Here’s an old friend that’s come back home for re-sale….for awhile anyway! Found at an ancient Hohokam site north of Tucson, Arizona in the mid-1990s by the late Carrol Howe, well known amateur archaeologist, researcher of ancient Native American history and art, adventurer, historical author, humorist, Oregon State legislator…..and more…..he identified this symmetrical grooved stone (JBB8) as an anvil attributing it to the Hohokam, c.1000AD. Measuring 3 3/8” in width and 2 ¼” in height, the top... Click for details
This group of individually priced Indian artifacts (KJH2, 3, 14, 35, 36, 39, 73, 79, 82 and 84) are all but one from the Great Basin area in the western U.S. The single Illinois point, a Raddatz, is from Ken’s personal collection, while the various obsidian points are from an old collection put together by one D. A. Hunter. Hunter found the points in the Lakes area of Oregon, with the series starting with KJH 2 and ending with KJH 39 all being from Crump Lake. Point types included in the group a... Click for details
All of the pieces in this assorted group of artifact lots (LFG 236, 479, and 483 thru 490) were found by Lorenzo Gordon Fritz, research anthropologist and former Southwestern Primitive Arts dealer, in the following areas: the Hillsboro and Leon River areas of Texas; Pima County, Arizona; and Dona Ana County, New Mexico. Mostly dating from the Paleo to the Late Archaic, the stone artifacts include atlatl points, knives, preforms, and a few drills and scrapers. A wide assortment of mostly field gr... Click for details
The Dr. Allen Heflin collection continues to give...and give...and give!! This well arranged and balanced, glass-fronted, shadow box frame (AXH63) containing 121 prehistoric Indian arrowheads, all from the state of Louisiana, and keyed on its back to most of the counties where each of 111 points was found (Heflin apparently added 10 more points after completing this key). A highly decorative and authentic sampling of materials and points from a world known collection that would add to any settin... Click for details
A relatively heavy prehistoric Indian tool made from black basalt, this 6 3/8” long, triple-edged axe form or hoe (TEH.155) was found in the Lindrith area of New Mexico in the mid-20th century by the late Chester Howard, founder of the Colorado Mineral Society. Attributed to the Mimbres horizon dating c.1000-1300AD, it is in excellent condition and has a superb patina. The shart-bitted tool comes with a display card, a map of New Mexico highlighting the area of Lindrith, a biographical sketch ab... Click for details
The twelve individually priced prehistoric stone tools illustrated in this group (MAP 150, TEH 135, 136, 140, 143, 144, 150, 151, 154 and 157-159) are all but one (MAP150) from the estate of the late Chester Howard, founder of the Colorado Mineral Society. The group includes one or more of each of the following types: axe, club, celt, hammerstone, and mano. Rock types include: basalt, greenstone, and vesicular basalt. Condition ranges from 5-10 and prices range from $65-$150. The provenance of t... Click for details
The interesting and diverse items in this group of twelve individually priced prehistoric stone tools (TEH 132, 134, 138, 139, 142, 145-149, 152 and 156) are all from the estate of the late Chester Howard, early Colorado collector and founder of the Colorado Mineral Society. The group includes one or more of each of the following types: celt, mano, hammer, stone pigment vessel, axe and maul. Rock types include: greenstone, vesicular basalt, hollow concretion, basalt and hematite. Condition range... Click for details
This group of six stone artifacts (PJH1-6) is being sold as a lot. From the international collection of Dr. Peter Hilton, the selection represents a variety of stone and type. From the early days of Peter’s collecting, he did not at that time keep detailed records concerning provenance or type of each of the pieces. The descriptions (without specific provenance in most cases) are thus my best guesses based upon rock type and morphology. The exception is the Pre-Dynastic blade from Egypt (PHJ20),... Click for details
All of the individually and inexpensively priced artifacts and artifact lots in this group of twelve (MAD 6, 56, 90, 135H, 135I, 138, 161, 171, 190, 196, 208 and 209) are from the early Rev. Maurice Dametz collection. A popular teacher at old Colorado College (now Colorado Christian University), his specialties were geology, anthropology, history, archaeology, and the Bible. Dametz found most of the artifacts in his collection in the mid-20th century, and usually mounted them on cardboard proven... Click for details
All of the individually and inexpensively priced artifacts and artifact lots in this group of twelve (MAD 2, 7, 80, 130. 134L, 135C, 135F, 165, 170, 173, 182 and 194) are from the early Rev. Maurice Dametz collection. A popular teacher at old Colorado College (now Colorado Christian University), his specialties were geology, anthropology, history, archaeology, and the Bible. Dametz found most of the artifacts in his collection in the mid-20th century, and usually mounted them on cardboard proven... Click for details
