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Summary: Great stuff!
Review: A million drawings of arrowheads and lithic artifacts. All drawings are very professionally done. The description of all the types of points, the geographic area that each type of point is found in Texas, etc. Lots of useful information..a book that should be either on your bookshelf or on the dash of your truck if you are a arrowhead hunter.
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Summary: Missing Types
Review: Although several types are mentioned that aren't found in many publications, one common point are missing (at least), Rockwall,
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Summary: Very Helpful Field Guide for This Beginner
Review: I purchased this book after I've recently been exposed to our local Texas Indian artifacts. This book was extremely helpful in identifying and categorizing items that I have stumbled across. It is a must to have in your backpack!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: This is not at all useful to me as a reference book. I had hoped to learn a lot about what I am finding. I learned very little and rarely find it helpful.
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Summary: A Great Guidebook for Texas Indian Artifacts
Review: Turner and Hester's "Field Guide to Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians" is a must have for any archeologist or collector interested in Native American artifacts in Texas and the Southwest. Although other books present better comprehensive surveys of southwestern artifact types (see Noel Justice's books, for instance), this book is a must have for anyone living and collecting in this region. There are three major components of this book that make it a must have. First, unlike Justice, Turner and Hester do not limit their survey of artifact types to just projectile points, as other artifacts such as celts and pipes are discussed. Second, this guide contains a large number of described projectile point and other artifact types, so most of what will need to be identified in the region can be found herein. Finally, Turner and Hester cite sources for their artifact descriptions and list all those sources in a large bibliography that can be referenced by the professional or truly dedicated amateur. The only fault with this guide is the fact that each of the point and artifact types are listed in alphabetical order and not grouped into clusters of points of similar morphological affinities like they are in Justice. If one has an unidentified artifact, therefore, one has to flip through every page looking for named point types that match. Also, the fact that point types aren't listed by time period makes comparing different points dating to the same periods very difficult. In all, however, this book is a great reference for identifying point types in Texas and the Southwest.
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Summary: A Great Guidebook for Texas Indian Artifacts
Review: Turner and Hester's "Field Guide to Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians" is a must have for any archeologist or collector interested in Native American artifacts in Texas and the Southwest. Although other books present better comprehensive surveys of southwestern artifact types (see Noel Justice's books, for instance), this book is a must have for anyone living and collecting in this region. There are three major components of this book that make it a must have. First, unlike Justice, Turner and Hester do not limit their survey of artifact types to just projectile points, as other artifacts such as celts and pipes are discussed. Second, this guide contains a large number of described projectile point and other artifact types, so most of what will need to be identified in the region can be found herein. Finally, Turner and Hester cite sources for their artifact descriptions and list all those sources in a large bibliography that can be referenced by the professional or truly dedicated amateur. The only fault with this guide is the fact that each of the point and artifact types are listed in alphabetical order and not grouped into clusters of points of similar morphological affinities like they are in Justice. If one has an unidentified artifact, therefore, one has to flip through every page looking for named point types that match. Also, the fact that point types aren't listed by time period makes comparing different points dating to the same periods very difficult. In all, however, this book is a great reference for identifying point types in Texas and the Southwest.
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Summary: A Great Guidebook for Texas Indian Artifacts
Review: Turner and Hester's "Field Guide to Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians" is a must have for any archeologist or collector interested in Native American artifacts in Texas and the Southwest. Although other books present better comprehensive surveys of southwestern artifact types (see Noel Justice's books, for instance), this book is a must have for anyone living and collecting in this region. There are three major components of this book that make it a must have. First, unlike Justice, Turner and Hester do not limit their survey of artifact types to just projectile points, as other artifacts such as celts and pipes are discussed. Second, this guide contains a large number of described projectile point and other artifact types, so most of what will need to be identified in the region can be found herein. Finally, Turner and Hester cite sources for their artifact descriptions and list all those sources in a large bibliography that can be referenced by the professional or truly dedicated amateur. The only fault with this guide is the fact that each of the point and artifact types are listed in alphabetical order and not grouped into clusters of points of similar morphological affinities like they are in Justice. If one has an unidentified artifact, therefore, one has to flip through every page looking for named point types that match. Also, the fact that point types aren't listed by time period makes comparing different points dating to the same periods very difficult. In all, however, this book is a great reference for identifying point types in Texas and the Southwest.
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