FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18WA20 Planting Bed |
| Feature Notes: |
Possible planting bed. Shallow pocket of mottled brown clay loam. |
| 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: |
WA13B |
| No of Artifacts: |
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| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Historic, Unknown; Planting feature |
| Feature Date: |
1720s; 1730s; 1740s; 1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s; 1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
18th - 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: |
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| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18WA20 |
| County: |
Washington |
| Site Name: |
Fort Frederick |
| Brief Description: |
18th- to 19th-century stone fortification; prehistoric short-term camp |
| Site Type: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Several different excavations took place between the 1930s-2001. CCC excavations conducted in 1930s resulted in numerous trenches and stripping of original ground surface. These excavations seriously impacted future, more in-depth excavations at the site. Report WA 103 (Greenhorne and O'mara 2001) provides a summary of previous excavations. Additional information and records are available for viewing on the Archaeological Collections in Maryland webpage. |
| Site Date: |
ca 1720-1780; ca 1780-1820; ca 1820-1860; ca 1860-1900; ca 1900-1930; Unknown Prehistoric Context |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Anglo-American; Native American |
| Site Function: |
Building/Foundation; Cellar; Cemetery; Fortification; Historic Burial Area; Midden/Dump; Military; Sepulchre; Spring/Well; STU/Lithic Scatter |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
WA13B |
| Author: |
Israel, Stephen |
| Date: |
1975 |
| Title: |
Archeological Discoveries Made During the Excavation of Footer Trenches in Preparation for Reconstruction of the East and West Barracks, Fort Frederick State Park, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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