Drill bits

Stone drill bits like these were once part of a larger, more complex drill tool used to bore holes in materials like shell or wood. These examples were recovered from the Lawson site in London, Ontario. Lawson is a fortified 16th century Indigenous site located at the confluence of Medway River and Snake Creek. The site has been known to archaeologists since the mid-1800s and is now an Ontario designated heritage site and part of the Museum of Ontario Archaeology’s grounds.