Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry
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Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry | |
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Hornfels | |
| Nearest city | Milton, Massachusetts |
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| Area | 63 acres (25 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Blue Hills and Neponset River Reservations MRA |
| NRHP Reference # | 80000653[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 25, 1980 |
The Massachusetts Hornfels-Braintree Slate Quarry is an archaeological site[2] in Milton, Massachusetts. It consists of a series of pits and trenches used from 7,000 B.P. until the early 17th century as a source of slate and hornfels used for chipped and ground tools. Pieces made from material quarried at the site are found over much of eastern Massachusetts.[3]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
See also
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Discovery of a New Major Aboriginal Lithic Source, William F. Bowman and Gerald D. Zeoli, Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 38, No. 3. April 1977
- ↑ "Nomination Form - Blue Hills and Neponset River Reservations Multiple Resource Area". National Park Service. 2009-09-22.
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