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Medallion Site (18QU300)

Site History

The Medallion site (18QU300) is a contact period to early 17th-century site with a barrel well. The site is located on Kent Island in Queen Anne's County, Maryland.

Archaeological Investigations

The site seems to be a barrel well which has eroded out of the shore and was first observed by Darrin Lowery during a commercial clamming expedition in 1988, when the dredge brought up portions of a wooden barrel well and a German Stoneware medallion containing a date of 1593. The site is currently located below 5-7 feet of water.

In 1992, Maryland Historical Trust underwater archeologist Paul Hundley conducted underwater investigations in the area of the site.

References

Lowery, Darrin L.

1992   Archaeological Survey of Kent Island, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. MHT# QU 31.

1993   A Supplementary Report of 1992 Archaeological Survey of Kent Island. MHT# QU 30.

1994   "Early 17th Century Sites in the Upper Chesapeake Bay Region: An Analysis of Five Archeological Sites in Queen Annes and Talbot Counties." Maryland Archeology 31(1,2):59-68.

(Edited from archeological site survey form, Maryland Historical Trust)