OHIO ARCHAEOLOGIST VOLUME 28 SUMMER 1978 NO. 3 m a Published by THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF OHIO The Archaeological Society of Ohio Officers—terms expire 1978 Robert Harter, 1961 Buttermilk Hill, Delaware, Ohio Jeff Carskadden, 2686 Carol Drive, Zanesville, Ohio President—Jan Sorgenfrei, Associate Editor, Martha P. Otto, 2985 Canterbury Drive, Lima, Ohio 45805 Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio Vice President—Steve Fuller, 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. 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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 .... 7.00 Mark W. Long, Box 467, Wellston, Ohio Back issues—black and white—each 3.00 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. Ed Gall-Willoughby, O. PROGRAM COMMITTEE Ensil Chadwick, Chairman James Gooding —Lewis Center, O. Robert Hill Martha Otto, Chairwoman M. J. Galloway—Piketon, O. Larry Cronkleton Jack Hooks Robert Sturm William Tiell RAFFLE COMMITTEE Charles Stout, Sr. FRAUDULENT ARTIFACTS COMMITTEE Buddy Haney, Chairman Joseph Dunlap Graig R. Ciola Ernest Good, Chairman Jerry Hagerty EDUCATION/PUBLICITY/ Max Shipley Earl Townsend Jack Hooks 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 Dana Baker, Chairman LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE Jack Lanam Jim Ritchie Steve Parker Bert Drennen Alva McGraw, Chairman George Morelock Dwight Shipley Doug Hooks Ed Hughes David Brose David Kuhns Charles Voshall Gilbert Dilley Dr. John Winsch PRESIDENT'S PAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS An Effigy Owl Pipe 4 I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Society membership for the privelege of being The Skeleton Man 6 elected your President. In assuming this position, I also wish to thank Jan Sorgenfrei for his dynamic William C. Mills' Notes On The Edwin Harness leadership during the past two years. Jan has ini­ Mound Excavations Of 1903 8 tiated many inovative programs, ideas and objec­ tives which will be perpetuated and expanded upon. The Eiden Phase Component Of Pearson Village 12 He will continue to serve the Society in the capa­ city of Executive Secretary. Pipe Creek Chert; Newly Discovered I feel extremely fortunate in that we have a fine, Aboriginal Quarry Source 13 capable group of new officers dedicated to per­ forming the best possible job for the Society during A Highly Sculptured Effigy PiDe From Indians.. .14 the next two years. Due to our increasing size, it becomes increasingly difficult to be aware of the A Brown County Turkey-tail Cache 15 talents and interests of our membership. If you A Preliminary Report On A Puzzling Single would like to become actively involved with the Component Woodland Site In Society, please feel free to contact me or one of the other officers. Southwestern Ohio 17 Since joining the Society nearly nineteen years A Review Of Contemporary Documentation ago, many changes have been observed. Most Regarding The Hog Creek Shawnee significantly, I have witnessed our growth from a Reservation Near Lima, Ohio 21 few hundred to our current membership which is over 1800. Hopefully, we should have nearly 2,000 Crane Creek Site Points 29 members before the year's end. Steady growth is a healthy and positive indicator of increasing in­ An Unfinished Prismoidal Atlatl Weight 30 terest in our native pre-history. It is my personal goal, and I hope that each of you will share in it, to Birdstones From The William Piatt Collection . 31 have a membership of at least 2,500 by 1980. This goal can easily be accomplished if each member Preliminary Report Of A Late Archaic Site 32 will support their Society by obtaining at least one new member. Help! 34 Your Society at this date is financially sound. Artifacts From The Ochsner Collection 35 The bulk of our revenue is generated by the sale of our special issues such as Flint Types and by the Vertebrate Fauna From The Tower Site(33BL15) 36 sale of back issues. Due to the rising costs of pub­ lication and mailing, it seems probable that we will Artifacts From The Ochsner Collection 40 be faced with a dues increase for 1979. This topic The Plymouth Firepit: A Woodland will be analyzed thoroughly and a decision made at the Board of Directors Meeting scheduled for Sep­ Occupation In Huron County, Ohio 41 tember 24, 1978. Historically there has been a constant problem Book Review 43 involving a shortage of articles and pictures for publication in the Archaeologist. We are extremely Some Ashland County Field Finds 43 fortunate to have Bob Converse as Editor. It is cation is, you can make it better! Having a good primarily due to his energy and capability that our backlog of material from which to select will en­ magazine is the finest of its' kind. At the risk of sure timely delivery and well balanced articles. sounding like a broken record, I urge you to help I am looking forward to serving you during the make his job easier. Surely each of us has some­ next two years. All communication will be wel­ thing that could be shared with the membership, comed. Let your Society know what you think can whether it is a photo of an interesting relic or a be improved upon. Become involved! Let's all work detailed site report, send them in. To my knowledge together to keep our Society an organization to be no article has been refused. As fine as our publi- proud of. Thank you. Stephen L. Fuller BACK COVER Top row, left to right. 1. Pick, red slate from Boughton Hill, New York. 2. Bar, green banded slate from New York State. FRONT COVER 3. Pendant, red banded slate, bell shaped from Medina Two very large Adena spears from Kent County, Delaware, County, Ohio, It has 258 tallies on its' edges. 4. Pendant, were recently acquired by Jon Baldwin of West Olive, dark black slate, bell shaped from Illinois. The surface is Michigan, who contributed the color photographs. Large covered with incising. 5. Pipe, tube, of Ohio Pipestone (Ports­ classic Adena burial sites have been in the Delaware, mouth) from Fayett Co., Ohio. Tallied on the rim. Second Maryland, Virginia, area of Chesapeake bay in which a row, left to right. 6. Pipe, compact sandstone, Mic-mac type great amount of Ohio material has been found. This east­ from Miami County, Ohio. 7. Pipe, slate, vase type from ward extension of Adena has long been a puzzle to archae­ Marsh Site, East Bloomfield, New York. 8. Gorget, green ologists. The site in which these pieces were found banded slate, ovate shape from Palding County, Ohio. 9. contained Adena cache blades of Ohio Flint Ridge flint, Gorget, brownish banded slate, expanding center type from copper beads, Adena expanded center gorgets, and a Miami County, Ohio. 10. Gorget, green banded slate, ex­ copper gorget. The largest spear is 9Vi inches long and panding center from Cuyahoga County, Ohio.