Jon Dickinson

Jon Dickinson is an authenticator and collector specializing in Midwest Native American artifacts, with regional expertise centered on Ohio and extending to Kentucky, Missouri, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and surrounding areas. He authenticates flint, hardstone, and slate, with a noted concentration and depth of experience in slate objects. Jon’s approach emphasizes careful, conservative evaluations using both macroscopic and microscopic techniques, with a stated preference to decline items outside his expertise rather than provide uncertain opinions. He is active in multiple collector and archaeology organizations, including the Authentic Artifact Collectors Association and the Archaeological Society of Ohio, and emphasizes slow, careful collecting and detailed provenance documentation as part of responsible authentication.