FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18BA444 Hearth Feature |
| Feature Notes: |
Several numbered small fire-cracked rock concentrations spread over two units. The distribution and homogeniety of artifacts suggest it represents the remains of a single hearth feature. Potomac Creek complex. |
| 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: |
Associated features 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 (combined) |
| Report ID: |
BA117 |
| No of Artifacts: |
221 |
| Catalogued?: |
No |
| Feature Type: |
Hearth |
| Feature Date: |
Late Woodland |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
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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 inches |
| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18BA444 |
| County: |
Baltimore County |
| Site Name: |
Grant Site |
| Brief Description: |
Late Woodland base camp |
| Site Type: |
Prehistoric |
| Site Notes: |
Three charcoal samples were dated, but there is no mention of which 3 features were sampled. The radiocarbon dates supported the Late Woodland date suggested by the artifacts. Paleobotanical and faunal analysis were also conducted, but with limited results. *On MacLab archaeobotanical website |
| Site Date: |
Late Woodland |
| Site Ethnic Group: |
Native American |
| Site Function: |
Base Camp; Multi-component; Production Area |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
BA117 |
| Author: |
Hoffman, Robert F., Daniel Wagner, and Roger Moeller |
| Date: |
1996 |
| Title: |
Phase III Archaeological Data Recovery at the Grant Site (18BA444), a Single Component Late Woodland Prehistoric Archaeological Site Located Near Owings Mills, in Baltimore County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
MAAR Associates, Inc., Newark, Delaware. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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