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The author discusses the acquisition of artifacts that had been in storage for several years after getting call from collector Donald Oakes and mentions storage of Indian artifact collection of Oakes in garage. Topics discussed include decision of liquidating Oakes' Native American relic collection by Oakes' son, steatite obtuse angle elbow pipe found in western North Carolina, soapstone boiling/cooking vessel recovered in Broad River basin of Rutherford County, South Carolina.

The article presents information related to two large full-grooved stone axes of the Late Archaic period, acquired by artifact collector Mike McCoy of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. It refers to the curation of the axes in the Beutell collection for an additional 32 years until May 25, 2016. It highlights the rediscovery of the axes in the late 1960s by cleaning workers.

The article offers information on the archaeological finds of barbed axes, Nashville Type II Triskele gorget, and spatulate celt belonging to native Americans, found within the Tennessee region. The topics addressed include information on the dimensions of the artifacts along with details on their archaeological expedition and search.

The article offers information on the archaeological finds of raised-ridge axes belonging to native Americans, found within the Southwest Virginia. The topics addressed include information on the eastern raised ridge type axes along with details on their exhibited traits and grooved axe artifacts repressing a small sampling of the diverse ways that ancient Native Americans created objects or tools used in their everyday lives.

The article provides information on the Decatur corner-notched projectile point found with infrequency in some areas of the North Carolina Piedmont region and into Virginia. Topics discussed include a comparison illustrating similarities of the Carolina Decatur type and Palmer points, the unique basal treatment of a Decatur point as its most characteristic trait, and reason that shoulders on most Carolina Decatur points are often barbed.