Detail

FEATURE DATA

Feature Name: 18PR174 Non-Feature Artifact Collection
Feature Notes: Limited blood residue analysis yielded one point positive for hemoglobin.
Macrofeature:
Historic/Prehistoric: Prehistoric
Social Status:
Ethnic Status: Native American
Household:
Associated Features:
Report ID: PR162
No of Artifacts: 6684
Catalogued?: Yes
Feature Type: Prehistoric, Other
Feature Date: Early Woodland; Late Archaic
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: 18PR174
County: Prince Georges
Site Name: Kettering Park
Brief Description: Late Archaic-Woodland base camp; short-term resource procurement
Site Type: Prehistoric
Site Notes: Phase III data recovery carried out in same area as Ph. II testing with the primary purpose of recovering a representative sample of Early Woodland artifacts from A2 horizon. No features were identified during Ph. III however the data made it possible to identify lithic manufacturing areas. The absence of features prevented a more detailed analysis of activity areas and the ability to determine whether the ceramics were brought to the site or manufactured there. But undoubtedly, the presence of a large ceramic sample indicates that food preparation activities took place at the site.
Site Date: Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Woodland
Site Ethnic Group: Native American
Site Function: Base Camp; Multi-component; Production Area; STU/Lithic Scatter

REPORT DATA

Report ID: PR162
Author: Fogel, Heidy, and Dennis Knepper
Date: 1994
Title: Phase II Testing and Phase III Excavation at the Kettering Park.
Imprint: SHA Archeological Report No. 78.
  Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum
   

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