Folly Run/Meyer (18GA53)
Site History
The Folly Run/Meyer site (18GA53) is a Late Woodland village located north of Jennings Randolph Lake in Garrett County, Maryland.
Archaeological Investigations
On the basis of extensive excavations at this site, Frank Corliss and Henry Wright (1967) suggest the presence of two Late Woodland occupations at Folly Run based on the presence of limestone-tempered and shell-tempered pottery in different features. This Late Woodland occupation is in addition to smaller occupations from earlier times evidenced by finds of Archaic points.
Ten features and two post mold alignments represent the late Woodland occupation. These features were located within two 10' square excavation units. A rock-lined pit containing a charcoal deposit may be a roasting pit. Structural remains are indicated by alignments of post molds, but the extent of the test investigations was too restricted to enable a determination of the size, shape, and purpose of the structures. Other features include a midden and a ditch. Artifacts recovered from the excavations include triangular arrow points, chipped stone knives and scrapers, beads cut from bird bones, canine tooth pendants, a bone fish-hook, grinding stones, grinding slabs, sandstone disks, a clay bead, a clay pipe fragment, many pot sherds, bone and shell fragments.
References
1955 Archeology in Garrett County and Archeological Record of Garrett County, Maryland MHT# GA 32.
1967 A Preliminary Analysis of Recent Excavations in the Upper Potomac Valley. In Maryland Archeology, Vol. 3 No. 2, p. 145-153.
