Dill Farm Site

Dill Farm Site
Nearest city Sandtown, Delaware
Area 55 acres (22 ha)
NRHP Reference # 78000893[1]
Added to NRHP October 2, 1978

The Dill Farm Site (7K-E-12) is a prehistoric archaeological site in Kent County, Delaware, near the town of Sandtown. The site located in a formerly swampy area, has yielded dates (some by radiocarbon dating, others by pollen analysis) of 500 BC and 8000 BC. Carey Complex ceramics (dating to c. 600 AD) have also been found at the 55-acre (22 ha) site.[2]

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Custer, Jay (1984). Delaware Prehistoric Archaeology. University of Delaware Press. pp. 37, 188. ISBN 9780874132335.


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