DENVER, PA.- At their first Prehistoric American Artifact Auction, held on November 9, 2013, Morphy’s achieved a world-record auction price for an arrowhead: $276,000. Department head John Mark Clark, who organized the sale, said he believes lightning could strike twice for Morphy’s when the celebrated Parks Birdstone crosses the auction block on May 17th.

During his announcement that the Parks Birdstone had been secured as the headliner for Morphy’s second Prehistoric event, Clark described the artifact as “one of the five finest birdstones in the world.” Found in a plowed field in DeKalb County, Indiana, in 1951, the Parks Birdstone is estimated to be 2,500 years old.

“Top birdstones have been selling privately for $700,000 to $900,000,” Clark said. “We believe the Parks Birdstone – which was named for the famous artifact collector Cameron Parks – could shatter those prices. This was the late Mr. Parks’ finest bird.”

Additional details will be available soon on Morphy Auctions’ website.