Posted 3-18-2006
Ideas for articles to be written during the next several years or decades or however long it takes to get the job done, these will all be dynamic WIPs (Works in Progress)
1) British Columbia Nephrite Jade
2) Colorado Petrified Wood
3) Ogallala Quartzite
4) Great Basin Obsidian
5) What is the difference between Dacite, Basalt, and Obsidian
6) Types of Western Crescents
7) Western Stemmed Tradition
8) Western Fluted Point Tradition
9) Differences between Lake Mohave, Silver Lake, Cougar Mountain, Haskett, Goatfell Complex, Vermilion/Eclipse
10) Windust and Cody
11) Cascade and Old Cordilleran
12) Burins, Gravers, Spokeshaves
13) Early Man Defensive Daggers
14) Collecting Cultural Assemblages
15) Artifact Collecting Responsibility
16) Cataloging Artifacts
17) Dictionary of Artifact Slang
18) Respect for Stone Tools
19) The Collector and the Professional Archaeologist
20) Intelligent Collecting Strategies
21) Hafting Technologies
22) Artistic Achievements of Early Native North Americans
23) Pioneers in Western Artifact Collecting and Archaeology
24) You are the #1 Authenticator when it comes to your collection
25) Uses of Plants by Western Native Americans
26) Fishing as the Socioeconomic Engine for Western Cultures
27) What is meant by Paleo, Archaic, and Paleoarchaic
28) Some Key Differences between Neolithics and Western Artifact Types
29) Recommended Books, Articles, and Literature for Early Man Studies
30) Insuring Your Collectibles
31) Artifact Collecting as a Stepping Stone to Personal Life Development
32) People Whom are good role models in Artifact Collecting
33) Who are the real History Vandals
34) What is the Future for serious Private Collectors with respect to Integrating with the Professional Archaeology Community?