Sites by County, Dorchester (5)

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18DO58Horn Point  (1 feature)

FeatureFeature Notes
18DO58 DwellingMostly volunteer-excavated project with limited records and no report. Dwelling as a whole included building foundations, root cellar, chimney, hearth, and walkway.

18DO170Shoal Creek  (12 features)

FeatureFeature Notes
18DO170 Feature 1Cultural origin uncertain. Probable treefall or irregular pit.
18DO170 Feature 15Prehistoric post or taproot.
18DO170 Feature 20 
18DO170 Feature 21Posthole or planting feature.
18DO170 Feature 22Remnant of probable storage pit, truncated by plowing. Similar to Feature 26.
18DO170 Feature 25Irregular. Possible pit or burrow/tree.
18DO170 Feature 26Remnant of probable storage pit, truncated by plowing. Similar to Feature 22.
18DO170 Feature 27Possible pit or tree throw.
18DO170 Feature 28Possible pit or large tree throw, similar to Feature 1.
18DO170 Feature 5Possible historic fencepost or taproot.
18DO170 Feature 7Shallow, rock-lined basin. Hearth or roasting/steaming pit.
18DO170 Feature 8Possible prehistoric post or tap root.

18DO173State Hospital  (1 feature)

FeatureFeature Notes
18DO173 Non-Feature Artifact CollectionArtifact count includes 194 prehistoric and 193 historic artifacts.

18DO394Sites 2/8  (2 features)

FeatureFeature Notes
18DO394 Possible HearthPossible hearth remnant.
18DO394 Pot Break59 Wolfe Neck sherds found in Test Unit 9. Fifteen are probably associated with pot break vessel. Artifact count only reflects sherds, unknown if other artifact types recovered.

18DO536Bayly  (26 features)

FeatureFeature Notes
18DO536 Feature 1Brick foundation for small outbuilding built between 1885 and 1891, no builder's trench
18DO536 Feature 10builder's trench for privy
18DO536 Feature 11builder's trench for privy
18DO536 Feature 12Possible posthole postdating cabin construction
18DO536 Feature 13Brick pier associated with shed built between 1885 and 1891
18DO536 Feature 14Brick foundation of small outbuilding built between 1885 and 1891
18DO536 Feature 15brick pier for unknown building demolished post-1907
18DO536 Feature 17Square small posthole, possibly from fence, no date available
18DO536 Feature 19midden containing bone concentration
18DO536 Feature 2Brick foundation for small outbuilding built between 1885 and 1891, no builder's trench
18DO536 Feature 20Brick pier associated with outbuilding built between 1885 and 1891
18DO536 Feature 21Interior builder's trench for late 19th c. shed
18DO536 Feature 22 and 23Posthole and postmold related to post 1930 fence
18DO536 Feature 24Possible fence posthole predating cabin
18DO536 Feature 25Interior builder's trench for late 19th c. shed
18DO536 Feature 26Probable fence posthole, no date available
18DO536 Feature 27Possible fence posthole dating prior to 1885
18DO536 Feature 28Fence posthold dividing the lot N to S
18DO536 Feature 29Posthole for fence at rear part of lot, no date available
18DO536 Feature 3Late 19th c. midden below floorboards of cabin
18DO536 Feature 30planting hole, no date available
18DO536 Feature 31planting hole, no date available
18DO536 Feature 4brick foundation for privy, 5.2 x 5.6 feet, built as early as mid-18th c.
18DO536 Feature 7Posthole outside southern wall of cabin
18DO536 Feature 8Small posthole outside south wall of cabin
18DO536 Feature 9Small posthole outside south wall of cabin