| Don Bate was born and raised in Peotone and while he grew up on a farm
he eventually went into real estate. Four of the five points he found
while growing up and working on his dad’s farm and the smallest artifact
he found while working in his garden this year.
We start off on the left with a Hardin Barbed that dates to the Early
Archaic period and the suggested age of these are from 8000 to 5500 B.C.
Next is a beautiful Godar point, with no damage, and dates to the middle
to late Archaic, approximately in the 3000 B.C. range. The largest
artifact is typed as an “Early Archaic Side Notch” as it has basal and
notch grinding but doesn’t fit into any exact typology the I could find.
The fourth point is a MacCorkle, heavily resharpened, and dates between
7000 to 6500 B.C. The last point pictured is a nicely worked Table
Rock which dates to an estimated 3000 to 1000 B.C.
I was told by Don’s wife, Lorna, that the man who used to work the fields
for the Bate’s family collected many artifacts over the years and, although
those are lost to us now, we at least have these five to add to the
record of this area. I will most likely forever wonder what that
other collection may have contained. My thanks to Don and Lorna Bate
for sharing with us. |
