Gills Farm Archeological District | |
| Location | Randolph, Massachusetts |
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| NRHP reference No. | 83004093 [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]