Final Report, Phase I Archaeological Survey on the North Bank of Pine Hill Run Naval Air Station Patuxent River St. Mary's County, Maryland (2012.042)

Summary

The attached document includes the final report for the Phase I Archaeological Survey on the North Bank of Pine Hill Run, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, St. Mary's County, MD. On behalf of the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Washington, The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (LBG), conducted a Phase I archaeological survey of three areas on the north side of Pine Hill Run at Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NAS Pax River), St. Mary’s County, Maryland (Figure 1). The three survey areas cover a total of 26.5 hectares (65.5 acres).

The survey was conducted for inventory purposes as part of compliance with Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). The Navy is planning to construct new laboratory facilities on two of the survey areas (Survey Areas 2 and 3). Some level of archaeological survey had been previously conducted in a portion of one of the three areas (Pogue 1983; Sara and Bergevin 2004), and additional survey was necessary to have a more complete inventory of resources.

LBG’s fieldwork was carried out in May and June 2011. The Principal Investigator for the archaeological study was Gregory Katz, and the Field Director was Jason Shellenhamer. Charles LeeDecker was the Project Manager. Mr. Shellenhamer and Mr. Katz were responsible for drafting the report. Mr. Shellenhamer, Mr. Katz, and Mr. LeeDecker meet the standards set out in the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards (48 Federal Register 44738– 44739; 36 CFR Part 61) (Appendix A). Field crew for the project consisted of Jerusha McLeod, Mary Patton, Paul Stansfield, and Emily Walter.

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

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Pine Hill Run, Phase I Investigations, Naval Air Station Patuxent River (2012.042)   •
• Naval Air Station Patuxent River (Main Complex), St. Mary's County, Maryland   •
• Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

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Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Federal Curator; Michael Smolek

Field Director(s): Jason Shellenhamer

Principal Investigator(s): Gregory Katz

Sponsor(s): Navy

Repository(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

Prepared By(s): Louis Berger

Submitted To(s): Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington

Record Identifiers

Delivery Order(s): 59

Contract Number(s): N40080-07-D-0311

Project Number(s): CXE4845-03

MAC Lab Accession Number(s): 2012.042

Notes

General Note: The following physical records are held at MAC Lab: Field Notes, Artifact Catalog, Report, Color Prints, Photologs, List of Documentation, acid-free copy of all paper records stored in the secondary records storage room

General Note: Date Collected:5/10/2011

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