Remedial Archaeological Investigations at Sites 44PG179 and 44PG243, Fort Lee (FL1989.001)

Summary

During the latter part of October 1988, MAAR Associates, Inc. (MAI) conducted field work for the remedial archaeological investigations of sites 44PG179 and 44PG243 located at Fort Lee, Prince George County, Virginia. The investigations consisted of both on-site archaeological excavations and additional historical research which were conducted in order to assess the results of disturbance impacts caused by earth-moving activity at the two sites. The following report presents the findings of the investigation, as well as makes recommendations concerning the sites’ future management.

This project contains a redacted fieldwork report, an artifact catalog and the original artifact inventory list typed in 1988. All of these documents pertain to the archaeological sites 44PG179 and 44PG243, located at Fort Lee, Virginia.

Cite this Record

Remedial Archaeological Investigations at Sites 44PG179 and 44PG243, Fort Lee (FL1989.001). ( tDAR id: 392559) ; doi:10.6067/XCV80R9QV2

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Keywords

Culture
African American • Archaic • Colonial Period • Eighteenth Century • Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Building Materials • Ceramic • Chipped Stone • Fauna • Fire Cracked Rock • Glass • Metal

Site Name
44PG176 • 44PG179 • 44PG243

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Hearth • Pit • Post Hole / Post Mold • Refuse Pit • Slave Quarters

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Site Evaluation / Testing

General
Civil War • Civil War Military Map • Gordon Farmstead • John T. Tinsley • Military Map • Tobacco Pipe

Geographic Keywords
Fort Lee • Prince George County (County) • Virginia (State / Territory)

Spatial Coverage

min long: -77.369; min lat: 37.225 ; max long: -77.297; max lat: 37.271 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Patty Conte

Contributor(s): MAAR Associates, Inc.; Shawn Holsinger; Carol D. Tyrer; Harding Polk II

Collaborator(s): Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers

Repository(s): Fort Lee Regional Archaeological Curation Facility

Record Identifiers

Accession Number (s): FL1989.001

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Datasets

  1. Artifact Catalog, Sites 44PG179 and 44PG243, Fort Lee (2011)
    DATASET H. Polk.

    Catalog of artifacts excavated at sites 44PG179 and 44PG243 located at Fort Lee, Virginia.