Field Archaeology of the Clifts Plantation Site, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Summary
Between 1976 and 1979, archaeological investigations were undertaken at The Clifts Plantation Site (.44 WM 33), located at Stratford, Westmoreland County Virginia. The excavation were funded by a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment, Inc. to the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, and overseen by the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission and the Virginia Research Center for Archaeology.
The following report is intended as a foundation for the work that is still to be done. It presents an overview of the excavation and an outline of the basic data recovered. The emphasis is on the description of archaeological features, the character of their contents and their dates of deposition.
Cite this Record
Field Archaeology of the Clifts Plantation Site, Westmoreland County, Virginia. Fraser Neiman. Stratford, VA: Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, Inc. 1980 ( tDAR id: 6086) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8T43RSG
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Keywords
Culture
Euroamerican
Material
Ceramic
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Fauna
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Glass
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Metal
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Mineral
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Shell
Site Name
Clifts Plantation (44WM33)
Site Type
House
Investigation Types
Archaeological Overview
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Data Recovery / Excavation
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Historic Background Research
Temporal Coverage
Calendar Date: 1670 to 1729
Spatial Coverage
min long: -77.498; min lat: 36.633 ; max long: -75.41; max lat: 39.368 ;
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