FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18CV279 Feature 16 |
| Feature Notes: |
One of 12 pits probably excavated for clay and later used for refuse disposal. |
| 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: |
65 |
| 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: |
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: |
screened, size unknown |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
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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