Phase I/II Archaeology, Site W - US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Prince Georges County, Maryland

Summary

Garrow & Associates, Inc., conducted Phase II archaeological fieldwork at Site W on the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Prince Georges County, Maryland. The project was conducted for the Baltimore District, US Army Corps of Engineers in August 1995 for the Army Adelphi Laboratories, which has acquired a portion of the naval facility. The project tested two archaeological sites (18PR465 and 18PR466) within a parcel to be used for a wastewater containment pond, an administrative building, and a parking lot. The studies were done to assist the Army in their compliance with 36 CFR 800 and 36 CFR 66 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. This document also provides the results of a previously unreported Phase I survey of Site W.

After background research and pre-fieldwork setup, a crew of four to five people were in the field for eight days. 25 one meter square test units were excavated, 10 in the prehistoric site 18PR465 and 15 in historic site 18PR466. Artifacts totaling 1,974 were gathered from the test units. An additional 206 artifacts were analyzed from shovel tests excavated during the previous Phase 1 survey by the Corps of Engineers staff. Artifacts were from both the historic period and the prehistoric period.

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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

Principal Investigator(s): Joel D. Gunn

Repository(s): Adelphi Laboratory

Prepared By(s): Garrow & Associates, Inc.

Submitted To(s): U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

Record Identifiers

Contract(s): DACW31-95-D-0028/0001

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