Best Farm Slave Village: Tools

Tools recovered from the site point to activities inhabitants of the slave village performed, such as processing small animal hides and tending livestock. See below for some of the tools recovered from the L'Hermitage Slave Village in 2010:

 
An extremely corroded padlock
Padlock found at the site.
 
Part of a corroded bit for a horse bridle
Fragment of a  compound horse bit.

Last updated: June 9, 2020

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