FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18CH821 Structure 1 |
| Feature Notes: |
Post in ground structure of 18 postholes (F 1, 11, 12, 17, 26, 27, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 44-47, 49, 50) |
| Macrofeature: |
18CH821 Structure 1 |
| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
Middle |
| Ethnic Status: |
Euro-American |
| Household: |
Richard Jenkins |
| Associated Features: |
Feature 15 (cellar) |
| Report ID: |
CH202 |
| No of Artifacts: |
17 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Post in ground Structure |
| Feature Date: |
1650s; 1660s; 1670s; 1680s; 1690s; 1700s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
c. 1650-1710 |
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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: |
18CH821 |
| County: |
Charles |
| Site Name: |
Serenity's Surprise |
| Brief Description: |
mid-17th- to early 18th-century domestic site (possible trading post); Early & Middle Woodland base camp |
| Site Type: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Probably the residence of Richard Jenkins (died c. 1712); over 19,000 historic artifacts and 635 prehistoric artifacts |
| Site Date: |
ca 1675-1720; Early Woodland; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Anglo-American; Native American |
| Site Function: |
Base Camp; Domestic |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
CH202 |
| Author: |
Cochran, Matthew, Matthew Palus, and Julie Schablitsky |
| Date: |
2016 |
| Title: |
Archaeological Survey and Corridor Study Along MD 231 Benedict, Charles County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
Maryland State Highway Administration. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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