FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18AG23 Feature 1-01 |
| Feature Notes: |
Partially exposed during Phase I, relocated & excavated during Phase II. |
| 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: |
AG71 |
| No of Artifacts: |
53 |
| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Hearth |
| Feature Date: |
Late Archaic |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
2020 BC-1670 BC |
| Historic Feature Date: |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon?: |
Yes |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
2020 BC-1670 BC |
| 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: |
18AG23 |
| County: |
Allegany |
| Site Name: |
Second Terrace |
| Brief Description: |
Early and Late Archaic and Early Woodland short-term resource procurement and lithic reduction camp |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
A total of 5 1x1 m test units were excavated. Three backhoe trenches were excavated to relocate hearth feature 1-01 and to investigate the potential for additional cultural features locate in proximity. A total of 89 prehistoric artifacts were recovered during Phase II and a very small number of historic artifacts. |
| Site Date: |
Early Archaic; Early Woodland; Late Archaic |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
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REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
AG71 |
| Author: |
Child, Colby A., Kathleen M. Child, Kristen Bastis, and Jeffrey H. Maymon |
| Date: |
2001 |
| Title: |
Phase II Archeological Evaluation of Sites 18AG23, 18AG229, and 18AG234 and Supplementary Archeological Survey for the Proposed Barton Business Park, Allegany County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates, Frederick, MD. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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