The Wapanucket Room

Named in honor of the archaeological site in Middleborough, MA that was excavated by the

MAS from 1950 to 1982. This spectacular location was inhabited from the Paleo times

(over 9,000 years ago) to the contact period.

Displays include:

     ●   Some of the more than 14,000 artifacts that were

           recovered from the site. 

     ●   Locus diagrams displaying the arrangements of features

          uncovered by the excavators. 

     ●   A diorama of a village at Wapanucket that was inhabited

          in 2,400 BC. 

     ●   Objects sculpted from steatite (soapstone).

     ●   Pottery.

     ●   Artifacts from collections gathered in Massachusetts

          and Rhode Island. 

   The Wapanucket site report is available at the MAS store (click here)