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Chickadee (18WA13)

Site History

The Chickadee site (18WA13) is a possible Paleoindian, Archaic, and Woodland rockshelter located southeast of Keedysville in Washington County, Maryland.

Archaeological Investigations

The rockshelter site was first documented in the fall of 1968 by the Anthropological Society of the University of Maryland, upon investigation of a rumor that a local resident had discovered projectile points and pottery while digging about in a rockshelter. James Ivor Gross conducted excavations at this site in 1968 and 1969 while he was a graduate student at the University of Maryland. One feature containing a concentration of large pieces of broken quartz (no FCR or charcoal) was noted, but the feature was not fully investigated. Many projectile points and pottery, divided up into 20 different types, were noted by Gross. Site 18WA13 appears to have a Paleoindian component based on the presence of fluted projectile points. Likewise, Archaic and Woodland period projectile points have been encountered at the site.

References

Gross, J. Ivor

1972   Chickadee Rockshelter (18WA13): The Excavation of a Small Rock Shelter in Washington County, Maryland. (University of Maryland, College Park) MHT # WA 21.

Wells, Jim

1969   "Progress Report on the Archaeological Investigation at the Chickadee Rock Shelter," Newsletter of the Maryland Cave Survey, Volume 1, Number 4.

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