FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18CH353 Feature 1 |
| Feature Notes: |
Oyster shell midden. Diameter >7'. Not fully excavated. Portion excavated was 6.5". |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
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| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
CH136 |
| No of Artifacts: |
372 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Historic, Other; Shell Midden |
| Feature Date: |
1700s; 1710s; 1720s; 1730s; 1740s; 1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s; 1820s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
18th - early 19th c. |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
No |
| Radiocarbon?: |
No |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
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| Ceramic Vessels?: |
No |
| Ceramic Vessel Notes: |
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| Glass Vessels?: |
No |
| Glass Vessel Notes: |
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| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: |
No |
| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes: |
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| Soil Screen Size: |
screened, size unknown |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18CH353 |
| County: |
Charles |
| Site Name: |
Crabb Grass |
| Brief Description: |
mid-18th-century artifact scatter and possible tenant house site |
| Site Type: |
Historic |
| Site Notes: |
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| Site Date: |
ca 1720-1780 |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Unknown Ethnicity |
| Site Function: |
Artifact Scatter; Building/Foundation; Domestic; Possible Structure |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
CH136 |
| Author: |
Hill, Philip |
| Date: |
2008 |
| Title: |
Phase II Archeological Evaluations of Sites 18CH350, 18CH351, 18CH352, 18CH353, 18CH354, 18CH355, 18CH724, and 18CH728 within the Swan Point/Horse Farm Properties Located along Swan Point Road and Fronting the Potomac River in Charles County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
2 vols. Archaeological Testing and Consulting, Inc. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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