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FEATURE DATA

Feature Name: 18HO203 Non-Feature Artifact Collection
Feature Notes: Historic component not discussed in detail. Not considered archaeologically significant. Artifact count is largely lithic debitage.
Macrofeature:
Historic/Prehistoric: Historic/Prehistoric
Social Status:
Ethnic Status: Native American, Unknown
Household:
Associated Features:
Report ID: HO54
No of Artifacts: 2980
Catalogued?: No
Feature Type: Historic, Other; Prehistoric, Other
Feature Date: 1800s; 1810s; 1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Paleoindian
Prehistoric Feature Date:
Historic Feature Date: 19th century
 

SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS

Specialized Analysis: Yes
Radiocarbon?: Yes
Radiocarbon Notes: 10,430 +/- 80 BP, 10,160 +/- 80 BP
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: 18HO203
County: Howard
Site Name: Schultz Farm #1
Brief Description: Possible Paleoindian and Early Woodland quarry; 19th-century house
Site Type: Historic/Prehistoric
Site Notes: Phase II involved excavation of thrity two 1x1 meter units. While no cultural features were identified, soil samples were gathered for flotation. Samples of charcoal and wood were collected for floral and radiocarbon analyses. ~2,669 prehistoric artifacts were recovered, mostly debitage.
Site Date: Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Paleoindian
Site Ethnic Group: Native American; Unknown Ethnicity
Site Function: Artifact Scatter; Building/Foundation; Domestic; Multi-component; Possible Structure; Quarry/Extraction; STU/Lithic Scatter

REPORT DATA

Report ID: HO54
Author: Polglase, Christopher, Jeffrey H. Maymon, Thomas Davis, Michael A. Simons, Kathleen Child, and S. Justine Woodard
Date: 1994
Title: Phase IB Archeological Survey I-270/US 15 Multi-Modal Corridor Study, Montgomery and Frederick Counties, Maryland.
Imprint: SHA Archeological Report No. 81.
  Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
   

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