Amazingly the Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc
(ASM) was able to hold its 50th Field Session May 28 through June 7. It was announced only a few weeks in advance and required pre-registration. Participants were limited to fifty per day. Once again the site was the Billingsley Site (18PR9) in Prince
George's County Maryland.
Matt McKnight,
Chief Archeologist at MHT, and Stephanie Sperling, Senior Archaeologist
at Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, were the
principal investigators.
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| Stephanie Sperling, Pat, Matt McKnight |
The Billingsley Site (18PR9) dates to the prehistoric and contact periods. It is depicted on Augustine Herrman's 1670 map as a Native American village named Wighkamameck. The site is also mentioned in the Proceedings of the Maryland Assembly on May 23, 1674, as the last known home of the Patuxent Indians.
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| Billingsley Site Overview |
This photo shows the various areas being investigated during the middle of the session. The tent on the left is the lab tent. The other tents are covering units that were being worked. Here are some of the projectile points found in one of the units.
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| Photographing Burned Shell Feature |
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| Projectile Points and Blade |
On Wednesday a photographer and another person from Maryland Public Television's Outdoors Maryland were on site almost all day and interviewed several people at the site. Here they are recording Matt talking about the burned shell feature that was found in the unit. Earlier in the morning a MNPCC drone recorded activity on the site.
At least three CCASM members attended for two or more days.
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| Screening |
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| Troweling |
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| Cicada on hat |
CCASM is a chapter of ASM.
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