The Green Hill Site is a prehistoric archaeological site in Canton, Massachusetts. It is located near the Neponset River, extending upland for a distance of about 500 feet (150 m) up to the crest of Green Hill, an elevation of about 110 feet (34 m). This area has been repeatedly excavated since the 1960s.[2] The site encompasses a Middle to Late Archaic period encampment, where Neville style projectile points, gouges for woodworking, and a stone-working worksite have been found.[3][4]
Green Hill Site | |
 The site is located near the Neponset River, which is on the far side of Little Blue Hill, pictured here. | |
| Nearest city | Canton, Massachusetts |
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| MPS | Blue Hills and Neponset River Reservations MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 80000651[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 1980 |
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Hoffmann, Curtiss (1991). "The Persistence of Memory: Neville and Stark Points in Southern New England". Connecticut Archaeology Bulletin. 54: 23–36.
- ^ "Archaeological Overview and Assessment, Bunker Hill Monument" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
- ^ Hoffman, Curtis (2006). "Late to Transitional Archaic Exchange in Eastern Massachusetts". Archaeology of Eastern North America. 34: 93–94. JSTOR 40914499.