Mostly Sand and Gravel: Artifact Adventures on the High Plains is an anthology of stories about artifact hunting on the high plains of eastern Colorado, western Nebraska and Kansas. While the pursuit of ancient rock treasures is the backdrop for this collection of essays, the authors main purpose in writing is often to speak of shared moments with friends and family, exploration of natures wild places, and connections and reflectionsconnections to those first men and women who walked upon this land at the very alpha of our prehistory, and reflections upon the human struggles and challenges we still face at the dawn of this new millennium. Several of these articles have been previously published in Indian Artifact Magazine or Prehistoric American Magazine. The author is well known in the artifact collecting world, both for his ability to spin an interesting tale and because of his familys extensive collection of artifacts that they themselves have found while floating rivers or hiking the prairie. Throughout the book the author reveals many of his personal secrets for successful hunting and the thoughtful reader should gain important information and knowledge to enhance his/her own artifact collecting adventures.

Mostly Sand and Gravel: Artifact Adventures on the High Plains

Politics & Social Sciences

Westfall, Tom

Archaeology

iUniverse

This new work, Only the Rocks Last Forever, is an anthology of artifact adventures, site reports and essays on various aspects of artifact collecting. Each chapter in this book is a separate or "stand alone" piece, and a sequential flow between chapters is not intended. Indeed, the discerning reader may, on occasion, note some minor redundancies in several of the various chapters. I have attempted to keep this to a minimum, but in the interests of giving each chapter its full due, some duplication was unavoidable. This may well be my last "artifact adventure" book. I recently retired, and although I plan on spending a goodly portion of my time in pursuit of all things ancient, I find that I am getting much more interested in the "archaeology" of my collection, rather than merely the acquisition of artifacts. I have a lot to learn about archaeology and I think it will be some time before I'm ready to share my thoughts and ideas in writing with others. I will, however, pursue my writing career in other ways, and am presently working on several books, including a novel and a children's book.

Only the Rock Last Forever

Science & Math

Mountain Valley Pub Llc

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