Central States Archaeological Journal

25/02/2023

Get the JOURNAL!!!Go to our website and click on Join now in one easy step! Then click on join now. You will be assigned to the state society which you live unless you want to join another state. 4 issues will come out in 2023.

23/02/2023

Have you joined? You receive 4 packed issues each year. You will connect with your fellow collectors. We have been published continuously since 1954! To join via PayPal go to:
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15/03/2020

Collinsville is still on, but it is a very fluid situation that could change at any moment due to factors beyond everyone’s control.

14/03/2020

The brand new April 2020 is finished and will be mailed shortly.

01/07/2019

JUST A HEADS UP! The wonderful Kentucky Dam Show is November 8-10th this year. Contact Ron Smith at 270-252-6489 for tables and info. NOTE: The phone number in the current July Journal is incorrect.

01/05/2017

ativesnewsonline.com/2017/04/24/this-lost-city-discovery-sheds-new-light-on-native-american-history/

27/04/2017

Humans in California 130,000 Years Ago? Get the Facts

INTERESTING...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/04/mastodons-americas-peopling-migrations-archaeology-science/

A new study has dropped a bombshell on archaeology, claiming signs of human activity in the Americas far earlier than thought.

30/12/2016

Start 2017 OFF RIGHT. become a member of Central States! The first issue of the year is 72 pages, all in color. PAYPAL membership is just $25 and includes ALL FOUR issues of 2017. Join today by CLICKING on the BUY NOW tab at the left of the page. http://www.csasi.org/subscribe_quick.htm

24/12/2016

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to everyone from the Central States Archaeological Journal. May your dreams come true in 2017!

26/11/2016

The Bones of Badger Hole | Time Team America | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/time-team/explore-the-sites/bones-badger-hole/

26/11/2016

Mammoth Discovery Could Revise Earliest Date of Humans in the Americas — NOVA Next | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/nature/mammoth-discovery-could-revise-earliest-date-of-humans-in-the-americas/?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=pbsofficial&utm_campaign=nova_next

The incredibly intact skull of a mammoth shows signs of human hunting or scavenging at what appears to be a surprisingly early date.

26/11/2016

Washington University in St. Louis

New information on Poverty Point presented in an easy to understand way.

Are hunter/gathers the original state of human society? The answer: it’s complicated. How a giant earth mound in Louisiana is contradicting what we think we know.

11/11/2016

‘Twin’ Ice Age Infants Discovered in 11,500-Year-Old Alaska Grave

http://westerndigs.org/twin-ice-age-infants-discovered-in-11500-year-old-alaska-grave/

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22/10/2016

The veins of America: Stunning map shows every river basin in the US

When you collect, think about these areas of the United States as the dividing lines between cultures. Very interesting. It was suggested by Matt Rowe, that perhaps these should be the "regions" utilized by the Overstreet Arrowhead guide. I think I agree with him.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3860062/The-veins-America-Stunning-map-shows-river-basin-US.html -a7d3d055c0cd4482

A stunning new map from Imgur user Fejetlenfej shows the complex network of rivers and streams in the contiguous United States, highlighting the massive expanse of basins across the country.

21/09/2016

Archaeology dig in Spain yields prehistoric 'crystal weapons' -- Sott.net

https://www.sott.net/article/327988-Archaeology-dig-in-Spain-yields-prehistoric-crystal-weapons

Even in modern times we are fascinated by crystals - from the diamonds we use as a sacred symbol of partnership, to the plethora of 'healing' gems that can be found in a New Age gift shop. So we can only imagine how ancient people viewed these...

03/08/2016

Last woolly mammoths 'died of thirst' - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-36945909

One of the last known populations of woolly mammoths became extinct because of a lack of drinking water, a study concludes.

01/08/2016

http://phys.org/news/2010-01-mexico-maya-tomb-collapse.html

01/08/2016

Facial reconstruction made of Bronze Age woman 'Ava' - BBC News

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-36923891

A facial reconstruction is made of a young woman who died more than 3,700 years ago.

06/06/2016

Tyler Mound Drone footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtTdR4hge1I&feature=youtu.be

Tyler Mound and sunset at Kirby Pocket.

06/06/2016

N.C. man planting bush unearths cache of prehistoric weapons

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/mark-washburn/article81687687.html

N.C. man planting bush unearths cache of prehistoric weapons. Stone points were stashed in a hole, never retrieved by nomadic hunter-gatherers who lived in region 6,000 years ago.

25/05/2016

World's Oldest Ground Axe Discovered In Australia

http://www.iflscience.com/technology/worlds-oldest-ground-ax-discovered-australian

The discovery of the oldest known axe with a handle and ground edge has pushed back the date for the development of this technology by 10,000 years. The find, at the appropriately named Carpenter's Gap in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, indicates that the first inhabitants of the region w...

28/04/2016

Ancient DNA Ties Native Americans From Two Continents To Clovis

http://www.npr.org/2014/02/13/276021092/ancient-dna-ties-native-americans-from-two-continents-to-clovis

The mysterious Clovis culture, which appeared in North America about 13,000 years ago, appears to be the forerunner of Native Americans throughout the Americas, a study of DNA evidence suggests. Remains from an infant buried more than 12,000 years ago at a Clovis site in modern Montana held the gene…

17/02/2016

They Dig Up A 150-Year-Old Steamboat. What They Find Inside Is Absolutely Stunning

Very cool read. You never know what is under your feet.

With 200 tons of supplies loaded onto it, the Steamboat Arabia departed from Kansas to head up the Missouri River. It was a routine trip that it made, but this particular one would be her last. The ship was carrying cargo that was important to 16 towns up the Missouri River. There were over a …

06/02/2016

Remains of Powerful Women Uncovered at Stonehenge

http://www.mentalfloss.com/article/74961/remains-powerful-women-uncovered-stonehenge

Archaeologists say it’s wrong to assume the neolithic monument was a boys' club.

31/01/2016

Mystery of the Mexican 'goldenballs' cave: Scientists baffled by hundreds of spheres found in...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2318151/Mystery-glowing-orbs-discovered-Temple-Feathered-Serpent-Mexico.html

30/12/2015

Ancient giant sloth bones suggest humans were in Americas far earlier than thought

http://m.phys.org/news/2013-11-ancient-giant-sloth-bones-humans.html

(Phys.org) —A team of Uruguayan researchers working at the Arroyo del Vizcaíno site near Sauce, in Uruguay has found evidence in ancient sloth bones that suggests humans were in the area as far back as 30,000 years ago. The team describes their evidence and findings in a paper they've had published…

30/12/2015

Studies show early human hunters more advanced than previously thought

http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/june-2013/article/studies-show-early-human-hunters-more-advanced-than-previously-thought

30/12/2015

Well preserved 5,500 year-old hafted flint axe found in Denmark

http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/11/2014/well-preserved-5500-year-old-hafted-flint-axe-found-in-denmark

5,500-year-old hafted flint axe found at Rødbyhavn by archaeologists from Museum Lolland-Falster

21/12/2015

Mesoamericans at Teotihuacan kept Ferocious Animals Captive and May Have Fed them with Humans

http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/mesoamericans-teotihuacan-kept-ferocious-animals-captive-and-may-have-fed-020668

Much has been written about human sacrifice in Mesoamerica, but a new study says the people of Teotihuacan up to 2,000 years ago had a wild animal captivity and sacrifice program that included jaguars

19/12/2015

Prehistoric Lines Across Malta Defy Explanation: The Cart Ruts of Misrah Ghar il-Kbir

http://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/prehistoric-lines-across-malta-cart-ruts-misrah-ghar-il-kbir-020312