FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18CV65 Feature 1: 1-11 |
| Feature Notes: |
Middle Woodland shell pit burial of an adult, probably a female. The feature had 11 strata: Strata 1-2 were Late Woodland fill. Strata 3-9 were Middle Woodland fill. Strata 10-11 were grave shaft and burial fill. Human remains were reinterred. |
| 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: |
XX27, XX28 |
| No of Artifacts: |
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| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Prehistoric Burial; Shell Midden; Storage/trash pit |
| Feature Date: |
Middle Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
See general site information notes |
| 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", 1/16", waterscreen |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
Yes |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
Yes |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18CV65 |
| County: |
Calvert |
| Site Name: |
Patterson I |
| Brief Description: |
Early, Middle & Late Archaic camps and Early, Middle & Late Woodland shell midden/village |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Original records only, as no final report was produced. Field notes are alluded to, but could not be located. 1987 salvage of eroding pit and excavation of burial. Further investigations in 1988.
A radiocarbon sample from an unknown provenience yielded a result of 1755 +/- 50 BP, AD 135-390.
Records mention features 2-5, but no descriptions of those features, or any other beyond the feature 1 pit/burial were located.
Artifact count was not calculated as unit/level # and letter designations vary between different episodes of investigation.
Human remains were reinterred on site.
Artifact inventory sheets available. No complied spreadsheet or database of artifact counts was located for this database. |
| Site Date: |
Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Late Woodland; Middle Archaic; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Base Camp; Multi-component; Shell Midden; Village |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
XX27 |
| Author: |
Steponaitis, Laurie |
| Date: |
1988 |
| Title: |
Excavations at the Stearns and Patterson I Sites: An Interim Report. |
| Imprint: |
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Report on file at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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| Report ID: |
XX28 |
| Author: |
Field Records |
| Date: |
n.d. |
| Title: |
Original Field Records for 18CV65. |
| Imprint: |
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Field notes on file at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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