FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18FR18 Feature 2 |
| Feature Notes: |
Excavated in both 1979 & 1990. Semi-subterranean "keyhole" structure, possible sweatlodge. Surrounded by a series of postholes. |
| 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: |
XX18 |
| No of Artifacts: |
745 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
House pattern; Prehistoric, Other |
| Feature Date: |
Late Woodland |
| 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: |
screened, flotation |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18FR18 |
| County: |
Frederick |
| Site Name: |
Rosenstock |
| Brief Description: |
Late Woodland Village |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Excavated by ASM 1979, 1990, 1991, 1992. No final report. Most cumulative information on this site comes from a preliminary report in the form of an article in Maryland Archaeology (40 (1): 1-38) by Dennis Curry and Maureen Kavanaugh. Scanned copies of Dennis Curry's fieldnotes from 1990, 1991, & 1992 are also useful.
Approximately 177 possible postmolds were identified, but not given feature numbers. These postmolds are not included in this database. No palisade or house patterns were identified unless noted.
13 radocarbon dates were obtained from 7 features. Artifact counts may be approximate and may include flotation & other samples, as well as human bone. |
| Site Date: |
Late Archaic; Late Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Prehistoric Burial Area; Village |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
XX18 |
| Author: |
Curry, Dennis, and Maureen Kavanagh |
| Date: |
2004 |
| Title: |
Excavations at the Rosenstock Village Site (18FR18), Frederick County, Maryland: A Preliminary Report. |
| Imprint: |
Maryland Archeology 40 (1): 1-38. |
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Report on file at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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