Prehistoric American Birdstone Edition

[Chris Peters]

Got mine in the mail last night. It is awesome!!!
Very thick issue too.
Anyone else have a chance to flip through theirs yet?
Chris

[gbake]

Still waiting!!!

[joshuaream]

My wife said my copy is at home, but I won't be for another month or so...

[firstview]

Got mine thats a 25-50.00 publication easy !!!!!!! John

[paintedpony-1]

Recieved mine today really impressed with the magazine it is so nice I did not need to purchase the hard cover even though the hard cover is a real collectors must  It is a great job done by all in the GIRS who put that together There sure is some awesome birds in that issue WOW

PaInTeDpoNy-1

[mojorisin]

Got mine, very nice publication...

[KnifeHunter]

..Chris,,Got mine today..Been sitting here reading and looking through it.. There is no doubt that birdstones are awesome artifacts,,They sure are!!..I know a great deal of work went into that issue mainly I think each piece having to have some long histories..Makes me think if someone out that way finds one say tomorrow, better make sure you have it documented fast..Als, a great deal of thought on my part goes into what were they really used for?..Mu guess is goes along with something I read ..They were attl-attl weights..They do fit the profile to a T from the area the study was done but it was over seas I think..But I do think these served the same purpose but to a much greater degree,,They were treasured attl attl weights that held great spiritual powers in them..I can really see no other practical use.Even broken ones were made into pendants..I find an unusual shaped stone and slate here in the shape of a diamond.Basically a V upside down on a right side up V..Edges are polihed or show signs of working (smoothing)..I have to wonder if these are some type of counter weight..But I have seen no other mention of them here..I always find them on early sites and not on sites that were solely Missisippian in time..Well Gonna check out some more posts and call it an evening...KH

[Chris Peters]

I'm not sure Roy. They are definitely a curiosity! I read an article once where a man claimed to have found one in a cave or something that was supposedly attached to a flute, but he was very secretive and refused to show it to anyone. Could be he was full of it, or maybe just fearful of having it (and other artifacts) taken away or stolen.
They are one of the most replicated of the odd and valuable artifacts, I think, because of their rarity and value.
Even a piece of one is valuable, so I would second your suggestion to have it well documented if you ever found one. It is unlikely in my area, but not impossible. Most come from the North-Central (Ohio. Wisconsin, Illinois, etc.) states.
They are very awesome to study and speculate on though. My experience has been that, unless you know the person very well, they won't even let you touch or hold one in their collection.
Chris

[Greywolf]

That is one of the best editions they have put out and they have put out some nice ones over the years. I like the ones that looked like frogs, if they could only talk. JCB