FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18WA507 Metal Detector Survey |
| Feature Notes: |
Artifacts from metal detector survey of Fox's Gap Battlefield, Sept 14, 1862, many projectile types - Enfields, minie balls, Sharps, Burnsides, etc. - buttons, tin cup, harmonica, pocket watch key |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
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| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
MD196 |
| No of Artifacts: |
632 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Historic, Other |
| Feature Date: |
1860s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
1862 |
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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: |
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| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18WA507 |
| County: |
Washington |
| Site Name: |
Fox's Gap |
| Brief Description: |
Civil War battlefield, part of South Mountain Battlefield, September 14, 1862 |
| Site Type: |
Historic |
| Site Notes: |
Metal detector survey and mapping of surface features on the battlefield |
| Site Date: |
ca 1860-1900 |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
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| Site Function: |
Battlefield |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
MD196 |
| Author: |
Gonzalez, Kerry, Emily Calhoun, Joseph Blandino, D. Brad Hatch, Julie Schablitksy, and Kerri S. Barile |
| Date: |
2020 |
| Title: |
South Mountain Battlefield Project in Frederick and Washington Counites, Maryland |
| Imprint: |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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