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The Banting site has archaeological significance. In the 1970s, an archaeological dig was conducted on the farm.

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Aerial view of the Banting Homestead.
1970
5116 Sir Frederick Banting Road, New Tecumseth, Ontario

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The Banting Homestead was also the site of a remarkable glacial drumlin hill, 50 feet high. On the Banting Farm is a drumlin hill formed by glaciers. 10 000 years ago this hill was an island in Glacial Lake Algonquin and a fishing and hunt campsite for the Paleo Indian. The area right around the Banting farm had many artifacts like arrowheads, hide scrapers and axe heads. Many hours were spent walking recently plowed fields looking for treasures of another time.

Family members were always turning up various artifacts while ploughing. Edward Banting amassed quite a collection of them.

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Native artifacts.
1970
Museum on the Boyne, Alliston, Ontario

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Robert Thompson Banting recalls: "Uncle Edward took pride in his arrowhead collection and showed it to me often. In days of feeling adventurous, I would follow behind Uncle Edward pulling the plow in search of arrowheads. I did find one. It was he (and great uncle Howard) who would propel my interest firstly in Archaeology and Geology, of which I finalized in geological engineering."

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We have to pause to honour the memory of the man who made the Banting name famous, Sir Frederick Banting.