FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18WO23 Feature 1 |
| Feature Notes: |
Large burial pit with pockets of ashy soil containing cremated bone, red ochre, flakes, sherds and copper beads. Feature 1 also contained Burials 2 and 3. Burial 2 was an in-flesh burial of a juvenile. Burial 3 was a pocket of cremated bones. Sub-features 1a & 1b were given to two pieces of bone found just south of Burial 3. Subfeature 1c was given to grave goods associated with Burial 2. Artifact count unknown. (Please contact MacLab with questions about this collection.) |
| Macrofeature: |
18WO23 Burial Feature 1 |
| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Prehistoric |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
Native American |
| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
1a, 1b, 1c- sub-features within feature 1, Burials 2 & 3 |
| Report ID: |
WO13, WO14, XX31 |
| No of Artifacts: |
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| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Prehistoric Burial |
| Feature Date: |
Early Woodland; Maryland Adena |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
392-89 BC/804-374 BC |
| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
2445+/-100 & 2190+/- 70 |
| 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: |
18WO23 |
| County: |
Worcester |
| Site Name: |
Nassawango Creek |
| Brief Description: |
Paleoindian & Early, Middle, & Late Archaic & Late Woodland camp;Early Woodland Adena
site |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
No formal site report, only two short summaries. Original records may reflect feature numbering errors. Four more features (25-28) subsequently identified are not described in this database. Features 3, 5, 10, 11, 12, 14 & 15 are a cluster of possible tree stains, and are not entered in this database. A hammerstone was found in feature 5's fill, and 51 total artifacts are attributed to these features. Soil samples were collected from site. Copper beads were analyzed. |
| Site Date: |
Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Late Woodland; MD Adena; Middle Archaic; Middle Woodland; Paleoindian |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Multi-component; Prehistoric Burial Area; STU/Lithic Scatter; Village |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
WO13 |
| Author: |
Wise, Cara L. |
| Date: |
1973 |
| Title: |
Nassawango Creek Site Summary Report. |
| Imprint: |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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| Report ID: |
WO14 |
| Author: |
Wise, Cara L. |
| Date: |
n.d. |
| Title: |
The Nassawango Creek Site. Worcester County, Maryland Sand Dune Archaeology. |
| Imprint: |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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| Report ID: |
XX31 |
| Author: |
Field Records |
| Date: |
n.d. |
| Title: |
Original Field Records for 18WO23. |
| Imprint: |
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Field notes on file at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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