[1] The Hunter Site occupies a series of terraces near the bridge between Clarement and Ascutney in western Claremont.

It is described by archaeologist R. Duncan Mathewson as "one of the most complete records available of Woodland occupation along the upper Connecticut River Valley.

In 1967 he conducted some salvage archaeology to recover artifacts that were at risk of disturbance or destruction by the adjacent bridge construction.

Artifacts recovered in this work include ceramics attributed to the Late Woodland period, charred plant remains, and burials.

[3] In particular, these later finds suggest that the occupants were culturally related to Native Americans from the New York area.