No, it's not the name of a new reality trash to treasure show on the History Channel. I was at an estate sale off of Milburn Road in Oakville Saturday morning with the specific intention of buying a few key items (more on that later). This house was packed from top to bottom. I wouldn't call the previous owner a hoarder, but they certainly had tendencies toward that. The basement in particular was a scattered mess of items, many laying on the floor covered in dirt and dust. There were so many items, I must have gone through each room of the house at least 3 times. On the last pass through the basement, I noticed a box of what appeared to be rocks laying on a shelf. They turned out to be arrow points, mostly pieces. The box was marked $2, but it was 50% on Saturday, so a dollar brought it home.
Like I said, most are pieces and not full points, but here a few of the nicer pieces:
And the best piece in the entire box, was almost overlooked, being so small. A stone bead. I have no idea how you would drill a star-shaped hole through a rock. I suspect with great patience and diligence:
When I was a kid, I would often search my father's garden after the spring plowing looking for arrowheads. By the time I came along, most choice points had already been found by my older siblings, but I still managed to find one here and there. My father initially thought these had been left by Native Americans passing through on the
Trail of Tears. I now know these are artifacts from the Mississipian Culture, commonly know as the
Mound Builders, that lived throughout the Midwest from 800 to 1500 AD.
wow, great collection! my sister lisa (who lives in grand junction, co) has quite a large collection of chippings and arrowheads like this. she finds them on her hikes in the area. they are amazing. and a stone bead! that's incredible. i can't imagine how that hole was made, and done so neatly.
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