JACKSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio — Visitors carried in arrowheads, fossils and stone tools from their own backyards Saturday for a chance to have them identified by regional experts during a Native American artifact evaluation at the Clermont County Park District’s Hartman Cabin.
The event, held in partnership with the Clermont County Historical Society, opened with a presentation by speaker Dave Uhlman on prehistoric life in Clermont County, the park district said in a Facebook post. Afterward, Uhlman and a team of specialists from the Archaeological Research Institute set up examination tables to help guests identify the artifacts, fossils and rocks they brought from home.
The Archaeological Research Institute is a nonprofit based in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, dedicated to researching and preserving the region’s history through archaeological study, historic preservation and land stewardship. The organization regularly helps residents identify artifacts found on their own property.
Hartman Cabin, the event’s host site, is a log cabin built in 1838 by John K. Hartman that once stood on a 117-acre tract straddling Aber Road and U.S. Route 50. It was restored and donated to the Clermont County Park District in the early 1990s and is now used for community programs and private rentals.
The Clermont County Historical Society, founded in 1958 and based in Batavia, works to collect, preserve and interpret the county’s history. The park district said Uhlman’s full presentation was recorded and posted to its YouTube channel for those who could not attend, and it plans to hold similar identification events in the future.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the Clermont County Park District.