Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

The Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab) is a archaeological research, conservation and curation facility located at Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum, the State Museum of Archaeology, in southern Maryland. The MAC Lab serves as a clearinghouse for archaeological collections recovered from projects conducted throughout Maryland, as well as collections from private donations (http://www.jefpat.org/mac_lab.html).

The digital records for the MAC Lab's collections are available here and are organized according to contributing installation. They are further organised by MAC Lab accession number and/or by archaeological site.

Site Name Keywords
18HA312 • Dallam • 18CV362 • 18CH155 • Ashcomb's Quarter • Awapantop • 18PR466 • 18ST659 • 18CH281 • 18HA313

Site Type Keywords
Archaeological Feature • Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex • Artifact Scatter • Settlements • Domestic Structures • Non-Domestic Structures • Military Structure • House • Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features • Encampment

Other Keywords
Compliance • Phase II • Navy • Phase I • Army • Phase III • Native American Burial • Tenant Farms • Yeocomico Ware • oyster seasonality

Culture Keywords
Historic • Archaic • Euroamerican • Middle Archaic • Late Archaic • Early Archaic • Woodland • Late Woodland • Prehistoric • Early Woodland

Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing • Data Recovery / Excavation • Heritage Management • Systematic Survey • Reconnaissance / Survey • Archaeological Overview • Ground Disturbance Monitoring • Collections Research • Research Design / Data Recovery Plan • Architectural Documentation

Material Types
Ceramic • Glass • Metal • Chipped Stone • Building Materials • Fauna • Wood • Shell • Mineral • Fire Cracked Rock

Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric • Historic • Historical • 18th Century CE • 19th Century CE • 17th Century CE • 20th Century CE • Historical Period • Preshistoric • 21st Century CE

Geographic Keywords
United States of America (Country) • Maryland (State / Territory) • North America (Continent) • US (ISO Country Code) • St. Mary's County (County) • Anne Arundel County (County) • Chesapeake Bay • USA (Country) • Charles County (County) • Harford County (County)

Resources Inside This Collection (Viewing 101-130 of 130)

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Phase II Excavations at Blossom Point Field Test Facility, Adelphi Laboratory Center (2002.022) Phase II Investigation, Anketill's Neck, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2010.063)
  • Artifact Inventory, Site 18ST707, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2008)
    DATASET Louis Berger.

    This is the catalog of artifacts recovered during Phase II Investigations at Anketill's Neck (Site 18ST707) at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River. See Utilized Codes for XE 4307 Anketill's Neck, St. Mary's Co, MD Phase II (also in this project) for the codes used in this dataset.

Phase II Investigation, Beall House, Site 18FR683, Fort Detrick (2007.040) Phase II Investigation, Site 18ST87, Webster Field Annex, St. Mary's County, Maryland (2007.005)
  • Artifact Inventory, Site 18ST87, Webster Field Annex (2007)
    DATASET R. Christopher Goodwin and Associates.

    This record contains an artifact catalog from phase II investigations of Site 18ST87, St. Inigoes Manor/Priest’s Point, Webster Field Annex, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland. Additional resources are located at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation lab. For further information and access to resources contact the Federal Curator, contact information listed below.

Phase II Investigations at the Naval Academy Athletic Facility (Brigade Sports Complex), North Severn River Complex (2006.027) Phase II Investigations of 18AN557, 18AN1232, 18AN1230, 18AN1229, and 18ANX423, Berman Tract, Fort Meade (2004.036) Phase II Investigations of 18AN974, 18AN986, and 18AN987, Fort Meade (2004.034) Phase II Investigations of Sites 18DO81, 18DO80, 18DO407, US Navy Bloodsworth Island (2001.049) Phase II Investigations, P-140, Webster Field Annex (2013.019) Phase II Investigations, Site 18AN973, Downs Family Cemetery and Farmstead, Fort Meade (2013.014) Phase II Investigations, Site 18FR74, Ft. Detrick Water Treatment Plant, Fort Detrick (2005.023) Phase II Investigations, Sites 18AN978, 18AN975, and 18AN762, Fort Meade (2004.035) Phase II Investigations, US Naval Observatory, Washington D.C. (2010.065) Phase II Investigations, Washington Navy Yard, Washington D.C. (2010.066) Phase II Investigations, “Porter’s Folly” (Site 18AP77), Naval Support Activity Annapolis, US Naval Academy (2012.044) Salvage Investigations, US Navy Academy Visitor Center/Hell Point, US Navy Academy (2006.021) Surface Collection by Army Research Laboratory Staff, Adelphi Laboratory Center (2000.026) Survey of 3 Acre Land Exchange Parcel, Point Lookout (2004.028)
  • Artifacts Inventory, Sites 18STX80, 18STX81, and 18ST792, Point Lookout (2007)
    DATASET Geo-Marine, Inc..

    This record contains an artifact catalog for phase I investigations of sites 18STX80, 18STX81, and 18ST792, Point Lookout State Park, Maryland. This collection and related documents are currently being held by the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab located in St. Leonard, MD. For further information contact the Federal Curator, Sara Rivers-Cofield

Survey of Shoreline Portions of 18ST234 and 18ST328, Webster Field Annex (2004.030) Susquehanna, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (1998.036)