CCASM tries to provide opportunities for members to participate in and to contribute to archaeological projects. Dr. James Gibb of
Gibb Archaeological Consulting in Ananpolis, MD has agreed to work with CCASM to investigate a Native American site near Bryans Road here in Charles County. (Jim is donating his time, etc.)
We will be working on private property - approximately 10 acres. The project will be spread out over several months. There is a research design for the project, and there will be a final report. Also there should be lots of opportunity to dig, screen, wash artifacts, identify artifacts, and maybe even to do some surveying.
Work done through June 2012 (in reverse chronological order).
On June 10 we moved into the northern part of the site and continued to dig STP's. We found one potential feature. We returned there on June 16 and again on June 23. Being in the shade of the trees is really nice. We did at least one transect each day. And the road and marshline were surveyed.
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| June 10 |
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| June 16 |
We completed STP's in the first area on March 4 and started in the second area on March 11.
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| March 11 (Note that the weather is much warmer) |
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| March 4 |
The work on the site started Saturday, February 25, when eight people braved the cold (and wind) to dig shovel test pits (STPs). We found ceramic sherds, fire-cracked rocks, flakes, and some artifacts that were more recent. One of the best ways to learn is by doing, and this was a great opportunity to learn.
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| Screening and Digging STPs |
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| More Screening and Digging |
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| Describing Soil in STP
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Recording Locations of STPs
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