Here's a slab of nice quartz that was found in Uxbridge, Mass. It was found alongside the Blackstone river, at the base of a hill. On the opposite side of that hill is a high outcrop of quartz that the NA's had mined and worked. Back in the late 60's (maybe 1970's) a Mr. Raymond Lemire had a dig study published in a Mass. Arch. Society Bulletin. He found cached quarry tools, blanks, and all the typical debitage you'd expect to find at a quarry site.
Since my piece was found by the river, it makes me wonder if it was dropped as it was being carried to a canoe. The Blackstone river would allow a NA to travel north to the headwaters in Worcester, Mass or all the way south to Narragansett Bay in RI. Not to mention up the main tributaries that dump into the Blackstone. I wonder where it was headed?
Since my piece was found by the river, it makes me wonder if it was dropped as it was being carried to a canoe. The Blackstone river would allow a NA to travel north to the headwaters in Worcester, Mass or all the way south to Narragansett Bay in RI. Not to mention up the main tributaries that dump into the Blackstone. I wonder where it was headed?
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