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2004 NEIGC field trip encompassing native American and
historical sites. Includes Native American and historical workings of
soapstone, historical clay utilization, and historical production of iron
at Saugus, MA. The field trip guide (Geoarchaeology
NEIGC) is available as a pdf file.
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1. Native American workings. |
Tool
marks (grooves) in outcrop. |
Stop
2. Emma House homestead. |
Barn at Emma House
homestead. |
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| Colonial
era pottery shard. |
Investigating
a colonial era clay pit. |
Testing
the depth and thickness of the clay pit. |
Examining material
from the clay pit. |
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3. Colonial era Saugus iron works. |
Water
wheel at the blast furnace. |
Tap
hole for blast furnace and trenches. |
Forge. |
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| Water
driven bellows in forge. |
Water-powered
hammer in forge. |
Rollers
in rolling and slitting mill. |
Hearth
in blacksmith shop. |
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| Finished
nail. |
Field
trip group picture. |
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U. Mass Lowell
