tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90507392323257676632024-03-28T14:25:46.454-04:00Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland, IncDiscovering more about Charles County <br> and the Mid-Atlantic Region through Archaeology Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.comBlogger465125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-848242131621666342024-03-28T14:18:00.004-04:002024-03-28T14:25:08.248-04:002024 April is Maryland Archaeology Month<div style="margin-left: 40px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>African Diaspora Archeology: A Collaboration with Descendants</b></span><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>
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<b>CCASM Events during April<br /></b><i>(All events are free.)</i>
<span style="color: #38761d;"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Mondays April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 (11am-3pm)</b> <br />Public Archeology </span><br />
<i>Volunteer at the on-going archaeology being done at the Swann Site in the Historic Port Tobacco Village (either in the lab or in the field).</i><br />
Location: Historic Port Tobacco Village, MD 20677<br />
Sponsor: <span style="color: #38761d;">Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland, Inc</span> and Charles County Government<br />
Contact: Esther Doyle Read email: ReadE@charlescountymd.gov <br />
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<b>Saturday, April 13 (11am-4pm)</b> <br />Discovering Archaeology Day <br />
<i>Bring the entire family for a day of interactive learning and fun, including archaeological site
and lab tours, exhibits, games and cool crafts. Experience, discover, learn, and have fun exploring the “what, where, and how’s” of archaeology! <a href="https://jefpat.maryland.gov/Pages/events/annual-events.aspx">more info</a></i><br />
<i><span style="color: #38761d;">CCASM will have a tent at the event.</span></i><br />Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard, MD 20685<br />
Sponsor: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum<br /></p>
<p><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Thursday, April 18 (7 pm) - Charles County </b></span><br />Tentative Topic: Archaeology at the Chiles Site at Douglas Point<br />Speaker: Dr. Liza Gijanto<i><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">(CCASM April meeting</span>)</i><br />
Location: La Plata Police Department, 101 La Grange Avenue La Plata, MD<br />Sponsor: <span style="color: #38761d;">Charles County Archaeological Society of Maryland, Inc</span> <br />
Contact: Carol Cowherd ccasm2010@gmail.com </p></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-44373246550330663622024-03-25T18:00:00.004-04:002024-03-26T13:44:40.349-04:00Investigating the James Swann Site -2024<p>CCASM and other Monday volunteers are working with Esther Read to
continue the investigation of the James Swann Site that is now owned by
Charles County. James Swann was a "man of color" (possibly a Native American) that acquired land
in Port Tobacco <i>in 1840's</i> and operated a tavern and oyster house in the village for almost twenty-five years. </p><p>Check <a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2023/12/2024-public-archaeology-lab-days-jan.html">Public Archaeology Lab Days</a> post for weekday schedule and Public Archeology days;</p>
<!--text after here--> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH0003jKAezcMTbf6HBYGfnLvQ86wjYPTE_h_9RLJUsA4UmtffFOuMsBF3un4XMYJ-X-svt0sx11ZDEKa3biv2mxXe7lNpNSHSbTnnZt0VkpmT74CeFW2KkBHDGNrKZaI8QueZIbcLO5auuHrryvLJnjMhUis11nNEnL5lt6YYaEWOq7BdjLH_-yBqhj_/s2000/sherd-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1835" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioH0003jKAezcMTbf6HBYGfnLvQ86wjYPTE_h_9RLJUsA4UmtffFOuMsBF3un4XMYJ-X-svt0sx11ZDEKa3biv2mxXe7lNpNSHSbTnnZt0VkpmT74CeFW2KkBHDGNrKZaI8QueZIbcLO5auuHrryvLJnjMhUis11nNEnL5lt6YYaEWOq7BdjLH_-yBqhj_/w184-h200/sherd-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Earthenware Sherd<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Whenever it is sunny and not too hot we plan to be in the field at the Swann Site on Mondays. Monday March 25 was one of those days. Esther dug part of the west half of the open unit with a post hole. The dirt kept Elsie, Denise, Pat, Carol, and Malinda busy screening until past our usual quitting time. There were a number of historic and indigenous artifacts recovered in the screen- ceramics, glass, nails, brick, flakes,... <br />We chose one of the larger fragments that was not a brick as the artifact of the day. It was an early lead glazed red earthenware sherd.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20hpxdZ1bGoOyHzufmckm_kPISXbJDiZCINFkStLRzQYP-cLMB_ANtkZKwjW4R-FjPrbxSUppSshc3uALFLiV9VKPwkwJyEwjcl1KzUmwRo8x8IM-V4QmaUMyvY7CzyfgzB6CW8la-1ePJqp_KlnZ-ne9E89IQuL1vo4CxU1mtjPV469QF-LIL68871Gc/s2555/Denise,Elsie,Pat,Malinda-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2555" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20hpxdZ1bGoOyHzufmckm_kPISXbJDiZCINFkStLRzQYP-cLMB_ANtkZKwjW4R-FjPrbxSUppSshc3uALFLiV9VKPwkwJyEwjcl1KzUmwRo8x8IM-V4QmaUMyvY7CzyfgzB6CW8la-1ePJqp_KlnZ-ne9E89IQuL1vo4CxU1mtjPV469QF-LIL68871Gc/s320/Denise,Elsie,Pat,Malinda-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More hands make screening go faster<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>
Monday March 18 was a nice but windy day to be in the field. Esther with help from Elsie continued excavating the partial unit and found two post holes. In the morning Claudia, Carol, and Malinda screened while Ned cleaned off the area north of foundation in preparation for a future unit there. In the afternoon Malinda joined Mary and Linda in the lab and Elsie helped with the screening. We were finding historic and native American artifacts. <br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipNgjkxXoUL026ttkxaq7KLjicUgddKDHp57kuPHhbJNWSZgwTs3Whw2bpBvgXUfxJt21UI23J96ELpslHdg1xFMkCGzq7BgtChjC489E9m0_xCQ7Gf08NrNjFDHqA2n65imREdipYNoy1Jtkpad2tbN4qoWW7gtxU9Rjl4XEgWMXch1gJRuiEbLE3fae/s2630/Ned,Elsie-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2630" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipNgjkxXoUL026ttkxaq7KLjicUgddKDHp57kuPHhbJNWSZgwTs3Whw2bpBvgXUfxJt21UI23J96ELpslHdg1xFMkCGzq7BgtChjC489E9m0_xCQ7Gf08NrNjFDHqA2n65imREdipYNoy1Jtkpad2tbN4qoWW7gtxU9Rjl4XEgWMXch1gJRuiEbLE3fae/s320/Ned,Elsie-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trying to pry buckets apart<br />(Took a really long time)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhay-Ca9gIgl5G3LXU3FqFSWnu7mrjxAVU_hASXLjLqIcmg4YAcdTghSBxWnML14gM2avKWCGQCacTeEIDlYcOAypdqkTycpMhAx3w7d1H1ktu3Zt_6NQt86-vfspqOWGW_Wsci3CtOBXufMRXehqVM6UmPW3pBE705UDCnR8XkEoWlud7zgMwbr16o0f/s2994/Malinda,Claudia-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2994" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHhay-Ca9gIgl5G3LXU3FqFSWnu7mrjxAVU_hASXLjLqIcmg4YAcdTghSBxWnML14gM2avKWCGQCacTeEIDlYcOAypdqkTycpMhAx3w7d1H1ktu3Zt_6NQt86-vfspqOWGW_Wsci3CtOBXufMRXehqVM6UmPW3pBE705UDCnR8XkEoWlud7zgMwbr16o0f/s320/Malinda,Claudia-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screening on a windy day<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwUWeYFf05E1h47bStf8YBhelP3EBmbm8uvEWAB4_Aa35OakXEjjs1Y-mCjJGuBQljnBZUjNDv7m8I7vSEsdOR2hURaSXjek1Bnvv-HqkSRQbuUJfrF5X2d1fkAQiZga0PF5Qx5pkbOYP57UUa73QSlRfQf6Hwu4Wtl7ypRx-H_6rfo0_Ry7P2edNiApy/s2566/Cal,Linda,Claudia,Ned,Elsie,Esther.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1963" data-original-width="2566" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzwUWeYFf05E1h47bStf8YBhelP3EBmbm8uvEWAB4_Aa35OakXEjjs1Y-mCjJGuBQljnBZUjNDv7m8I7vSEsdOR2hURaSXjek1Bnvv-HqkSRQbuUJfrF5X2d1fkAQiZga0PF5Qx5pkbOYP57UUa73QSlRfQf6Hwu4Wtl7ypRx-H_6rfo0_Ry7P2edNiApy/w200-h153/Cal,Linda,Claudia,Ned,Elsie,Esther.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ned starting partial unit<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEFEkFYCNHUIjVFkRtPSymWNvUiELHJlIuscu31T18DWxfjm6WNTI5uNHMoNeKg48ZlOfm2gvaYmS4x9dzGe3TrAhfOLfbr-k26bhnLDK4PDxZppivAp7aY3946agWhLZZRh1YipTHpKUEd1HpbnI969D-5CUy3tVGMCPU0doi3WYfwZs6ppQDGrPE49Q/s2880/Claudia,Linda,Elsie-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2880" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEFEkFYCNHUIjVFkRtPSymWNvUiELHJlIuscu31T18DWxfjm6WNTI5uNHMoNeKg48ZlOfm2gvaYmS4x9dzGe3TrAhfOLfbr-k26bhnLDK4PDxZppivAp7aY3946agWhLZZRh1YipTHpKUEd1HpbnI969D-5CUy3tVGMCPU0doi3WYfwZs6ppQDGrPE49Q/w200-h139/Claudia,Linda,Elsie-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screening</td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p>On a beautiful Monday (February 26) several of us returned to the Swann Site to work on completing a unit while others worked inside in the lab. Elsie and Mary worked with Esther to clean up the bottom of the unit so the features in the bottom of the unit could be documented. Ned and Peggy helped but also worked on cleaning up the site for us to return soon.<br /></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYCluvAdRg5pSkiN_dA7scLWzNNCDIrdDj0VfBGRkPYOx888HoWmYHejWxAMbbFvFgNqRvEwBgtEVx1UHbprKeG_iud-0ddz6qUq3d1lIY1g3bZw7fxpEZ4aQPtVXyAK4XOm35iS647g4MfLP2wPIm63KGVxZCnabbi9pPZkPeuZF5acZasaBtfRS0HcF/s1113/Mary,Esther-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1113" data-original-width="1113" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYCluvAdRg5pSkiN_dA7scLWzNNCDIrdDj0VfBGRkPYOx888HoWmYHejWxAMbbFvFgNqRvEwBgtEVx1UHbprKeG_iud-0ddz6qUq3d1lIY1g3bZw7fxpEZ4aQPtVXyAK4XOm35iS647g4MfLP2wPIm63KGVxZCnabbi9pPZkPeuZF5acZasaBtfRS0HcF/w200-h200/Mary,Esther-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cleaning bottom of unit<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD0zI-wMTna8yKgmycPltfFwcpVWywqkh2yKjAT6dnhyphenhyphenhPvXTzwqqg513iRketE-4NQCg-ks6QVpxX0K19ZsMim_IvQimBWrCjszycdi6t6Ht_HnP3BEkXeVcZfZ39VLH4nCc6MIkGnRooyiFA3ftUkI0tXub6iJJ5hgGSwgv-16H0HBXFN1722_kgZrn/s2000/Unit-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1681" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimD0zI-wMTna8yKgmycPltfFwcpVWywqkh2yKjAT6dnhyphenhyphenhPvXTzwqqg513iRketE-4NQCg-ks6QVpxX0K19ZsMim_IvQimBWrCjszycdi6t6Ht_HnP3BEkXeVcZfZ39VLH4nCc6MIkGnRooyiFA3ftUkI0tXub6iJJ5hgGSwgv-16H0HBXFN1722_kgZrn/w168-h200/Unit-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post mold excavated<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy1lPa6HAQ8IakYLXxO-5mIF0FIMQcoiVU-d7ou-wdXBEnpMD0t6csN5B0Vw__RigMd0Df7wnzKqw48-fLmeqYeNtpvcujN8rrAwhldGpn-Z0kwx8ywGsUI95RMp72PDc6jmJ_TtdGIS4xGaPAYZTMmPDGtF_OmMwKhwnK4G9Lgum52FC8rsMmhaoOX7t/s2000/Esther,Elsie,Mary-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1936" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXy1lPa6HAQ8IakYLXxO-5mIF0FIMQcoiVU-d7ou-wdXBEnpMD0t6csN5B0Vw__RigMd0Df7wnzKqw48-fLmeqYeNtpvcujN8rrAwhldGpn-Z0kwx8ywGsUI95RMp72PDc6jmJ_TtdGIS4xGaPAYZTMmPDGtF_OmMwKhwnK4G9Lgum52FC8rsMmhaoOX7t/w194-h200/Esther,Elsie,Mary-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screening newly excavated dirt <br />into another completed unit</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><i>Thanks to Ned for the photos. </i></p><p><i>----------------------<br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2023/04/investigating-james-swann-site.html">Investing the James Swann Site -2023</a></i></p><p><i> <br /></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-88144847509509662482024-03-25T16:00:00.001-04:002024-03-26T09:12:15.722-04:002024 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-Mar)<p>CCASM has been working with Charles County at the ongoing Public
Archaeology Lab since 2015. The lab is for processing
artifacts recovered from various archaeology initiatives in Charles
County - including artifacts from investigations of sites on County properties, artifacts recovered from savage
archaeology in the County, as
well as artifacts recovered around the 1970's before the Port Tobacco
Courthouse was reconstructed. Esther Read is the archaeologist in charge.<br />
<br />Health precautions: Following guidelines for Charles County. <br />
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Location: <i><b>Courthouse</b></i> (2nd floor; use South Wing door) <i>and<b> Burch House</b></i> (both inside and outside) in Historic Port Tobacco Village <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Port+Tobacco,+MD/@38.5106835,-77.0190552,17z/data=%214m2%213m1%211s0x89b705c87ed866ab:0x9446fe5b0a06b02a?hl=en">map </a>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><i><span><b>Note: Public Archeology Days at Swann Site </b></span></i><i><span>(10am-3pm)</span></i><i><span><b> - <br /></b></span></i><i><span><b> Sunday April 7 </b></span></i><br /><i><span><b> Saturday May 4 and Sunday May 5<br /></b></span></i><i><span><b> Saturday June 1 and Sunday June 2</b></span><span><b><br /></b></span></i></span></p><p>Next dates: <i><br /></i> M<span style="font-family: inherit;">onday, <b>Apr 1, 2024 </b>(11:00am - 3:00pm) in field Swann Site; lab<br /> <i><span style="color: #444444;">Wednesday, <b>Apr 3, 2024 </b>(11:00am - 3:00pm) in field Maxwell Hall Equestrian Park</span><br /></i> Monday, <b>Apr 8, 2024 </b>(11:00am - 3:00pm) in field Swann Site; lab<br /> <i><span style="color: #444444;">Wednesday, <b>Apr 10, 2024 </b>(11:00am - 3:00pm) in field Maxwell Hall Equestrian Park<br /><br /></span></i></span></p><p></p>
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<!--<span style="font-family: trebuchet;">Starting <i>Monday September 8, 2023</i>, we will be in the field at the Maxwell Hall Equestrian Park working on Esther Read's grant (depending on weather <i>or unless otherwise noted)</i>. <i>Although this is not a Charles County Planning project, the schedule will be posted here.</i><br /></span>--><p></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Monday March 25 Peggy, Linda, Claudia, and in the morning Carol were in the lab sorting and bagging artifacts recently recovered from one unit/level at the Swann site. This included last week's artifact of the day. In addition to all the historic artifacts there were also fire-cracked rocks, flakes, and other debitage.</span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTpLKPGffIIUEFW6DwlCFcGbJZGRuOCFckLHiRWEYulD7eehxzF-NRps4ACzEfNOT6ypFbpYApUrJMPTkLcvF9Lannl-tLSfx1JQLu-z4Syk75FOXenOvT-nix4C5ivn_CoU3wW21x2BUsAVRLTxx130x9fkamXDPEPGVQmxukkK0L5AcAJ_KrgGNW5dN/s2662/Peggy,Linda-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1744" data-original-width="2662" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigTpLKPGffIIUEFW6DwlCFcGbJZGRuOCFckLHiRWEYulD7eehxzF-NRps4ACzEfNOT6ypFbpYApUrJMPTkLcvF9Lannl-tLSfx1JQLu-z4Syk75FOXenOvT-nix4C5ivn_CoU3wW21x2BUsAVRLTxx130x9fkamXDPEPGVQmxukkK0L5AcAJ_KrgGNW5dN/w200-h131/Peggy,Linda-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sorting before bagging<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVNC0DTGNRozfbkVmxOqueFjn3Ubjq4A1PHVNQg7dVHmV_s7JjBJb7pxBBMt59EgS4rMtJPbVAHlqZ3e9k9q5c9O9KAYYgUAhLf_MJmM_W9Yb3PULjfoqTxp2-M4Olhwf5mp57_aLSV48mIt1fMPg818goXMmznXiNV1Hvgnjablck9eD2zHn-cHx2pBI/s1798/foot-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="1798" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlVNC0DTGNRozfbkVmxOqueFjn3Ubjq4A1PHVNQg7dVHmV_s7JjBJb7pxBBMt59EgS4rMtJPbVAHlqZ3e9k9q5c9O9KAYYgUAhLf_MJmM_W9Yb3PULjfoqTxp2-M4Olhwf5mp57_aLSV48mIt1fMPg818goXMmznXiNV1Hvgnjablck9eD2zHn-cHx2pBI/w200-h193/foot-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Possible Pipkin Foot<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Although most of us were in the field at the Swann Site on Monday March 18, Mary and Linda decided to work in the lab. They were joined in the afternoon by Malinda. The remaining 1970 Port Tobacco artifacts that had been washed last week were sorted and bagged. However, most of the time was spent washing artifacts recovered recently from the Swann Site. <br /><br />We chose this unglazed red earthenware fragment as the artifact of the day. It appears to be a foot from a pipkin. A pipkin is an an earthenware cooking pot that can be placed over coals, and it usually has three feet. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>
<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMJDI6cJ2Opz-7JhdnrASpsZGg5E-v0lF1cBexwFpVNvkTdt2E8cVCoee4fSAvx2NHG_rZqKhtEhd1FxvPYPbOPkfsfN9O9OuS9WTh146bHwRqO93VEMil7A7_OEkwUvjU77Iht5dl5SiGGggG6a-8Og-_yMc_wzg6bNN0MdRG689EL_RE5sHXqN7THkV/s2100/PipeStem-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1541" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMJDI6cJ2Opz-7JhdnrASpsZGg5E-v0lF1cBexwFpVNvkTdt2E8cVCoee4fSAvx2NHG_rZqKhtEhd1FxvPYPbOPkfsfN9O9OuS9WTh146bHwRqO93VEMil7A7_OEkwUvjU77Iht5dl5SiGGggG6a-8Og-_yMc_wzg6bNN0MdRG689EL_RE5sHXqN7THkV/s320/PipeStem-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pipe Stem <br />(different views)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>We returned to the lab on Monday March 11. Mary, Denise, Claudia, Carol and Malinda were in the Courthouse continuing to sort/catalog artifacts from BF1-BF recovered from Port Tobacco around 1970. Mary, Denise, and Claudia worked on glassware while Carol and Malinda worked on stoneware. Lots and lots of glass and stoneware.<br />At Burch House Elsie and Linda washed artifacts that we had recovered last week from the Swann Site while Ned brushed metal artifacts from Swann and also from the Blacksmith Site. <br />The artifact of the day comes from last weeks' excavations at the James Swann Site. It is a kaolin pipe stem fragment with decorations covering the entire stem and with the letters E, C, and possibly another letter on it. Most early English pipe stems were plain while many early Dutch pipe stems were decorated. There are examples of later pipe stems with words on them. Esther shared a website <a href="http://www.pipearchive.co.uk/howto/maker.html" target="_blank">http://www.pipearchive.co.uk/howto/maker.html</a> that shows English pipe stems that were decorated. One image showed early nineteenth-century molded decorated pipe stems also having the name of the maker. The decoration might be similar to ours but it was from a different maker.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIT1mu5S-umSRke9fxxIMmpFFb-iNH5mpMZnlgsoMxnKdAh-iYV28mIKHVg1ejVgvYc6Qeyl025ZISseY22V5CDlPECwoLk3wmqoaYIcHH-CGe0Vd3IWmMITErqC87covAO7AZ5xVId6yIkdjYrZLraj1toiy0-xmngxzNLLMrihyBC8Wslp71bMuBA_l/s2507/white-salt-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2507" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIT1mu5S-umSRke9fxxIMmpFFb-iNH5mpMZnlgsoMxnKdAh-iYV28mIKHVg1ejVgvYc6Qeyl025ZISseY22V5CDlPECwoLk3wmqoaYIcHH-CGe0Vd3IWmMITErqC87covAO7AZ5xVId6yIkdjYrZLraj1toiy0-xmngxzNLLMrihyBC8Wslp71bMuBA_l/w200-h159/white-salt-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White salt-glazed <br />stoneware rims </td></tr></tbody></table><p> On Monday February 26 while some of us were working at Swann Site, the rest of us were working in lab. There was not enough work today for all of us to be be in the field, there was still a lot to be done in lab. At the Courthouse Pat and Carol sorted lots of stoneware in preparation of cataloging it while Denise was cataloging table ware. All these artifacts were recovered from BF1-BF1 in Port Tobacco. At Burch House Malinda and Peggy continued washing some of the last artifacts brought down from the Courthouse attic. <br />We choose these rims of white salt-glazed stoneware from BF1-BF as the "artifact of the day". Designs on the rims include barley, basket, cartouche, diaper, dot and diaper, and shell.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkuJ-fEVfaKeUc41PHyXQqjy-h0cIbA36ChY6vST-YEmBCox5SNJwJ9khK4BN7wcMUY03f2DC2ffPvJNgeqBOWbzKI5WoVPTaN5h9ehCvrXvQ29_oWFXls21yGNxkwPlWj72frBzPbKfiGHFCq7fCeOhECrxPGg8Ihwp7cOUbpSu57qE0i1o6EcpNGLYM/s2000/ornament-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkuJ-fEVfaKeUc41PHyXQqjy-h0cIbA36ChY6vST-YEmBCox5SNJwJ9khK4BN7wcMUY03f2DC2ffPvJNgeqBOWbzKI5WoVPTaN5h9ehCvrXvQ29_oWFXls21yGNxkwPlWj72frBzPbKfiGHFCq7fCeOhECrxPGg8Ihwp7cOUbpSu57qE0i1o6EcpNGLYM/w150-h200/ornament-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pot Metal Casting<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> Monday February 12 we were in lab working on artifacts from a number of different sites. At the Courthouse work continued on sorting 1970 PT artifacts from BF1-BF in preparation for cataloging them. Denise and Mary worked on clear table glass fragments. Claudia, Malinda, and Carol worked on coarse and refined earthenware sherds.
<br />Elsie, Evie, and Ned were at Burch House. Elsie worked on Maxwell Hall shell midden artifacts - bagging non-shell artifacts and weighing oyster shells. Evie washed some of the remaining 1970 PT artifacts. Ned brushed metal artifacts recovered from Port Tobacco. The artifact for the day is one of those artifacts. It is a pot metal casting that appears to be a hood ornament that could have been used used on a car or a boat. Pot metal castings were usually chrome plated, but on this artifact all that is left is the pot metal.
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjN7tHI_4br4EGNrkv2Iev90uheMU9TrHrFHxmuVgw_4eHqh3QrxVxIpCnvd22z3J0eC5yCDq0VhjodW3ye_TgkngJYwUBjwA9DKcvUf4BAsGi-fXmwlXYyhHdotQX2NeK7wxnUKV-MnOrgESxh0He6HU9ZYbCmtG3QQAXFjWSh-nPUSv8DH1f45gI9mJ/s2110/tin-glaze-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="2110" height="155" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjN7tHI_4br4EGNrkv2Iev90uheMU9TrHrFHxmuVgw_4eHqh3QrxVxIpCnvd22z3J0eC5yCDq0VhjodW3ye_TgkngJYwUBjwA9DKcvUf4BAsGi-fXmwlXYyhHdotQX2NeK7wxnUKV-MnOrgESxh0He6HU9ZYbCmtG3QQAXFjWSh-nPUSv8DH1f45gI9mJ/w200-h174/tin-glaze-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tin-glazed Rim<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>On Monday February 5 lab was once again held in two locations. Claudia, Elsie, Pat, and Peggy spent the day at Burch House mainly washing and weighing dried oyster shells from a shell midden site in Maxwell Hall. Some of the remaining 1970 PT artifacts needing to be washed were washed. <br />Denise, Linda, Carol, Mary, and Malinda were at the Courthouse processing artifacts recovered from BF1-BF during the ca 1970 Port Tobacco excavations. Denise and Linda started entering brown glass fragments into the spreadsheet. Malinda, Carol, and Mary sorted tin-glazed earthenware sherds as well as porcelain sherds in preparation for cataloging them. Once again we choose tin-glazed sherds from BF1-BF as the artifact of the day. These two rim sherds mend, but the glaze did not break at the exact location where the paste broke.<br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SLwDOeMeBqZu7AGSF1R5-ed9pIpZ-seaoxzwLvCbyi90NChFTSD8wUDEmb8VQ8FeKbCA9Mk7DqB4gE8VBjElfuw66fsoFnnDiKLqub3Fqv8u99VEt93epf0DK07vJ6li8SwYLcfG1riJB79gu1m1QSu6m7xVCMSm5jtwfpfddWnQrwdLJ_ZG5H7uHxUs/s1699/tin-glsze-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1699" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_SLwDOeMeBqZu7AGSF1R5-ed9pIpZ-seaoxzwLvCbyi90NChFTSD8wUDEmb8VQ8FeKbCA9Mk7DqB4gE8VBjElfuw66fsoFnnDiKLqub3Fqv8u99VEt93epf0DK07vJ6li8SwYLcfG1riJB79gu1m1QSu6m7xVCMSm5jtwfpfddWnQrwdLJ_ZG5H7uHxUs/w200-h188/tin-glsze-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tin-glazed Sherds<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Monday January 29 we had visitors. While the visitors were learning about Port Tobacco and visiting the Blacksmith Site, we were in the lab. At Burch House Elsie, Linda, Claudia, Malinda, and Evie brushed dirt from oyster shells (lots of ouster shells) recovered from the Maxwell Hall shell midden. Peggy worked with the new printer and computer. At the Courthouse Denise, Mary, and Carol worked on additional sorting of artifacts recovered from BF1-BF during the ca 1970 Port Tobacco excavations. All the artifacts having BF1-BF on the label but no other location information had been bagged by type of material (ceramics, glass, etc.), and these "material" bags contained hundreds of artifacts. Mary and Denise started sorting the glass bags, and Carol started sorting the ceramics bags. We chose these tin-glazed sherds as the artifact of the day. Rather than the usual blue painted decorations, the color on these were yellow, green, and blue-green with manganese purple lines. Although it is hard to see in the photo the flower on the larger sherd is manganese purple powder. Note the designs are floral.<p>Our visitors were Dr Jim Gibb and people who have been volunteering with him at SERC (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center) Archaeology Lab .
The SERC volunteers have been processing the metal artifacts that we recovered from the Blacksmith site. Today turned out to be a good day
for them to come to Port Tobacco to actually visit the site. Esther, Ned,
Steve, and James shared their experiences investigating the site and
recovering the artifacts. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9rwkQl7SSElpHxD54Q7tSeTtHa1dZA5NFz1-zISb3BWOHr9jeY5eMLJY_R5zPcF4o6_HJ6-hJI9YXGFPhySzw0_NMkYl0t3dDLkwpnKmTE4r1jLkcdhuhA-ek5HsU4eO_2BPjBGKeBsymIZRjMQJKPb8nwUW47qaT_VS1uzRNsuCewS-uqKIvnzYEion/s3278/people-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="3278" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9rwkQl7SSElpHxD54Q7tSeTtHa1dZA5NFz1-zISb3BWOHr9jeY5eMLJY_R5zPcF4o6_HJ6-hJI9YXGFPhySzw0_NMkYl0t3dDLkwpnKmTE4r1jLkcdhuhA-ek5HsU4eO_2BPjBGKeBsymIZRjMQJKPb8nwUW47qaT_VS1uzRNsuCewS-uqKIvnzYEion/s320/people-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SERC visitors joining us for lunch<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQaWxo43oWyGs5u2J4YBWNQVCpLbisbkD94sI7wNW2qx1jqLih0Tf8Ewm1PTHaA55xEwpXq2k6mITSr83Ii_BKBK6oQGbBH-U8N9kBDWgqdQHpvqpiu3nvaaOg3KGrkyXoj4toLur_6T0VI0ekO83xdGuOYSZKzOruPRX485lxYEnlpQt8j3spT4OIPK7/s2537/site-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2537" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimQaWxo43oWyGs5u2J4YBWNQVCpLbisbkD94sI7wNW2qx1jqLih0Tf8Ewm1PTHaA55xEwpXq2k6mITSr83Ii_BKBK6oQGbBH-U8N9kBDWgqdQHpvqpiu3nvaaOg3KGrkyXoj4toLur_6T0VI0ekO83xdGuOYSZKzOruPRX485lxYEnlpQt8j3spT4OIPK7/w200-h126/site-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">SERC visitors at Blacksmith Site<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><i>Thanks to Ned for the additional photo.</i> <br /><br />
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heater and the closed doors to other rooms may have gotten the back room temperature up to 62 by the end of day. There was lots of excitement at the Courthouse after lunch. Apparently the back outside
faucet had not been turned off and the water had frozen. We all had lunch in the Courthouse, and as some of us were returning to Burch we found that the sun on the back
of the Courthouse had melted the ice in the frozen faucet, and water was running all over
the back yard. The County promptly fixed the problem after several hurried phone calls among Esther, several SRPT members, and the County. <br /><br />At Burch, Evie and Claudia bagged the last of the artifacts from the Swann
excavation this summer. Linda, Elsie, and Pat started off
bagging Maxwell Hall Equestrian Park artifacts (mostly oyster shells)
that we had cleaned last week. After that they cleaned more oyster shells and a few
lithics from the same area (a shell midden). Claudia also worked on this project after lunch.<br /> <br />Denise, Mary, and
Esther transported several boxes of Swann artifact to the courthouse for
cataloging and set up the Courthouse for winter work there. They also
brought down from the Courthouse attic more artifacts from the first
(early 1970's) dig. Some of these were taken to Burch House for washing
in the coming weeks. <br /><i>Thanks to Elsie for the write-up and the photo.</i><p>
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On Monday January 8 Burch House was full of people returning after the holidays. This included CCASM members Elsie, Mary, Linda, Denise, Kathy, Carol, and Ned, ASM member Malinda, along with Evie, one of the newer volunteers, and Esther Read. The first activity was to take down and store the Christmas decorations. This was followed by various other activities including continuing to process the Swann Site artifacts, updating the artifact data validation on the three computers in the courthouse, and checking out a new computer donated to CCASM. When Linda's grandson got a new computer, he donated his old computer and color printer to CCASM. Thank you, Linda's grandson.<br />With all the scurrying around, we didn't remember to select an artifact of the day. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> <br /></div>
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<a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2023/06/2023-public-archaeology-lab-days-july.html">2023 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec)</a><br />
<a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-public-archaeology-lab-days-jan.html">2023 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)</a><br />
<a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2023/01/2023-public-archaeology-lab-days-jan.html"></a><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-public-archaeology-lab-days-feb-dec.html">2022 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec)</a><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-public-archaeology-lab-days-feb-dec.html"></a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-public-archaeology-lab-days-feb-dec.html"></a><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-public-archaeology-lab-days-feb-dec.html">2022 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Feb-Jun)</a><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-public-archaeology-lab-days-feb-dec.html"></a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2022/02/2022-public-archaeology-lab-days-feb-dec.html"></a><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2021/03/2021-public-archaeology-lab-days-mar-dec.html">2021 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Mar-Dec)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2021/03/2021-public-archaeology-lab-days-mar-dec.html"></a><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2020/09/2020-public-archaeology-lab-days-sep-dec.html">2020 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Sep-Dec)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2020/01/2020-public-archaeology-lab-days-jan-jun.html">2020 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-Mar)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2019/07/2019-public-archaeology-lab-days-july_23.html">2019 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jul-Dec)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2019/01/2019-public-archaeology-lab-days-jan.html">2019 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2018/07/2018-public-archaeology-lab-days-july.html">2018 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2018/01/2018-public-archaeology-lab-days-jan.html">2018 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2017/07/2017-public-archaeology-lab-days-june.html">2017 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2017/01/2017-public-archaeology-lab-days-jan.html">2017 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)</a><br /><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2016/09/2016-public-archaeology-lab-days-july.html">2016 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec)</a><br /><a href="http://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2016/01/2016-public-archaeology-lab-days.html">2016 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)</a><br /><a href="http://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2015/05/public-archaeology-lab-days.html">2015 Public Archaeology Lab Days</a></div><p></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-20421827076428726702024-03-22T11:28:00.002-04:002024-03-22T11:32:32.891-04:00Mallows Bay Graveyard Laboratory<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xijdC24mv3knntvKPZBhW5MUCWjXE1QwL0xwR24-nh3Qe_BE5iW6Qpv-6fbaBHFJJi7Z2G31D80blqJGV5TupaxyuRRW9XuwBASc5QFjyWt30SOJDTbd2AXPHbKTRWlxwGJi0kDb-jYtVHUvBS-pFUuy5_WP92eyuDiKxkF6l-mmOyIjBcmZ8G47RC85/s2183/Allyson-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2183" data-original-width="1989" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_xijdC24mv3knntvKPZBhW5MUCWjXE1QwL0xwR24-nh3Qe_BE5iW6Qpv-6fbaBHFJJi7Z2G31D80blqJGV5TupaxyuRRW9XuwBASc5QFjyWt30SOJDTbd2AXPHbKTRWlxwGJi0kDb-jYtVHUvBS-pFUuy5_WP92eyuDiKxkF6l-mmOyIjBcmZ8G47RC85/w183-h200/Allyson-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Allyson Ropp<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>At the March 21 CCASM Allyson Ropp's topic was "The Mallows Bay Graveyard Laboratory: Archaeological and Ecological Science of the Ghost Fleet". Allyson is investigating the Aowa shipwreck in Mallows Bay. It is one of the wrecks in the outer tier of the shipwrecks in the Bay. Not only did Allyson cover the overall history that led to the Graveyard, but she also included the history of the Aowa and its limited number of voyages. Allyson has started her ecological research on the impacts of of nature on the wrecks and and the wrecks on nature. She has collected some of the first samples (from the wood and from the water) and is waiting for the results from the lab. This is a multi-year project, and Allyson will be giving us updates in the future<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XhNmbvClTeio5232s0yqFJQlB0Akgt_xDUCeJ-aa9EoH-THuyN0ngv_HIAVC-XRTwGKeNMyewE9wRVvcdfqzwDFe9MTDVWBH5AoJzYcvK3r4uI6BvAQEQ2WpV9aHq7QtenL5e_qBVkoaMFFuRC_VuRWUEyfICyD_5jpuW6_n54JFAf8Tj4iclEqNeV8O/s2804/screen-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2804" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XhNmbvClTeio5232s0yqFJQlB0Akgt_xDUCeJ-aa9EoH-THuyN0ngv_HIAVC-XRTwGKeNMyewE9wRVvcdfqzwDFe9MTDVWBH5AoJzYcvK3r4uI6BvAQEQ2WpV9aHq7QtenL5e_qBVkoaMFFuRC_VuRWUEyfICyD_5jpuW6_n54JFAf8Tj4iclEqNeV8O/w320-h229/screen-sm.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Investigating the Aowa<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Allyson Ropp is a Ph.D. Candidate from East Carolina University. She is also a NOAA Dr. Nancy Foster Scholar. NOAA’s Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program provides support for master’s and doctoral degrees in oceanography, marine biology, maritime archaeology and particularly encourages women and members of minority groups to apply. As part of her application CCASM indicated they would be a local organization that would collaborate with her.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p>
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was our third hybrid Zoom/in-person meeting. We still need to work
out a few more kinks. Thanks to those who attended via Zoom for their patience. Also 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. </p><p></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "times", serif; font-size: x-small;">Attendance: 23 (including 5 via Zoom)</span></i></span></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-27947913464414624772024-03-15T17:56:00.002-04:002024-03-16T13:53:37.006-04:00Volunteering with Dr. Liza Gijanto at Chiles Site<p>Dr. Liza Gijanto, Associate Professor of Anthropology at St Mary's College of
Maryland,
invited CCASM members to volunteer with her and her students as
they investigate the Chiles Site at Douglas Point. <br /><br />Dr. Gjanto is working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to try and define the limits of the house site and to test a structure that they hope is an enslaved quarter site. Dr. Wes Willoughby is the BLM archaeologist for the project. The goal is to find out as much as they can about the enslaved and possibly emancipated population and incorporate this history into the overall site interpretation. Work, mainly STPs, had previously been done at the site in 2005 by William & Mary Center for Archaeological Research. To see an overview of that work, check out <a href="https://www.wm.edu/sites/wmcar/research/chiles/archaeology/" target="_blank">https://www.wm.edu/sites/wmcar/research/chiles/archaeology/</a><br /></p><p></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p>Friday March 15 Carol returned to the site and was able to help with the troweling in one of the units. Interestingly there were a lot of fat rusty nails as well as some brick fragments in this unit, but there were more bricks in the adjacent unit. Saturday will be the last day for the crew to be on site during Spring Break, but there may be other Saturdays that the crew will be on site. Here is a picture of the students we worked with this week. Always fun to work with students. <br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEcnboSSavxYPJORIT5sj33wnWXsjt69kAVhoVgIi_ZHHuXdB5GzYJwcSQFk0LrbFP7iJVSa25CEM4b6DejUVdMX6FqMY_I-94SJ1TVnBljWLYKLEkU6yahCufLW0Atd0caGrUMOrhIXvWdt5t9ruhuMvND2sUJc4V-or5n2CF-Pq0_8cjwsufI4k4Wrz/s2780/Mac,Emelia,Vasmin,Laura.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2780" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdEcnboSSavxYPJORIT5sj33wnWXsjt69kAVhoVgIi_ZHHuXdB5GzYJwcSQFk0LrbFP7iJVSa25CEM4b6DejUVdMX6FqMY_I-94SJ1TVnBljWLYKLEkU6yahCufLW0Atd0caGrUMOrhIXvWdt5t9ruhuMvND2sUJc4V-or5n2CF-Pq0_8cjwsufI4k4Wrz/w200-h144/Mac,Emelia,Vasmin,Laura.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The St Mary's College Crew<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Wednesday March 13 Mary, Linda, Doug, and Carol volunteered on the site. Doug and Linda screened soil from the various units including from Unit 10 that Carol and Mary spent the day troweling. The troweling was a little different since the grass roots were also removed with a trowel rather than by flat shoveling. And there were lot of roots crisscrossing the unit that required clipping or pruning. The few artifacts recovered (brick fragments, flat glass fragments, possible nail,...) came from the southwest part of the unit, We weren't able to complete the level before we left. Still it was an interesting experience.<br /><br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN4M0T4k-ZIihM069GMPUpsPlzFTjO7m-fcpYE6TSuWRVcnR-YMs4-1Z5wd2iG3Gv3kPwOQBop-4h6gVR8oKQb3CNp_BZ1S1nJySg7T__1CbUm_z21OOfChuyZabCPETPqqaRIR88bLX7pBxPQZJZ9sbr7srEgxnClqNG6t7BThoiwTSK8Wg4AAyifTASC/w150-h200/Doug,Linda-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screening in afternoon<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Tuesday March 12 was the first day for volunteers on the site. Mary, Linda, Elsie, and Carol worked with the students/crew (Mac, Emilia, Laura, Yasmin) on a number of test units, mainly screening although Carol also troweled. Since this was the upper level of the units, we weren't finding a lot, but it's always fun to work on a site when the weather is nice. <br />Interestingly Linda's parents had once rented part of the Chiles Site for farming. Also two men whose family had lived near the house visited us along with Cat Warren, the project genealogist. There were a lot of stories swapped.</p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-BpemxG6zHmY7zlG0_hDhlXCuwEF4Hw8licQatAIV1oIHAkT8Kjnj6l1io1aztn_wlolvacT8w9iaISV2qP7CzdvA0_mtm9q0OpZsNlIHeKYNeD9oXyYmQ216VecIQ1zX6cBOo9x5PZsgLiwq7VgI0nHUwMkUf9zfAI0LDwEn-7krtEYliEfDll5vPqg/s2144/Mac,Mary,Elsie,Emilia,Linda-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="2144" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5-BpemxG6zHmY7zlG0_hDhlXCuwEF4Hw8licQatAIV1oIHAkT8Kjnj6l1io1aztn_wlolvacT8w9iaISV2qP7CzdvA0_mtm9q0OpZsNlIHeKYNeD9oXyYmQ216VecIQ1zX6cBOo9x5PZsgLiwq7VgI0nHUwMkUf9zfAI0LDwEn-7krtEYliEfDll5vPqg/w200-h179/Mac,Mary,Elsie,Emilia,Linda-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CCASM members and students<br />screening<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQJiEOPrkIygZaQcH3b6E98mvjPTR5QrjbkGUQRdHpiTaK43vI4W_f2-LmkhuwAGvx7p_hUdPtubBwDQYnK3pEvq87ty65bLdpXLhLtb90IQYKRxwYHXXghlpN6CRdK789b42PH8Dfz-O3-DdVqDFefUGGtNzdTFaalVvDVDh5k32wZ7e7d_CPSNSUsdL/s2000/drone,Liza-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1714" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDQJiEOPrkIygZaQcH3b6E98mvjPTR5QrjbkGUQRdHpiTaK43vI4W_f2-LmkhuwAGvx7p_hUdPtubBwDQYnK3pEvq87ty65bLdpXLhLtb90IQYKRxwYHXXghlpN6CRdK789b42PH8Dfz-O3-DdVqDFefUGGtNzdTFaalVvDVDh5k32wZ7e7d_CPSNSUsdL/w171-h200/drone,Liza-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Using drone to document site<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlSWMGWP_dHwl-Kh-N2XsrnkdF2cglWB7GVpLoe9Q0mCusjyN0I-8V2I3iz13RPFMULZzmJkpTWLBDPjX3hNWUI-X9eIfmFJwhEwsKRFPAnjiUgQI09q8c4lataAHwI1YbemohmYSkFkUCOEqWI60axix72xoeJl0OKeE3iLvPjlSBbQGjeLdEIh7apXQ/s2481/Visitors,Linda-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2481" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlSWMGWP_dHwl-Kh-N2XsrnkdF2cglWB7GVpLoe9Q0mCusjyN0I-8V2I3iz13RPFMULZzmJkpTWLBDPjX3hNWUI-X9eIfmFJwhEwsKRFPAnjiUgQI09q8c4lataAHwI1YbemohmYSkFkUCOEqWI60axix72xoeJl0OKeE3iLvPjlSBbQGjeLdEIh7apXQ/w200-h161/Visitors,Linda-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visitors with connection to site<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-19429532524912844902024-03-10T11:30:00.003-04:002024-03-21T22:48:13.520-04:00An Afternoon at the Charles County Expo - 2024<p>On Saturday March 9 Charles County Public Schools once
again held its History,
Industry, Technology, and Science (H.I.T.S.) Expo at St Charles High
School in Waldorf, Maryland. There were forty-one tables and seven classroom activities/presentations sponsored
by different organizations and school groups with CCASM having two of
the tables. A lot
was going on. There were a variety of hands-on activities to engage the
students (and the adults).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">One of CCASM's tables included a display depicting the various
archaeological skills related to
history and science. The other table contained an activity
we call "Archaeologists Dig for Clues". We didn't count the number of
students completing the activity but we were able to interact with a number of children as well as with their parents. <br /> </div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU5MLK77NOqZDizwQx7HPUUnvExryJClgt34PONrFHEip1sIFMgqemjje5RAyJr4nZ3q4tQgp56F9VFFV_KOOUOwkH2gsrqX4lE-5hlUZJmH2zP37R52KgyALoILKftjZAhdigTVQHYgydEb8KlXt1J0_699cM-Sei0sV1SiAmgNmLG9BRj__0ZIuzC-f/s3641/table-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="3641" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYU5MLK77NOqZDizwQx7HPUUnvExryJClgt34PONrFHEip1sIFMgqemjje5RAyJr4nZ3q4tQgp56F9VFFV_KOOUOwkH2gsrqX4lE-5hlUZJmH2zP37R52KgyALoILKftjZAhdigTVQHYgydEb8KlXt1J0_699cM-Sei0sV1SiAmgNmLG9BRj__0ZIuzC-f/s320/table-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">CCASM Table with display and activity<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxYMCl18pSvUOVz4SEEtV0GHIfUtiUVQHbLFd-TgpUa7zitl_srg_xBJ4sTSacSPEjxoHb1s3OyXir6YJv1Y7WrIxb5MhjxoCfQet84JInG9ScubFm-7IrJUVy6qEV50HyX24nk_5HGYgCaNMdTup5Sl3yx8r8amyI6zvcvpro-f4ZeSEGbWUY0Vo9x2e/s2000/Elsie-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1838" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTxYMCl18pSvUOVz4SEEtV0GHIfUtiUVQHbLFd-TgpUa7zitl_srg_xBJ4sTSacSPEjxoHb1s3OyXir6YJv1Y7WrIxb5MhjxoCfQet84JInG9ScubFm-7IrJUVy6qEV50HyX24nk_5HGYgCaNMdTup5Sl3yx8r8amyI6zvcvpro-f4ZeSEGbWUY0Vo9x2e/s320/Elsie-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks like a fun conversation<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<p> Thanks to Elsie Ned, Denise, and Linda for being there to interact with the students and their parents. <br /></p><p><a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2024/03/2024-charles-county-history-day.html">Click</a>
to see the winner of the special History Day award sponsored by the Charles County Archaeological Society of
Maryland, Inc.</p><p><i>Thanks to Linda for the photos.</i> <br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-17629985648594823592024-03-10T10:17:00.001-04:002024-03-11T15:59:08.240-04:002024 Charles County History Day<p>On March 9, 2024 the combined Charles County Public Schools Annual
History Day and the Annual
Science Fair (now referred to as H.I.T.S.) was once again held at the St
Charles High School in Waldorf, Maryland. CCASM sponsored one
of the special
History awards. The award
was $50 and a one-year membership in CCASM. <br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHz0hEqSNKHXCSk2hcVqSM6prvmfv8DS093XrtMoJ5gaHSu80u1zH1QBAK1TA4dNoJJx7ITGit9UgCpECbeoxf7zRR7bIfGcilnt0iI88xMw7V9n4p82olLedAheiQHa5ohxKlAvuBM0wjj19Tpxfd6OLa3QxpbnZUgzNI3LMBpuFym6zkhLz9fvgTeHI/s2100/display-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="1595" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTHz0hEqSNKHXCSk2hcVqSM6prvmfv8DS093XrtMoJ5gaHSu80u1zH1QBAK1TA4dNoJJx7ITGit9UgCpECbeoxf7zRR7bIfGcilnt0iI88xMw7V9n4p82olLedAheiQHa5ohxKlAvuBM0wjj19Tpxfd6OLa3QxpbnZUgzNI3LMBpuFym6zkhLz9fvgTeHI/s320/display-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Display - King Tut<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This
year's history topic was "Turning Points in History”. The History Day judges identify projects with merit and assign them to one of the organizations sponsoring special awards. <br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p>The CCASM Special History Award went to Jhori Graham for
the display titled "The Excavation of King Tut's Tomb". Jhori is in the 7th grade at General Smallwood Middle School.<br /><br /><br /><br />
</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div><p><i>Thanks to Ned and Elsie for the photos and the info.</i> <br /></p><p>In past years CCASM has also sponsored a Science Fair Award for a
project "demonstrating excellence and scientific thinking relevant to
the field of archaeology. CCASM provides the judge(s) for this award, but this year our usual judges had other commitments.<br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-76738564797903829992024-03-09T16:30:00.006-05:002024-03-21T10:26:53.061-04:002024 MAAC Conference<p>The Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference (MAAC) held its 2024
Conference at Ocean City, MD March 7-10. MAAC is an organization that includes anyone interested in the archaeology of the area from New York to Virginia, and from the Atlantic coast to West Virginia. Its mission is to provide a yearly conference and a professional journal for archaeologists, both avocational and professional, working in the Middle Atlantic area. It provides an opportunity to meet, discuss problems and issues, present recent work, and socialize.</p><p>There were a number of really interesting talks as well a lot of informal interesting conversations. Rather that
summarizing the various talks, here is a link to the final program including talk abstracts - <a href="https://maac10.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/2024/MAAC2024_Program_Final_Color.pdf" target="_blank">https://maac10.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/2024/MAAC2024_Program_Final_Color.pdf</a></p><p>Two CCASM members (Carol and Pat) attended the
conference. Jim, another member, attended but he was in charge of a
session where a number of Smithsonian Environmental Research Center's Archaeology Lab (SEAL) volunteers gave talks related to their work at SERC. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHFOcNj1kIJRnt67KbhwLwPkAlM-V_z0ZTaPtinwdh-SqgurFgJZgMiCWZRQvbApbFz8anB6kPUiP3yZ-1tooPNU_VT6yvduC5v-s7PtT0QEmJhaqJEt-RpRlWh9Wcg-zIFRDl9sw_sg_lIa5ebvB9lV4mcVcik8bB3-BUNpQWAme-sYBmaomnp9B-6CL/s2101/Carol,Pat-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2101" height="153" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSHFOcNj1kIJRnt67KbhwLwPkAlM-V_z0ZTaPtinwdh-SqgurFgJZgMiCWZRQvbApbFz8anB6kPUiP3yZ-1tooPNU_VT6yvduC5v-s7PtT0QEmJhaqJEt-RpRlWh9Wcg-zIFRDl9sw_sg_lIa5ebvB9lV4mcVcik8bB3-BUNpQWAme-sYBmaomnp9B-6CL/w200-h153/Carol,Pat-sm.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-46897293389033044712024-02-17T15:35:00.004-05:002024-02-17T16:12:58.003-05:00What do the Titanic, Superman, and the Bible have in Common? <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu43zwwzy6iycBiCh29ELZsGGrdkXrfvhT0sajQE_HcipUsnXgHCH1ADfDazQvnq0snc3UhFRfdFWA0avGusaz2FjajIjRB4tGYoEjKLGhsWMDbXP2QbEieEL_ypWO6nM8YTbD0rj695GDnFiBx5LRFE6DHgLdoGjTlBrJ7JmA28EH9jszW6RAZU396sz/s1737/susan-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="1600" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWu43zwwzy6iycBiCh29ELZsGGrdkXrfvhT0sajQE_HcipUsnXgHCH1ADfDazQvnq0snc3UhFRfdFWA0avGusaz2FjajIjRB4tGYoEjKLGhsWMDbXP2QbEieEL_ypWO6nM8YTbD0rj695GDnFiBx5LRFE6DHgLdoGjTlBrJ7JmA28EH9jszW6RAZU396sz/w184-h200/susan-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Susan Langley<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
At the February 15 CCASM meeting Dr. Susan Langley talked about the WWII Project Habbakuk and also about her underwater investigations of the Project's large-scale model built in Canada. When
U-boats sat in the central Atlantic, known as Wolf-pack Alley during
WWII, the toll they were taking on Allied shipping was becoming
disastrous. Project Habbakuk was one of the
more interesting endeavors to address this. <br /><br />So how does the title relate to the talk? The <i>Titanic</i> was sunk by an iceberg, but it's not possible to sink an iceberg. So why not build an aircraft carrier out of an iceberg to solve the U-boat problem? Geoffrey Pyke (<i>Superman</i>) came up with a plan to build aircraft carriers out of ice (like an iceberg) including techniques for keeping the ice frozen. Another of Pyke's ideas resulted in the creation of the First Special Service Team. Finally the <i>Bible</i> refers to the Project's reference to Habakkuk 1:5. <br /><br /> Susan covered the history related to the Project during WWII including Pyke's plans for the carrier, the making of the large scale model in Patricia Lake in Jasper National Park, and the creation of the First Special Service Team. The iceberg carrier turned out not to be a feasible solution for the U-boat problem. Years later Susan returned to do underwater investigations of the model that had been sunk, and she described what she found and what else she learned about the model.<br /><p></p><p></p><p>Dr. Susan Langley is State Underwater Archaeologist at the Maryland Historical Trust</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p>This
was our second hybrid Zoom/in-person meeting. We still need to work out a few kinks. 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.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEkoTWxKoHm8eo1ZC-3hrrJ23tbORkJ4O4u-UW-_bAPDdmL0Wgg36pRufBSLZSULWB1qLYpHE3PVJeqP5dCKrTY9o6NW-UZZ8RuvRZ6r8hBconxDSUhiCG40uUqt2W-U9WYV1dEuUaOSIGb98bg9tJss7jTPTkqn2XbBM0LC4uwxHKyC9XiHOAbJJkii4/s3589/people-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1162" data-original-width="3589" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOEkoTWxKoHm8eo1ZC-3hrrJ23tbORkJ4O4u-UW-_bAPDdmL0Wgg36pRufBSLZSULWB1qLYpHE3PVJeqP5dCKrTY9o6NW-UZZ8RuvRZ6r8hBconxDSUhiCG40uUqt2W-U9WYV1dEuUaOSIGb98bg9tJss7jTPTkqn2XbBM0LC4uwxHKyC9XiHOAbJJkii4/w400-h130/people-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Catching up before the meeting<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "times", serif; font-size: x-small;">Attendance: 16 (including 1 via Zoom)</span></i></span></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-46295663186180267372024-01-19T13:26:00.007-05:002024-02-17T16:32:21.890-05:00A Single-Component Brewerton Complex Site<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUZG_HYwmHoOgo7gcA5kpXqzsnDwIzbimHXuQF3V4gGqIAR8beAYYTnN5yzr8LpU-CasVRIWk2uZnQbJAykojmmlzAINBOsgvoSvb7GaLS8BcDA65CZlTU1SgxjMmtLx8QInJ6sEjdmYgBbCEQ4FzHfS3OHRu1dnK0foQgv5f7vT_c40MSl9B9SFiw_r_/s1153/jim-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="865" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiUZG_HYwmHoOgo7gcA5kpXqzsnDwIzbimHXuQF3V4gGqIAR8beAYYTnN5yzr8LpU-CasVRIWk2uZnQbJAykojmmlzAINBOsgvoSvb7GaLS8BcDA65CZlTU1SgxjMmtLx8QInJ6sEjdmYgBbCEQ4FzHfS3OHRu1dnK0foQgv5f7vT_c40MSl9B9SFiw_r_/w150-h200/jim-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James Gibb<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>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.<br /><br /></p><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQktXTRaleUo-PrpYNprH_rOt_ohCOcFvPeFQrL1jzgI7OCyRJbJJM0dOSQ-9Q-BNaxFDtqmsGg94MLokqsplFuhaIPiWF1QdNbauQDf8SwpnesWgf0bRle4yAweJwq4r9caFC9qbe3D5_OMcMcGKEE_EVcrqJ7icahyphenhypheneldVvURVKCJmt2HdQ7nfYTHU-/s2133/screen-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2133" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCQktXTRaleUo-PrpYNprH_rOt_ohCOcFvPeFQrL1jzgI7OCyRJbJJM0dOSQ-9Q-BNaxFDtqmsGg94MLokqsplFuhaIPiWF1QdNbauQDf8SwpnesWgf0bRle4yAweJwq4r9caFC9qbe3D5_OMcMcGKEE_EVcrqJ7icahyphenhypheneldVvURVKCJmt2HdQ7nfYTHU-/w200-h150/screen-sm.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p></p><p>Dr. James Gibb is a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center and is one of the founding members of CCASM. </p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p>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.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJu4tbtyQTGUqPfSNNHgjpNt4CHwylmNlMFke9loLNJL1boUfz8U9GPEEBXGOy9marH5xY6vdcAJZJoftmDXIfCHCG5ygAhkH7fpweDTBowuiDJVvgZEj_4TasTv1nikBuaOcr4SM_Kf6uoAkJ6SeYrGyWqh5C_LuIRfw7dsAyWFyU62MNBOxy1A_pAfZm/s2644/people-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="2644" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJu4tbtyQTGUqPfSNNHgjpNt4CHwylmNlMFke9loLNJL1boUfz8U9GPEEBXGOy9marH5xY6vdcAJZJoftmDXIfCHCG5ygAhkH7fpweDTBowuiDJVvgZEj_4TasTv1nikBuaOcr4SM_Kf6uoAkJ6SeYrGyWqh5C_LuIRfw7dsAyWFyU62MNBOxy1A_pAfZm/s320/people-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Most of those attending in-person<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "times", serif; font-size: x-small;">Attendance: 17 (including 2 via Zoom)</span></i></span></p><p>Thanks to Elsie for the photos and other information. <br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-13174683957657530962023-12-22T09:13:00.009-05:002023-12-27T11:20:37.911-05:002023 Archaeolocy Jeopardy<p>At the CCASM December 21 meeting we did something a little different. It was so close to the holidays that we decided not to have a speaker but to still have an archaeological theme. So we played Archaeology Jeopardy. And since it was the holidays, Mary brought cookies and snacks we could enjoy while playing the game.<br /></p><p>Those attending (including one attending via FaceTime) divided into three groups. Instead of using buzzers that we would not be able to distinguish, each team has to choose an animal sound. We got this idea from the Mid-Potomac Chapter that routinely plays this game. So we had a duck team (Linda and Mary), a dog team (Doug, Linda, and Denise), and a cow team (Peggy, Pat, and Ned). As often happens the Final Jeopardy wager was the decider. The cow team won. Carol was the host and Frank was the score keeper. Everyone seemed to enjoy the game even though the host had to occasionally be reminded of the rules.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6pGvflnOvN-7DIYtnQvoiBd2y08Trt9LKl9cjPRtPHK_PPggEWPrIcJUi9uVhrUjjzIDyCY1ao3y0UeuXLGlSvY5Nzcn034FJ4CtdJ7BcOWMlBVMH7Pk8yqPd-p7jNg-7NeciRrxLBmEooSoBinUAEsUrUyw75pXMpWUKJ7dgSYnqmQcPVKOOmdZQxyJ/s1274/Jeopardy-2023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="1274" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6pGvflnOvN-7DIYtnQvoiBd2y08Trt9LKl9cjPRtPHK_PPggEWPrIcJUi9uVhrUjjzIDyCY1ao3y0UeuXLGlSvY5Nzcn034FJ4CtdJ7BcOWMlBVMH7Pk8yqPd-p7jNg-7NeciRrxLBmEooSoBinUAEsUrUyw75pXMpWUKJ7dgSYnqmQcPVKOOmdZQxyJ/s320/Jeopardy-2023.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></p><p>Answers for two of the categories came from an older Middle Atlantic Archaeology Conference version of the game. For the other three categories Carol provided answers relating to local archeology, previous CCASM speakers, or other things we have been exposed to while volunteering in Charles County.</p><p>Thanks to Peggy for bringing the hot spot and allowing us to test out connecting to someone remotely, and thanks to Pat for being the guinea pig. It turns out FaceTime is not the best option for a presentation, but it worked fine for Pat to be able to participate in the game and demonstrated that we can now get internet access in the Community Room.<br /></p><p>As always, thanks to Mary for the great refreshments. </p><p>Sorry, completely forgot to take any pictures. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><i><span style="font-family: "times", serif; font-size: x-small;">Attendance: 10</span></i></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-29151443980811157732023-12-18T15:00:00.010-05:002024-02-17T16:23:04.950-05:002023 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec)<p>CCASM has been working with Charles County at the ongoing Public
Archaeology Lab since 2015. The lab is for processing artifacts recovered from various archaeology initiatives in Charles County - including artifacts from investigations of sites on County properties, artifacts recovered from savage archaeology in the County, as well as artifacts recovered around the 1970's before the Port Tobacco Courthouse was reconstructed. Esther Read is the archaeologist in charge.<br />
</p><p>Here is what we were doing the second half of 2023.<br /></p><p></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p>Monday December 18 was the Christmas Potluck Lunch for the Monday volunteers. Every one brought something to share - salads, shrimp, kielbasa, vegetable dishes, fruit and, of course, cookies and cupcakes. Esther brought the pizza from Pizza Hotline. Jim Gibb and a young woman who works with him now but previously was Esther's student joined us. We also got to meet Joel Binkley, the new Charles County <span>Community Planning Program Manager (Cathy Thompson's previous job). Lot of good food. Lots of interesting conversations.<br /></span></p>
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On December 11 we had our first snow of the season (0"-2'' depending on where you were in Charles County), but Denise, Linda, Claudia, Elsie, Pat, Carol, and Malinda had no problems coming to lab. We continued sorting and bagging artifacts from the Swann Site. Ned dropped by in the morning to check out the Swann Site units (too wet to work) and to dry brush some metal artifacts. At the end of the lab we straightened up since we would not be back to Burch House until next year.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>
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always want to add a little something different. Several members
brought evergreens from their yards to use in the displays. Others
brought tree lights, candle sticks, table cloths, and miscellaneous
items for the decorations. <br /> <br />Denise, Mary, Elsie, Linda, Carol, and Malinda put up the Christmas trees, added greenery everywhere, set up the activity table and the table for refreshments, straightened up the archaeology displays, and did all the little things needed to make everything ready for this weekend. <br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrvAK49bTdOu5jFn8Wb0j4Wc_Niox7Qeu8m956A33rzbvwFjhyr-oFpjkvLhuxVYMvq_9o6P1-zXcdgOE6yuicT8Tk-FYapvfeW4C9HGX48K2ohkqtPjpLTNfAGvxOQTaATbNDFhAE8AD1bf6yBJmb5PNWA5kMfvhyphenhyphenvrlpX5uhOI5r_dEpIv6iFVEV1uc/s2000/Elsie-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1968" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrvAK49bTdOu5jFn8Wb0j4Wc_Niox7Qeu8m956A33rzbvwFjhyr-oFpjkvLhuxVYMvq_9o6P1-zXcdgOE6yuicT8Tk-FYapvfeW4C9HGX48K2ohkqtPjpLTNfAGvxOQTaATbNDFhAE8AD1bf6yBJmb5PNWA5kMfvhyphenhyphenvrlpX5uhOI5r_dEpIv6iFVEV1uc/w197-h200/Elsie-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Creating one of the displays<br />using variety of evergreens<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQccCXqVT885VKGCQswofX9MRQUTNMWE1z5vElFJW5mXTyyXYHRc0MepkIezpG95je3msZ-J9AVTkxzsluSBVEe51biHttbDLoXGaTePEqw5zq1DrL2VlAlKGM-LNpU-iH0uMKL1oV01-O25SX4n09izKif-b9PZ1bPypl76DCsPcuM3liHaGXYctwCQvz/s2028/Linda-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2028" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQccCXqVT885VKGCQswofX9MRQUTNMWE1z5vElFJW5mXTyyXYHRc0MepkIezpG95je3msZ-J9AVTkxzsluSBVEe51biHttbDLoXGaTePEqw5zq1DrL2VlAlKGM-LNpU-iH0uMKL1oV01-O25SX4n09izKif-b9PZ1bPypl76DCsPcuM3liHaGXYctwCQvz/w200-h198/Linda-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adding some of the <br />finishing touches<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujKrKH_XSroPNFcaKuSPpqbeSAYvOUNxqWDuHU193W2TVRpW4o7Bh4qHngqodYX6FxI6kIEF8TQdT0y6Fabb1xDHSZ3EL8nWjvJAOm5B8A6LqJP_tYcktnZ3CpOVO5nzYaclZ46QUmU96negbgG6ohwAsdbJASqQathyQPVJHSnXLPScmCAxluZIi7uPc/s1600/tin-glaze-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="1600" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgujKrKH_XSroPNFcaKuSPpqbeSAYvOUNxqWDuHU193W2TVRpW4o7Bh4qHngqodYX6FxI6kIEF8TQdT0y6Fabb1xDHSZ3EL8nWjvJAOm5B8A6LqJP_tYcktnZ3CpOVO5nzYaclZ46QUmU96negbgG6ohwAsdbJASqQathyQPVJHSnXLPScmCAxluZIi7uPc/w200-h196/tin-glaze-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tin-glazed ceramic<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We started Lab on Monday November 20 by doing an inventory of the holiday decorations stored at Burch House to see what we needed to bring next week for decorating. Then Claudia, Denise, Elsie, Linda, Carol. and Malinda continued to wash, sort, and bag artifacts recovered from the Swann Site. There were both indigenous and historic artifacts, but we chose this really small piece of tin-glaze because of its unusual colors. It was not the usual blue and white we normally see. And yes, it has been washed, and that is not dirt on the surface. <br /><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />Monday November 13 we returned to Burch House to continue washing, sorting, and bagging artifacts from the Swann Site. It wasn't that cold. So Linda, Elsie, and Claudia worked outside while Mary, Denise, Peggy, and Carol stayed inside. For the artifact of the day we chose these pieces of a canning jar lid recovered from Level 5 in a unit (Unit 1) inside the fireplace. Mason jar zinc screw caps with milk glass liners date to after 1869. This milk glass liner is embossed with "PORCELAIN LINED CAP" "FOR MASON FRUIT JARS". There also appears to be lettering on the cap but we could not make it out. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG11RlBxbQcq2RyEBJDFg-RyqOFyLEzHasQZo8Xg7KF6sExaxD2jEby1O6iwVo0rsWOVfjK0Z7JhotOPcPWENacbmb9oxy2RdC-WwOjzsGvWE2MAmyl_QsfY5cVIrvCUSwTw6u9UJkNAbYeNgLwT81nclFf7yFoD9tcpTge4KTnmTbUkRFlinAJ0dhbT7o/s2400/lid-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="2400" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG11RlBxbQcq2RyEBJDFg-RyqOFyLEzHasQZo8Xg7KF6sExaxD2jEby1O6iwVo0rsWOVfjK0Z7JhotOPcPWENacbmb9oxy2RdC-WwOjzsGvWE2MAmyl_QsfY5cVIrvCUSwTw6u9UJkNAbYeNgLwT81nclFf7yFoD9tcpTge4KTnmTbUkRFlinAJ0dhbT7o/s320/lid-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Post-1869 Canning Lid<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnEbc5ytHARW8uesswfpHeR8waBKElZrRAfCiXqDsQpU166hUuCS4NkUasYaiCLpTamDQtwO-XI06h2KCjYgqrGvo-W1l0eAQsFPMLVey5-uLNU4clrGSM1uOkwrmgXUAqQtShyphenhyphenk88BOFYcFKhlGegZ4E4go0qRUqy6rbRs4XJW46Stw_Q8ztiP40Aruu/s2034/doll_arm-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1890" data-original-width="2034" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnEbc5ytHARW8uesswfpHeR8waBKElZrRAfCiXqDsQpU166hUuCS4NkUasYaiCLpTamDQtwO-XI06h2KCjYgqrGvo-W1l0eAQsFPMLVey5-uLNU4clrGSM1uOkwrmgXUAqQtShyphenhyphenk88BOFYcFKhlGegZ4E4go0qRUqy6rbRs4XJW46Stw_Q8ztiP40Aruu/w200-h186/doll_arm-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doll's Porcelain Arm<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>On October 30 we were once again outside Burch House sorting and bagging
artifacts from the Swann Site. Denise, Peggy, Mary, and Carol spent
the whole time sorting and bagging artifacts from Level 4 in a unit
inside the fireplace. There were lots of artifacts, and some of the
metal fragments also needed to be brushed. Elsie, Linda, Claudia and
Malinda worked on a number of different unit/levels that had fewer
artifacts in them. But they were the ones to find the artifact of the
day - a <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">porcelain arm and hand that would have been attached to a cloth-bodied doll</span>.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>
<p>Although it was beautiful outside, Monday October 2 was another lab day. Linda, Mary, Claudia, Elsie, Carol, and Ned worked outside Burch House on the Swann site artifacts. Ned brushed (and tried to identify) metal objects, Carol washed artifacts while Mary, Linda, Claudia, and Elsie sorted and bagged. Claudia and Elsie decided to tape together some clear machine-made glass bottle fragments, and the resulting bottle became the artifact of the day. Most of the pieces were there. (Not the usual case but since this turned out to be a beer bottle maybe not that unusual.) We were able to make out the embossed letters on the front - PABST / B / TRADE MARK / MILWAUKEE. Here is also a photo of the base. We had to take the taped bottle apart before storing, but it was still fun to see that we could fit the pieces together.<br /></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHt7-cuNoN57FhPd41Zmtql0bTzdKH964QWeSLzd1xjkR_bEq9swR6zQYd1wO_NM3Mggtg00kawO_rAvL7RHIMmRvSe2adkipVQCfZ7A3rHAGRCZMmEazdRbpYtEuADL_NbYg49dHS79nYcfEEW_8ztri8lG0Byp8ZWvxkcUMUjWKA4lrwVfhyzWxpVMo/s2219/(LInda),Claudia,Elsie-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2219" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHt7-cuNoN57FhPd41Zmtql0bTzdKH964QWeSLzd1xjkR_bEq9swR6zQYd1wO_NM3Mggtg00kawO_rAvL7RHIMmRvSe2adkipVQCfZ7A3rHAGRCZMmEazdRbpYtEuADL_NbYg49dHS79nYcfEEW_8ztri8lG0Byp8ZWvxkcUMUjWKA4lrwVfhyzWxpVMo/s320/(LInda),Claudia,Elsie-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taping Bottle Together<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p>On September 26, a dreary Monday, we were back in the lab at Burch House. Elsie, Ned, Linda, Peggy, and Carol worked on processing Swann Site artifacts while Mary spent the day organizing and storing the Swann Site artifacts that we had already bagged. <br />We chose these miscellaneous metal objects that include a rusty bicycle chain as the "artifact" of the day. Although they are not artifacts, we also decided to include an image of an unusual number of land snails that was found in Unit 1, Level 4, the same unit/level as the metal objects. This unit was inside the foundation.</p>
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<p>After a break for Labor Day we were back at Port Tobacco on September 11. Linda and Peggy worked on sorting and bagging Swann site artifacts at Burch House while the rest of us (Elsie, Claudia, Carol, and Ned) volunteered with Esther in the field at the Swann Site. Sorry no artifact of the day.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p>On August 28 it was drizzling, so Denise, Linda, Elsie, Claudia, Peggy, Carol, and Malinda worked inside Burch House - sorting, bagging, and washing artifacts recovered from the Swann Site. There were some larger pieces of metal and of bottle glass. Elsie and Claudia wrapped the larger bottle glass fragments in ethafoam before bagging them. Fragments from one of the bottles was chosen for the artifact of the day. The bottle fragments were embossed with "MOUNT VERNON PURE RYE", and you can just see the top of the letters SKEY. "Mount Vernon" made us think of George Washington, but checking the web indicated this rye whiskey
brand was first distilled in Baltimore starting in the 1860's. Esther Read blue taped a number of pieces together to show the shape, but we had to remove the tape before storing since the resulting object was not sturdy. She identified the bottle as Pre-Prohibition. <br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPESL0zZlLNVgSgXDpzpk9npig41NmhvXT_A85V37-Qw9O8gYAyZ6elN8WWbEj2Zev72klSCbn6HfxxIIXR1TgZbeU_5Lx8ZrkS0p6kJeFBUaJKqBp50tI4njqLMmG6_T96xZ7pzu0sDqjJaNzDIIiuXjhZ3Sr3PJTFuF98e0oQwtWJs4shD9fdKCUHJq-/s2000/RyeBottle-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1898" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPESL0zZlLNVgSgXDpzpk9npig41NmhvXT_A85V37-Qw9O8gYAyZ6elN8WWbEj2Zev72klSCbn6HfxxIIXR1TgZbeU_5Lx8ZrkS0p6kJeFBUaJKqBp50tI4njqLMmG6_T96xZ7pzu0sDqjJaNzDIIiuXjhZ3Sr3PJTFuF98e0oQwtWJs4shD9fdKCUHJq-/w190-h200/RyeBottle-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mount Vernon Pure Rye<br />bottle fragments<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylmpVHTA2eH5PZboexZZ6G9L-PCZst78UaNM0QNYeVCGsq9AKOkyBifMYR6Uoj3L4pxJnkvhvMb5KCvp26aVVGlcKavATyfmo_oc-mQnYYK-nMW21W9MVlaqDeK2eoG8a3jPQhbTHsdrn_MBoSe5qJOFdLbpdpyUcFptSM_V777OdXK9qz20oj017RUQR/s2000/bottle_base-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1831" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylmpVHTA2eH5PZboexZZ6G9L-PCZst78UaNM0QNYeVCGsq9AKOkyBifMYR6Uoj3L4pxJnkvhvMb5KCvp26aVVGlcKavATyfmo_oc-mQnYYK-nMW21W9MVlaqDeK2eoG8a3jPQhbTHsdrn_MBoSe5qJOFdLbpdpyUcFptSM_V777OdXK9qz20oj017RUQR/w183-h200/bottle_base-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottle Base<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />On August 14 only four people decided to volunteer in the field at the Swann Site. The temperature was in the high 80's and it was humid. The rest of us volunteered in the lab at Burch House. Linda showed Malinda how to sort and bag artifacts. Carol tried to sort small fragments of whiteware from small fragments of creamware and pearlware. Peggy and Claudia washed artifacts outside in the shade of a tree. We chose this base of a possible medicine bottle as the artifact of the day. It has two concentric mold marks on the base but no mold seam. You can see air bubbles in the glass, indicating a lower quality glass. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WDl3Fqq0uFc6xNNWBQDw_3uKe09um9Fc_bGvUJLhObUV88sevu2UuLiLYEmnpPJr_1LI1S0MaJ8elLlX_2PjKApAKulUnFmVvuQznc-5gsYvlS_16qZ-d5Js45iju_3kF_gA7ERONj7L0v73BLHGZwPRDoNUIt9KYUmf-s6R2gDxUl7WLnJsfG8Twl9L/s2401/Object-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="2401" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6WDl3Fqq0uFc6xNNWBQDw_3uKe09um9Fc_bGvUJLhObUV88sevu2UuLiLYEmnpPJr_1LI1S0MaJ8elLlX_2PjKApAKulUnFmVvuQznc-5gsYvlS_16qZ-d5Js45iju_3kF_gA7ERONj7L0v73BLHGZwPRDoNUIt9KYUmf-s6R2gDxUl7WLnJsfG8Twl9L/w200-h156/Object-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metal Object<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p> <br />August 7 Elsie, Linda, Malinda, Pat, Carol. and Peggy worked on Swann Site artifacts at Burch House while Ned did maintenance on the Blacksmith Site. So once again some were washing or dry brushing artifacts while others were sorting and bagging. We chose this fragment from an unusual metal object as the artifact of the day. The photo shows a hole where something would have been attached.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>
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<p>Monday July 31 we were in the lab again working on artifacts from the
James Swann Site. Some of us were inside Burch House, and others were outside at a
picnic table shaded by a tent. Esther worked with Denise to sort and
bag artifacts. Mary and Claudia started out sorting and bagging
artifacts. Pat, Elsie, Linda, Carol along with our newest volunteer
Evie washed artifacts. Ned returned to the Swann Site to continue to pull up poison ivy and then went to the Blacksmith Site to move bricks so that site could be mowed.<br /><br />We chose this curved bone toothbrush handle that was recovered inside the Swann House foundation with a lot of other "debris". The handle has "xtra Fine" stamped on it. Patricia Samford, MAC Lab director, identified this as the handle of a bone-handled toothbrush. The stamped wording indicates a toothbrush made after 1850. Without the toothbrush's head additional dating is not possible. James Swann's family was living at the site after 1850.
<br /><i>Thanks Dr. Samford for the info.</i><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIg_Jq8mqADbBIv8kmVf0Di8sTv4hrVkMSoiDR_dSpi3bk0WtO1EhudiBt2c-2fLjMGEc6_7c6b__88VsuAcp2caB8Han4vW7Kf38Ft0jt5FmkK3CJXBnsBnPMPeEYSOElWrfQ7VwbvJI6DoGNrFKqGg8hlTFoYq776i_qk67lYogqazRuZDLDFQ_yEzBz/s1337/Uniface-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="1337" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIg_Jq8mqADbBIv8kmVf0Di8sTv4hrVkMSoiDR_dSpi3bk0WtO1EhudiBt2c-2fLjMGEc6_7c6b__88VsuAcp2caB8Han4vW7Kf38Ft0jt5FmkK3CJXBnsBnPMPeEYSOElWrfQ7VwbvJI6DoGNrFKqGg8hlTFoYq776i_qk67lYogqazRuZDLDFQ_yEzBz/w200-h196/Uniface-sm.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uniface</td></tr></tbody></table>After a weekend in the field we returned to the lab on Monday July 24. Mary, Claudia, Denise, and Carol worked inside sorting and bagging Swann Site artifacts that had been washed and dried. Outside under the trees Elsie and Linda washed more Swann Site artifacts artifacts while Peggy washed/dry brushed some of the "debris" recovered from a unit inside the foundation. Ned helped with the metal but spent much of his time pulling up poison ivy plants at the site. <br />We chose this piece of unifacially worked quartzite as the artifact of the day. It is very similar to an artifact found in the field on June 12 (scroll down in <a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2023/04/investigating-james-swann-site.html">Investigating James Swann Site</a>) However, this one is a lighter colored quartzite. (On further comparison the two photos are too similar not to be of the same artifact. Soil must have made the other one seem darker. We'll let you know if there really are two.)<br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobjsnbRxjEz3CUk5BmjY9V1CtlD31djo_-C6ck79OxFuhTtjb-htq9fkxh5FpdUd_QRovU5CrpuU5dyAKibyZu_XWIa7-PEnK6IvCRZVg098ccxAtz8ST1VfXJRzKToWNAxCWpztUerIX8Odc0A_HhcZjSSIYCF7oAZbRhxOfR6Lz_Pe8GesKKV13i6T5/s435/coin-n-obverse-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="435" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobjsnbRxjEz3CUk5BmjY9V1CtlD31djo_-C6ck79OxFuhTtjb-htq9fkxh5FpdUd_QRovU5CrpuU5dyAKibyZu_XWIa7-PEnK6IvCRZVg098ccxAtz8ST1VfXJRzKToWNAxCWpztUerIX8Odc0A_HhcZjSSIYCF7oAZbRhxOfR6Lz_Pe8GesKKV13i6T5/w200-h191/coin-n-obverse-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1865 Indian Head One Cent<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Monday July 17 was a lab day. Denise, Kathy, Carol, and Malinda worked inside Burch House (air conditioned) sorting, bagging, and doing a little rewashing of Swan Site artifacts. Linda put up a tent outside in the heat where she and Claudia washed artifacts. Peggy cleaned Swann Site metal artifacts - also outside under a tree. The remainder of the Blacksmith Site metal was picked up this morning by Dr. Jim Gibb to take to the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center where all the metal from the Blacksmith Site is being conserved and catalogued before being returned. Ned worked in the field cutting grass in preparation of the event this weekend, but also stopped by the lab.<br />Since we were able to determine the date (1865) for this Indian Head One Cent piece from its photo, it became the artifact of the day. Like the other artifacts we were processing today, it was recovered from the Swann Site.<br /><i>Thanks to Ned for the photo.</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gYel1AomuXY7kGmbyj2COZkTLbtooXmMCgQ4Aal46u_UtwrKruOOsxYiVbUxJtHob9MCBRltcbmvwWw7D5YAKOpw29AuIG6e_K22rYtLdseNc2nwPQfeJjZs60aUbwGw259f3w8BdcwdWAoutQ3PLeiVWYppO-GpbSxjQIrEfoX0cb4BFR_-RuXRUWSo/s625/vise-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="430" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gYel1AomuXY7kGmbyj2COZkTLbtooXmMCgQ4Aal46u_UtwrKruOOsxYiVbUxJtHob9MCBRltcbmvwWw7D5YAKOpw29AuIG6e_K22rYtLdseNc2nwPQfeJjZs60aUbwGw259f3w8BdcwdWAoutQ3PLeiVWYppO-GpbSxjQIrEfoX0cb4BFR_-RuXRUWSo/w138-h200/vise-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jeweler's Vise<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>Monday July 10 Linda along with Malinda and Evie, a new volunteer, washed artifacts from the Swann Site inside Burch House while Kathy and Claudia washed artifacts outside. Peggy and Ned were also outside, but they were cleaning the iron artifacts from the Blacksmith Site. Denise and Mary assisted Esther with completing and documenting the test units at the Swann Site. In the morning Charles County Media Services personnel videoed Esther talking about the Swann Site. <br /> <br />We picked this tiny vise that was among the metal objects from the Blacksmith Site. Ned thought it might be a jeweler’s vise. The 1895 Montgomery Ward catalogue has a tiny "Jeweler’s Vise” with the
approximate 1.5” wide jaws, but with a stronger attachment for the
bench. Doug who was familiar with jewelry repair found a better example of a jeweler’s vise that was a close match on an auction site. Whether a jeweler’s vise or a tiny clamp-on bench vise, it was probably used for fine filing of copper or brass parts.
<br /><i>Thanks to Ned for the info and the photo.</i>
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during the 2023 Charles County
Holiday Tour. Eleven sites throughout the County participated in this free event. This included four sites in Port Tobacco - the One-Room Schoolhouse, Stagg Hall, the Port Tobacco Courthouse, as well as Burch House.<br />
<br />Over fifty people came by Burch House this year to learn about this
eighteenth-century house and Washington Burch, one of its owners. Many were also interested in hearing about the archaeology done in Port Tobacco and the Archaeology Lab. There was hot
cider, home-baked cookies, chocolates, and even an
activity for children. <br />(It's easy to forget to take pictures when you
are interacting with visitors.)<br /><br />
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<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 2em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQnfnaVz1x4iPYyDty9FojLGSBywLRUvTRH4X-8LDcQQ0vqntbYRbPNGVR49GqlqTrjV5qIwqo6sFIBhJnnSAS5zCvTKzUywCN40ygfjhnJwqJt9Y4DpJYMuta9SdzUF_IgYeR3tTJhpop38oWCH5PX51Gc6tOib8YixpZ0TQ4YFsZRe_D9WEoxQML1fC/s2143/Window-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2143" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHQnfnaVz1x4iPYyDty9FojLGSBywLRUvTRH4X-8LDcQQ0vqntbYRbPNGVR49GqlqTrjV5qIwqo6sFIBhJnnSAS5zCvTKzUywCN40ygfjhnJwqJt9Y4DpJYMuta9SdzUF_IgYeR3tTJhpop38oWCH5PX51Gc6tOib8YixpZ0TQ4YFsZRe_D9WEoxQML1fC/w200-h149/Window-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enjoying a simpler time<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><p>CCASM members decorated Burch House simply for the holidays in keeping
with the house. There was a lot of greenery and two trees - one
decorated with crocheted ornaments and
one with paper ornaments. <i>
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</i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i></i><p></p><p><i>Thanks to Claudia, Denise, Elsie, Mary, Linda, Pat, and Carol for
being there to
talk with the visitors. And a
special thanks to Mary who was in charge of the baked goods, hot cider, and everything else needed to enjoy them. <br /><br /></i></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-58486488435890962682023-11-17T15:42:00.008-05:002024-02-17T16:24:49.500-05:00The Search for the Jesuit Mission of Father Andrew White Along the Potomac River<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9PObf-fpQtPmsFRfwJx6Dyz8afd3RNL3nsyISZD0KFzV6LNov1NTARjms1KubXU-6DlZslyf1vEPqTjXah2rpymn_zLgs6pInUfYj5WmBMDf8msa3IM9DZjMuyA2XI5-U1Lt0OjscuMf3jylbPNzrZQAf7GbDGlTYSV9WCVJWJVhxcgj95ReY2nM8-cE/s1574/Julie2-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1574" data-original-width="1200" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx9PObf-fpQtPmsFRfwJx6Dyz8afd3RNL3nsyISZD0KFzV6LNov1NTARjms1KubXU-6DlZslyf1vEPqTjXah2rpymn_zLgs6pInUfYj5WmBMDf8msa3IM9DZjMuyA2XI5-U1Lt0OjscuMf3jylbPNzrZQAf7GbDGlTYSV9WCVJWJVhxcgj95ReY2nM8-cE/w153-h200/Julie2-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr. Julia King<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>At the CCASM November 16 meeting Dr. Julia King talked about recent investigations done in Chapel Point State Park along the Potomac River. They were looking for evidence of the Jesuit Mission in that area was associated with Father Andrew White. Julie's talk was so interesting and informative that I forgot to take any notes. I do remember - an old map showing the location of a dwelling that could be overlaid on a current map, artifacts made by Native Americans (that's why the Jesuits wanted a mission there), seventeenth century artifacts from the time period Father White and/or his successor would have been there, but there was so much more.<br /><br />Julie has a grant to continue investigations at the site next year. So stay tuned.<br />(CCASM was written into the grant, and members will be able to volunteer.)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>
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</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>Julia King is a professor of anthropology at St Mary's College of Maryland and was the principle investigator for investigations that found Charles County's first Courthouse and that found the Piscataway's Zekiah Fort. <br /><br />Several CCASM members had volunteered for at least a day on the site early this year. Julie thanked them by taking them to dinner prior to the meeting. A really nice thank you.<br /><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "times", serif; font-size: x-small;">Attendance: 15</span></i></span></p><p> </p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-18452099199567838692023-11-14T09:00:00.009-05:002024-02-17T16:25:13.539-05:00Documenting an African American Cemetery <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZAtime8n0mVN6e4gItvc-Dt8211oeWPmacEkFh_BoFIUlsPx_1-Xj7FEdFp5RwyA0v48rnhyDHmIws3LiamqSBUFxmw6MEVdfpCqzF8NsPvkiWy8UtCX-uLsL2TjD69-UdZu37RcrIbAKTmebTN2e2KEcIXQtj0QEkJr9IZue4tCqdsBYRFQKltMbP5y/s1800/Jim-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1221" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ZAtime8n0mVN6e4gItvc-Dt8211oeWPmacEkFh_BoFIUlsPx_1-Xj7FEdFp5RwyA0v48rnhyDHmIws3LiamqSBUFxmw6MEVdfpCqzF8NsPvkiWy8UtCX-uLsL2TjD69-UdZu37RcrIbAKTmebTN2e2KEcIXQtj0QEkJr9IZue4tCqdsBYRFQKltMbP5y/w136-h200/Jim-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recording Coordinates<br /> (Total Station)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br />Monday November 13 the locations of the grave depressions that had been found in October were recorded. Jim Gibb used his Total Station to record the coordinates of the head and foot of the individual depressions found previously as well as those of a few new ones found today. He was assisted by Ned and Esther. Jim will use this data to create a map of the cemetery.<br /></p><p>Thanks to Jim for doing this.<br /><br /><i>Thanks to Ned for the info and photos.</i><br />
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<p> Monday October 9 CCASM members Denise, Elsie, Linda, Carol, and Ed joined Esther Reed to mark graves on a property along Old Stage Coach Road. There was one marked grave on this property that is privately owned. The rest of the graves were just depressions in the ground. We flagged seventy-seven possible graves. This appears to be a cemetery associated with the Mount Zion Colored Episcopal Church that was formed in the 1870s <br />For more about the site see <a href="https://findingcharlescounty.blogspot.com/2023/06/mount-zion-colored-methodist-episcopal.html" target="_blank">Finding Charles County Blog- Mount Zion</a></p><p></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3csTbZApO2B1ehAneMFcvvwQNBZST__bjtFWCyeevqX-jrTsTaw-7zctAeI-laZMN2avTwuUMabqBeCPcWVxRT3ajamBRswo9FOJUsO4JxvM2u1tGJ-C5vuPRlFSJZDlSzeiWBB3QsXCGjgeslmmNXdcL7qSUr0spZR9WGCMTQvtNt-DNKAWk_okuSbQE/s1600/Elsie-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1380" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3csTbZApO2B1ehAneMFcvvwQNBZST__bjtFWCyeevqX-jrTsTaw-7zctAeI-laZMN2avTwuUMabqBeCPcWVxRT3ajamBRswo9FOJUsO4JxvM2u1tGJ-C5vuPRlFSJZDlSzeiWBB3QsXCGjgeslmmNXdcL7qSUr0spZR9WGCMTQvtNt-DNKAWk_okuSbQE/w173-h200/Elsie-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flagging the head <br />of a grave depression<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgPg5IYqcTH3SWOBYfihmRxKgP0qzLBY-NxhSbB7pwCVd6U_yePxx9CcBHqGEdvTyDII_xBzWBMRjhiDJ5gZfMBjkQdrloFPqA78XWY0koEZYHNfx8g_n813i1v0V_wfLeYdiPq2B3gNhMPhfSjHlzW-jSsXmGJ263P-VnlH8ULpUtBDfc7e1MZY9t5um/s2138/2-Elsie,Linde,Esther,Denise,Carol,Ned-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2138" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgPg5IYqcTH3SWOBYfihmRxKgP0qzLBY-NxhSbB7pwCVd6U_yePxx9CcBHqGEdvTyDII_xBzWBMRjhiDJ5gZfMBjkQdrloFPqA78XWY0koEZYHNfx8g_n813i1v0V_wfLeYdiPq2B3gNhMPhfSjHlzW-jSsXmGJ263P-VnlH8ULpUtBDfc7e1MZY9t5um/w200-h149/2-Elsie,Linde,Esther,Denise,Carol,Ned-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Volunteering for <br />a day in the woods<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-10026393968119876312023-11-07T17:00:00.008-05:002024-02-17T16:25:34.778-05:00Volunteering for Maxwell Hall Grant Archaeology - Continuing<p>The Friends of Maxwell Hall received a grant titled "Maxwell
Hall: Discovering and Raising New Voices". The goal was to
learn more about the African/African American experience at Maxwell
Hall.
The first half of the project is archival and landscape research headed
by Esther Read. The second half is a community outreach headed by Cathy
Thompson to locate descendants of those who lived and worked at Maxwell
Hall in an effort to tell a more complete story and to build
relationships with the community. </p><p> Esther completed the interim archaeology report in May that also included identification of Native American sites. In September she received the permit that allows surveying. So the archaeological work on the grant continues. <br /></p><p>CCASM members are providing volunteer hours for the
archaeological part of the grant. Volunteer hours count as an in-kind match ($29.95/hr).<br /><br /></p><p>
Locations: <i><b>Maxwell Hall Park Equestrian Area</b></i><b><i><br /> </i></b>Hughesville, MD (but near Benedict,MD) <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Maxwell+Hall+Park/@38.5194264,-76.7052899,4406m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b776366bab72b7:0xaa06d03632d75232!8m2!3d38.5274579!4d-76.6990744">map <br /></a></p><p> <br />
Next dates: Check <a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2023/06/2023-public-archaeology-lab-days-july.html">Lab post</a></p><p></p>
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Monday November 6 we returned to the Equestrian Park. The farmer had just harvested soybeans in part of a field that supposedly had an early colonial building. CCASM members Ned, Peggy, Linda, Elsie, and Carol along with two repeat volunteers Doria and Melaney joined Esther to surface collect for part of the day. We only found two small bricks, but only a small part of the field had been harvested. The field was continuing to be harvested while we were there. After lunch we walked the bluff and on the shore. Esther found at least two new shell middens, and Linda recorded the locations. </p><p></p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-48jjT-Xtt9xKlYzmCO7gVZnPot4FR7Ru6fMoW-fjSDdRSrc9O-7EXrrLbNvSERWQ74qD4YQbIb2_JGLkzftCYSEod9zFzU7HoiM8zjgIo-kXPQr2QrJWsY7WqWh2sVu21_hMkvwElxnH8-2mvL43Fi4FQzV2LlrUzyougChEgOlKQKCwzz9VZTx5bhTu/s2346/Ned,Peggy,Esther,Doria,Melania,Linda,Elsie-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2346" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-48jjT-Xtt9xKlYzmCO7gVZnPot4FR7Ru6fMoW-fjSDdRSrc9O-7EXrrLbNvSERWQ74qD4YQbIb2_JGLkzftCYSEod9zFzU7HoiM8zjgIo-kXPQr2QrJWsY7WqWh2sVu21_hMkvwElxnH8-2mvL43Fi4FQzV2LlrUzyougChEgOlKQKCwzz9VZTx5bhTu/w200-h136/Ned,Peggy,Esther,Doria,Melania,Linda,Elsie-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Surface Collecting<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPkOs1rbcpVrdLrPPPv-7PVbz_Fxr1Ov-cF1Fx3Pco8e9v2W4z7OAjBOs8J7ggUc_9sKj8vLAkncTlgIrL50CfjlIC4FZEG0VylaotJ8NAfoLwQKyFkDttdF2ODQfmPQYTZtR1LLetowVCuPtenU4GI7tfyHH75lL67akdZR2xLuVXmyjQycSf3_rpbry/s1600/Linda,Carol,Esther-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1491" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfPkOs1rbcpVrdLrPPPv-7PVbz_Fxr1Ov-cF1Fx3Pco8e9v2W4z7OAjBOs8J7ggUc_9sKj8vLAkncTlgIrL50CfjlIC4FZEG0VylaotJ8NAfoLwQKyFkDttdF2ODQfmPQYTZtR1LLetowVCuPtenU4GI7tfyHH75lL67akdZR2xLuVXmyjQycSf3_rpbry/w186-h200/Linda,Carol,Esther-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recording shell midden location<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<p>But the most interesting thing found were two U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey Reference Marks that had fallen down onto the shore of the <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"> Patuxent.</span>. They were labeled Fodder No. 1 and Fodder No. 2 and were dated 1943. Two reference marks are needed to determine a boat's location on the River.<br /></p>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOULE7q40ew4hSeHEaEttX3h6652Z2V5CAauv6xuZuW3-G-zoUPl7dH3CLsJF_id1V9e6H_Xf1w5Xuk1xZ7MrJIvG7dNvGDPfCbQS2ygXtZPXkpo7rlaFfAjJK9zwpXS7AE5SyLBtTJeagmr6U2OzN5NnRoEYoMBhlylDZ79kVVvMMyfiBzXMV-98iZDl/s2937/geos-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2937" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOULE7q40ew4hSeHEaEttX3h6652Z2V5CAauv6xuZuW3-G-zoUPl7dH3CLsJF_id1V9e6H_Xf1w5Xuk1xZ7MrJIvG7dNvGDPfCbQS2ygXtZPXkpo7rlaFfAjJK9zwpXS7AE5SyLBtTJeagmr6U2OzN5NnRoEYoMBhlylDZ79kVVvMMyfiBzXMV-98iZDl/s320/geos-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Geodetic Survey Reference Markers.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<br /><i>Thanks to Ned for the additional photo and for the photos of the markers.</i>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCtGbGMbwuRYRaJTUGTBSvH4NK5tV4Rmd8HXZLraTG_MQXUcfFK99HdDwwsZkolKAl6gldXv1ms3q-L3JXAUCjugMUSpM_ODIpgRF3KTKY4jM_AsvQD41TF-KCePWSGjDeB_P7_FLHsvonmG3qmcSEg0TfR0hiikNTCYL_ioWQZAsf7Yw5AmJq_dc5qm5/s1900/Densie,Linda-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="1737" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLCtGbGMbwuRYRaJTUGTBSvH4NK5tV4Rmd8HXZLraTG_MQXUcfFK99HdDwwsZkolKAl6gldXv1ms3q-L3JXAUCjugMUSpM_ODIpgRF3KTKY4jM_AsvQD41TF-KCePWSGjDeB_P7_FLHsvonmG3qmcSEg0TfR0hiikNTCYL_ioWQZAsf7Yw5AmJq_dc5qm5/w183-h200/Densie,Linda-sm.jpg" /></a></div><br />Monday October 16 was another beautiful but cooler day to be in the field. CCASM members Mary, Linda, Peggy, Denise, Carol, and Ned joined Esther at the site to dig nine additional STPs. After laying out the grid we divided into two teams with Ned assisting where needed, especially when the digging through the root filled soil became difficult. The STPs did start to define the edges of the shell midden with some STPs having essentially no shells and at least one having a buried layer of densely packed shells. A small amount of worked lithics were recovered.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div>
<p>On Monday September 19, a beautiful day to be in the field, CCASM members Elsie, Mary, Linda, Pat, Carol, and Ned joined Esther to dig shovel test pits (STPs) at the Chalk Point Site in an area above where a shell midden had been found on the shore. We dug eight STPs and found lots of shells in at least three of them as well as a small amount of worked lithics. </p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For archaeology done during the initial part of the grant<a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2022/07/volunteering-for-maxwell-hall.html"><br />Volunteering for "Maxwell Hall: Discovering and Raising New Voices"</a></div></div></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-16284340967417981662023-10-29T18:20:00.010-04:002024-02-17T16:25:48.689-05:002023 ESAF Conference<p>The Eastern States Archeological Federation (ESAF) held its 2023 Conference at Ocean City, MD Oct 27-29. ESAF is an organization of state archeological societies representing much of the Eastern United States and Canada, and this was the year for the Archaeological Society of Maryland (ASM) and the Archaeological Society of Delaware (ASD) to co-host.<br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDLowSd-D8yTxMU0m8CY7IIqq_Ycjf81onBX_wEJ1c15eZzUCLbdcc42dnWxQVf-UHjAI8dxnmsW2LwE97zOD94-aC_a0mEAiL13woxW0w-2-PfTMa_vDNZ3u_XPBiJ7H0pJPOADuGFAaOH7XY4LEtyz7Et0-Dz1eZ5sBiYKnAik19nOz-ZrShw1zEESR/s2892/IMG-0990.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2892" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivDLowSd-D8yTxMU0m8CY7IIqq_Ycjf81onBX_wEJ1c15eZzUCLbdcc42dnWxQVf-UHjAI8dxnmsW2LwE97zOD94-aC_a0mEAiL13woxW0w-2-PfTMa_vDNZ3u_XPBiJ7H0pJPOADuGFAaOH7XY4LEtyz7Et0-Dz1eZ5sBiYKnAik19nOz-ZrShw1zEESR/s320/IMG-0990.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Presidents of ASD and ASM, the keynote speaker,<br />and President of ESAF. <br /><i>Sorry don't know the other ESAF conference helper</i><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Five CCASM members (Mary, Gary, Pat, Carol, and Jim) attended the conference, and on the last day we all agreed we were glad we came. There were a number of really interesting talks. Rather that summarizing the various talk, here is a link to the final program - <a href="https://esaf-archeology.org/esaf-2023-final-program.pdf" target="_blank">https://esaf-archeology.org/esaf-2023-final-program.pdf</a> </p><p>At the Saturday night banquet Dr. Julia King was the keynote speaker. Her talk was titled "Revisiting Portobago: A Mid- to Late 17th Century Trading Post on the Rappahannock River in Virginia".</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIBqquvfi8ACaWuh02X-h_iMUDbxR4YcXaYBC7mLb1gkGQckkLB5ssDvZQ4Ek_8preHuBscofchcWZSFW4ehyv0My2igYj14R8qCsKDPyqvKM2YvpSS6saptlqtRzTfUUR1GnLYPfLFbr9Deh02bAs9FAfYmuO6m_XRin6Xu8bCyuZsi5gg-8N8Zko-AP/s2186/MAry,Carol,Wendy,Pat-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="2186" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIIBqquvfi8ACaWuh02X-h_iMUDbxR4YcXaYBC7mLb1gkGQckkLB5ssDvZQ4Ek_8preHuBscofchcWZSFW4ehyv0My2igYj14R8qCsKDPyqvKM2YvpSS6saptlqtRzTfUUR1GnLYPfLFbr9Deh02bAs9FAfYmuO6m_XRin6Xu8bCyuZsi5gg-8N8Zko-AP/w400-h163/MAry,Carol,Wendy,Pat-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some of us at the dinner<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMxvbvaSTbPL_UjDHxgmuMotm-oVmvYmuODgno4DTBIM5xFCyp1eZVNf9Io8crpNJIxCEPIPkSoLRbhdC6R_Ws15tGicwRDpdawQB_4wUtaDNnVGvv_3cyPe2S6ZHSYGotosP3Tv5QtNh_oLqStgzn0Tkw1aXeIDaIVEdb49zUc-EBrweNC6gK2ZYHJ4n/s3350/Gary,Carol,Mary,Pat-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3350" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMxvbvaSTbPL_UjDHxgmuMotm-oVmvYmuODgno4DTBIM5xFCyp1eZVNf9Io8crpNJIxCEPIPkSoLRbhdC6R_Ws15tGicwRDpdawQB_4wUtaDNnVGvv_3cyPe2S6ZHSYGotosP3Tv5QtNh_oLqStgzn0Tkw1aXeIDaIVEdb49zUc-EBrweNC6gK2ZYHJ4n/s320/Gary,Carol,Mary,Pat-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Four of the five CCASM attendees<br />(although one appears to be hiding)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p></p><p>On Oct 26 before the conference started there was also a special tour that was limited to twenty people with one lucky CCASM member being able to take the tour. It included a visit to the Zwaanendeal Museum with a behind the scenes look at the His Majesty’s Sloop Debraak 1798 Shipwreck exhibit. The tour also included a visit to the Nanticoke Indian Museum.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkcLGEuLoet1P2IpbHjB9Uinbj9BNs6jw4GhDSlItDrEJ_myo_Tgk0sCrSSYA03AtAA_6PYhP6VknDJvje90Ji2Y-wtPrYM_G96VOF-Yr9vlgcZbF31q0vb0r1i89JYBen9Gzi53frImJCNkBNMhAF6ZYhvOcXzXzaKWpbCaT5Lo28wCndA8bKUBSUpnb/s2000/wreck-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2000" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUkcLGEuLoet1P2IpbHjB9Uinbj9BNs6jw4GhDSlItDrEJ_myo_Tgk0sCrSSYA03AtAA_6PYhP6VknDJvje90Ji2Y-wtPrYM_G96VOF-Yr9vlgcZbF31q0vb0r1i89JYBen9Gzi53frImJCNkBNMhAF6ZYhvOcXzXzaKWpbCaT5Lo28wCndA8bKUBSUpnb/w200-h200/wreck-sm.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Debraak Shipwreck (~80')<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><p>FYI, the archaeological societies from the following states/provinces are members of ESAF- Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Maine, Massaschusetts, New Brunswick (Canada), New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia</p><p>CCASM is a chapter of the Archeological Society of Maryland. </p><p><i>Thanks to Pat for the photo of all the presidents and the speaker.</i><br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-72918230057522631062023-10-23T19:00:00.009-04:002024-02-17T16:26:16.466-05:002023 Maxwell Hall Colonial Faire and Fall Festival <p>The Friends of Maxwell Hall held their annual Colonial Faire and Fall Festival on
October 21 and 22 at historic Maxwell Hall in Hughesville, MD. CCASM's table was
near the house and the musicians. It was a nice location since the
shuttle from the parking area dropped people off near us. We were able
to talk about archaeology with quite a lot of
people. <br /></p>
<p>Both days were cool and a little windy. So everything had to be weighted down, but we didn't lose anything. More people came out on Sunday and we needed at least three members to talk to the different groups of people. </p>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4lD02gk4M83fi4nRu2qvDsizMdfmuE7jtSA4dVRIl7xZStEUmx76Se3TQWl7Ebub7XK5sSE0vJSByqXmD-GhgI859JnIHwxlQNACpkhR9IAzpDiW8kfwigYc3pWJI42N3wqFeni9cuNC68zwDbFYjdSghUFZGgzDy1fTRo60kebI99wuhoQ30Rcdkelb/s2470/Mary-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2470" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY4lD02gk4M83fi4nRu2qvDsizMdfmuE7jtSA4dVRIl7xZStEUmx76Se3TQWl7Ebub7XK5sSE0vJSByqXmD-GhgI859JnIHwxlQNACpkhR9IAzpDiW8kfwigYc3pWJI42N3wqFeni9cuNC68zwDbFYjdSghUFZGgzDy1fTRo60kebI99wuhoQ30Rcdkelb/w200-h162/Mary-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Explaining different activities<br />involved in investigating a site<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1VVEV4USyfZCw7_uC0WzQaNXHaTCNR2l0VIUOyd-w-HgmMYrS-6KaM06CwXkwxgG0krT47hCSrBOzaG2moxfEbwplP5r6jv7lnnBrR48QuKOBAsNzBiCsGZjZ20cm7ihbf_Fzu0FsljZ90BvwuOuwWI-wmvnbBZZK4Rs-gQPtGmi14QS9kD0OuUE8x3N/s2600/Denise-sm.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1VVEV4USyfZCw7_uC0WzQaNXHaTCNR2l0VIUOyd-w-HgmMYrS-6KaM06CwXkwxgG0krT47hCSrBOzaG2moxfEbwplP5r6jv7lnnBrR48QuKOBAsNzBiCsGZjZ20cm7ihbf_Fzu0FsljZ90BvwuOuwWI-wmvnbBZZK4Rs-gQPtGmi14QS9kD0OuUE8x3N/w200-h154/Denise-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Describing different types <br />of historic ceramics<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2xXU4en_ku4a8ZjM0L-LxsbWSiwLpqUvDHgozhWE1V51oTtNRCb6BVXSXhzCfBGk1pTO9sKg_a4EmUl0OaWqs12C6oaONMKJAycKw4u254hgVCyjTM6tm9cc2QjQ7uKkhUjZJLXXk9o5K85mH2c7dPQc_7hI0t-ojokhLN44pz133FtWY5gfVZk6o3tm/s2224/Ned-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2224" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw2xXU4en_ku4a8ZjM0L-LxsbWSiwLpqUvDHgozhWE1V51oTtNRCb6BVXSXhzCfBGk1pTO9sKg_a4EmUl0OaWqs12C6oaONMKJAycKw4u254hgVCyjTM6tm9cc2QjQ7uKkhUjZJLXXk9o5K85mH2c7dPQc_7hI0t-ojokhLN44pz133FtWY5gfVZk6o3tm/w200-h180/Ned-sm.jpg" /><br /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing cores and explaining <br />how to make lithic tools <br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p> <i>Thanks to Pat, Mary, Ned, Denise, Linda, Elsie, and Carol for representing CCASM at the Faire.</i><br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-8848684938554077502023-10-20T19:30:00.006-04:002024-02-17T16:26:35.054-05:00 Historic Ceramics Workshop - Post Colonial Refined Earthenwares<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrY3ISUgnY3YnEKn007rxh98AOxPIk1Y9VG0Rhe93yIV_cL3ENfYSfyomI7k4cTXvpr2z1ReDufu9mDztCpXsRcx8nJTNP5i5Jq69WEXTW6E2M2IIz_Vig6o0zEDUBV-syD9YbVSyrYcffBlBpX-Dkqb46zeLqW9YTn7X_QoSp9MzqmebGcKwlfxW5BzX/s1080/Patricia.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="915" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrY3ISUgnY3YnEKn007rxh98AOxPIk1Y9VG0Rhe93yIV_cL3ENfYSfyomI7k4cTXvpr2z1ReDufu9mDztCpXsRcx8nJTNP5i5Jq69WEXTW6E2M2IIz_Vig6o0zEDUBV-syD9YbVSyrYcffBlBpX-Dkqb46zeLqW9YTn7X_QoSp9MzqmebGcKwlfxW5BzX/w169-h200/Patricia.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patricia Samford<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />At the October 19 Dr. Patricia Samford conducted a workshop on identifying post colonial refined earthenwares. Rather than a presentation, Patricia provided each of us with handouts and brought lots of examples of decorated earthenwares recovered from archaeological sites. She even brought a copper plate like that used in transfer printing as well as a piece of transfer printed paper. So we sat in a circle and passed examples around. And, of course, we asked questions questions. Normally meetings last about an hour, but we stayed longer since there was so much to see. We probably could have stayed even longer. Definitely a really good workshop.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AVZ92WOUn3Z9-judmahEw7WwHYFuAiK4lnS9ebV5IEJ3F9TlRfuSm0-uCiIZVQxpjRMvKIiWvN3kATgszobJqrfJX9jk1FxEQ7KymGlS1W3m4aeGOiLd4jwlM7mGnxSRS5iSzuWOx3le0tOB0ws0w9MmzMAPxbSXf5nb4x2TIpRFqpyjUvCXdappJ3x8/s2354/Denise,Malinda,boxes-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2354" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2AVZ92WOUn3Z9-judmahEw7WwHYFuAiK4lnS9ebV5IEJ3F9TlRfuSm0-uCiIZVQxpjRMvKIiWvN3kATgszobJqrfJX9jk1FxEQ7KymGlS1W3m4aeGOiLd4jwlM7mGnxSRS5iSzuWOx3le0tOB0ws0w9MmzMAPxbSXf5nb4x2TIpRFqpyjUvCXdappJ3x8/s320/Denise,Malinda,boxes-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Boxes containing <br />earthenware examples<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="3732" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRBuzP-VdcxZ7TDrZb4PT6D15ZP7Gr39GpgRpRghz7TIMm57CGcfpAoDK5YQnZ7hcBHRobvk7ZHgMnXeR4Bieh_QTpvL1u5WTJTNF-iTS-6657EMjdVYFxOua82KDBopswtdcZCauFMakFa67nZxE2bTaT_D8Tpoh0xboeBVfDcHVwL2xT0qmPqsw9j-hQ/s320/Ned,MAry,Pat,Malinda,Peggy,Tricia,Denise,Julie-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Learning about post colonial decorated earthenware<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br />Dr. Patricia Samford is the Director of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab.<p></p><p>Since workshops need to be small, attendance was limited to CCASM and ASM members.</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-family: "times", serif; font-size: x-small;">Attendance: 8</span></i></span></p><i>Thanks to Ned for the additional photos. </i>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-29728916899779604592023-10-20T12:00:00.002-04:002023-12-26T09:58:35.253-05:00Archaeology on School Visits to Port Tobacco (2)<p>With the new school year Charles County School second
graders are once again visiting the Historic Port Tobacco Village. The visit now includes an introduction to archaeology. Esther Read, Charles County
Archaeologist, has planned age-appropriate activities to introduce the
students to archaeology. CCASM members will be
assisting.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><p>Friday October 20 2aw the last school visit for this year. There were fourteen 2nd graders. Joyce Edelen took half the children into the Courthouse. Joyce had created a mock trial activity that the children really got into. The other half heard Esther's introduction to archaeology and then got to wash artifacts with Carol and mend ceramics with Ned.<br /></p><p>The
Wednesday, September 20, school visit was the first one for this school year.
There were twenty-two 2nd graders. Joyce Edelen took half the
children into the Courthouse. Esther gave the introduction to
archaeology. Denise and Elsie helped with the artifact washing
while Ned and Esther helped with the
vesselization (matching and taping broken ceramic vessels back together). </p><p>(I believe there may have been one other school day. Two were cancelled)<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><br />Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-29145747384947719022023-10-15T09:03:00.008-04:002024-02-17T16:28:29.277-05:002023 ASM Annual Fall Meeting<p> </p><p>On Saturday October 14 the Monocacy Chapter of ASM hosted the 2023 Archeology Society of
Maryland, Inc Fall Meeting at the Frederick Community College Student Center in Fredrick Maryland.<br /></p><p>The
Fall Meeting started with
the Annual ASM Business Meeting that also included the presentation of
the 2022 William B Mayre
Award to Dr. Susan Langley. Zac Singer accepted the award for Susan who had other commitments. There were updates from all the chapters.<br /> </p><p></p><p>But the highlight of the ASM meetings are the talks. <br />
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</p><ul><li>Overview of Frederick County Early Pre-history <i>(with lots of fluted points)</i><br /> Dr. Zachary Singer,<i> Maryland Historic Trust<br /><br /></i></li><li>Preliminary Results from the 2023 ASM Annual Field Session: Chapel Branch West Site<br /> and Update on the Barwick Site (2022 Annual ASM Field Session) - both in Denton, MD<br /><i>(via Zoom)</i><br /> Dr. Julie Markin, <i>Washington College<br /><br /></i></li><li>Updates to the Frederick County Historic Preservation Ordinance: Open for Public Comment<br /><i>(includes archaeology)</i><br /> Beau Lockard, <i>Frederick County Government</i><br />
<b> </b> </li><li>The Archaeological Conservancy Acquisitions and Updates for Frederick County including Rosenstock Woodland Village Site<i> </i><br />
<i> </i>Megan Reeve, <i>The Archaeological Conservancy <br /><br /></i></li><li>Research and Updates: Smithsonian Channel Production and opening of the Museum of the Ironworker<br /><i>Referenced research reported in Science <a href="https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.ade4995" target="_blank">https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.ade4995</a></i><br /> Elizabeth Comer, <i>Catoctin Furnace Historical Society<br /> </i><i><br /></i></li><li><i>Frederick M. Stiner Memorial Keynote Lecture </i><br />Historic and Contemporary Piscataway Perspectives on Archaeology<br /><i>At end referred to <a href="https://destinationsouthernmaryland.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/tpe-master-plan-for-web-1-11-17.pdf" target="_blank">Through Piscataway Eyes Master Plan</a></i><br /> Francis Gray, Tribal Chair of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe <br /></li></ul><p>Two CCASM members attended the meeting. <br /></p><p> </p><p>Charles County's PowerPoint slides for Meeting-<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec8cwsIWkF1PEQ3xAM6wb7hW0U0cr-uyVos0ehzUmzCouFinOAeLr0_6P2fHiPxv9LBCOO9RilcsSLdQ_gh8eUQ-xUr3W_g-wifMQp7z9uY1CwFllRPP4FleSRjNz7Q4sRF9x6nMVKGcS4DqV6PgBq9wedpAYcwsYFyvN_GsK5pL8VRn0DN1sbe1gf1SZ/s2402/one.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="2402" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiec8cwsIWkF1PEQ3xAM6wb7hW0U0cr-uyVos0ehzUmzCouFinOAeLr0_6P2fHiPxv9LBCOO9RilcsSLdQ_gh8eUQ-xUr3W_g-wifMQp7z9uY1CwFllRPP4FleSRjNz7Q4sRF9x6nMVKGcS4DqV6PgBq9wedpAYcwsYFyvN_GsK5pL8VRn0DN1sbe1gf1SZ/w640-h358/one.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE2gHzDINmuIixdqW4TN499l3hr7PjI2-isU9ZrUQ3qV385rvHAx8FIJQJAhtEqKwVS8c1Rd3xokpdmp9vggFsrmvhp1rAj_NaNeNMspbxx77OlswKx-yozHDzMX61FCILHcMWsCSGbhyphenhyphenaD6jpA6ulAjQlm9utSxUUl0e6mYmvXkqlUdVlYlNYq9UeC9B/s2402/two.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="2402" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE2gHzDINmuIixdqW4TN499l3hr7PjI2-isU9ZrUQ3qV385rvHAx8FIJQJAhtEqKwVS8c1Rd3xokpdmp9vggFsrmvhp1rAj_NaNeNMspbxx77OlswKx-yozHDzMX61FCILHcMWsCSGbhyphenhyphenaD6jpA6ulAjQlm9utSxUUl0e6mYmvXkqlUdVlYlNYq9UeC9B/w640-h358/two.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihj3vehuy3l7rPYuMEkXHIaeav-nv5pys32nM4lmhBlHPiuiXmQcn1Ah06FgbK5S4CDQr1ykc7KS3GuYiY-hPleN8a04DD_OmrO7Cv6GmPvTmMPGeVHXzdShNNSHjJNkClqiYLlH8sRLDcNcCrcSRnmWDFVL8EexQb9P47G35d7BbwAqRHLV_fHI2UZnJq/s2402/three.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="2402" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihj3vehuy3l7rPYuMEkXHIaeav-nv5pys32nM4lmhBlHPiuiXmQcn1Ah06FgbK5S4CDQr1ykc7KS3GuYiY-hPleN8a04DD_OmrO7Cv6GmPvTmMPGeVHXzdShNNSHjJNkClqiYLlH8sRLDcNcCrcSRnmWDFVL8EexQb9P47G35d7BbwAqRHLV_fHI2UZnJq/w640-h358/three.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQsIspfajIJz91UY_mcKZSiTLMqxrLsHS8d15JdwN-bSe9me0mHSTtpSvwssINxonCwXhD7RMBNljkL5fVo0XYgYWzoHCt7yFyqDI-sH3dCKYYRH6hh315dxND45VDh_urln5Q_vxiJz80NGLUieRWJ017HkegF9Zg4bEY13_QFL3f-_mrFheLeVrSppq/s2402/four.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="2402" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTQsIspfajIJz91UY_mcKZSiTLMqxrLsHS8d15JdwN-bSe9me0mHSTtpSvwssINxonCwXhD7RMBNljkL5fVo0XYgYWzoHCt7yFyqDI-sH3dCKYYRH6hh315dxND45VDh_urln5Q_vxiJz80NGLUieRWJ017HkegF9Zg4bEY13_QFL3f-_mrFheLeVrSppq/w640-h358/four.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-64724120076673710292023-10-03T10:18:00.005-04:002024-02-17T16:27:21.034-05:00Archaeology at SPRT's Tales and Ales<p>One of the activities at the "Tales and Ales" event held by The Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco Saturday evening October 1 was an archaeology activity for kids. Five CCASM members participated. Linda organized the event and was really good at interacting with the children. Doug, Mary, Carol, and Gary helped. Several young people really got into the activity with one girl even requesting to flat shovel. And a number of adults also stopped by with one offering to help with screening. <br /></p>
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Esther Read was the Principal Investigator (PI ) for the archaeology activity. <br /><i>Thanks to Joyce Edelen for the photo with all of us in it.</i><br /></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-77208820405173847922023-09-23T19:00:00.012-04:002024-02-17T16:27:56.628-05:00MHT/ASM Workshop - 2023<p>The 32nd Annual Workshop in Archeology was held at the Maryland
Historical Trust in Crownsville, MD, on Saturday September 23, and like its name implies this year there were a number of workshops. </p><p>The day started with the Keynote Speaker <i>Dr. Al Luckenbach</i> talking about <i>Pig Point on the Patuxent: The Excavation of a Prehistoric Sacred Place</i>.</p>
<p>Next there were several workshops, some being held at the same time. So you had to choose. <br />An overview of the various workshops was included in the October 2023 issue of the ASM Ink Newsletter (<a href="http://marylandarcheology.org/Newsletters/2023/10-2023.pdf" target="_blank">lhttp://marylandarcheology.org/Newsletters/2023/10-2023.pdf</a>)<br />
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<li><i> ArchaeoKids: Educational Programs for the Next Generation</i> [virtual] with Julia Berg and Sarah Mason <br /></li>
<li><i>Swinging into the Past: Metal Detecting Basics for Archaeology </i>with Daniel Dean <br /></li>
<li><i>Using StoryMaps to Tell Archaeological Stories</i> with Gregory Brown<br /></li>
<li><i>Basics of Section 106</i> with Dixie Henry and Troy Nowak<br /></li>
<li><i>A Practical Guide to Investigating Archaeological Oyster Shell</i> with Matt Borden<br /></li><li><i>Maryland's Digital Resources for Archaeological Research and Survey</i> with Matthew McKnight<br /></li>
<li><i>CAT Session: Historic Ceramic Identification Workshop (Parts I and II)</i> with Patricia Samford<br /></li>
<li><i>Tips and Tricks for Completing a Site Form with </i>Zachary Singer</li></ul>
Ned was the only CCASM member attending. He indicated that this was the best of the approximately 3-4 conferences at Crownsville that he has attended. Four other members had planned to attend but the weather forecast caused them to change their minds at the last minute, and they stayed home. Ned did say there was occasional hydroplaning.<br /><br /><i>CCASM is a chapter of ASM.</i>
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Andrew Webster is an archaeologist with Anne Arundel Cultural Resources Section and the Lost Towns Project where he is in charge of public programs and volunteer/internship opportunities. Drew is working on his PhD at the University of Maryland, College Park.<br /><p>The CCASM September meeting was to have been in-person, but then Drew came down with COVID. Drew was able to give the
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Attendance: 6</span></i></span> <br /><p></p>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9050739232325767663.post-11171455947767503192023-09-17T16:00:00.018-04:002024-02-26T17:38:10.714-05:00Investigating the James Swann Site -2023<p>CCASM and other Monday volunteers are working with Esther Read to continue the investigation of the James Swann Site that is now owned by Charles County. James Swann was an African American that acquired land in Port Tobacco <i>in 1840's</i> and operated a tavern and oyster house in the village for almost twenty-five years. </p><p>Check <a href="https://ccarchsoc.blogspot.com/2023/06/2023-public-archaeology-lab-days-july.html">Public Archaeology Lab Days</a> post for weekday schedule </p><p>
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</p><p>At the Public Archaeology event on Sunday September 17 CCASM members Linda, Mary, Denise, Elsie, Carol, Ned, and Steve were joined by Kim and Greg to continue investigating the Swann Site. This was Kim's third time to attend one of the Public Archaeology days. We worked on closing out levels and opening new ones in the existing units as well as excavating some features, but we didn't find an artifact of the day.<br />
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At the Public Archaeology event on Saturday September 16 six CCASM members -- Linda, Denise, Elsie, Carol, Ned, and Steve -- were once again joined by Susanna, Alix, Leah, Alana, and Ben to help Esther continue to investigate the Swann Site. Doug and Linda had cut the grass in the area where the units were, and Ned had removed some of the weeds. So the site was nice and the weather was nice. Francis Jamieson whose family had owned the property stopped by to reminisce with Esther. Dorothea Smith also stopped by. <br /><p>Toward the end of day we found an artifact (actually two pieces that would mend) that we choose to highlight as the artifact of the day. It appears to be a saucer rim with polychrome painted decoration. According to the JPPM Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland web page, these colors were used c.1795 to c.1815.</p>
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<br /><i>Thanks to Ned for providing additional photos.</i><br /><br />On Monday September 11 four people-- Claudia, Elsie, Carol, and Ned --joined Esther in the field at the Swann Site while others worked in the lab at Burch House.
We worked on completing Level 1 of Unit 6, and Ned also did some yard work. This was in preparation for the upcoming Public Archaeology Weekend.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnOGw-XHDih5eA29uejiQCn-oEx0NGour7u1Kfxx_r-1_k7PAPR_Y1LVxn3ocKTEikhDhHHHi59N0Axmh4gh-wONlQ574i5eZF5tGpLO839wdKw2VT-MEAQTaAoarZhuu7VB4FVGHFVxvhFPAJaNRqte1Ia_RxrykzErSWL4BEx2_zRjSgF8644y4CUuf/s2341/Claudia,Elsie-sm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2341" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnOGw-XHDih5eA29uejiQCn-oEx0NGour7u1Kfxx_r-1_k7PAPR_Y1LVxn3ocKTEikhDhHHHi59N0Axmh4gh-wONlQ574i5eZF5tGpLO839wdKw2VT-MEAQTaAoarZhuu7VB4FVGHFVxvhFPAJaNRqte1Ia_RxrykzErSWL4BEx2_zRjSgF8644y4CUuf/w200-h137/Claudia,Elsie-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finding Artifacts<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />
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Monday August 14 four people worked in the field at the Swann Site while others worked in the lab at Burch House. Esther continued working on the newest unit and lowered the level to the start of a soil change (orange subsoil). Denise and Mary sifted the soil while Ned scooped soil and carried buckets to the screen. Several tiny pieces of blue tin-glazed earthenware were recovered.<br /><i>Thanks to Ned for info.</i><br /><br />
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On the weekend of July 22-23 there was another Public Archaeology event at the Swann Site. Since it was in the high 80’s, we started around 10 and stopped early. On Sunday June 25 CCASM members Elsie, Carol, Ned, and Steve, along with experienced volunteers Tim and Claudia, and Kathy, an actual archaeologist, continued to work on the site. Steve and Cathy concentrated on the units inside the foundation. Elsie and Ned with a little help from Esther worked on the new unit. Carol finished excavating the feature in the unit about 12’ south of the building. Tim and Claudia were kept busy screening soil.
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On Saturday July 22 CCASM members Linda, Elsie, Denise, Ned, Steve, and Doug along with experienced volunteer Tim worked with five new volunteers – Greg, Kim, Susanna, Alix, and Leah. A new 3’x3’ unit was opened up in the field next to Unit 4. Steve continued to work inside the foundation in the chimney pent. There was plenty of soil that needed screening to keep all the volunteers busy. Esther who was on crutches supervised.
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The weekend of June 24-25 was the occasion for Public Archaeology event at the Swann Site. On Sunday June 25 we started a little later in the day. Before lunch Elsie and Denise continued to excavate Unit 5 while Carol finished documenting Feature 1 (Unit 3) and stared excavating Feature 2 (Unit 4). Near lunch and in the afternoon there were a number of visitors. So Esther and the three of us talked about the site, James Swann, and archaeology, and the visitors shared information with us -- what public archeology is all about. Here are photos of some of those that dropped by. (Sorry no artifact of the day.)<br /><br />
<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6auUvmiG0EPz3xFCA5Bv8lNI5GOBL0Uc-3PHkKg3Re78eTQ0xQrOx5om2cQFI0B4m5XsW-vqbvQimIEbL-l0XM-coozBk5CPQBHMZf06oHmeCW8iu4HTtf056N8JoH3deJMTodEPOGXrx-rjaKNQAvX0XqHCbmD-FRo7ewJlvaTLVsz7Jd1x6TtHIyoa/s4032/Denise,Elsie,Others-sm.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6auUvmiG0EPz3xFCA5Bv8lNI5GOBL0Uc-3PHkKg3Re78eTQ0xQrOx5om2cQFI0B4m5XsW-vqbvQimIEbL-l0XM-coozBk5CPQBHMZf06oHmeCW8iu4HTtf056N8JoH3deJMTodEPOGXrx-rjaKNQAvX0XqHCbmD-FRo7ewJlvaTLVsz7Jd1x6TtHIyoa/w200-h150/Denise,Elsie,Others-sm.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">These visitors spent a lot of time on site<br />(shown with Denise and Elsie)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table>
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<p><i>Thanks to Esther for the additional photo.</i><br />
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Monday June 12's air quality was better than previous days but still only moderate. In the morning Esther started early to continue the excavation of Unit 4 at the Swann Site, and Ned helped. Mary, Linda, and Carol screened while Denise and Claudia worked in the lab. After lunch Mary and Linda joined Denise and Claudia in the lab while Ned and Esther returned to the site. Ned cleared undergrowth in the small clump of trees. (He returned on Tuesday to finish the clearing.) Esther cleaned up the unit and did paperwork.<br /><br />We chose this worked quartzite tool (scraper?) recovered from Unit 4 as the artifact of the day. It is a reminder that Native Americans were on this site before there was a Port Tobacco.<br /><i>Thanks to Denise for the additional info.<br /><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"> </div>
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Monday June 5 was another great day for being outside, and we were quite busy. Esther brought out her transit. Elsie and Malinda worked with her to lay out a large grid south of the Swann House. Steve, James, and Emily, a new volunteer, used metal detectors to check out several areas. The grid will be used to record The number of metal detector hits in each square as well as what was found in each square will be recorded. This will allow us to determine location that need additional investigation (i.e. units).<br /><br />Carol, Linda, Peggy, and Mary put in a new 3'x3' unit (Unit 4) north of the existing one. Ned got to shovel the plowzone while Linda, Peggy, Mary, and Carol screened. At the end of the day we found this small fragment of colorful streaky(?) glass that may be from the late nineteenth century. It was the most unusual thing we had found. So we chose it as our artifact of the day.<br /><br />
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Thanks to Ned for all the photos he spent.
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Monday May 15 was a great day to be outside. CCASM members Densie, Elsie, Linda, Pat, Carol, and Steve were joined by Claudia, Malinda, and James to continue excavating the site. Denise, Malinda, and later Carol excavated the "school" test unit down to subsoil and only uncovered a possible fence trench. Esther finished cleaning up the unit. Steve and James continued to remove the fill dirt near the fireplace. Esther swept off the floor in the unit near the fireplace. There was a wall extending out from the fireplace base and you can see a brick floor . Most of the screening was done by Elsie, Linda, Pat, and Claudia, but eventually everyone ended up screening. And we chose this small shell button found late in the day in the fill dirt as the artifact of the day. <br />
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Saturday May 6 Port Tobacco Market Day included Public Archaeology at the Swann House Site. CCASM members Mary, Elsie, and Steve along with four UMBC students assisted the public at the site while Esther Read told the story of James Swann and the site, but also talked about archaeology. We were investigating a 3'x5' unit in the "chimney fall" area that keeps getting stranger and stranger. Work continued on the unit after Market Day ended with Ned and Pat joining the other CCASM members already volunteering on the site.
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<p>Wednesday April 26 CCASM member Elsie with Ned, Steve, and James stopping by for various periods
worked with Esther to extend the 3’x3’ unit up to the fireplace foundation so
it became a 3’x5’. Very slow going. Huge
amount of brick rubble (might be a chimney fall). Some ceramics, cut nails (maybe 1 wrought nail). Got
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<p><i>Thanks to Elsie for the info and to Elsie and Esther the photos.</i></p>
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<p>Monday April 24
CCASM members Denise, Elsie, Linda, and Mary along with Claudia worked with
Esther to open a 3’x3’ unit about 2 feet in front of the fireplace foundation. Ned stopped by briefly to help.<br /><i>Thanks to Elsie for the info</i></p>
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Monday April 17 was a busy day. CCASM members Denise, Doug, Elsie, Linda, Mary, Ned, Pat, Peggy, Steve, and Carol were joined by Claudia to complete the clearing and flagging of the site before a planned visit by school children on Wednesday. All the remaining leaves, vines, etc. were removed and placed in the brush pile. When the site was closed in 2009, black plastic was placed over the exposed fireplace bricks, and then dirt and bricks were placed on the plastic. We removed and sifted the dirt over the plastic and removed the plastic to expose that end of the house. Although we expected the dirt to be sterile, we found various ceramic and glass fragments including fragments of Rockingham earthenware and brown stoneware. At the end of the day, Doug removed any loose dirt on the stones.</p>
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On Wednesday April 12 Esther and CCASM members Ned, Doug, Linda, Elsie, and Carol continued clearing the area around the site - removing trees, undergrowth, and vines hanging from trees. Ned used his chain saw while the rest lopped or clipped and then drug cut debris to the brush piles.<br /></p>
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<p>On Wednesday April 5 Esther and CCASM members Steve and Ned worked on clearing the Swann site. Steve
found one of Jim’s datum points at a corner of the foundation using his metal
detector. Steve cleared the short ends of the foundation including Jim’s
test unit. Ned mostly used a chainsaw to cut trees and larger limbs and to cut
sharp stubs flush. Esther did lopping and clearing. It was in the low
80s. We will get additional information when Jim inspects the
site on Sunday. <br /></p>
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<i><br />Thanks to Ned for the info and photos. (These are only two of the many photos Ned took.)</i><br /><p></p>
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<p>On Monday April 3, instead of being in lab, CCASM members Denise, Linda, Doug, Elsie, Ned, Mary, and Carol along with volunteer Malinda were at the Swann House site clearing off the site. Elsie and Ned had brought nippers and loppers, and Doug brought a chain saw. The rest of us piled up debris for the County to haul away. <br />Using documentation from Gibb's reports, Carol and Elsie identified the area containing the foundation. This area was easier to clear (mainly briars) except for the several large fallen tree branches. <br /></p>
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<br /> Background: On May 20, 1846 the heirs of William Graham conveyed to James Swann, ”a man of color”, one lot (probably Lot #1) and half of another lot (Lot #4), both lying in the town of Port Tobacco on what was commonly called the “Point”. The lots were already in the possession of James Swann in 1843. James Swann operated an inn and oyster house in the village for almost twenty-five years. <br /><p></p>
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</div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>Carolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06571097946386260965noreply@blogger.com0