Adjahoe Site Registered

Carol, Rich, Edgar, Joshua,
Nevilla, Elsie

On January 25 CCASM members reviewed with Nevilla Ottley and Edgar Adjahoe the site information they had gathered for a ruin on the Adjahoe property.  Joshua Eller and Rich Gorski had mapped the ruin, and Joshua had submitted an archaeological site form to the Maryland Historical Trust.  The ruin was given site number 18CH820.  Elsie Picyk provided details from USGS maps and aerial maps dating from 1902 to 1981 that showed the buildings in the area of the site.  Carol Cowherd put together the information in a notebook that was given to the Adjahoes.

CCASM wants to help identify and register archaeological sites in Charles County.  This was our first one.

Viewing Site Form

Viewing Maps

Remote Sensing at Port Tobacco

Peter Quantock

At the January 10 CCASM meeting Peter Quantock presented some of the geophysical results from the remote sensing he did in Port Tobacco in 2011.  Both magnetometer and ground penetrating work was done around the Courthouse.  Peter shared part of the results which showed the location of the Wade House.  Also in some areas he found evidence of several feet of sedimentation "hiding" any possible artifacts in the area.

Peter is completing his M.A. in Anthropology from the University of Denver.  The work done at Port Tobacco will be included in his thesis, and he will provide us a copy when it is complete.  Prior to his going to graduate school, many of us worked with Peter on the Port Tobacco Archaeological Project.

We also had a raffle for an ASM sweatshirt.  The money will eventually be used for CCASM to acquire a projector.  (We have a long way to go.).  Doug won the raffle. 

 Attendance: 22