FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18ST569 Feature 5C |
| Feature Notes: |
Possible tree throw used as a hearth and trash pit. |
| 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: |
ST161 |
| No of Artifacts: |
34 |
| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Hearth; Prehistoric, Other; Storage/trash pit |
| Feature Date: |
Late Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
AD 900 |
| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
1050 +/- 60 |
| 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" - 1/16" |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
Yes |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
Yes |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
Yes |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18ST569 |
| County: |
St Marys |
| Site Name: |
Myrtle Point |
| Brief Description: |
Early & Late Archaic and Early, Middle, and Late Woodland short-term resource procurement
camps or base camps |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Flotation & faunal samples collected. |
| Site Date: |
Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Late Woodland; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Base Camp; Multi-component; Shell Midden; STU/Lithic Scatter |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
ST161 |
| Author: |
Herbert, Joseph |
| Date: |
1994 |
| Title: |
Prehistoric Settlement at the Myrtle Point Site (18ST569) and the Structure of Low Density Lithic Assemblages Along the Lower Patuxent River, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum Occasional Papers No. 4 . |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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