FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18PR580 Non-Feature Artifact Collection |
| Feature Notes: |
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| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
Upper, Lower |
| Ethnic Status: |
African American, Euro-American |
| Household: |
Bowie |
| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
PR319 |
| No of Artifacts: |
6041 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Historic, Other |
| Feature Date: |
1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s; 1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s; 1860s; 1870s; 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s; 1930s; Post-1940 |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
18th-20th century |
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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: |
18PR580 |
| County: |
Prince Georges |
| Site Name: |
Bowieville Mansion |
| Brief Description: |
18th- to 20th-century plantation/farmstead, structures, possible slave quarter, brick kiln |
| Site Type: |
Historic |
| Site Notes: |
Due to proposed development, only the eastern half of the site was examined during Phase II testing. Over 75 shovel test pits and 6 test units were excavated. 5,800 historic, 2 prehistoric and 239 modern artifacts were recovered. Of the historic materials collected, architectural artifacts made up the vast majority, mainly brick and window glass.
Five possible features related to outbuildings and/or the ruins of a possible tenant structure were identified during Phase I. The features included a brick foundation underlying a wooden shed sitting next to the mansion, a possible brick kiln area, a trash pit or sheet midden, and a dry-laid brick walkway. Since only half of the site was evaluated, it is possible these areas were not all tested. No intact cultural features or artifact deposits were identified. Determination of elibigility for the National Register is undetermined until the western half of the site is evaluated. |
| Site Date: |
ca 1780-1820; ca 1820-1860; ca 1860-1900; ca 1900-1930 |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
African American; Anglo-American |
| Site Function: |
Artifact Scatter; Building/Foundation; Domestic; Frame-built; Plantation |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
PR319 |
| Author: |
Hill, J., Cynthia L. Pfanstiehl, Marta Rottweiller, Tara Tetrault, Nicholas Strader, Michael Roller, and Kelly Cooper |
| Date: |
2005 |
| Title: |
A Phase II Archeological Evaluation of Sites 18PR79, 18PR580, 18PR659, 18PR665, 18PR669, and 18PR677 within Oak Creek Club: a 900-Acre+ Property Located on Church Road South in Prince George’s County, Md. |
| Imprint: |
Archeological Testing and Consulting, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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