FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18ST390 F 32840 D-R |
| Feature Notes: |
Cellar hole, 4.3 feet deep, multiple soil layers (D-R) ending on a brick floor; appears building had earthen, wood lined walls overlain by timber structure with brick fireplace and plastered walls; also recorded in other units; possibly quarters or summer kitchen; abandoned c. 1740s; fill throughout remainder of century, cut nail in fill; artifact counts do not include bone, brick, mortar, plaster, pantile, or shell, which were found in large quantities |
| Macrofeature: |
Cellar fill |
| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
Elite |
| Ethnic Status: |
Anglo-American |
| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
ST291 |
| No of Artifacts: |
578 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Cellar/Cellar Hole |
| Feature Date: |
1740s; 1750s; 1760s; 1770s; 1780s; 1790s; 1800s; 1810s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
c. 1740s-1810s? |
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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 inch |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18ST390 |
| County: |
St Marys |
| Site Name: |
Mattapany-Sewell |
| Brief Description: |
Early Archaic and Early and Late Woodland short-term camps, mid to late 17th c. manor house and armory |
| Site Type: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
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| Site Date: |
ca 1630-1675; ca 1675-1720 |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Anglo-American |
| Site Function: |
Domestic |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
ST291 |
| Author: |
Chaney, Edward, and Julia King |
| Date: |
1999 |
| Title: |
"A Fair House of Brick and Timber": Archaeological Excavations at Mattapany-Sewall (18ST390), Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, St. Mary's County |
| Imprint: |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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