Less obvious than historic structures is the potential for archaeological material that may exist in the Town of Malta. Long before European settlement, the area was well traveled by Native Americans (primarily Mohawk and Mohegan) who used the Saratoga water trail along the Kayaderosseras Creek in their journeys between the Mohawk and St. Lawrence Valleys. An unnamed land route ran through the center of the town near the present day Route 9 and Interstate 87. The shores of Saratoga Lake and Round Lake have already yielded significant artifacts pointing to the occupation of the area by prehistoric peoples and later Native American tribes who hunted and fished in this vicinity. An historic marker at Shenantaha Creek Park commemorates an area where what are believed to be mortars (vessels in which substances are crushed or ground with a pestle) have been discovered.
