Yes, this is a 20th century painting.  The note paper is typical of mid
20th century fieldnotes, the date on it is '68.  and there was no one doing
work like this in the US in 1868.

At 07:35 AM 4/14/2005, you wrote:
>Dear list members,
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>I have an request that may be of some interest to you.  While searching on
>Ebay the other day I came across a painting depicting an archaeological
>scene with arrowheads, a deer (?) jaw bone, two quartz points and a piece of
>note paper showing the excavation.  The painting is purported by the seller
>to have been executed during the 19th century, but clues in the painting
>itself lead me to believe that it is actually form the 20th century.  For
>example, the make of the brush and fact that the note paper appears to have
>been pulled from a spiral notebook would lead me to believe that the
>painting was executed in 1970 and not 1870.  When I pointed this out to the
>seller he told me that the piece was appraised as a 19th century
>painting.....
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>If anyone wants to see the painting they can go to the link below or check
>out item # 7314676911.
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>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7314676911&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
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>BTW, I am not the seller and will not be bidding!!!!!!!!!
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>I hope I have not offended anyone by bringing this up, but I am interested
>in hearing your thoughts on this...let me know what you think.
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>Chris Pickerell