PUBLISHING

	The Mound-Builders, Henry Clyde Shetrone
	The classic work on the Mound-Builders of the United States by Henry Clyde Shetrone.  This work examines earthworks and mounds from North Dakota to Florida and Kansas to the East Coast. Our reprint features the full color Mound-Builder plate as well as the full size color foldout map of mound and earthwork distribution of the Eastern United States.

	Mary Louise Baker
	The preeminent archaeological illustrator of the 20th Century
	Link to Reprint Plates Page
Mayan Pottery		Moore Expeditions
Many of her watercolors of the Clarence B. Moore Expedition artifacts, and later Mayan pottery studies, have often been mistaken for photographs due to the amazing detail. Although her work has been admired by thousands in Moore's famous works on Southeastern archaeology she, as the artist,  remains  relatively obscure.
We started working on these plates in 2008 and until now have only offered them at archaeological conferences.  We will be adding more plates to the site over the next few months as time permits.  If you wish to purchase a plate that is not yet listed, please email us at: gustav@gustavslibrary.com

Midwest Archaeological Conference - MAC 2010
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, October 21-24, 2010
South Eastern Archaeological Conference - SEAC 2010
October 27-30, 2010, Hilton Lexington / Downtown Hotel - Lexington, Kentucky
Contributions to the Archaeology of Missouri Part I. Pottery The Archaeological Section of the St. Louis Academy of Science - 1880 Archaeological Remains in Southeastern Missouri by W. B. Potter The Ancient Pottery of Southeastern Missouri by Edward Evers
Archaeological Surveys of Indiana     From the 1920s through the late 1950's, the Indiana Historical Bureau started an archaeological survey of Indiana counties.  As far as we can determine there were only 17 surveys that were actually completed and we have grouped these surveys geographically into four volumes.  Township maps show the location of the sites and surface surveys that were conducted and the plates are of outstanding artifacts of bone, flint, stone, pottery and copper.   Volume 1  Gibson, Perry, Posey, Spencer and Warrick Counties Volume 2  Greene, Lawrence, Martin, Owen and Vigo Counties Volume 3  Marshall, Newton, Porter and Starke Counties Volume 4  Whitewater Region, Dearborn, Ohio and Shelby Counties
ARCHAEOLOGICAL  MAPS
Archaeological maps from various publications
	Contributions to the Archaeology of the Illinois River Valley
	By Frank C. Baker, James B. Griffin, Richard G. Morgan, Georg K. Neumann, Jay L. B. Taylor
	Edited by James B. Griffin and Richard G. Morgan
	A look at the archaeology of the Illjinois River Valley dedicated to Warren K. Moorehead.   This publication also includes the ethnozoology of the prehistoric Indians of Illinois and a section on Hagan Mound Crania. Sites include Havana,  Hagan, Rose, Hilderbrand, Naples, Kamp Brangenberg, Utica mounds and Snicarte Village Site
	The Fort Ancient Aspect
	Its Cultural and Chronological Position in Mississippi Valley Archaeology
	James Bennett Griffin
	The site names are legendary: Baum Village Site, Fox Far, Madisonville, Fuert Village Site, to name just a few.  Over 700 pages in length and with early historic maps from the 17th Century from such notable sources as Marquette, Joliet, Franquelin and Minet, Griffin's monumental work sheds new light on the Ft. Ancient people. two part set of  728 pages, 154 full-page plates, 18 text figures, and 10 maps (5 foldouts).
	Fort Ancient
	The Great Prehistoric Earthwork of Warren County, Ohio
	Warren K. Moorehead
	"On a slightly rolling plateau in Warren County, Ohio, overlooking the beautiful valley of the Little Miami river, is situated Fort Ancient, the greatest of all prehistoric earthworks in the Mississippi basin.    This plateau is remarkable in its configuration. There is nothing precisely like it to be found in the Ohio valley, so far as the writer's observation extends. The plateau is cut up irregularly by ravines, and although none are of great length, yet all of them are precipitous and attain their depth within a few hundred yards from the beginning of their erosion ... The distance around the inclosure (following the center of the embankment) is 18,712.2 feet." (Warren K. Moorehead, 1908)
	Masterpieces of the Ohio Mound Builders
	Hilltop Fortifications Including Fort Ancient
	E. O. Randall
	E.O. Randall was the secretary of the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society when he wrote this book in 1916,  includes sections on Mound Builders, and forts of Ohio including: Fort Ancient,  Spruce Hill Fort, Fort Hill, Glenford Stone Fort, Miami Fort, Fortified Hill (Butler County),  and even Cahokia Mound in Illinois merits a discussion.
	Californian Bone Artifacts and Californian Shell Artifacts
	Appendix: Additional Bone Artifacts By Phil C. Orr
	E. W. Gifford
	University of California Anthropological Records, Volume 3, Number 2 and Anthropological Records, Volume 9, Number 1.  The bone and shell artifacts of California are examined by E. W. Gifford.    Profusely illustrated with 96 full-page plates illustrating hundreds of bone and shell artifacts.
	Survey of Ohio Fluted Points
	Olaf H. Prufer - 1960-1964
	All 10 volumes complete in one book
	The fluted point survey undertaken by Olaf H. Prufer of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History was conducted between 1960 and 1964 with a total of 10 volumes produced over that period.  As many of these originals haven't survived the past 50 years we were extremely fortunate in acquiring a full set for republication.  We are indebted, again, to Larry Conrad of the Western Illinois University Archaeological Research Laboratory for his help in obtaining a complete set of these rare originals.
	Basket Designs of the Indians of California
	A Collection of four of our books on California Indian Baskets in one volume
	Basketry Designs of the Indians of Northern California (Dixon - 1902),  Basket Designs Of The Indians Of Northwestern California, Basket Designs of the Mission Indians of California (Kroeber - 1922), Plants Used In Basketry By The California Indians (Ruth Earl Merrill - 1923).

Early Bulletins of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society 1929-1952 Project Complete The first 24 years of  this fine archeological publication.  It's extreme scarcity is primarily due to the extraordinarily low number published (300 per year) as well as the high demand it now enjoys.  We would like to express our appreciation to the Texas Archeological Society for allowing us to reprint these volumes.  We would also like to offer a special thanks to Tim Perttula for his invaluable assistance over the last 18 months  in making some of these rare Texas archaeological reprints possible. Click here to access the Bulletin Page
Crania Americana
A Comparative View of Skulls of Various Aboriginal Nations of North and South America
Samuel George Morton, M.D. - 1839
With a New Introduction by Jane E. Buikstra, Ph.D.
	Published  in 1839, 22 years before the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War, Crania Americana is an  extraordinarily rare book in any condition. Criticized in this modern, somewhat more enlightened age,  for its early 19th Century views on race, the publication of Crania Americana did provide important early steps toward the modern science of  physical anthropology. We wish to thank Dr. Jane Buikstra Professor of Bioarchaeology, Arizona State University for providing us with an excellent new introduction to this historically important work.
	Indian Trails of the Southeast
	William E. Meyer(1925)
	Preface and Trail Map Index by John R. Swanton
	Extract from the 42nd Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology
	Published after his death, Myer worked with John R. Swanton And Charles Rau from the Smithsonian on this excellent publication.  The map of Tennessee is a whopping 35" long and the general Southeast map is 12" x 15"  The area covered encompasses Kentucky to Florida and the Atlantic Ocean to the Texas border.  A wonderful companion to Ohio Indian Trails by Frank N. Wilcox, another of our reprints.
	The Belcher Mound
	A Stratified Caddoan Site in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
	James A. Ford & Clarence H. Webb (1952)
	With a new foreword by Timothy Perttula
	Another rare title of Caddo archeology, Belcher Mound has been out of print for 50 years.  Tim Perttula, archaeologist for the Caddo Nation, has provided a new foreword to bring this  important publication up to date.
	Poverty Point
	A Late Archaic Site in Louisiana
	Clarence H. Webb  (1956)
	We have updated this publication by the inclusion of the full page color plate of the famous Poverty Point clay objects from Clarence B. Moore's Some Aboriginal Sites in Louisiana and in Arkansas that was not included with the original publication.
	Texas Type Descriptions - Suhm &Jelks (1962)
	2009 Reprint Edition
	With a new Foreword by Dee Ann Suhm Story and Edward B. Jelks
	One of the most sought after titles on Texas archaeology this classic has been updated with a new foreword by Dee Ann Suhm Story and Edward B. Jelks, the original authors. We would like to thank the Texas Archeological Society for making this important work available again.
	Classics in Texas Archeology, Volume 2
	Jornada Mogollon Archeology
	Second in a planned series of 5 volumes, this is a compilation of selected articles from The Bulletin of the Texas Archeological and Paleontological Society, spanning the years 1934 to 1954,  assembled and with a new foreword by archaeologist Myles R. Miller (series editor Timothy K. Perttula).  Volume 2 is a collection of articles discussing Jornada Mogollon archaeology,  an egg-shaped cultural region comprising parts of west Texas, south-central New Mexico, and northern Chihuahua, Mexico. Click here to visit Archaeology Page 14 on this website.

GENERAL

Atlatl in North America

WEST of the Mississippi River

Dolls of the Tusayan Indians & Annual Ceremonies Held at Walpi - Fewkes Mimbres Valley Archaeology - Fewkes

EAST of the Mississippi River

Archaeological Survey of Kentucky, Volume 3 - Webb & Funkhouser Certain Caves and Rock Shelters of Kentucky - Webb & Funkhouser, Nelson Contributions to the Archaeology of Mammoth Cave and Vicinity, Kentucky - N.C. Nelson Additional Hopewell Material from Illinois Archaeology of Hamilton County, Ohio - S. Frederick Starr

		Tobacco, Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Indians
		George A. West - 1934
		The classic two volume  work by George A. West on tobacco use of  the American Indian is undoubtedly the most comprehensive work on the subject.  Volume 1 contains the history of tobacco use, types of aboriginal tobacco and the pipe classification system. Volume 2 features 257 plates of thousands of  prehistoric and historic pipes from across North America along with their descriptions and provenance.

	A Pilot Study of Wichita Indian Archaeology and Ethnohistory
	Robert E. Bell, Edward B. Jelks, W. W. Newcomb - 1967
	A very rare publication on the Wichita Indian tribes utilizing both archival research and and excavations of sites in Texas and Oklahoma. An excellent study of the Wichita Indians.

 

The Texas Archeological Society has provided valuable archaeological publications since 1928 and if you have an interest in Texas archaeology we heartily recommend joining.  Please click on the logo above to read more about this organization.
Picture-Writing of the Texas Indians - Jackson An Introductory Handbook Of Texas Archeology -Suhm & Krieger Classics in Texas Archeology - Caddo Archeology - Perttula A Survey of Oklahoma Archaeology - Bell and Baerreis
Additional Texas Titles
The Corner-Tang Flint Artifacts of Texas - Patterson Fall Creek and Buchanan Lake Sites - Jackson & Woolsey An Archaeological Survey of Texas - Sayles Findings of Primitive Man Near Abilene, Texas - Leighton A Prehistoric Rock Shelter in Val Verde County, Texas - Jackson

	Available Again - Enhanced Edition
	Certain Caddo Sites in Arkansas, Harrington
	Part of the Indian Notes & Monographs series, this book conducts a detailed examination of the  Caddo Indians.  Harrington's excavations and research of historical sources builds on the previous  work of Clarence B. Moore and provides a vivid picture of this vanished culture.

Ioway and Sauk Indian Ethnologies		The Nacoochie Mound in Georgia

	Archaeological Survey of Kentucky- Volume 1
	The University of Kentucky. Reports in Archaeology and Anthropology, Volume 1, Parts 1-6
	Webb and Funkhouser
		The Williams Site in Christian County, KY The So Called “Ash Caves” in Lee County, KY The Page Site in Logan County, KY Rock Shelters of Wolfe and Powell Counties, KY The Tolu Site in Crittendon County, KY The Duncan Site on the Kentucky-Tennessee Line

Bannerstones of the North American Indian
Byron W. Knoblock (1939)
	The most sought after archaeological reference book written by Byron W. Knoblock.  The originals of this book are highly prized and will set you back between $600.00 and $1,000.00 according to condition and binding edition. This book has become the de facto resource on the subject and is used by professional archaeologists as well as amateurs. It's most important contribution is providing a systematic categorization and detailed description of  the various forms of these fascinating artifacts.  With 596 pages and hundreds of illustrations and plates, the depth of coverage is astounding and includes contributions from legendary archaeologists as well as amateurs.   A must have for anyone interested in United States archaeology.

	Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley
	Squier and Davis - 1848
The legendary book that started it all.  Exceedingly rare and arguably one of the most important books on United States archaeology ever written, this 160 year old publication was written to document the earthworks of prehistoric America before the plow and advancing civilization could obliterate them forever.  See the detail page by clicking here
This is the only reprint available with the two Marietta Works plates (numbers 1 and 45) rendered in color as in the original.
See plates and description for the Ancient Works at Marietta, Ohio - from Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley by clicking here

	Pipes and Smoking Customs of the American Aborigines, Based on Material in the U. S. National Museum, Joseph D. McGuire
	Prehistoric Ethnology of a Kentucky Site, Harlan I. Smith
	Prehistoric Textile Art, William H. Holmes
	Origin and Development of Form and Ornament in Ceramic Art, William H. Holmes
	Burial Mounds of the Northern Sections of the United States, Cyrus Thomas
	Indian Village Site and Cemetery Near Madisonville, Ohio, Earnest A. Hooten with notes on the Artifacts by Charles Willoughby
	Folsom, The Lindenmeier Site, Frank H.H. Roberts, Jr., Kirk Bryan and Louis L. Ray

	The Archeological History of New York, Part 1 Aboriginal Occupation of New York Arthur C. Parker, 1920
	A rare archaeological description of the aboriginal occupation of New York state.  This book discusses the various occupations (Mound Builder, Eskimo, Iroquois and Algonkian) as well as in-depth descriptions of excavations of 12 sites by famous archaeologists such as: M.R. Harrington, Arthur C. Parker, E.G. Squier (of Squier and Davis fame) and Frank H. Cushing.

	The Archeological History of New York, Part 2 Archaeological Atlas by Counties Arthur C. Parker, 1920
	A rare archaeological atlas for the Empire State, this book features maps of the counties of New York along with locations and descriptions of their sites.

	Archeological Investigations Bulletin 76 of the Bureau of American Ethnology Cave Explorations MO, IN, IL, KY, TN, AL, NE and Archaeology in Hawaii Gerard Fowke, 1922
	Gerard Fowke examines the archaeology of caves in the Ozark Region of Central Missouri as well as selected caves and rock shelters from Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee not to mention sites in Kansas and Nebraska.  Just to top it off, he also includes some early archaeological information concerning Hawaii as well.

	Primitive Methods of Working Stone Based on Experiments of Halvor L. Skavlem With an new introduction by John C. Whittaker, Ph.D. Alonzo W. Pond, 1930
	A very rare work on early experimental stone tool manufacturing.  Mr. Skavlem independently developed these techniques for ground stone and flaked tools over a fifteen year period starting in the first part of the 20th Century.  A must read for anyone interested in methods of producing stone tools.

	Primitive Industry Illustrations of the Handiwork in stone, bone and clay of the Native Races of the Northern Atlantic Seaboard of the United States of America Charles C. Abbott - 1881
	A rare and comprehensive work of the artifacts of the Northern Atlantic Seaboard of the United States. From the common pitted stones to exquisite pipes and copper artifacts.