FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18PR982 Feature 4 |
| Feature Notes: |
Large variety and number of artifacts suggests it funtioned as a refuse pit. Feature disturbed by earlier deposits, overlies Feature 7 (utility trench) that dates to mid-late 19th century. |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
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| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
PR593 |
| No of Artifacts: |
337 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Trash Pit/Dump |
| Feature Date: |
1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
late 19th-early 20th century |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
No |
| 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 inches |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18PR982 |
| County: |
Prince Georges |
| Site Name: |
Magruder House |
| Brief Description: |
Mid-18th- to 20th-century stone town dwelling; Early Archaic & Early Woodland short-term camps |
| Site Type: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Historic property site with associated dwelling. Built c. 1742 and owned by various people/organizations through the present day. |
| Site Date: |
ca 1720-1780; ca 1780-1820; ca 1820-1860; ca 1860-1900; ca 1900-1930; Early Archaic; Early Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
African American; Anglo-American; Native American |
| Site Function: |
Domestic; STU/Lithic Scatter; Unknown Prehistoric |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
PR593 |
| Author: |
Crowl, Heather, Benjamin Stewart, Carey O'Reilly, and Kathleen Furgerson |
| Date: |
2012 |
| Title: |
Bladensburg Archeological Investigations: Magruder House (18PR982), Market Master House (18PR983), and Indian Queen Tavern Site (18PR96), Prince George’s County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
3 vols. SHA Archeological Report No. 432. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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