FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18FR21 Non-Feature Artifact Collection |
| Feature Notes: |
Multiple projects were carried out at this site. Total artifact count cannot be determined. |
| 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: |
FR58, FR175, FR210 |
| No of Artifacts: |
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| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Prehistoric, Other |
| Feature Date: |
Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Late Woodland; Middle Archaic; Middle Woodland; Paleoindian |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
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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: |
18FR21 |
| County: |
Frederick |
| Site Name: |
Wiles I |
| Brief Description: |
Paleoindian (possible), Middle and Late Archaic, and Early, Middle and Late Woodland short-term resource procurement |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Known by local collectors for 75+ years, this site has been visted by multiple phase I and II projects dating from the late 1970s, 1990, 2001 and 2003. The site is heavily disturbed and a diffuse lithic scatter. The possible Paleoindian occupation is based on reports of ~103 artifacts recovered. No intact cultural features were identified. |
| Site Date: |
Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Late Woodland; Middle Archaic; Middle Woodland; Paleoindian |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Base Camp; Multi-component; STU/Lithic Scatter |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
FR175 |
| Author: |
Child, Colby A., Bradley Burkholder, and Christin Heidenrich |
| Date: |
2004 |
| Title: |
Phase I Archival and Archeological Investigations, Including Additional Phase I and Phase II Excavations Within the Monocacy National Battlefield, for the Proposed New Design Water Main, Frederick 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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| Report ID: |
FR210 |
| Author: |
Beasley, Joy |
| Date: |
2005 |
| Title: |
Archeological Oveview and Assessment and Identification and Evaluation Study of the Best Farm. |
| Imprint: |
U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, National Capital Region, Regional Archeology Program. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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| Report ID: |
FR58 |
| Author: |
Neumann, Thomas W., and Michelle T. Moran |
| Date: |
1990 |
| Title: |
Phase I and Phase II Archeological Investigation of the Monocacy Interceptor Sewer Line Project Corridor, Frederick County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates, Inc. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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