Green Hill Site Explained

Green Hill Site
Nearest City:	Canton, Massachusetts
Added:	September 25, 1980
Mpsub:	Blue Hills and Neponset River Reservations MRA
Refnum:	80000651

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 500feet up to the crest of Green Hill, an elevation of about 110feet. This area has been repeatedly excavated since the 1960s.^[1] 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.^{[2] [3]}

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Notes and References

1. Connecticut Archaeology Bulletin. 54. 1991. Hoffmann. Curtiss. The Persistence of Memory: Neville and Stark Points in Southern New England. 23–36.
2. Web site: Archaeological Overview and Assessment, Bunker Hill Monument. National Park Service. 2012-03-19.
3. Hoffman. Curtis. Late to Transitional Archaic Exchange in Eastern Massachusetts. Archaeology of Eastern North America. 34. 2006. 40914499. 93–94.