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Connections To The Past: Archeologists And Private Artifact Collectors Study NC's Earliest Societies

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43498
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Abstract:
"In 1951,at the age of 10, Ron Harris found his firstarrowhead. Featuring a pointed tip, flaked scars and composed of fine-grain rock, he immediately knew what lay in his palm. Today, Ron, who lives in Taylorsville and is a member of EnergyUnited, has a vast collection of Native American artifacts--some discovered, some traded and some significant, like his collection of stone Clovis points dating back 100,000 years, whichdenote the earliest inhabitants of present day North Carolina.?
Source:
Carolina Country (NoCar HD 9688 N8 C38x), Vol. 54 Issue 9, September 2022, p10-11