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A Collection of Books and Ephemera on Native American Archaeology and Ohio Regional History (DJ) - An assortment of publications and manuscript material focused on North American archaeology and Native American history, with a significant emphasis on the Ohio and Hocking Valley regions. Primary scholarly titles include Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America by Charles Miles (quarto, cloth with dust jacket), Ohio Flint Types by Robert N. Converse (published by The Archaeological Society of Ohio, quarto, pictorial boards), and An Archeological History of the Hocking Valley by James L. Murphy (Ohio University Press, octavo, cloth boards). The group also contains specialized softcover works such as The Adena People - No. 2 by Webb and Baby, Treasures of the Mound Builders by Lar Hothem, and Getting to Know Athens County by Beatty and Stone. The collection is distinguished by a small manuscript journal bound in dark red leatherette, containing daily handwritten entries in cursive script. Visible text includes a record of a dream dated January a group of involving local social events. Also present are three educational artifact cards featuring bagged samples of raw obsidian, a copper nugget, and flint, accompanied by descriptions of their historical use by the Hopewell people. Supplemental materials include typed historical summaries regarding Navajo history, archaeological site maps such as the Wolfe's Plains Group, and vintage pictorial boards for juvenile titles including Indians of Yesterday and Golden Arrow. Spread width: Approximately 36 inches. Burns in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Thursday, May 28 from 11 am to 7 pm at our gallery in Lancaster, Ohio 43130 or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. We will charge a $5 fee if you want to pick this lot up another day. Once packed up we will send you an invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax is collected on this auction. AB281