Frederica Site (7K-F-2)
Site History
The Frederica Site (7K-F-2) is a precontact period archaeological site along the Murderkill River in Kent County, Delaware. The site has been characterized as a major Delmarva Adena mortuary exchange center, with large accumulations of Adena artifacts and imported raw materials in association with distinctive mortuary patterns.
Archaeological Investigations
The site was discovered in 1964 during the digging of a highway-related borrow pit. There were an unknown number of burials found in a 30-meter circular area.
When archaeologists associated with the Delaware Archaeological Board became aware of the site, they photographed and recorded some of the artifacts that had been recovered there. These artifacts included copper beads, bifaces made from both local and Ohio Vally stone, gorgets, and tubular pies.
References
1984 Delaware Prehistoric Archaeology; An Ecological Approach. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press.
1989 Prehistoric Cultures of the Delmarva Peninsula: An Archaeological Study. Newark, DE: University of Delaware Press. p. 277. ISBN 9780874133202.
