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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="1abaf273.jpg"> <div> A Super Kerrville Fist Ax</div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Texas Amateur Archeological Association</B></FONT>     <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CCCC66" FACE="Arial" >|   <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Amateur Archeological Association"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="JOIN THE TAAA!"><U>JOIN THE TAAA!</U></A>   |   <B>TAAA Digs</B>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Private Artifact Digs"><U>Private Artifact Digs</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="A True Texas Cache"><U>A True Texas Cache</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Official Dig Rules"><U>Official Dig Rules</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TAAA Creedo"><U>TAAA Creedo</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Cache Magazine"><U>Texas Cache Magazine</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Give A Gift Membership"><U>Give A  Gift Membership</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members Finds Collections"><U>Members Finds & Collections</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Great Links"><U>Great Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members Hobbies Interests"><U>Members Hobbies & Interests</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members Questions"><U>Members Questions</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TAAA Newsletter Stories"><U>TAAA Newsletter Stories</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Artifact Typology"><U>Texas Artifact Typology</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TAAA Artifact Collecting Tips"><U>TAAA Artifact Collecting Tips</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ranches For Sale"><U>Ranches For Sale</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Museums"><U>Museums</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nonmember Points"><U>Nonmember Points</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar of Events"><U>Calendar of Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" Ancient Reverence"><U> Ancient Reverence</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ancient Learning Page"><U>Ancient Learning Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Archeological and Related Books For Sale"><U>Archeological and Related Books For Sale</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Artifacts For Sale"><U>Artifacts For Sale</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact the TAAA"><U>Contact the TAAA</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="03cf4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> TAAA Digs</div> <bR> <div> <B>NEW!!! </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> Dig at the Coons Bluff Site just about anytime!  We have made an agreement with the landowner to let the TAAA members dig there.  Same prices and rules apply.  All you have to do is prepay your dig here at the </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>TAAA office, we will issue you a confirmation number, show that number with you membership card to the landowner and you are digging!</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>You may dig nearly anytime, the only time you will be restricted from digging is when the landowner cannot be there for some reason.  Emai or call the TAAA office for more info!  </B></FONT><B>830-367-7012 or </B><A HREF="mailto:texasaaa@aol.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:texasaaa@aol.com"><U><B>texasaaa@aol.com</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>COONS BLUFF DIG - </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> April 7th 2001</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>This weekend, we only had 4 diggers Saturday.  But we still managed to pull out some terrific artifacts including one of the rarest we have ever found...</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dwain Collum shows off his "tanged" Crescent blade!</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="511" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0502ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0522ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Neil Nethery and Terri Lowell are rejoicing Neils nice Marshall that he had just found!</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="534" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0542ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0562ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> Dwain Collum found another absolutely gorgeous dart point.  This piece was either a Nolan or a Pandale</div> <div> as it showed some characteristics of both types.  We have found some other Pandales in the mound.</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="493" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 254 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0582ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="05a2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div>  </div> <div> Of course Neil came up with another artifact, a nice Marcos!</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="609" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 254 ><NOBR><bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="05c2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="05e2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Then the find of the day was made.  Possibly the find of the mound and definitely <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >"The Find of a Lifetime!"</FONT></div> <div> Jerry Vincent found this boatstone!  Thought to be an atlatl weight in most archeological circles.  This fine piece exhibited many geometric markings that covered the piece.  Every mark on the piece was some sort of decoration except one natural inclusion on one end and the two holes on each end. As the photos show, the maker tried or started to drill a third hole in the side of the piece.</div> <div> The material is still unknown but my first inclination is that it was crafted from some sort of crystalline fossilized material.  What leads me to believe it was made from a fossil is that the material shows a dimple pattern (similar to a football cover - or pig skin).  The material has a rough texture like sandstone, yet it is obviously not sandstone.  The color is nearly a snow white.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="630" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0602ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0622ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0642ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0662ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 234 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0682ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="06a2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 256 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="06c49f70.jpg" border=0 width="329" height="247" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="06e2ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>While I do not have a photo of Jerry holding his treasure, here he is with a Friday blade and dart point that he also found.  He was not to tired looking after finding the boatstone! Haha</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>COONS BLUFF DIG - </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>MARCH  31st & April 1st (no April Fools Joke! This is REAL! (Ha) </B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Usually we do not start a dig off with the premiere piece of the weekend, but Danny Spencer brought the monotony of the mornings dig with this awesome find!!  5 3/4's by 3 " !</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="314" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 418 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="06f2c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 243 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0712ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 243 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0732ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Danny shows off his  find to the landowner Mike Hamilton!</div> <div> <B>The photo on the left was taken the day of  the dig 3/31/01), notice the color as it came out of the ground.  Now look at the same blade, same side but 12 days later (4/11/01.)  the sparkles on the left photo are caused by water.  I wet it to give it the same appearance as the photo on the left.</B></div> <div> <B>Whey the color change?  Flint absorbs water.  After being buried in the ground for 2500 to 6000 years it was full of water.  After we took it out of the protection of the soil it started drying out and changed to the color we see it as today!</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="609" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 243 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0752ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="0772ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>    <IMG SRC="0792ce10.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="225" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                     </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>EXPERIMENT RESULTS...</B></FONT></div> <div> <B>I decided to do an experiment.  The blade lost its root beer color after being dug up.</B></div> <div> <B>Here is the same blade after putting it in water and the dark for about a week.  See the dark color coming back in the blade?</B></div> <div> <B>I had to return the blade to the owner but my guess is, from previous like experiments are that it would eventually  turn back to the color it was when we dug it!  Take before and after photos  of some of the artifacts that have changed color on you and submit them for further studies!</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/hong/996/DigArchives/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/ho"><U>Clik here to see the TAAA 2001 Dig Archives!</U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>