FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18AN143 Shell Concentration |
| Feature Notes: |
Secondary shell concentration 13 m from midden. Artifact count does not include oyster shell. |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Prehistoric |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
Native American |
| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
AN244 |
| No of Artifacts: |
67 |
| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Prehistoric, Other; Shell Midden |
| Feature Date: |
Early Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
370 BC - AD 1 |
| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
2186+/-22BP , 2285+/-25 BP, 2108+/-24 BP |
| 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: |
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| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18AN143 |
| County: |
Anne Arundel |
| Site Name: |
Luce Creek |
| Brief Description: |
Middle Woodland shell midden |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Tested in 1958 and 1992. Radiocarbon results from TU1 indicate an Early Woodland time frame contradicting the Middle Woodland artifact assemblage and radiocarbon results from 1958. |
| Site Date: |
Early Woodland; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Base Camp; Shell Midden |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
AN244 |
| Author: |
Ballweber, Hettie L., Cheryl Holt, and Edward Otter |
| Date: |
1993 |
| Title: |
Phase II Archaeological Testing of the Luce Creek Site (18AN143), Anne Arundel County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
ACS Consultants. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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