Artifact show held Saturday

Artifact enthusiast Kirk Wanamaker shows arrowheads he has in his collection. The fifth annual Warren County Prehistoric Artifact Show is this Saturday at the high school.

As always, the show will have tables loaded with a wide range of artifacts including arrowheads, commonly referred to as points by collectors, along with ax heads and other stone tools handmade by some of the earliest inhabitants of this continent.

Exceptional displays will garner awards, including plaques for Best of Show and Best Educational Display, among others.

There will be a $10 charge for tables selling books, artifacts and other items, while tables displaying personal artifact collections will be free of charge.

?We have plenty of tables available,? Wanamaker said. ?I personally invite any collectors from Warren County to bring displays and participate in the show.?

On the commercial side, there will be dealers from Tennessee, Kentucky, and all over the Midsouth region, according to Wanamaker. All artifacts must be authentic, no fakes allowed.

This year?s show will feature the same great refreshments that have been so popular at past shows, including hamburgers, sandwiches, soft drinks and homemade desserts.

Wanamaker, who is an avid collector himself, says these artifacts are not only fun to collect and trade, but are important records of our past.

?It?s a part of history,? Wanamaker said. ?These are examples of a culture that existed a long time ago, thousands of years before America was colonized.?

For more information, or to reserve a table, call Wanamaker at 934-3233.