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The Classic Form Of An EarlyArchaic Period “Lost Lake”Knife ... From Pennsylvania.This knife form was apparentlyquite successful, since it was usedin a large region in the south eastand up into the northeastern statesfor as long as 3,000 years ... from9,000 to 6,000 B.P. This particu-lar example is comes from an oldPennsylvania collection, part ofwhich I purchased several yearsago. This edition of “ARROW-HEAD Collecting On The Web”shows you several detailed photo-graphs. (p. 5-13, 15)

February 2015 ~ Volume VII, Number 2

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This “Lost Lake” Knife Is FromPennsylvania, Made Of A Tough RegionalChert. 3-1/8” Long By 1-5/8” Wide.It Was From An Old Collection.February, 2015

Sometimes when we have the opportunity to acquire part of an oldrelic collection, we will find interesting bits of history included in theset. Some years ago I found a frame of regional points and smallartifacts available at a reasonable price on eBay. The whole frame isshown on page 5. This old knife was one of the items in the framewhich has been of special interest to me, since it is such a well-made,yet very old household tool. This early Archaic Period “Lost Lake”knife is shown in fine detail with many different views in this editionof “ACOTW”. (p. 4-13, 15)

Regional Features & On-GoingArtifact Adventure ReportsMike Lundmark ... Bruce Pailler ...Jennifer Peterson ... Charles &Barbara Carmichael ... WilliamSidmore ... Randall McNeice ...Kenny Gibson ... Kelvin O’Hara ...Tom Holck ... Dr. Vittorio Brizzi ...Javier Larramendy ... Terry Baxter

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“What’s New This Month?”Check out some more ancientartifacts available from John Byrd’s“Big Sky Enterprises”, an artifactcollector’s connection for HighPlains & Western artifacts. (p. 3-4)

Arrowhead Collecting Books &Special Reports ... Amazon, etc.Artifact types, cultural affiliations,regional examples, etc. (p. 14)

Looking For ArtifactAuthenticators & Evaluators?Contact Information For ExpertConsultants, Your Region. (p. 15)

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From The Early Archaic Period, 9,000 to 6,000 B.P.,A “Lost Lake” Knife Blade From Pennsylvania.


Arrowhead Collectors ...What Will You Find On The Internet Today?

ARROWHEADCollecting On The WebTM

I found this wickedly sharp, ancientarrowhead on the world wide web,although it was originally found inSiskiyou County in northern California,in 2008, by Jennifer Peterson.

I purchased it from Jennifer, in anauction on eBay in November 2009.

When Jennifer found this expertlymade, finely serrated gray obsidian“Gunther” style arrowhead, it was inthe place where it was last used,abandoned or stored away andforgotten.

Now, any collector can tell you thatthere are times when you will wantto wander the fields and streamsyourself. So, from May 2009 untilDecember 2012, in the pages of“ACOTW ~ Arrowhead CollectingOn The Web”, we provided articlesand photographs to show you howto effectively look for and findancient arrow points and otherstone tools for your collection.

We shared stories from readers acrossAmerica who wrote about and shared

photographs of their finds. You can stillenjoy every single article from each of the

monthly editions of “ACOTW ~ ArrowheadCollecting On The Web” by visiting the

complete archive or purchasing the “AnnualBound Collector’s Edition” for each yearfrom 2009, 2010, 2011 and, soon, 2012.

(See page 14 to order.)

If you wish to contribute photographsand stories about your discoveries and

favorite artifacts in your collectionthrough our new, re-formatted web site

and monthly printed newsletter, you arealways welcome to email digital images

and comments about your adventures.

The email address to use is:

[email protected]

Actual size:1-1/4” long by13/16” wide.

Here’s a handy “FIELDNOTES/2015” book whichyou can carry to documentyour discoveries. 88 pagesfor notes, sketches, dates &time, identification of pointtype and material, etc.6 x 9 soft cover. $11.95.

www.Amazon.comISBN-10: 1-49958-849-6

ISBN-13: 978-1499588491Or direct from publisher at:www.CreateSpace.com/4811732


About The Publisher

From the early 1960’s when Iwas 13 or 14 in the forestedfoothills of western Oregon’sWillamette Valley and foundmy first arrowhead, an obsidian“bird point”, in a field my dadplowed for anexperimental cropof maize, I havealways wonderedabout the peoplewho used thesestone tools, howthey lived, andwhat became ofthem.

Some friends hadcollected Indianartifacts in thedesert areas of eastern Oregonand my brothers and I greatlyenjoyed looking at their displayof those arrowheads.

So, to find some points of ourown, on the family land there inLinn County, was particularlyexciting. After that, wheneverwe were working in the beanfields, or tending livestock, ormoving irrigation pipes, or justwandering across the “Back 40”,we would always keep an eyeout for bits and pieces ofworked stone, tools and points,to add to our growing artifactcollection.

Today, I still keep a watch outfor remnants of past cultures.And, as the world has changedso much, I can now do much,but not all, of that wanderingand learning on the internet, onthe world wide web.

That’s how I came to becollecting arrowheads on theweb, and why I began to puttogether this newsletter, forothers across the land who areinterested in “ARROWHEADCollecting On The Web”.

F. Scott Crawford

p.s. There is still a time and aplace for criss crossing aplowed field, or walking alongthe banks of a stream, just tosee what you might find.Knowing where to look andhow, is part of what we explorein the pages of “ARROWHEADCollecting On The Web”.

Read, learn, find, enjoy.

p.p.s. You are invited to visit myflint knapping web site to learnmore about the craft and see avariety of modern made, artifactreproductions in the ancient styles:www.StoneBreaker-FSC.net

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“Calapooya”style arrowpoint, aboutactual size.

Here’s A Few Artifacts Offered Recently From A SourceSpecializing In High Plains, Far West Artifacts & More.John Byrd, now living in South Carolina, was born and raised in ruralMontana, studied archaeology and history at the University of Mon-tana, and has been buying and selling quality authentic arrowheadsand other artifacts for 50 years. He’s a regional consultant on North-ern Plains artifacts to the “Overstreet Identification and Price Guide toIndian Arrowheads”. His company is Big Sky Enterprises, Inc.

This pair of “Wealth Blades” was among a collection of artifacts fromGunther Island in northern California which John made available byauction in late February on eBay.

His recent monthly artifact list/catalog, is delivered by e-mail. John’seBay user ID is “big-sky-enterprises”.

You can ask to receive his monthly artifact list by e-mailing him at:[email protected]


A Collection Of “Wealth Blades” From Gunther Island On The Coast Of NorthernCalifornia, Found In The 1920's.

I received this email from John Byrdin late February:

February 25, 2015

Hello Folks,

Very seldom do truly world classartifacts come on the publicmarket. But, tonight we arepleased to be able to offer aonce-in-a-lifetime opportunity toown the very best. The attachedpicture is a group of magnificentartifacts found by H. H. “Doc”Stuart on Gunther Island in the1920's.

Shortly after they were foundthey were purchased by Dr. L. L.Lewis and many have his collec-tion information written onthem.

The longest Wealth blade is15-1/2” long. The miniatureslave killer is the only one Iknow of.

But the most incredible part ofthis collection is the fact that itcomes with Doc. Stuart’s originalfield excavation notes whichdetail individual features exca-vated, their make up and what

was found in each.

The pages of notes cover manyof the best pieces in this collec-tion.

It will be sold as a lot and notdivided.

If you have an interest in thisincredible collection email meback and within the next fewdays I will send more photo-graphs and details.

John Byrd

Big Sky Enterprises

Additional description from JohnByrd:

Nearly all of the artifactsrecovered from Gunther Islandby Doc Stuart were killed and inthis frame only the center wealthblade, the upper left mahoganyobsidian and the Slave Killerwere found intact.

Doc Stuart was a dentist and hisoriginal restoration of obsidianpieces was to fill in missingpieces with plaster of Paris andpaint it black. The two sideWealth Blades have his original

restoration while the center oneis intact.

The other broken ones weresimply glued back together.

The two wealth blade have hadthe glue separated in the middlebut I am not re-gluing those asthe frame holds them in placevery well.

Of all the wealth blades foundby Doc Stuart very few wereintact.

Most interesting is that nearly allthe killed examples weremissing one or two of thesmaller pieces. This was quiteintentional by the Indians asafter being broken they wereplaced in pre-burned gravel pitswith at least one piece left out.The whole coastal ceremonialhad a lot of very bizarre andpuzzling practices that still arenot understood.

The slave killer has tally marksalong the back and is the onlyminiature (at 7” long) I haveever seen.


A “Lost Lake” Knife Was In A Frame Of Projectile Points, Knives, Beads, Etc., WhichI Obtained Several Years Ago From An Old Pennsylvania Collection. The “Lost

Lake” Knife Is A Distinctive And Quite Readily Identifiable Form, Which Stands OutQuite Readily From The Other Pennsylvania Artifacts In This Display Case.


The “Lost Lake” Knife Features Deep, Corner Notching With A Broad, GenerallyFlat, Triangular Blade Form, Made By Soft Hammer Percussion.


The Resharpening Of The “Lost Lake” Knife Was Performed By Pressure Flaking,Always From One Direction.

This Results In One Beveled Edge Along Each Face Of The Knife Blade.


Thus The Resharpend “Lost Lake” Knife Blade Maintains A Relatively Flat Face OneEach Side, With One Steeply Beveled Edge On Each Face. Looking At The Blade

From This Position, The Beveled Edge Is Along The Right Edge.


Here’s Another Series Of Up Close & Personal Looks At This Early Archaic PeriodKnife From Pennsylvania. It Was Made From A Tough Regional Chert. Starts WithA Flat Blade, Made By Percussion, With Broad Flake Scars. The “Lost Lake” Used

Deep Corner Notches Made By Punching Out Small Chips To Produce The Notches.

Inset shown actual size, this“Lost Lake” knife is 3-1/8”long by 1-5/8” wide.


This Close-Up View From The Tip End Of The “Lost Lake” Knife Shows TheBeveled Edges Very Well. You Can Also See How The Flat, Thick Blade Is Quite

Robust. The Beveling Serves To Both Sharpen The Blade And Maintain The Thick,Flat Blade For Heavy Duty Work.


This Sequence Of Four Photographs Shows The Beveling Along The Working EdgeOf The “Lost Lake” Knife. These Two Photographs Show The Beveling Along The

Same Edge Of The Two Different Faces Of The Knife Blade.


Both Of These Photographs Are Looking At The Same Edge Of The “Lost Lake”Knife. You Can See The Angle Of The Beveling, By Slightly Turning The Blade So

That We Only See The Cutting Edge In The Second View.


This Is A View Of The Entire Face Shown On The Previous Page, So We Can See TheResharpening Beveled Edge Located Along The Far, Opposite Edge Across From The

Leading Edge Shown In The Two Photographs On the Previous Page.


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Authentication and evaluationservices for artifacts from allover the world are availablefrom a number of highlyrespected sources.

Some offer these services forregional items, since they mayspecialize in Western, or SouthWestern, or South Eastern, orNorth Central or North Easternartifact types.

And most of the authenticatorshave web sites. Read up ontheir services, learn about theirspecialties, obtain pricing andtiming information, anddetermine how to send items forauthentication and evaluation.

Here are some well known andrespected authenticators:

Dwain RogersTexas Flint Authentication4102 Birch AvenueTemple, Texas 76502Telephone: 1-254-791-5520

Jeff BakerBaker Authenticationwww.BakerCOA.comP.O. Box 772Paragould, Arkansas 72451Telephone: 1-870-239-9722

Bill JacksonJackson Gallerieswww.JacksonGalleries.comP.O. Box 1005Mount Sterling, Kentucky 40353Telephone: 1-800-466-3836Fax: 1-859-499-0160

Tom DavisDavis Artifacts, Inc.www.TomDavisArtifacts.comP.O. Box 676Stanton, Kentucky 40380Telephone: 1-606-663-2741

Ben StermerWestern Typologyemail: [email protected]

Jeb TaylorJeb Taylor ArtifactsP.O. Box 882Buffalo, Wyoming 82834Telephone: 1-307-737-2347

Ken Partainwww.kensrelics.com7044 Market StreetDover, Arkansas 72837Telephone: 1-479-331-3486

Sam Coxwww.SamCoxArtifacts.com968 Floyd DriveLexington, Kentucky 40505Telephone: 1-859-351-5675

You can use ajeweler’s Lupe 8xmagnifier, just tobegin the highenlargementexamination of anartifact, to look foredge wear andtool marks.

Artifact Authentication Services& Certificates Of Authenticity

eBay Seller ID:“tomho1248”from an old

Danish collection.

DanishNeolithicDagger

(Type IIB)

“Lost Lake” knife, early Archaic Period, 9,000 - 6,000 B.P.From Pennsylvania. 3-1/8” long by 1-5/8” wide.


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