Artifacts & Artisans | HOMESTEAD | FALL HARVEST

Artifacts & Artisans | HOMESTEAD | FALL HARVEST | NORTH AMERICAN HISTORY

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2 жыл бұрын

After stowing venison from the fall hunt in the elevated food cache, Peter harvests the rutabaga and parsnips from the garden and stores them in the root cellar for the winter. He then spends time looking at some artifacts of the Indigenous people of North America, from the Stone Age through European contact, discussing how many of them were made and used. These include arrowheads, knife blades, splitting mauls, axes, gouges, bone needles, fleshing tools, mortar and pestle and clay pots. Stone tools were made by stone chipping. Arrowheads were made from flint and were knapped. Finally, he plants garlic, thereby finishing gardening for the season. Garlic is always planted in late fall and mulched for the winter.
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@markaugustus621 2 жыл бұрын

I think many of us forget how incredibly gifted and bright the people who came before us were. Thank you

@GhostManOnSixtieth 27 күн бұрын

I know this comment is a bit old now, but I am always aggravated when people refer to people of the past as being akin to dumb neanderthals and I appreciate your comment recognizing their ingenuity. These people of the past knew what it took to live truly. If they didn’t have it they made it, traded for it, or went without. I’d say modern convenience has made us all “dumb” chasing after logos on a pair of sneakers rather than obtaining the skills to live in a natural way.

@kjss4345 2 жыл бұрын

You gotta love watching someone that loves what he does.

@lundysden6781 5 ай бұрын

great collection! tools like that show people patients! Something we all need more of. Im an old geologist so the types of stone used and the old lost quarries are great to study and try and piece together! Back when I could walk anyway.

@TheWoodlandEscape 5 ай бұрын

Patients does seem to be sadly missing in this modern world… everyone wants everything this very second.

@donaldshields2483 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting you live quite a life I bet it’s a very nice life keep up the good work God bless

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Donald.

@72buffaloman 2 жыл бұрын

This was one of my favorite videos for information .

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

I find it a fascinating topic and honestly, I just scratched the surface in terms of information. We’re glad you found it informative.

@jcogs9440 2 жыл бұрын

Great content. You give us an escape we all wish we had to get away from the chaos.

@Mark-xl8gg 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful mackerel sky

@tomsmith4907 Жыл бұрын

super interesting stuff awesome presentation

@TheWoodlandEscape Жыл бұрын

Thank you, sir. We appreciate your interest and support.

@davidferguson9213 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

@sergehorion7155 2 жыл бұрын

I greatly appreciated this video. Many think that History in North America started with the first European settlers.

@shawndonohoe2789 2 жыл бұрын

There is nothing better than crossing the bridge onto the island.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed and a bridge soon to be replaced. Are you from Manitoulin?

@shawndonohoe2789 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheWoodlandEscape No I'm in Sudbury and go to the Island every chance I get.

@RonOhio 4 ай бұрын

@@TheWoodlandEscape Small world, my grandfather was friends with a family who had a home and cabins on Sugar Island, a few miles and a border away, and we spent many summers there for the fishing. One of the most surprising meals I ever had, and the best, was a Northern Pike smoked by a neighbor, an old Finnish gentleman who had lived on Sugar Island his whole life. That whole region is special in some way that I cannot define.

@davidcohen-crumpton5032 2 жыл бұрын

Love those artifacts. Things like that have always interestd me.

@donwaldroopoutdoors3665 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing how primitive ppl could make things through time and continuous effort

@donwaldroopoutdoors3665 2 жыл бұрын

And that stuff is fascinating

@glenmacneill6935 2 жыл бұрын

Love the History lessons ... very interesting how people lived many years ago !

@MrBigdaddysdaddy 8 ай бұрын

I’m down in So Texas, the Comanche were the dominant tribe here. We find a lot of flint arrowheads but the Comanche started trading for and taking on raids the steel barrel bands and cut arrowheads from that. I found a knife that is 3000 yrs old. That’s my prize find.

@TheWoodlandEscape 8 ай бұрын

That does sound like an amazing find. Mine is a spitting mail used by canoe builders that is about the same vintage.

@D33Lux 4 ай бұрын

One of the most interesting channels I have come across. Love all the content.

@TheWoodlandEscape 4 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@gailsgardenherbsmore1605 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for a wonderful video. I, too loved history as a child, in life and in school. When I was around 9 or 10 yrs of age , a family member took me to a place in the high desert where they knew a native American camp use to be. It was know only by the locals. They showed me around and what the different areas were probably used for. One was a flat topped large rock where the natives sat and worked on their arrowheads. There were still chips of rock laying there. The person told me there were no arrowheads, just the chips. After they walked away (I couldn't pull myself away from that spot), I knelt down and ran my fingers down as deep in the sand, as I could, eventually bringing up a beautiful small arrowhead. I still have it to this day. Others knowing of my love of history have brought me artifacts through the years, but that one is special as it was my first find!

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful story!

@rstainsbury 2 жыл бұрын

“Indigenous Americans introduced democracy to Europe,” *Every Ancient Greek from Athens sits up straight and cocks an eyebrow!* I LOVE the intro theme tune. Like Pavlov’s dogs, I salivate autonomically when I hear it! Thanks for another great video. Shout out to the camera person - skillz!

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you and you are right!

@olgak.1139 2 жыл бұрын

I didn't catch this but as a Greek, thank you for the proper answer 👍

@MBW4449 2 жыл бұрын

"Love is fleeting. Stone tools are for ever!" I have a coffee mug with that saying on it.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

What a great quote. My favorite cup says” Everyone must believe in something, I believe I’ll go canoeing”!

@libby2012 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting...Thank you!

@caleb2507 2 жыл бұрын

What a collection! It was super cool to hear you talk about the history behind them. Love your channel, keep up the good work!

@jaybird4610 10 ай бұрын

Great lesson. Thank you!

@TheWoodlandEscape 10 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@rogerclyde2720 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome presentation

@markhudspeth8503 2 жыл бұрын

Love it

@patriciavanlouwe6636 2 жыл бұрын

That's my brother!!

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Ah, my sister and best fan!

@bobbymiller1414 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice program very interesting

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bobby.

@frontierwoodsman4373 2 жыл бұрын

That's a fine artifact collection you have there... I remember also walking my Grandfather's freshly plowed fields in Missouri and finding arrowheads, and all kind of stone treasures. Those were good times, and I have a big box of rocks to show for it. My kids think it's really neat. Thanks for sharing, Peter. Congrats on your deer.

@nosaltiesandrooshere7488 2 жыл бұрын

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you! 👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

@johnclarke6647 25 күн бұрын

You better have lots of firewood stored up. They say this winter (2024-25) will be one for the record book, with an early cool fall to boot. Whatever amount of wood you set aside I would double it.

@jamesvatter5729 2 жыл бұрын

Please keep these coming. They are are always an absolute joy to watch. Thank you for all of the effort.

@metroplexchl 2 жыл бұрын

I like little departure videos like this. One of my favorites that breaks up the normal episodes. Very cool!

@stuartkcalvin 2 жыл бұрын

Great piece mate, thanks.

@christiaankruger3713 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again for sharing your journey, world and knowledge with us.

@colvindl1 2 жыл бұрын

Just outstanding content on your channel. Thank you so much for your passion to educate and preserve history.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, always nice to receive positive feedback.

@beverlymichael5830 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your artifacts. I have always loved seeing them. I have a hatchet about half the size of the one you showed. It had a sharp edge but a few chips in it. A lady gave it to me and was found in my area here in Indiana. I made a handle for it with wood and leather so I could display it on my wall. First time to do something like that. Very nice collection you have.

@shoot2win506 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Mr. Pete! Loved the lesson on artifacts. Your knowledge is always outstanding. Take care!

@greywindLOSP 2 жыл бұрын

Only thing to say......BRAVO!

@tjsmith2812 2 жыл бұрын

super cool of you to not shy away from the good and bad of the past in your videos. thank you and keep up the good work

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Thank, TJ.

@jamesellsworth9673 2 жыл бұрын

I am amazed to learn from you that the First Nations People crafted gouges from stone!

@jda1961 2 жыл бұрын

i love raw turnips, they have a chestnutty flavor

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

I too like raw turnip but, I’ve met few that share that taste.

@flintlock2588 2 жыл бұрын

Guess I can't say anything about u not carrying a tomahawk anymore! , u do have a nice one, that was awesome. If u ever do recreate it I hope u video it all. Great video

@milliebanks7209 2 жыл бұрын

The blue cloud coverage is beautiful! Enjoy these videos so much. Here it is after one am and my eyes are clued to what happens next!

@juneclary1964 2 жыл бұрын

Hi thank you for a wonderful history lesson we really enjoy the music Larry June and Laurie

@tnzayatz6579 10 ай бұрын

Just a suggestion from a Firefighter who worked off ladders for most of his life- when climbing, slid the hand that is free up the back of the ladder beam. Doing the grab and hope on the rungs will eventually give you the opportunity to fall backwards with the resulting interesting results.

@TheWoodlandEscape 10 ай бұрын

Sound advice. Funny, I used to teach college students practical arboriculture and instructed them the way you suggest … bad habits can establish themselves. Thanks for your interest.

@rickvandenheuvel 2 жыл бұрын

Peter I'd suggest the smaller pestle could be for medicine, but also for grinding ochre for face paint. The tiny one would fit in a small paint kit.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

That’s brilliant. Thank you!

@richardliles4415 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you two for sharing your artifacts with us and congratulations on your successful deer hunt, I hope the upcoming month will be as successful. I didn’t realize that having a pipe built into an ax or hatchet was a real thing. Thank you Teresa for your wonderful wildlife in landscape footage, I enjoy it very much. Again, thank you.

@brendasas8440 2 жыл бұрын

Very captivating . Your a good teacher. Your passion is infectious. Thanks for sharing....

@tobinlakeguideservices 10 ай бұрын

Some cool things you have there

@jamesf4405 8 ай бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for the information about how the indigenous people inspired Thomas Jefferson. I never knew that. Your knowledge is amazing.

@TheWoodlandEscape 8 ай бұрын

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it.

@abbasharun4525 2 жыл бұрын

👍👌✋

@jameskirk5887 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Peter! I really enjoy your videos. My dad, grandfather, mom and uncle use to go arrowhead hunting here in Texas where we live. My dad, grandpa, uncle and mom found all sorts of native American artifacts. Arrowheads, tools, pieces of pottery, even a fish hook made from flint. My uncle found a ceremonial spear point in the side of a creek embankment. He was clearing away dirt, and uncovered it, and the more he cleared away the dirt, the more he uncovered. By the time he was finished, he found a fully entact ceremonial spear point. My grandpa found a stone that dad seems to think must have been around acorns. But when you look at it, it looks like an eyeball. It has the look, shape and everything, but its stone. My grandpa always joked and claimed it was Geronimo's eyeball. lol

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Fantastic finds. Maybe a false eye??? Thanks for sharing.

@kimsutton2268 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the history lesson on our native brothers and sisters blessings to all

@CRJines Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, that's not actual history...

@jasondunwoody1318 3 ай бұрын

I just discovered your channel. Hooked! 😆 Awesome stuff man, thank you!

@TheWoodlandEscape 3 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@jackblackpowderprepper4940 2 жыл бұрын

I to fletch my arrows with Turkey feathers from my front yard. The Native Americans understood arrow dynamics. Alot of people don't notice but if you hold the arrow head by the end that attaches to the shaft. Look down the leading from the tip. You will see that one side will roll one direction and the other in the opposite. Then they would match the fletching to the roll of the arrow head. Giving it a faster spin thus stabilizing and even lift. At least the ones I have found in California, Oregon and Washington.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating Jack. Your the kind a guy that spending time with would be time well spent!

@Rohita7659 2 жыл бұрын

Music in this video is very calming ❤

@unpredictable913 2 жыл бұрын

I love this program. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us.

@nickmail7604 2 жыл бұрын

In Europe there was a people that were known as the beaker people, they lived about 10,000 years ago. I have seen many many of their artifacts including many arrow heads (often made of flint) and I have to say that the beaker people of 10,000 years ago were light years ahead in their work than that you are showing from 5 or 600 years ago which has surprised me because I thought that the Clovis people of the Americas who are of a similar age produced some fairly good works.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

I believe they did. There are many pieces that extraordinary but, also many I think were simply functional.

@kingrafa3938 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video 👍👍👍🇵🇭

@claydragon6055 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for showing us part of your collection. I watch most of your videos with my 5yr old daughter and she asked me to ask you if you could talk about or if you can show us things made for children (games, tools, toys)of this time period. Again thank you so much for sharing your passion with us all.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

I will do some research. Thanks for planting the seed.

@johnclarke6647 Ай бұрын

I just finished making 12 cups of Joe and already have a cup. It takes my coffee maker about 10 minutes. John Locke was a Scot, I think. His thoughts were a little too deep for Ann Englishman.

@gordoncorey8023 2 жыл бұрын

Nice blace

@kathmandu1575 2 жыл бұрын

Well done.

@d.pierce.6820 2 жыл бұрын

Flint knapping: I had a flintlock rifle as a teenager in the 1960s. To get flints for it, I would have to send away to somewhere like DGW. Out of desperation, I would find "flinty" looking rocks, take a hammer, and knock flakes off them. When I got sharp-edged flakes, I would break the other edges to the right size for the rifle, and I was back in business.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Necessity is a great way to earn a new skill.

@AlexLuyckxPhoto 2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing collection. I still remember learning about the indigenous peoples in my part of Ontario while visiting Crawford Lake here in Milton. Keep your collection, you're using it for good, to teach, not exploit. Also I hope that you film your blacksmithing work this winter, I'd love to see the process!

@joshbagley1959 2 жыл бұрын

Have you read "The Island at the Center of the World", about the founding of what is now NYC? The Dutch absorbed a lot of those more egalitarian ideas, and the governing ideas of the Iroquois, as part of their assembly. Subsequently adopted by the English but also playing on a strong English Common Law thread that helped to define the first colonial governance bodies at Jamestown and in New England. That too was a main element of the Puritan and Congregationalist churches.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

I have not read the book Josh but, thank you for the recommendation. It will be on my winter reading list. Also, we appreciate your interest and feedback.

@earlshaner4441 2 жыл бұрын

Hi from Syracuse NY brother and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures and your family and everyone else and history my friend

@seasonandsprout2213 2 жыл бұрын

so interesting. thanks for sharing

@saykhelrachmones8668 2 жыл бұрын

I'm amazed America survived.

@MrBigdaddysdaddy 10 ай бұрын

I make authentic Comanche bows, arrows, and war clubs. I make my authentic quivers, and sometimes I make the arrows from points I find here in Texas.

@TheWoodlandEscape 10 ай бұрын

I’ve made a few tradition bows and arrows as well … gotta love archery!

@jantrewitt4058 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice collection. It's nice you show it to children, they need to learn about the people that have lived on this land.

@steventweed3599 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding history lesson! Thank you.

@robertlambert7736 2 жыл бұрын

Just finished watching shawn james. Now for some woodland escape. I feel like ive visited 2 old friends today from different era's.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your support Robert.

@jamesmanley9521 2 жыл бұрын

Very informative I enjoyed it

@mackie_p 2 жыл бұрын

Such cool artifacts!!! Thanks for all the knowledge!

@bentjacobsen1076 2 жыл бұрын

Once again you ”made my day” here on the other side of “The Pond”. I always start my day out in good mood after watching one more chapter of The Woodland Escape - Thank you !!!

@istepheniadeluca8531 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome & 👍 👍🏆🏆🏆 thanks for sharing❤🇺🇸 👌 🎥 always

@stephencritchley9355 2 жыл бұрын

It looked cold harvesting the root vegetables!! You grow mighty big veges up there!! Another great & informative chin wag with you. I love the history of the area & stories about the indigenous people. We are now heading for our Aussie summer with temperatures reaching well into the mid 40s C. (115 F) occasionally. Enjoy the winter up there & good luck with the deer harvest.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

I,ll take my minus 20 to your plus 40 …. Enjoy your summer.

@munchkin5674 2 жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to hunt arrowheads!

@meliketrolleys 2 жыл бұрын

I have looked and looked and can't find a single out of place object. Plastic, cell phones, etc. Congratulations!

@jwal1037 2 жыл бұрын

I have a stone mortar that I found the next spring after digging a ditch through farm land. It sat at the base of a big oak tree along the Little Luckiamutte river near Dallas Oregon. It was turned upside down, left for the next use so it would not fill with water and break from freezing. It was used to process acorns. A young lady riding a horse found another almost the same size laying in the bottom of the ditch. We found lots of pestle pieces in the fields. I have one that is 14" long. The mortar is 10" around 12" tall. i have 3-5 gallon buckets of arrow heads and other small pieces. Another interesting thing is the land was part of Camp Adair during WW2 and we find a lot of ordinance, quite a bit are still live rounds, even today. There are a few Indian burial mounds along the river right in that area too....James

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, great finds!

@kevinscudamore2711 2 жыл бұрын

👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@uthyrgreywick5702 9 ай бұрын

I stumbled upon your channel just a few days ago, I love your work. Here in mid-Atlantic states USA similar artifacts can be found by walking over plowed ground, I even found a projectile point that the roots of a tree brought to the surface. My little collection is cherished by me as an heirloom. I have a few words for those who talk about "repatriation". Unless the artifact was robbed from a grave, the makers there of left them behind, maybe discarded or replaced because they wanted a new one. To rebury them again would be to erase the memory of those master craftsmen and women who were here thousands of years ago. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I would guess they were an urban dwelling ignorant white person thinking that they were defending the Indigenous people. Would they rebury the French made iron axe? Unfortunately, we live in a time when so many people have no passion for history in their souls.

@TheWoodlandEscape 9 ай бұрын

You bring up some very good points. I have a friend who donated thousands of artifacts to a museum. He visited the museum 2 years later and asked why none of the artifacts were on display. He was told they may never come out storage. So, I’m with on your argument!

@uthyrgreywick5702 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your reply. I've been binge watching your videos. They are some of the best I've seen on KZfaq. I ask the question what artisan or artist doesn't delight in having their work admired by others? The women who made the pots didn't have time to waste, but they took time to decorate the pots they made so they would be seen by others. What a waste to hide them. It's a shame that most of the woodland pottery is fragmentary, and I admire the fragments. It the same with the stone tools. @@TheWoodlandEscape

@wlkfpcwashington 2 жыл бұрын

Great lesson, once again. Best of luck on that deer hunt. Keep your powder dry and your sites clean. Blessings!

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks William, watch your top knot.

@royevans7793 Жыл бұрын

I accidently ran across your channel a few days ago, and am hooked! Your knowledge, skill, and expertise is a tribute to your dedication to history! Keep up the good work, for those of us who enjoy your work.

@TheWoodlandEscape Жыл бұрын

Love it when a fellow historian finds our channel. We appreciate your kind words and support.

@johncockerham5674 2 жыл бұрын

This has become one of my favorite channels. Keep up the good work.

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@denislosieroutdoors 2 жыл бұрын

Found the history lesson interesting there eh! I'm actually Mi'kmag like learning new things from people of the past... thanks for sharing

@cindytaylor6657 5 ай бұрын

So informative

@TheWoodlandEscape 5 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it and thanks so much for watching and commenting.

@norminha9881 2 жыл бұрын

Aí que lindo suas artes na sua cabana,tudo muito perfeito 👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷💖amei.

@HallnoutMhall 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed this video Peter. Keep up the great work. Be safe and have a blessed Sunday. Thank you

@calicurtis2388 Жыл бұрын

Your page is phenomenal! Thanks for taking the time to share such great information!

@TheWoodlandEscape Жыл бұрын

Not too much work, Jeff, when it’s one’s passion. Thank you very much.

@ronhart8857 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice question, & answer video of your goals, plans, & love for your pet’s! Wish you, & Steve a Happy Thanksgiving filled with great memories. Be safe, stay healthy, & God Bless everyone.

@charlenequinilty7252 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the history lesson

@wazzyman2875 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding video Brother !! Peace 👍👍💪💪💪💪💪✌✌

@eddybear771 8 ай бұрын

Maybe You've found his channel by now, but if not, You may look into the hunt primitive channel. He discusses several aspects of stone points & even covers the small arrow heads that were often used on deer, hogs, & even bison. & he educates a lot on knapping, mounting, & hunting with stone points. Including atlatls.

@TheWoodlandEscape 8 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing, I will indeed be looking up that channel.

@Kirkwiillams 2 жыл бұрын

Great information thanks for sharing. Awesome collection

@marieleopold1625 2 жыл бұрын

Okay, NOW this makes sense to me. I soOOoo envisioned you Peter, as having the capabilities for teaching the young all the myriad and wonderful knowledge you have accrued and live by. How WONDERFUL! Children are being lost to technology, if we can 'revive' them with actual history and getting them to participate in such history...perhaps not all will be lost. You are doing your part and I find it very interesting to be able to learn from each vid you and your lovely wife provide. When I think about allllll the time it took/takes to make or replicate tools, I think; "Who in the world had the time to do this? Life being demanding enough on time, I can only imagine the old and the young. What an opportunity for a wonderful rapport between generations if such indeed is a feasible scenario. Thank-you most kindly for sharing your time/talents with us. Good luck with the hunt. God Bless you n' yours!

@TheWoodlandEscape 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.