Harper's Creek Survey, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2001.033)
Part of: Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Main Complex), St. Mary's County, Maryland
This collection contains photographs, distribution data, statistical analyses, and an official report of the 1997 Phase I survey at Harper's Creek, St. Mary's County, Maryland. The excavations were carried out by staff of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum for the Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS PAX). The goal of this survey was to identify and inventory all archaeological sites within the project boundary in accordance with Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The project area is in Maryland Archaeological Research Unit Number 9, the Estuarine Patuxent Drainage of the Coastal Plain Province. The project was funded through a grant provided by the Department of Defense's Legacy Resources Management Program.
Twenty-three archaeological sites were encountered, including fourteen previously unidentified sites and nine sites which were previously documented. The prehistoric sites ranged from the Early Archaic period to the Late Woodland period, and the historic sites extended from the last half of the seventeenth century to the early 1940s. Fourteen sites may potentially be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (National Register): 18ST396, 18ST472, 18ST474, 18ST475, 18ST659, 18ST747, 18ST748, 18ST749, 18ST750, 18ST751, 18ST753, 18ST754, 18ST755, and 18ST756. Additional work will be necessary at these sites to determine their eligibility, should avoidance prove impossible.
Site Name Keywords
18ST396 •
18ST474 •
18ST475 •
18ST659 •
18ST749 •
18ST751 •
18ST753 •
18ST757 •
18ST392 •
18ST397
Site Type Keywords
Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex •
Settlements •
Encampment •
Resource Extraction / Production / Transportation Structure or Features •
Historic homestead •
Lithic Reduction Area
Other Keywords
Survey •
Shovel Tests •
Phase I •
Navy •
Compliance •
Artifact Distribution •
Excavation •
Debitage Analysis •
Tobacco Pipes •
Distribution
Culture Keywords
Archaic •
Early Archaic •
Middle Archaic •
Late Archaic •
Woodland •
Early Woodland •
Middle Woodland •
Late Woodland •
Historic •
Euroamerican
Investigation Types
Site Evaluation / Testing •
Systematic Survey
Material Types
Ceramic •
Chipped Stone •
Fauna •
Fire Cracked Rock •
Glass •
Building Materials •
Metal •
Shell
Temporal Keywords
Prehistoric •
Historic
Geographic Keywords
US (ISO Country Code) •
United States of America (Country) •
St. Mary's County (County) •
Maryland (State / Territory) •
North America (Continent) •
St. Mary's (County) •
Harper Creek
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Debitage Data, Harper's Creek Survey, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2000)
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This resource contains a pie chart and data tables representing the breakdown of all the lithic debitage found during the Phase I excavations at Harper's Creek, Maryland into primary, secondary, and tertiary debitage.
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Distributions by Site Number, Harper's Creek Survey, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2000)
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This resource contains artifact distribution data by site and lot number for each site of the Phase I excavations at Harper's Creek, Maryland.
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Miscellaneous Distributions, Harper's Creek Survey, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2000)
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This resource contains miscellaneous distribution data from the Phase I excavations at Harper's Creek, Maryland.
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Pipe Data, Harper's Creek Survey, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2000)
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This resource contains a pie chart, graph, and distribution tables for the tobacco pipes found during the Phase I excavations at Harper's Creek, Maryland.