FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18AN65 Midden |
| Feature Notes: |
Excavated by amateur archaeologist, Thomas Mayr in 1939 and 1940. Inventoried in 1964. |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Prehistoric |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
Native American |
| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
AN31 |
| No of Artifacts: |
371 |
| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Midden |
| Feature Date: |
Early Woodland; Middle Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
833 - 154 BC |
| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
2400 +/- 150 BP |
| 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: |
18AN65 |
| County: |
Anne Arundel |
| Site Name: |
Beck NE Site |
| Brief Description: |
Middle Woodland shell midden, stratified Late Archaic to Early Woodland short-term camps |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Botanical analysis and soil samples include materials from both starta and features associated with it. Midden feature excavated in 1939. Additional excavations in 1981. |
| Site Date: |
Early Woodland; Late Archaic; Middle Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Hamlet; Multi-component; Shell Midden |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
AN31 |
| Author: |
Mayr, Thomas |
| Date: |
1957 |
| Title: |
The Ruf Site: An Influence from Pennsylvania. |
| Imprint: |
Manuscript of a paper given at the annual meeting of the ESAF, Baltimore, Nov. 9-10, 1957. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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