Arrowheads and Stone Artifacts, Third Edition: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Archaeologist

by C.G. Yeager, George C. Frison (Foreword by)

Overview

This practical, down-to-earth guide for surface collectors of arrowheads and stone artifacts is designed especially for amateur archaeologists and people interested in learning how to study and collect artifacts safely and responsibly. The author reveals invaluable tips on: where to look for artifacts; how to identify artifacts; where surface collecting is permissible; starting and caring for your own collection. With more than fifty new photographs and illustrations of common and rare artifacts, this book is the perfect addition to libraries of amateur archaeologists thirsty for knowledge about preserving and interpreting the remains of a prehistoric culture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780871083326
Publisher:	West Margin Press
Publication date:	09/22/2016
Series:	The Pruett Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	236
File size:	84 MB
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About the Author

C. G. Yeager of Loveland, Colorado, is a lawyer, author, musician, and artist with a lifelong interest in archaeology, agriculture, Western history, rodeo, traditional country music, and baseball.

Educated in agricultural business, economics, and law, he was a former law clerk for the United States District Court, District of Wyoming, and is a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War.

In addition, Yeager has been a member of the Loveland Archaeological Society, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the past thirty years, almost half of those years as chairman of the Loveland Stone Age Fair.

C.G. Yeager of Loveland, Colorado, is a lawyer, author, musician, and artist with a lifelong interest in archaeology, agriculture, Western history, rodeo, traditional country music, and baseball. Educated in agricultural business, economics, and law, he was a former law clerk for the United States District Court, District of Wyoming, and is a US Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. In addition, Yeager has been a member of the Loveland Archaeological Society, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the past thirty years, almost half of those years as chairman of the Loveland Stone Age Fair.

Foreword writer George C. Frison is an archaeologist. He has been given the Society for American Archaeology's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Paleoarchaeologist of the Century Award, and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. He was Wyoming’s first State Archaeologist, and was a founder of the University of Wyoming Anthropology Department.

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Includes:
Amateur Archaeologists’ Code of Ethics
Antiquity Laws—Is Your Activity Legal?
Why Look for Artifacts?
The “Flint” Materials
How Artifacts Were Made
Arrowhead, Spearpoint, or Knife?
Stone Artifacts
Where Artifacts Are Found
How to Hunt Artifacts
Modern-Day Flintknapping
Documentation and Preservation
Organizations and Activities
Glossary
Recommended Reading

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 Amateur Archaeologists’ Code of Ethics Chapter 2 Antiquity Laws—Is Your Activity Legal? Chapter 3 Why Look for Artifacts? Chapter 4 The “Flint” Materials Chapter 5 How Artifacts Were Made Chapter 6 Arrowhead, Spearpoint, or Knife? Chapter 7 Stone Artifacts Chapter 8 Where Artifacts Are Found Chapter 9 How to Hunt Artifacts Chapter 10 Modern-Day Flintknapping Chapter 11 Documentation and Preservation Chapter 12 Organizations and Activities Glossary Recommended Reading Bibliography Meet the Author Index

Editorial Reviews

"Beyond his good advice about searching for stone artifacts, Yeager even tells you how to make your own stone tools. After you spend some time with this book, no walk will ever be the same." —Colorado Central Magazine

"Very helpful for amateurs who truly care about archaeology." –Dr. H. M. Wormington renowned archaeologist

“Offers the serious avocational a directive for pursuing an interest and at the same time contributing in positive ways to the scientific descriptions of archaeology.” –George Carr Frison, Paleoarchaeologist of the Century Award winner

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