FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18CV279 Feature 8 |
| Feature Notes: |
The largest, deepest, and earliest of 12 pits probably excavated for clay and later used for refuse disposal. Largest number of ceramic sherds, more complete sherds, higher percentage of Dutch on site. Greatest amount of oyster shell recovered on site. Notable artifacts include lock mechanisms. |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
Upper |
| Ethnic Status: |
Euro-American |
| Household: |
Ishmael Wright |
| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
CV36 |
| No of Artifacts: |
6426 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Pit, Other; Trash Pit/Dump |
| Feature Date: |
1650s; 1660s; 1670s; 1680s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
1651-1684 |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
No |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
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| Ceramic Vessels?: |
Yes |
| Ceramic Vessel Notes: |
38 vessels |
| Glass Vessels?: |
No |
| Glass Vessel Notes: |
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| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: |
No |
| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes: |
1628.8188 mean date |
| Soil Screen Size: |
screened, size unknown |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
Yes |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
Yes |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18CV279 |
| County: |
Calvert |
| Site Name: |
Compton/Patuxent II |
| Brief Description: |
Mid- to late 17th-century homelot; Woodland camp |
| Site Type: |
Historic/Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Soil chemical analysis performed on 57 samples from across site.
Although 5 structures and 3 fencelines were identified at this site, only a sample of features were excavated from Structures 1 & 4 and Fence 3. |
| Site Date: |
ca 1630-1675; ca 1675-1720; Contact Period; Late Woodland; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Anglo-American; Native American |
| Site Function: |
Base Camp; Building/Foundation; Domestic; Hamlet; Homestead; Midden/Dump; Plantation; Post-in-ground; Prehistoric Burial Area; STU/Lithic Scatter |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
CV36 |
| Author: |
Outlaw, Alain |
| Date: |
1989 |
| Title: |
The Compton Site Circa 1651-1684, Calvert County, Maryland 18CV279. |
| Imprint: |
Louis Berger and Associates, Inc., East Orange, N.J. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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