Bryantown (18CH37)
Site History
The Bryantown site (18CH37) is a multi-compenent site representing Paleoindian to Late Woodland period short-term camps, and a Middle and Late Archaic base camp located near Bryantown and Route 5 in the Zekiah Swamp of Charles County, Maryland. McNett and Gardiner (1975) state that the Bryantown site appears to be a series of small sites located on a terrace.
Archaeological Investigations
This large site has been collected by numerous individuals. Six different collections were viewed by Wanser (1981): Maryland Geological Survey, the U.S. National Museum (by Slattery, Russell, and MacCord), R. McDaniel, and Robert Ogle. Ogle's has the largest number of projectile points and other lithics, while Slattery's contains the most ceramics. Every time period of precontact occupation is represented in these collections, with the Middle and Late Archaic periods most heavily represented.
References
1967 The Prehistory of Southeastern Charles County, Maryland: An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Zekiah Swamp. MA Thesis - George Washington University, Washington, D.C. MHT # CH 2.
1975 Archeology of the Lower and Middle Potomac. (American University) MHT # MD 96.
1981 A Survey of Artifact Collections from Central Southern Maryland. 2 vols. MHT Manuscript Series No. 23. MHT# CH 9.
