FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18WA487 Feature 81/01 & 83/01 |
| Feature Notes: |
Possible root mold or hearth/burning area. Radiocarbon date inconsistent with diagnostic artifacts found. Could likely be an intrusive burned root. Western half removed as soil sample. |
| 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: |
WA128 |
| No of Artifacts: |
28 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Hearth |
| Feature Date: |
Middle Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
2410 +/- 120 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: |
18WA487 |
| County: |
Washington |
| Site Name: |
Mt. Aetna Site |
| Brief Description: |
Early & Late Archaic & Early, Middle, & Late Woodland rhyolite processing; 19th- to 20th-century crossroads |
| 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 Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Anglo-American; Native American |
| Site Function: |
Black/Metalsmith; Building/Foundation; Cellar; Commercial; Domestic; Farmstead; Frame-built; Industrial; Multi-component; Production Area; Spring/Well; STU/Lithic Scatter |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
WA128 |
| Author: |
Lowthert, William, April Fehr, Ann B. Markell, and Martha Williams |
| Date: |
2005 |
| Title: |
Phase III Archeological Data Recovery Investigations for Site 18WA487, Maryland Route 66 at Mt. Aetna Road, Washington County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
SHA Archeological Report No. 231. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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