Gills Farm Archeological District
Gills Farm Archeological District | |
Location | Randolph, Massachusetts |
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NRHP reference # | [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 24, 1983 |
Gills Farm Archeological District is a historic district in Randolph, Massachusetts. The district, located in a riverine environment, encompasses a collection of prehistoric archaeological sites dating from the Middle Archaic to the Woodland period. Middle Archaic components include evidence of Neville and Stark projectile points.[2] The quantities of Late Archaic materials found in the area suggest a period of intensive occupation and use. These sites were used as tool workshops, where stone from nearby quarry sites was processed into finished objects, typically bifacial tool blades.[3]
Archaeologist Frederick Carty donated nearly 6,000 artifacts from Gills Farm sites to the Robert S. Peabody Museum of Archaeology in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1995.[4]
The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
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References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Archaeological Overview and Assessment, Bunker Hill Monument" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ↑ "Middle Archaic Settlement in the Cochato-Monatiquot River Drainage: The Gill Farm Sites, Randolph, Massachusetts" (PDF). Bridgewater State University. Retrieved 2017-11-13.
- ↑ "2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Robert S. Peabody Museum. Retrieved 2015-09-10.