A Single-Component Brewerton Complex Site

James Gibb

At the CCASM January 18 Meeting Dr. Jim Gibb described how investigations of the Westwood North Site (18CH884) in Charles County helped identify a single-component Brewerton Complex site that dates to about 4,000 BCE.   Since most sites contain multiple components, this site is somewhat unique.  It was adjacent to a relict tributary of the Mattawoman Creek on the Chesapeake coastal plain and was blanketed by redeposited sands and gravels with Transitional and Late Woodland inclusions.  This created an interesting stratigraphy for the site.

Dr. James Gibb is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and is one of the founding members of CCASM. 

This was our first time to host a  hybrid Zoom/in-person meeting.  There were a few hiccups, but it went well, and we plan to do this again for future meetings. Thanks to Peggy for providing the hot spot and microphone and for monitoring the Zoom meeting.  And thanks to Jim for using his account to set up the Zoom meeting.

Most of those attending in-person

Attendance: 17 (including 2 via Zoom)

Thanks to Elsie for the photos and other information.