FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18FR14 Feature 4 |
| Feature Notes: |
Elongated refuse-filled pit, 480 x 140 x 30 cm. Contained 50 skull fragments (2 young adult females) indicating pit was also used as a grave at some point. Montgomery Complex. (Please contact the MacLab about this collection) |
| 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: |
XX21 |
| No of Artifacts: |
5993 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Prehistoric Burial; Storage/trash pit |
| Feature Date: |
Late Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
915+/- 60/ AD 1017-1226 |
| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
915+/- 60/ AD 1017-1226 |
| 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; soil samples washed through window screen |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18FR14 |
| County: |
Frederick |
| Site Name: |
Biggs Ford |
| Brief Description: |
Late Woodland village with 12 burials |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Hundreds of postmolds were present, but only a few were excavated. Thirty other cultural features were identified and excavated. No report; original records and 6 pages of preliminary notes. |
| Site Date: |
Early Woodland; Late Woodland; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Multi-component; Prehistoric Burial Area; Village |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
XX21 |
| Author: |
Field Records |
| Date: |
n.d. |
| Title: |
Original Field Records for 18FR14. |
| Imprint: |
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Field notes on file at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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