FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18AN489 Feature 4 |
| Feature Notes: |
Along with Features 2, 3, 7, small clusters of fire-cracked rock w/ several associated projectile points and underlain by limonite slabs. Possible structure location. (Test Unit 2, Block 2) |
| Macrofeature: |
18AN489 Possible Structure |
| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Prehistoric |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
Native American |
| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
2, 3, 7 |
| Report ID: |
AN202, AN233 |
| No of Artifacts: |
14 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Prehistoric, Other |
| Feature Date: |
Early Archaic |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| 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: |
1/4 inch, flotation |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
Yes |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18AN489 |
| County: |
Anne Arundel |
| Site Name: |
Higgins Site |
| Brief Description: |
Paleoindian - Late Woodland multi-component base camp, lithic workshop, mid-19th- to early 20th-century scatter |
| Site Type: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
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| Site Date: |
ca 1820-1860; ca 1860-1900; ca 1900-1930; Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Late Woodland; Middle Archaic; Paleoindian |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Asian American; Native American |
| Site Function: |
Base Camp; Domestic; Multi-component; Production Area; STU/Lithic Scatter |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
AN202 |
| Author: |
Ebright, Carol A. |
| Date: |
1992 |
| Title: |
Early Native American Prehistory on the Maryland Western Shore: Archeological Investigations at the Higgins Site. |
| Imprint: |
3 vols. MGS File Report No. 250. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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| Report ID: |
AN233 |
| Author: |
Ebright, Carol A. |
| Date: |
1993 |
| Title: |
Phase I and II Archeological Testing on the Eastern Portion of the Higgins Site, Amtrak Parking Expansion at BWI Airport, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
SHA Archeological Report No. 72. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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