Peotone: The Collections
The Radtke Collection
These Paleo-era artifacts are considered both rare and archaeologically important. Dating to over 10,000 years old, the first point shown is known as a Clovis Point. Named for the little town of Clovis, New Mexico, it was here that this type of point was first discovered in an archaeological context—in association with butchered Mammoth remains.

The second point shown here is thought to be a Quad, which dates to somewhat later than the Clovis Point, and is thought to be indirectly descendant of the Clovis technology.

The third artifact shown appears to be a Quad Preform—a first-stage phase where the general form of the point is worked out by direct-percussion flaking. Preforms were often made at the quarry-site, and taken back to the hunter’s base-camp for completion. 

Among future projects are the mapping out of lithic-sources and the identification of lithic materials found in these assemblages of artifacts. From this ground-work, some light may be shed upon the movement and settlement patterns of these ancient hunters.

Paleo occupation sites in the area around Chicago are quite rare.

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