FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18CV272 Feature 27 |
| Feature Notes: |
Only half excavated. 7' x 4.8' roughly oval shaped stain densely packed with oyster. Interpreted as being contemporaneous with other large features at the site. |
| 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: |
CV73 |
| No of Artifacts: |
210 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Storage/trash pit |
| Feature Date: |
Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Middle Archaic; Middle Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| 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: |
3/8 inch, 1/16 inch |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
Yes |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
Yes |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18CV272 |
| County: |
Calvert |
| Site Name: |
Otter Site |
| Brief Description: |
Middle Woodland base camp; Archaic to Early Woodland |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
There is some discrepancy between the site report's artifact counts and what was actually catalogued. Artifact counts do not include shell, clay/daub, etc. Synthesis Project refers to site as multi-component, however NEH project calls it a single component. |
| Site Date: |
Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Hamlet; Multi-component; Production Area; Village |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
CV73 |
| Author: |
Gardner, William, Carole L. Nash, Joan M. Walker, and William P. Barse |
| Date: |
1989 |
| Title: |
Excavations at 18CV272. |
| Imprint: |
Thunderbird Archeological Associates, Woodstock, VA. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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