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- Item:FA676 *NEW* TOM DAVIS COA G-8
- Description: Classic "Shield Type" Copena Classis - Here is a Classic, Shield Type Copena that is made of highly collectible Buffalo River Chert. It has a needle tip, great symmetry and shape. It has LOTS of color.
This Fine Copena Classic was found in Humphreys County, Tennessee, by William Stafford. Mr. William Stafford passed away in 1974 and the news print that this collection was wrapped in was dated in the early 1980's. It comes with a Tom Davis COA grading it a G-8. Ex- William Stafford Collection, Ex- Tom Davis, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 2 3/16 x 1 1/8 inches
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- Item: FA677 *NEW*
- Description: Colorful Highly Polished Breathitt Chert Celt - Here is a Nice Polished Flint Celt that was found in Clark County, Kentucky. It is made of a colorful piece of Breathitt Chert. It has a Fine Bit with swirls of color in it. (see photos). Ex- Tom Davis, Ex- Monty Pennington
- Size: 3 x 1 11/16 inches
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- Item: FA678 *NEW*
- Description: Colorful Breathitt Chert Oval Adz - Here is an Breathitt Chert Flint Adz that is oval in shape. It has VERY nice flaking and an Adz Bit. (see photos) It is made from a colorful piece of Green Breathitt Chert. Ex- Monty Pennington Collection
- Size: 3 3/16 x 1 13/16 inches
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- Item:FA653 *NEW* TOM DAVIS COA G-9
- Description: VERY NICE Early Triangular - The Early Triangular is an Early Archaic typology that dates from 9,000 BP till around 7,000 BP. This Fine Early Triangular was found in South Texas by Robert L. Stathem. It is thin and well made with very good flaking. (see photos) It has lightly serrated blade edges and a fine point. The base is auriculate in shape. This piece is from the collection of John & Robert Stathem of Shreveport, Louisiana. Robert and his father John hunted artifacts in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. It comes with a Tom Davis COA grading it a G-9. Ex- Robert Stathem Collection, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 2 1/8 x 1 3/16 inches
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- Item:FA655 *NEW*
- Description: Very Nice Pedernales - This Nice Pedernales was found by Robert L. Stathem near Benton, Texas. The Pedernales typology dates from Middle Archaic to Woodland periods, from 6,000 BP till 2,000 BP. This piece is from the collection of John & Robert Stathem of Shreveport, Louisiana. Robert and his father John hunted artifacts in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Ex- Robert Stathem Collection, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 2 3/16 x 7/8 inches
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- Item: FA626 *NEW*
- Description: Interesting Conversational Piece of a Big Kentucky Pinetree - Here is a nice Kentucky Pinetree that is made of what appears to be Flint Ridge Flint. It has nice Flaking all along one blade edge. The other, the edge that was used and re-sharpened the most has a stack that developed from a hard inclusion that they worked around. The Edges has a nice bevel that stops at the stack and then begins again. The base is Highly ground. This is a great Pinetree to own and study.
It was found by members of the Burgin & Day Families and this collection remained intact until we obtained it. All the pieces in this collection were found from 1930 through 1970 in the areas North and East of Richmond, Kentucky in Madison County. Ex- Shelby Burgin, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 2 7/8 x 1 3/8 inches
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- Item: FA656 *NEW*
- Description: Outstanding Lange - The Lange Typology dates from Middle Archaic to Woodland periods, 6,000 BP till 1,000 BP. This one has a Fine Tip. The blade edges are lightly serrated and it has a well made base. It was found by Robert L. Stathem in Live Oak County, Texas. This piece is from the collection of John & Robert Stathem of Shreveport, Louisiana. Robert and his father John hunted artifacts in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Ex- Robert Stathem Collection, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 2 1/2 x 1 1/16 inches
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- Item: FA657 *NEW*
- Description: Darl Stemmed - The Darl Stemmed is an Early Archaic type dating from 8,000 to 5,000 BP. This one was found by Robert L. Stathem in Bell County, Texas. It has nice light serrations down both blade edges and really nice symmetry. This piece is from the collection of John & Robert Stathem of Shreveport, Louisiana. Robert and his father John hunted artifacts in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Ex- Robert Stathem Collection, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 2 5/8 x 13/16 inches
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- Item: FA658 *NEW* COLOR, COLOR, COLOR
- Description: Beautiful Rice Lobbed - This Beautiful Rice Lobbed was found by John M. Stathem in Northern Louisiana. It is highly contrasting orange/amber to Dark Gray along one edge. (see photos). I am not sure what this material is, but it is beautiful. This one has nice flaking, near perfect symmetry and great flaking. If you like color, don't miss owning this one! This piece is from the collection of John & Robert Stathem of Shreveport, Louisiana. Robert and his father John hunted artifacts in Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. Ex- Robert Stathem Collection, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 1 11/16 x 1 1/16 inches
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- Item: FW187 *NEW*
- Description: Huge Dover Copena Classic - Here is a BIG Copena Classic that is made of Dover Chert. IT has very nice flaking and decent symmetry. It has a "fish tail" base. This is a nice BIG Copena. (see photos) All the pieces from this collection were found in McCreary County, Kentucky either off Peel Dog Wood Road, in Forgotten Valley, Indian Creek, or Bear Wallow. All of these are within 5 miles of the Cumberland River. Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 4 5/8 x 1 1/8 inches
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- Item: FA325
- Description: Newton Falls - This is an interesting Archaic form. I think that it is a Newton Falls or some other Archaic Side notch. It is VERY thin and well worked. It has two "spoke-shaves" built into the blade edges. (see photos). The tip was probably anciently impact fractured and also re-worked into a scraper of sorts giving the piece the appearance of a drop point knife. (see photos) There is only one small ancient ding on the top of the blade just up from the notch. The rest of the piece is just as the ancients used it. A true "mulit-purpose utility blade! I purchased this piece in a small group of artifacts on August 4th, 2004. Ex- Gilbert Cooper, Ex- Monty Pennington
- Size: 2 5/16 x 1 1/16 inches
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- Item: FA227
- Description: Killer KY LeCroy - This little jewel is made of gray Boyle Chert and is fossilifferous. It has a fine tip and base and not modern damage. Found in Fayette County, KY.
- Size: 1 3/16 x 7/8 inches
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- Item: FA152
- Description: Boyle Chert Lecroy - Simple Boyle Chert Bifurcate from Estill County, KY. There is a small amount of glue on one side of this piece that I did not try to remove.
- Size: 1 1/8 x 13/16 inches
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- Item: FA233
- Description: Kentucky Harrodsburg Chert Pontchartrain Type 1 - Here is a very nice Pontchartrain type 1 made of fossilifferous Harrodsburg Chert. It has one ding in the side of the blade. It is well flaked and the base is ground. Ex- Monty Pennington
- Size: 3 3/4 x 1 1/16 inch
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- Item: FA389
- Description: Blue Gray Chert Hardin - This Hardin is made of Blue Gray Hornstone and was found in Kentucky. It has nice shape and symmetry and a ding or two (see photos). Ex- S. Jayne
- Size: 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 inches
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- Item: FA386
- Description: Avon Chert Robinson - This Robinson is made of Avon Chert. It has nice shape and flaking. Ex- S. Jayne
- Size: 2 5/8 x 1 3/16 inches
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- Item: FA286
- Description: Kentucky Boyle Chert Dickson - Here is a fine Boyle Chert Dickson. I bought this piece around 7 years ago. It is made of a beautiful piece of Boyle Chert. Ex- Monty Pennington
- Size: 2 1/4 x 1 3/16 inches
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- Item: FA491 *NEW*
- Description: Mottled Fort Payne Chert Pine Tree - This is an very nice example of a Pine Tree that has been some prehistoric mans favorite tool. It is made of mottled Fort Payne Chert and has a nice base and nice symmetry. Ex- S. Denny, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 1 7/8 x 1 1/16 inches
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- Item: FA539 *NEW*
- Description: Hornstone Hornstone Fractured Base Decatur - Here is a nice Decatur that is made of Hornstone and was found in Lincoln County, Kentucky. It has serrated blade edges and a nice base. This one was in the Hayden Bybee Collection - Ex- B. Tyree
- Size: 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 inches
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- Item: FA522 *NEW*
Translucent
- Description: Knox Chert Rankin - Here is a Very Nice Rankin with a needle tip and nice big ears that reach the base. It is made of high grade Translucent Knox Chert. All the pieces from this collection were found in McCreary County, Kentucky either off Peel Dog Wood Road, in Forgotten Valley, Indian Creek, or Bear Wallow. All of these are within 5 miles of the Cumberland River. Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 2 3/16 x 1 13/16 inches
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- Item: FA523 *NEW*
HIGHLY Translucent
- Description: Pulaski County Chert Cache River - Here is a very thin, Translucent Cache River that is made of a Beautifully Mottled Chert. (see photos) All the pieces from this collection were found in McCreary County, Kentucky either off Peel Dog Wood Road, in Forgotten Valley, Indian Creek, or Bear Wallow. All of these are within 5 miles of the Cumberland River. Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 1 13/16 x 15/16 inches
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- Item: FA534
Uni-Face Knife
Description: Early Uni-face Knife -
Here is a VERY Nice Uni-face Knife that has GREAT Flaking and is made of a great piece of chert. It has some bi-facial flaking, so I am calling it Early Archaic.(see photos)
All the pieces from this collection were found in McCreary County, Kentucky either off Peel Dog Wood Road, in Forgotten Valley, Indian Creek, or Bear Wallow. All of these are within 5 miles of the Cumberland River. Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
Size: 3 11/16 x 1 9/16 inches
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- Item: FW171 *NEW*
- Description: HUGE Mottled Fort Payne Chert Adena -
Here is a HUGE Adena made of a beautiful piece of mottled Fort Payne Chert. It was found in Washington County, Kentucky. It is a well made, solid point with very nice symmetry. Ex- W. Palmer, Ex- Monty Pennington
Size: 4 3/4 x 1 1/2 inches
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- Item: FA501 *NEW* HIGHLY TRANSLUCENT
- Description: Crystal Quartz San Patrice - This Beautiful piece was found in Kentucky. The closest type that I can come up with is the San Patrice. The base on this one is not ground, but there is nice age and deposits on the piece. If it is the San Patrice it is a very nice example of this Archaic Type. It is very thin and has near perfect symmetry.
- Size: 15/16 x 13/16 inches
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- Item: FW173 *NEW*
- Description: Huge Fossilifferous Chert Adena Narrow Stem - Here is a Huge Adena Narrow Stem or maybe a Waubesa. It was found in Southern, Kentucky and is made orange/tan highly fossilifferous Harrodsburg Chert. It is well made and sturdy. It has a nice tip and great symmetry. Ex- Tom Davis, Ex- Monty & Jewdy Pennington
- Size: 4 7/16 x 1 11/16 inches
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- Item: FA533 *NEW*
- Description: Outstanding Very Early Uni-face Knife - Here is a Beautiful Hornstone Early Uni-face Knife with Excellent Flaking and a touch of cortex down the spine. It was found in Michigan and was in the Jeff Tormoehlen Collection. Ex- J. Tormoehlen
- Size: 2 15/16 x 1 1/4 inches
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- Item: FA280 Serrated
- Description: KY Kirk Stemmed Serrated - This Kirk Stemmed was found by Joey Fairbanks in Bath County KY in 2006. It is made of Boyle Chert and is serrated down both blade edges. It has ancient hafting damage to one side of the base that throws off the symmetry. Ex- Joe Fairbanks, Ex- Monty Pennington
- Size: 2 3/4 x 1 3/16 inches
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- Item: FA283
- Description: KY Adena Vanishing Stem - This is a BIG Adena Vanishing Stem. It is made of a VERY nice piece of Fort Payne Chert. IT has an ancient ding to one side. It is big and well flaked. It was found in Clark County, KY. Ex- Monty Pennington.
- Size: 4 1/16 x 1 1/4 inches
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- Item: FA345
- Description: Dovetail - I am not sure what this Dove is made of. It looks like our Boyle Chert, but I do not have a provenance on it. This Dove was bought at Collinsville Show 2004 by W. Riddle. I purchased several pieces from Walter on Oct. 3rd, 2005. Ex- Walter Riddle, Ex- Monty Pennington
- Size: 2 1/2 x 1 7/16 inches
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- Item: FA344
- Description: KY Dovetail - This Dovetail was found in Madison County, KY and is made of gray Boyle Chert. The base is well ground and it has nice symmetry. Ex- Monty Pennington
- Size: 1 15/16 x 1 1/8 inches
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- Item: FA518 *NEW*
- Description: Gray Carter or Sonora Palmer - This Palmer is made of either Gray Carter Cave or Sonora Chert. It has the "sugar" quality of Carter and the pitting of Sonora, although Carter will pit also. Nice Flaking Clark County, Kentucky
- Size: 1 1/4 x 13/16 inches
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