Phase I Survey and Predictive Model Testing, Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland (2012.043)
Summary
On behalf of the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington, The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (LBG), carried out a Phase I archaeological survey of three areas at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Charles County, Maryland. The survey was conducted as part of compliance efforts for Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended. The purpose of the Phase I survey was both to determine the presence or absence of archaeological sites in the survey areas and to assess the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility of the sites to the extent possible at the Phase I level. The archaeological survey was also conducted to test a predictive model for archaeological resources developed for the installation in 2009.
Both identified sites (18CH815 and 18CH816) are recommended as not eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Site 18CH815 is an early twentieth-century domestic site with poor integrity and negligible information potential. Site 18CH816 is a small prehistoric site of unknown age with a very low density of prehistoric debitage; it appears to have good stratigraphic integrity but has low information potential.
The Phase I survey findings, particularly from Survey Area 2, raised questions about the accuracy of the 2009 predictive model. Survey Area 2 was determined to have high potential for prehistoric resources, but no prehistoric sites were identified. In addition, the findings from Survey Areas 1 and 3 showed that very low-density scatters of prehistoric artifacts may be present in areas modeled as low potential. Suggestions are made regarding refinement of the 2009 model: additional testing of the model should take place; and if model refinement is necessary, archaeologists may wish to reconsider treatment of the “distance to water” variable.
This project contains excavation photographs, an artifact inventory, utilized codes and methods, and a final report for a phase I archaeological survey and predictive model testing, Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland.
Cite this Record
Phase I Survey and Predictive Model Testing, Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland (2012.043). ( tDAR id: 391745) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8J967SM
This Resource is Part of the Following Collections
Keywords
Culture
Euroamerican
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Historic
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PaleoIndian
Material
Ceramic
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Chipped Stone
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Glass
Site Type
Archaeological Feature
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Artifact Scatter
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Domestic Structure or Architectural Complex
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Domestic Structures
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Settlements
Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation
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Reconnaissance / Survey
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Research Design / Data Recovery Plan
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Site Evaluation / Testing
General
Compliance
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Navy
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Phase I
Geographic Keywords
Charles County (County)
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Hog Island
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Indian Head
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Maryland (State / Territory)
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Mattawoman Creek
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Naval Support Facility Indian Head
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Potomac River
Spatial Coverage
min long: -77.196; min lat: 38.59 ; max long: -77.16; max lat: 38.605 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory Federal Curator
Sponsor(s): Navy
Repository(s): Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory
Prepared By(s): Louis Berger
Submitted To(s): Department of the Navy
Record Identifiers
Delivery Order(s): 59
MAC Lab Accession Number(s): 2012.043
Contract No.(s): N40080-07-D-0311
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:7/18/2011
Resources Inside this Project (Viewing 1-5 of 5)
Documents
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Artifact Catalog Codes and Analysis Methods, Phase I Survey and Predictive Model Testing, Naval Support Facility Indian Head (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
This record contains artifact catalog codes and methods for sites identified during phase I archaeological survey and predictive model testing, Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland. These codes and methods correspond to the artifact inventory located here: https://core.tdar.org/dataset/393153
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Phase I Survey of Three Areas at Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Predictive Model Testing, Charles County, Maryland (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
On behalf of the Department of the Navy, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington, The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (LBG), carried out a Phase I archaeological survey of three areas at Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Charles County, Maryland. The survey was conducted as part of compliance efforts for Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended. The purpose of the Phase I survey was both to determine the presence or absence of archaeological sites in the survey areas...
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Photograph Log, Phase I Survey and Predictive Model Testing, Naval Support Facility Indian Head (2012)
DOCUMENT Full-Text
This record contains a photograph log for excavation photographs taken during phase I archaeological survey and predictive model testing at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland by Louis Berger and Associates on 7/18/2011. This photograph log corresponds to the following record: https://core.tdar.org/image/393141
Images
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Survey Photographs, Phase I Survey and Predictive Model Testing, Naval Support Facility Indian Head (2011)
IMAGE
This record contains excavation photographs taken during phase I archaeological survey and predictive model testing at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland by Louis Berger and Associates on 7/18/2011.
Datasets
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Artifact Inventory, Phase I Survey and Predictive Model Testing, Naval Support Facility Indian Head (2012)
DATASET
This record contains an artifact inventory for phase I archaeological survey and predictive model testing at the Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Maryland by Louis Berger and Associates on 7/18/2011.