chairman Ed. R. Hughes Ernest Good Robert Converse Richard Stambaugh Jack Hooks Jack Hooks Frank Otto Steve Fuller Ensil Chadwick John Winsch Philip Foley Robert Converse Don Bapst EXHIBITS COMMITTEE Jan Sorgenfrei Frank Otto, Chairman MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE David Scott John Winsch Richard Stanbaugh, Chairman Myers Campbell Ed. Gall LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Steve Fuller Summers Redick Alva McGraw, Chairman Kenneth Black Don Casto Dwight Shipley Jim Ritchie Carroll Welling Gilbert Dilley Steve Parker Norman Wright Robert Harter David Kuhns Tom Stropki Robert Converse John Vargo NEW MAILING ADDRESS David Scott EDUCATION AND PUBLICITY David Kuhns Dave Mielke, Chairman The Archaeological Society Douglas Hooks Charles Stout, Sr. Steve Kelley Marilyn Harness of Ohio Wayne Mortine AUDITING COMMITTEE James Murphy 35 West Riverglen Drive Donn Buck, Chairman Ed R. Hughes Mike Kish Worthington, Ohio 43085 Ensil Chadwick OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST President's Page When I first joined the Archaeological So­ TABLE OF CONTENTS ciety of Ohio as a young boy twenty three years ago I had little if any thought of ever becoming its President. I view it as a highly honored position and make a commitment to A Montgomery County Archaic Site 4 our membership to do the best job possible Paleo-Man in the Hog Creek in leading our Society for the next two years. Drainage System 9 One of the most important duties of an incoming President in the Society is to name Recent Discoveries of the various people who will act on the stand­ Dual-Tipped Points 12 ing and special committees. A letter will shortly be sent to these people establishing Upper Mercer Flint 13 the goals and responsibilities of their com­ Stone Artifacts From The Brokaw Site 14 mittees. Today our Society stands at a cross-roads Some Fine Ohio Fluted Points 24 —there are many challenges and goals to be An Effigy Pipe From Missouri 25 met. It is my belief and hope that with all our Eccentric Flints—Good and Bad 26 members working as a team and with the guidance of capable officers we can make a A Ft. Ancient Village on bigger and better organization in the future. Ohio Brush Creek 27 Of course, some of the things we set out to The Role of Amateur Archaeologists in do will not be completely accomplished. But Preservations of Archaeological Sites 30 if we give it our best effort we can be content with the thoughtthat we have done our utmost Early-Man and Pleistocene to make ours the finest Society of its kind in Megafaunal Extinction 37 the United States. Artifacts From the Sorgenfrei Collection 39 Some of the goals which I would like to see achieved during my term are: An Editorial 40 1. A working relationship with the archaeo­ A Silver Pendant 42 logical community in regard to new leg­ islation. An Adena Blade From Indiana 43 2. An increased Society membership of at Book Review 43 least 2,000 members. 3. The best and most comprehensive pro­ gram in the country on the detection of fraudulent artifacts. 4. A better program format at our regular and special meetings. 5. Better communication with our chapters and membership. 6. To increase both the quality and quantity of exhibits at our meetings. 7. To make your Society an enjoyable, edu­ cational, and rewarding organization. This is your Society — please feel free to contact me or any of our officers with com­ ments and suggestions for improvement. Thank you Jan Sorgenfrei FRONT COVER BACK COVER One variety of Coshocton flint much sought after Two extremely large Ohio dovetails from the col­ by prehistoric flint workers was a high quality lection of Max Shipley, Columbus, Ohio. The larger mottled gray material. These flawless pieces from specimen is made of colorful Flint Ridge flint while the collection of Dick Johnson, Marion County, the smaller one is of Carter Cave flint. Ohio, are outstanding examples of Coshocton gray flint. A Montgomery County Archaic Site by Robert N. Converse, Plain City, Ohio The site was discovered while on a fishing Logan County chert. It might be noted that trip in the summer of 1973 by a member of although Cowan pointed out that this stone the Archaeological Society of Ohio. It was was used almost exclusively in points with surface hunted in the 1973, 1975, and 1976 pentagonal designs in the Mad River area, seasons and was uncultivated in the 1974 the type is present in only one or two ex­ season. Few sites in Ohio can compare to it amples at the Montgomery site. for purity of artifact styles, materials, and lack As mentioned above, the dominant point of contamination by other cultural groups. It type at Montgomery is the thick stemmed is apparent from even casual observation that Archaic. The type has long been an enigma what has been found there represents the to the writer as it has to other collectors be­ work of a single cultural entity who probably cause of its seemingly poor design. The stems inhabited the site for a comparatively short on these points are short, poorly chipped, time. Subsequent occupation is evident from and generally heavy in cross section. Hafting only a handful of projectile points which com­ would have been difficult at best and on some prise less than 1% of the artifact inventory. A it would appear to have been impossible. In number of characteristics peculiar to one many cases the stems are as thick as they are group are obvious: overwhelming use of Lo­ wide and show an almost lackadaisical atti­ gan County chert (Cedarville-Guelph flint), tude in design. The blades of the points are the extremely high incidence of certain Ar­ similarly poorly made with a maximum of per­ chaic point types, profuse use of slate bar cussion chipping and a minimum of pressure atlatl weights, and the occurrence of three retouch and of course the heavy cross sec­ quarter grooved axes. Each of these traits tion. Despite the seemingly poor design and will be described and discussed in detail. manufacturing qualities, these points, when In less than three years of surface hunting, viewed in a group, comprise a startlingly over 325 identifiable projectile points and uniform and homogeneous appearance. Ex­ 400 broken pieces have been found. In addi­ tremes of length vary only from 1-3/4 inches tion to this nearly a bushel of debitage has to 2-3/4 inches with the majority measuring been picked up—all of it worked to some ex­ slightly more than 2 inches. tent and all of it Logan County chert. Primarily The second type represents only about 5% two kinds of points have been found. The first, of the total but is one which is familiar to many and far and away the most predominant is the surface hunters in Ohio.
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