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Tom Davis Hails from Stanton Kentucky. Tom Started Collecting Relics Back in the Late 1960's. Together with his Son David, Tom began his mail order artifact business about 15 years ago, starting in Prehistoric Antiquities. Since Then We Believe Tom Davis Has Grown to Be the Biggest Relic Dealer in North America. There are very few people on this Planet that have handled as many Relics as Tom Davis. Tom Was one of the First Advisors to help Bob Overstreet with the Overstreet Guide. Tom Davis has Been Authenticating Relics Longer than Anyone with The exception of Dr Perino, and has Sat on Various Authentication Committee's within The Collecting Community. Tom is also one of the most familiar Faces at Relic Shows Across the Country, and he's always around, and willing to Help the Collector.
Tom is a member The Genuine Indian Relic Society, Central States Societies, AACA ,ASAA, Ohio Archaeological Society, Green River, Peach State, Piedmont, and Kolomoki Archaeological Societies. Tom Authenticates all Prehistoric Relics, and does little in the Way of Historic Items. Tom's Specialty is Eastern Flint. His fee is $25.00 per relic plus return shipping. Tom uses a color Photo on a very nice certificate.
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Theory about heat altered early southeastern points
The question was raised on the beware board about heat altered paleo's. Some members quoted references stating that in some parts of the country Paleo points were found that were intentionally heat altered by early man. Here in the southeast I can't remember ever seeing any such thing, as it appears that man started using heat to temper his materials sometime during the early part of the middle archaic period. Intentional heat altering of material to make stone tools/points in the lower southeast is first noticed in point types such as in some Six Mile Creek Serrated, Sumter, most Thonotosassa and almost all Hardee. In all types following, heat altering of material was the norm. Being one to study and notice all aspects of our hobby I've noticed a feature in some early points that may be interesting to you. In southwest Georgia and Florida colored Paleo and early archaic points are sometimes found. Color usually means heat altering to most collectors, but there are several reasons why an early point/tool can exhibit color without being intentionally heated by man. First the raw material may be one that has natural color, second, soil, acidic soil, and minerals can color, unintentional happenings, such as a relic that fell into a fire, or in a hut that burned or a field that burned off and the one I really want to explain is natural heat altering by the sun. In our region shallow sandy sites, where the clay or hardpan is near the surface, points and debitage wasn't allowed to settle very deep in the ground. It's in these sites that color caused by heat is noticed in early points and debitage. My theory is that the heating of the sand over thousands of years has caused heat altering by the sun. Mainly because such artifacts will exhibit the usual heavy patina with coloring in the thinnest areas, point, barbs, corners etc. and not throughout the material.
 In the picture are examples of colored early points from the southeast. Left to right with rows top to bottom I will explain. first row top, Simpson point, was found in a field where a hot grass fire had occurred. Just below it is a Lost Lake made of a raw chert with natural color. Second row the three Bolen points show color caused by surface heat caused by the sun in sandy sites. The last row, The top Abbey is soil stained, below it is a Kirk with the usual patina of a surface found point, the bottom Kirk is made of a raw chert with natural color with soil stains added. By: Son Anderson |
