| This is the first collection of artifacts to be presented that were
found around Monee, Illinois and Mr. Willard Pauling was kind enough to
share them with us. Mr. Pauling’s great grandfather, Dietrich, settled
in Monee in 1850. His son, Henry, farmed the land and then Henry’s son,
George Pauling, continued with the family tradition. This collection consists
of artifacts that Willard and his father, George Pauling collected over
the years.
As you can see, we start off with a classic Clovis, though minus a bit
of the base. It is made from Attica Chert, as is the Paleo knife shown
to the right of the Clovis. Third in the row is a unifacial knife and last
is a Paleo-Transition or Early Archaic knife. The remaining artifacts are
representative of various cultural periods.
Margo Hupe
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