Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties, Archeological Site Survey, Basic Data Report, Site 18CH163, Cedar Grove, BPI_0090

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Author(s): Steve Wilke

Year: 1980

Summary

This report is a Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties Archeological Site Survey, Basic Data Report for the site W-T, CH-K4, 18CH163. This site is located approximately 400m north of Upper Cedar Point on the north bank of the Potomac River. It is immediately north of site 18CH162, and is separated from it by a low marshy swale, probably the locus of a freshwater spring.

Bounded on the east by the Potomac River, which is eroding the approximately 740 feet long eastern site margin, the site covers approximately 8 acres and reaches a thickness of at least 15". The midden is composed exclusively of densely packed whole valves of C. Virginica. The surface of the site has been plowed.

The site in question is immediately north of site 18CH162, and may be a continuation of it, and separated by a low marshy swale. The site is bounded on the east by the Potomac River, which is eroding the approximately 740 feet long eastern site margin. The site covers approximately 8 acres and reaches a thickness of at least 15". The midden is composed exclusively of densely packed whole valves of C. Virginica. The surface of the site has been plowed. Radiocarbon dates from this site were: 1615 +/- 75 BP, 1300 +/- 100 BP, and 2740 +/- 75 BP. The last date may indicate an Early Woodland component, if it is accurate.

Cite this Record

Maryland Inventory of Historic Properties, Archeological Site Survey, Basic Data Report, Site 18CH163, Cedar Grove, BPI_0090. Steve Wilke. 1980 ( tDAR id: 439134) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8439134

Keywords

Culture
Middle Woodland • Woodland

Material
Shell

Site Name
18CH163 • Cedar Grove • CH-14 • W-T

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Midden • Shell Midden

Investigation Types
Heritage Management • Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Collections Management

Geographic Keywords
Blossom Point, MD • Cedar Neck Point • Charles County (County) • Maryland (State / Territory) • Nanjemoy Creek • Port Tobacco River • Potomac River

Spatial Coverage

min long: -79.514; min lat: 38.281 ; max long: -76.838; max lat: 39.749 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District

Landowner(s): Harry Diamond Laboratories, Adelphi, MD

Repository(s): Adelphi Laboratory

Prepared By(s): Geo-Recon International, Ltd.

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Contact(s): US Army Corps of Engineers Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections, St. Louis District