FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18AG160 Non-Feature Artifact Collection |
| Feature Notes: |
One diagnostic projectile point (a Koens-Crispin) and 6 projectile point fragments were recovered. Artifact count includes 1596 pieces of debitage. |
| 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: |
AG22 |
| No of Artifacts: |
1646 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Prehistoric, Other |
| Feature Date: |
Late Archaic |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
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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: |
18AG160 |
| County: |
Allegany |
| Site Name: |
Wild Turkey |
| Brief Description: |
Late/Terminal Archaic tool manufacturing site |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Phase II testing included 180 posthole auger tests and excavation of 15- 1x1 meter test units. No cultural features were identified. Only 1 diagnotic projectile (a Koens-Crispin point) was collected, along with 6 additional point fragments. Eleven large, crude bifaces and 32 retouched flakes were collected. The rest of the artifact assemblage consists of some 1596 pieces of debitage.
Blood residue analysis on 10 artifacts yielded 2 points with possible positive results. |
| Site Date: |
Late Archaic |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Production Area |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
AG22 |
| Author: |
Kavanaugh, Maureen, and Carole Ebright |
| Date: |
1988 |
| Title: |
Archeological Testing of Four Prehistoric Sites in Town Creek Valley, Allegany County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
MGS File Report No. 216. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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