FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18HO190 Non-Feature Artifact Collection |
| Feature Notes: |
Blood residue analysis on 5 artifacts were positive for deer, canine and feline antiserum. |
| Macrofeature: |
|
| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Prehistoric |
| Social Status: |
|
| Ethnic Status: |
Native American |
| Household: |
|
| Associated Features: |
|
| Report ID: |
HO51 |
| No of Artifacts: |
307 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Prehistoric, Other |
| Feature Date: |
Early Woodland; Late Archaic |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
Late Archaic-Woodland |
| 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: |
18HO190 |
| County: |
Howard |
| Site Name: |
Sorrell |
| Brief Description: |
Late Archaic and Woodland short-term resource procurement camp |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Phase II testing included the excavation of 20 shovel tests and fifteen 1x1 meter test units. No cultural features were identified. The site has been altered by plowing.
Blood residue analysis was performed on five artifacts with positive results for deer, canine and feline antiserum. Flotation samples yielded microdebitage. Botanical remains were only recovered from the plowzone and were not considered useful.
307 prehistoric artifacts, mostly debitage, were recovered. |
| Site Date: |
Late Archaic; Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
STU/Lithic Scatter |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
HO51 |
| Author: |
Botwick, Bradford, and Virginia Busby |
| Date: |
1993 |
| Title: |
The Hughes Site: An Aboriginal Village Site on the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
SHA Archeological Report No. 83. |
| |
Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
| |
|
|