FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18CH376 Non-Feature Artifact Collection |
| Feature Notes: |
Artifacts include 4,524 prehistoric and 5 (retained) historic artifacts. |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
Native American, Unknown |
| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
CH62 |
| No of Artifacts: |
4529 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Historic, Other; Prehistoric, Other |
| Feature Date: |
1720s; 1730s; 1740s; 1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s; 1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; Late Archaic |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
~1720-1930 |
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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: |
18CH376 |
| County: |
Charles |
| Site Name: |
Area A-1, Site F |
| Brief Description: |
Late Archaic base camp; 18th-century and mid-19th to 20th-century artifact scatters |
| Site Type: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Forty-three shovel test units and 8- 1x1 meter test units were excavated during Phase II. Althuogh no intact cultural features were identified, prehistoric artifacts were uniformly clustered 3-31 cm below surface within the A2 horizon, suggesting a degree of vertical integrity. Two small scatters of historic artifacts were identified.
A total of 4,524 prehistoric artifacts and 5 historic artifacts were recovered. |
| Site Date: |
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| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Artifact Scatter; Base Camp; Domestic; Possible Structure; Production Area |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
CH62 |
| Author: |
Hornum, Michael, Leo P. Hirrel, Brooke, V. Best, Eliza Edwards, Connie Capozzola, and Lance Trask |
| Date: |
1995 |
| Title: |
Phase II Cultural Resource Evaluation of Nine Sites within the Phase I Development Area, Chapman's Landing, Charles County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates, Frederick, MD. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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