Detail

FEATURE DATA

Feature Name: 18CH821 Native American structure
Feature Notes: Six postmolds from one Early to Middle Woodland structure (Features 4, 6-10)
Macrofeature:
Historic/Prehistoric: Prehistoric
Social Status:
Ethnic Status: Native American
Household:
Associated Features:
Report ID: CH202
No of Artifacts: 0
Catalogued?: Yes
Feature Type: Posthole/mold - P
Feature Date: Early Woodland; Middle Woodland
Prehistoric Feature Date:
Historic Feature Date:
 

SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS

Specialized Analysis: No
Radiocarbon?: No
Radiocarbon Notes:
Ceramic Vessels?: No
Ceramic Vessel Notes:
Glass Vessels?: No
Glass Vessel Notes:
Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: No
Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes:
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.
  Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
   

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