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Hunter Archeological Site

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Hunter Archeological Site
View of Claremont shore near the Ascutney bridge.
Nearest cityClaremont, New Hampshire
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1300 (1300)
NRHP reference No.76000222[1]
Added to NRHPJune 7, 1976

The Hunter Archeological Site is a significant prehistoric Native American site in Claremont, New Hampshire. Located near the bridge connecting Claremont and Ascutney, Vermont, the site includes seven levels of occupational evidence, including evidence of at least three longhouses. The oldest dates recorded from evidence gathered during excavations in 1967 were to AD 1300.[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Starbuck, David (2006). The Archeology of New Hampshire. Durham, NH: University of New Hampshire Press. p. 89. ISBN 9781584655626.