Weapons of the past

Joe Rainey (top photo, left), president of the Arkansas Archeological Society, talks about historic firearms with Steve Longacre, both of Rogers, on Saturday during the Archeology Day at the University of Arkansas Archeological Survey in Fayetteville. Visitors were able to view items from the University of Arkansas Museum collections as well hands-on demonstrations. A collection of arrowheads on shafts (above left photo) and arrowheads made from obsidian and crystal (above right photo) were on display at the event. Visit https://archeology.uark.edu/ to learn more about the Arkansas Archeological Survey. See nwaonline.com/photo for today’s photo gallery.