Robbins Farm Site (7K-F-12)
Site History
The Robbins Farm Site (7K-F-12) is a precontact period archaeological site along the Murderkill drainage in Kent County, Delaware. The site has been characterized as a micro-band base camp associated with hunting and gathering along the Murderkill River. This site is located upstream from a macro-band base camp.
Archaeological Investigations
The site was discovered during an archaeological survey for the proposed Dover bypass. Charcoal samples from Feature 1 at the site provided a radiocarbon date of A.D. 1200. Potomac Creek and Keyser Farm ceramics were found in Feature 1.
References
1989 Prehistoric Cultures of the Delmarva Peninsula: An Archaeological Study. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press. p. 277. ISBN 9780874133202.
