Diagnostic Artifacts

Dames Quarter PCC-DQ-001

Image of ceramic, Hornblende/Gneiss Tempered Body with Cord-Marked Surface Treatment, Dame's Quarter type, Undecorated

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD body cord-marked surface treatment Dame's Quarter Early Woodland Period hornblende/gneiss tempered undecorated

Dames Quarter PCC-DQ-002

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD body cord-marked surface treatment Dame's Quarter Early Woodland Period hornblende/gneiss tempered undecorated

Townsend Series PCC-T-017

Image of ceramic, Shell Tempered Body with Fabric-Impressed/Smoothed Surface Treatment, Townsend type, Undecorated

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD body Contact Period fabric-impressed/smoothed surface treatment Late Woodland Period shell tempered Townsend Townsend Rapphannock Fabric Impressed undecorated

Townsend Series PCC-T-018

Image of ceramic, Shell Tempered Mended Body with Fabric-Impressed/Smoothed Surface Treatment, Townsend type, Undecorated

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD Contact Period fabric-impressed/smoothed surface treatment Late Woodland Period mended body shell tempered Townsend Townsend Rapphannock Fabric Impressed undecorated

Townsend Series PCC-T-019

Image of ceramic, Shell Tempered Body with Fabric-Impressed Surface Treatment, Townsend type, Undecorated

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD body Contact Period fabric-impressed surface treatment Late Woodland Period shell tempered Townsend Townsend Rapphannock Fabric Impressed undecorated

Brewerton Eared Triangle PP-BET-003

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Triangular shape, with a Expanding stem, Straight blade, and Concave base shape. Brewerton Eared Triangle type.

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD Brewerton Eared Triangle concave base expanding stem Late Archaic Period rhyolite straight blade triangular

Lehigh/Koens-Crispin PP-LKC-018

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Contracting Stem shape, with a Contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Lehigh/Koens-Crispin type.

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD contracting stem contracting stem excurvate blade Late Archaic Period Lehigh/Koens-Crispin quartzite straight base

Meadowood PP-MW-010

Image of stone projectile point made of Chert, Side-Notched shape, with a Expanding stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Meadwood type.

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD chert Early Woodland Period excurvate blade expanding stem Meadwood side-notched straight base

Meadowood PP-MW-009

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD chert Early Woodland Period excurvate blade expanding stem Meadwood side-notched straight base

Morrow Mountain PP-MM-009

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Contracting Stem shape, with a contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Morrow Mountain type.

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD contracting stem contracting stem convex base excurvate blade Middle Archaic Period Morrow Mountain quartzite

Palmer PP-PAL-008

Image of stone projectile point made of Chert, Corner-Notched shape, with a Expanding stem, Straight blade, and Straight base shape. Palmer type.

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD chert corner-notched Early Archaic Period expanding stem Palmer straight base straight blade

Perkiomen PP-PER-004

Image of stone projectile point made of Chert, Stemmed shape, with a Contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Perkiomen type.

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD chert contracting stem convex base excurvate blade Late Archaic Period Perkiomen stemmed

Poplar Island PP-PI-011

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite/Argillite, Contracting Stem shape, with a Contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Poplar Island type.

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD contracting stem contracting stem convex base excurvate blade Late Archaic Period Poplar Island rhyolite/argillite

St Albans PP-SA-013

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Bifurcate shape, with a Expanding stem, Serrated-Straight blade, and Bifurcate base shape. St. Albans type.

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Unprovenienced Maryland Unprovenienced-MD bifurcate bifurcate base Early Archaic Period expanding stem quartz serrated - straight blade St. Albans

Diagnostic Artifacts

An online guide to artifacts from the Middle Atlantic by the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

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Dames Quarter PCC-DQ-001

Dames Quarter PCC-DQ-002

Townsend Series PCC-T-017

Townsend Series PCC-T-018

Townsend Series PCC-T-019

Brewerton Eared Triangle PP-BET-003

Lehigh/Koens-Crispin PP-LKC-018

Meadowood PP-MW-010

Meadowood PP-MW-009

Morrow Mountain PP-MM-009

Palmer PP-PAL-008

Perkiomen PP-PER-004

Poplar Island PP-PI-011

St Albans PP-SA-013