Mattapany, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (1998.032, 1998.034, 1998.035)

Summary

This project contains digital materials from MAC Lac from accession numbers 1998.032, 1998.034, and 1998.035. and relate to archaeological work conducted at, and in the vicinity of, Mattapany. The materials include artifact and excavation photographs, artifact inventories, and two draft reports.

Cite this Record

Mattapany, Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland (1998.032, 1998.034, 1998.035). ( tDAR id: 391679) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8NS0WB9

Spatial Coverage

min long: -76.43; min lat: 38.267 ; max long: -76.395; max lat: 38.296 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

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

Sponsor(s): Navy

Repository(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory

Prepared By(s): Southern Maryland Regional Center

Record Identifiers

MAC Lab Accession Number(s): 1998.035; 1998.032; 1998.034

Notes

General Note: The following physical records are held at MAC Lab: Field Notes, Lab Notes, Maps,Oversized Maps, Black & White Negatives, Black and White Contact Sheets, Kodachrome Slides, Photologs, List of Documentation, acid-free copy of all paper records stored in the secondary records storage room

General Note: Date Collected:1993

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Documents

  1. “A Fair House of Brick and Timber”: Archaeological Excavations at Mattapany-Sewall (18ST390) Naval Air Station, Patuxent River St. Mary’s County, Maryland (1999)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Edward E. Chaney. Julia A. King.

    Today, Mattapany is an 18th-century house known as Quarters A, located aboard the Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NASPAX) in St. Mary's County, Maryland (Figure 1). However, the history of this area is far older than that of Quarters A. Long the site of Native American settlements, the Mattapany area was first occupied by Europeans around 1637, when the Jesuits established a mission and plantation in the vicinity. Thirty years later, Gov. Charles Calvert, who would become the third Lord...

  2. Phase I Archaeological Investigations Near Mattapany Naval Air Station, Patuxent River St. Mary’s County, Maryland (2000)
    DOCUMENT Full-Text Edward E. Chaney.

    This report summarizes the findings of the Mattapany Phase I Archaeological Survey, the goal of which 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 Mattapany Phase I Archaeological Survey took place on Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NASPAX) and is found in St. Mary’s County, within Maryland Archaeological Research Unit Number 9. The survey covered...