Ask an Archaeologist #5

?      What is the most common artifact found in Charles County?

Every good archaeologist knows the answer to this question depends on the site!  On Native sites in Charles County, the most common artifact may be the waste flakes from stone tool manufacture or the stones cracked by the heat of ancient campfires.  At other sites it may be red brick fragments, and still others oyster shell.  The most common artifact on one indigenous site included hundreds of glass beads.

Answer provided by Dr. Julia King

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