18CH282 (Site Name Keyword)
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The two sites were located and initially tested during a survey of limited portions of the facility in 1985. At that time, the Posey Site was interpreted as a probable Contact Period deposit thought to date from ca. 1600 A.D. to an unknown terminal point. Several intact subsurface features were discovered, one of which yielded material radiocarbon dated to 1575 +/- 90 years A.D. The fieldwork conducted during the present investigation consisted of the excavation of 510 shovel test pits and 37...
Archaeological Investigations at the Posey Site (18CH281) and 18CH282 Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Charles County, Maryland (1999)
This report summarizes the results of a program of background research, archaeological fieldwork, and analysis conducted for the Department of Natural Resources of the Indian Head Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Charles County Maryland. The subject of the project was the Posey Site (18CH281) and 18CH282, two archaeological sites located near Mattawoman Creek aboard the Surface Warfare Center. The investigation was undertaken by the Maryland Historical Trust’s Southern Maryland...
Artifact Photographs, Archaeological Investigations of the Posey Site, Indian Head (2014)
This project contains artifact photographs from archaeological investigations of the Posey Site, Indian Head, Maryland.
Excavation Photographs, Archaeological Investigations of the Posey Site, Indian Head (2014)
This project contains excavation photographs from archaeological investigations of the Posey Site, Indian Head, Maryland (includes photos from Roll 1, 2, 4, and 5).
Overview of the Cultural Resources Management Program Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Archeological Resources on Cornwallis Neck (1997)
Extract from the report (pg. 1): The purpose of this study is to review the current status of the archeological resources located on Cornwallis Neck and to make management recommendations for continuing and enhancing the activity's cultural resource survey and evaluation program. This document specifically reviews the status of the archeological survey coverage of Cornwallis Neck. Data from previous surveys of this area were analyzed with the purpose of assessing the need for additional...
A Preliminary Archeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Naval Ordnance Station Indian Head, Maryland (1985)
Report Abstract: This report presents the results of a preliminary archeological reconnaissance conducted at the Naval Ordnance Station on Cornwallis Neck, Indian Head, Charles County, Maryland. The survey resulted in the discovery of 45 archeological sites, ranging in time from the Early Archaic through to the Late Woodland/Contact period. In addition to these periods, three sites dated to the 19th Century and one to the 19th/20th Century . Testing was also conducted at 18CH71, a site that...
A Preliminary Archeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head (1995.015), Maryland
This project represents the results of a preliminary survey the Naval Ordnance Station, Indian Head, Maryland undertaken by Bill Barse in 1985. Collections from the survey include artifacts from 40 identified sites and five different non-site areas surveyed. Records include the technical report and a few field records that were later scanned for inclusion as an appendix in a subsequent project report (MHT Report CH 83). Collections are curated at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation...