FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18PR1043 Feature 3 |
| Feature Notes: |
Shell deposit. |
| 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: |
PR592 |
| No of Artifacts: |
174 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Trash Pit/Dump |
| Feature Date: |
1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s; 1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
18th - mid 19th c. |
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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: |
18PR1043 |
| County: |
Prince Georges |
| Site Name: |
Bladensburg Library |
| Brief Description: |
Late Archaic/Transitional short-term camp; early 19th- to early 20th-century schoolhouse |
| Site Type: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
The prehistoric component is a lithic scatter with the potential for a discrete lithic reduction feature. The 19th- to early 20th-century schoolhouse components are associated with the Bladensburg Academy and the final schoolhouse was part of the Prince George's County public school system before being converted to use as a public library. |
| Site Date: |
ca 1780-1820; ca 1820-1860; ca 1860-1900; ca 1900-1930; Late Archaic |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
African American; Anglo-American; Native American |
| Site Function: |
Educational; Frame-built; Midden/Dump |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
PR592 |
| Author: |
Bedard, Justin, Peter Regan, Benjamin Stewart, and Kathleen Furgerson |
| Date: |
2012 |
| Title: |
Phase I Archeological Survey MD 450 from Peace Cross to 57th Avenue, and Phase II Evaluation of Site 18PR1043, Bladensburg, Prince George’s County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
SHA Archeological Report No. 440. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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