Spade

This artifact is an incomplete iron spade. It was found in Halton Hills, Ontario, by Archaeological Services Inc., in 2007. Between 1836 and 1848 a farm stood on this land. This specific item was recovered in an outbuilding foundation. Several other agricultural items were also unearthed on the site: the blade of a hoe, two shovel fragments and three scythes blades. However, shovels are not only used for agricultural purposes, but they are also part of the archaeologist’s tool kit. This shovel was therefore found by… another shovel: history comes full circle!