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Research paper thumbnail of J. C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology

Historical Archaeology, Jun 1, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Seeing: The power of town planning in the Chesapeake

Historical Archaeology, Dec 1, 1998

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Research paper thumbnail of Phase II Archaeological Investigations, Proposed Raw Water Transmission Main and Water Intake Facility, Sparta, Georgia

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Research paper thumbnail of A Retrospective Look At The Material Culture Of The Leonard Calvert Site

Society for Historical Archaeology, 2018

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Research paper thumbnail of Phase II Archeological Investigations for the Baltimore Annapolis Transportation Corridor, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Research paper thumbnail of Archeological Reconnaissance and Testing: Maryland Route 2 / 4 Corridor, Calvert County, Maryland

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Research paper thumbnail of Intensive Archeological Investigations at the Howard-McHenry Site, a Nineteenth Century Mill / Tenancy

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Research paper thumbnail of Ocean Hall, St. Mary's County, Maryland: Historic Structure Report

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Research paper thumbnail of Additional Intensive Archeological Testing at the Oxon Hill Manor Site: An 18th Through 19th Century Plantation in Maryland

Intensive, controlled testing at a major plantation site in Prince Georges County, Maryland resul... more Intensive, controlled testing at a major plantation site in Prince Georges County, Maryland resulted in the discovery of numerous subsurface features and significant artifact deposits dating to the 18th through 2 0 ^ centuries. This testing encompassed the eastern portion of the Oxon Hill Manor site (18PR175) which would be impacted by the Maryland Route 210/1-95 interchange proposed by the State Highway Administration. Architectural features including structural post holes, robbed brick footings, and filled cellar holes were delineated and sampled. Four structural loci were identified representing a minimum of seven structures. Correlation with the historic record suggests these may represent slave quarters and farm buildings. Given the site's excellent integrity, local and regional significance, and potential for addressing important research questions, Oxon Hill Manor is clearly eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Avoidance of the culturally se...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Archaeology of Archaeology

www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0572174g THEN DIG Peer-reviewed archaeology blogging The Archaeology... more www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0572174g THEN DIG Peer-reviewed archaeology blogging The Archaeology of Archaeology In the 1970s, Historic St. Mary’s City in Maryland, the first capital city of 17th century Maryland, undertook extensive archaeological excavations at the St. John’s site. We were not the first archaeologists to look at this site and we could see the evidence of St. Mary’s archaeological predecessors. Dr. H. Chandlee Forman explored the site briefly in the 1960s. The most common artifacts resulting from this previous campaign were cigarette filters. Most were too deteriorated for identification beyond broad functional attribution since they were primarily cellulose, but there were some examples which could be identified. These represented filters from True© cigarettes. True cigarettes utilized an “advanced filter system” that incorporated an element of plastic (see the ad below). According to court records filed as part of one of the massive suits brought under the tobacc...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Archaeology of Maryland Indians at St. Mary’s City and the Interactions of Cultures

Unearthing St. Mary's City, 2021

Although long recognized as Maryland’s first capital, the site of St. Mary’s City also holds a we... more Although long recognized as Maryland’s first capital, the site of St. Mary’s City also holds a wealth of archaeological evidence spanning over 10,000 years of Native American life. This long record is summarized with attention focused upon the settlement called Yaocomico that was inhabited in the early seventeenth century. It was at Yaocomico that the newly arrived English colonists first came into sustained encounter with Native people. In a remarkable situation, it was negotiated that half the town was given to the settlers while the Yaocomico continued residing in the other half until the corn harvest. From this peaceful beginning, the interaction between Maryland Indians and the English is briefly traced over the next 70 years. Attention is given to the material evidence of this interaction, especially Native-made tobacco pipes that are found in quantities on English sites from ca. 1640 until about 1675. Finally, recent work on Maryland Indian sites from the late seventeenth and...

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Research paper thumbnail of Soil Analysis at the St. John’s Site

<p>This chapter explores the use of soil chemistry in distributional analyses to explore hu... more <p>This chapter explores the use of soil chemistry in distributional analyses to explore human behavior through non-artifactual manifestations of occupation. Using a standard agricultural assessment, soil phosphate (PO<sub>4</sub>), potassium (K), and calcium (Ca) are mapped to decipher how a landscape was used through time. Both concentrations and absence of these key soil elements are indicative of different types of human intervention. Analysis of soil elements within cultural point-type deposits can also be explored using the standard agricultural assessment. The use of this type of sampling in historical archaeology was pioneered at St. Mary's City. In addition to the utility of soil chemical analysis, the approach's drawbacks and challenges are reviewed.</p>

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Research paper thumbnail of Ceramic Studies at Maryland’s First Capital

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Research paper thumbnail of Ceramic Type Descriptions from Historic St. Mary's City

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Research paper thumbnail of Sourcing a Stone Paver from the Colonial St. Inigoes Manor, Maryland

s with Programs 33(6): 15. Burdette, Kemp M. W., and Michael S. Smith 2014 T h e M i n e r a l o ... more s with Programs 33(6): 15. Burdette, Kemp M. W., and Michael S. Smith 2014 T h e M i n e r a l o g y, P e t ro l o g y, a n d Provenance of Ballast Stones from the Cape Fear, North Carol ina : 1725–1825 . Southeastern Geology 50(2): 93–108. Callebaut, Kristoff, Jan Elsen, Koen Van Balen, and

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Research paper thumbnail of Characterization of bricks and tiles from the 17th-century brick Chapel, St. Mary's City, Maryland

Journal of Archaeological Science, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of William M. Kelso, Jamestown: The Buried Truth .:Jamestown: The Buried Truth

Winterthur Portfolio, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Seeing: The power of town planning in the Chesapeake

Historical Archaeology, 1998

... Nicholson's design is treated traditionally in two ways. First, his redesign for Anne Ar... more ... Nicholson's design is treated traditionally in two ways. First, his redesign for Anne Arundel Town, which he renamed Annapolis, for Queen Anne, is usually seen as a baroque plan overlaid on an earlier grid (Baker 1986:191-209). ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Ceramic supply in an economically isolated frontier community: Portage County of the Ohio Western Reserve, 1800–1825

Historical Archaeology, 1983

Page 1. GEORGE L. MILLER SILAS D. HURRY Ceramic Supply in an Economically Isolated Frontier ... F... more Page 1. GEORGE L. MILLER SILAS D. HURRY Ceramic Supply in an Economically Isolated Frontier ... For the archaeologist, recognition of the dif ference between economically isolated fron tiers and those that have a cash flow is essen tial for understanding artifact assemblages. ...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Whole Site is the Artifact: Interpreting the St. John's Site, St. Mary's City, Maryland

Past Meets Present, 2007

The St. John’s site is located in St. Mary’s City on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. St.... more The St. John’s site is located in St. Mary’s City on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. St. Mary’s City is a 1,500-acre National Historic Landmark that commemorates the founding settlement and first capital of Maryland. John Lewger, the first secretary of the colony, built the main house on the St. John’s site in 1638, a mere four years

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Research paper thumbnail of J. C. Harrington Medal in Historical Archaeology

Historical Archaeology, Jun 1, 2012

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Research paper thumbnail of Seeing: The power of town planning in the Chesapeake

Historical Archaeology, Dec 1, 1998

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Research paper thumbnail of Phase II Archaeological Investigations, Proposed Raw Water Transmission Main and Water Intake Facility, Sparta, Georgia

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Research paper thumbnail of A Retrospective Look At The Material Culture Of The Leonard Calvert Site

Society for Historical Archaeology, 2018

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Research paper thumbnail of Phase II Archeological Investigations for the Baltimore Annapolis Transportation Corridor, Anne Arundel County, Maryland

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Research paper thumbnail of Archeological Reconnaissance and Testing: Maryland Route 2 / 4 Corridor, Calvert County, Maryland

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Research paper thumbnail of Intensive Archeological Investigations at the Howard-McHenry Site, a Nineteenth Century Mill / Tenancy

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Research paper thumbnail of Ocean Hall, St. Mary's County, Maryland: Historic Structure Report

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Research paper thumbnail of Additional Intensive Archeological Testing at the Oxon Hill Manor Site: An 18th Through 19th Century Plantation in Maryland

Intensive, controlled testing at a major plantation site in Prince Georges County, Maryland resul... more Intensive, controlled testing at a major plantation site in Prince Georges County, Maryland resulted in the discovery of numerous subsurface features and significant artifact deposits dating to the 18th through 2 0 ^ centuries. This testing encompassed the eastern portion of the Oxon Hill Manor site (18PR175) which would be impacted by the Maryland Route 210/1-95 interchange proposed by the State Highway Administration. Architectural features including structural post holes, robbed brick footings, and filled cellar holes were delineated and sampled. Four structural loci were identified representing a minimum of seven structures. Correlation with the historic record suggests these may represent slave quarters and farm buildings. Given the site's excellent integrity, local and regional significance, and potential for addressing important research questions, Oxon Hill Manor is clearly eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Avoidance of the culturally se...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Archaeology of Archaeology

www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0572174g THEN DIG Peer-reviewed archaeology blogging The Archaeology... more www.escholarship.org/uc/item/0572174g THEN DIG Peer-reviewed archaeology blogging The Archaeology of Archaeology In the 1970s, Historic St. Mary’s City in Maryland, the first capital city of 17th century Maryland, undertook extensive archaeological excavations at the St. John’s site. We were not the first archaeologists to look at this site and we could see the evidence of St. Mary’s archaeological predecessors. Dr. H. Chandlee Forman explored the site briefly in the 1960s. The most common artifacts resulting from this previous campaign were cigarette filters. Most were too deteriorated for identification beyond broad functional attribution since they were primarily cellulose, but there were some examples which could be identified. These represented filters from True© cigarettes. True cigarettes utilized an “advanced filter system” that incorporated an element of plastic (see the ad below). According to court records filed as part of one of the massive suits brought under the tobacc...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Archaeology of Maryland Indians at St. Mary’s City and the Interactions of Cultures

Unearthing St. Mary's City, 2021

Although long recognized as Maryland’s first capital, the site of St. Mary’s City also holds a we... more Although long recognized as Maryland’s first capital, the site of St. Mary’s City also holds a wealth of archaeological evidence spanning over 10,000 years of Native American life. This long record is summarized with attention focused upon the settlement called Yaocomico that was inhabited in the early seventeenth century. It was at Yaocomico that the newly arrived English colonists first came into sustained encounter with Native people. In a remarkable situation, it was negotiated that half the town was given to the settlers while the Yaocomico continued residing in the other half until the corn harvest. From this peaceful beginning, the interaction between Maryland Indians and the English is briefly traced over the next 70 years. Attention is given to the material evidence of this interaction, especially Native-made tobacco pipes that are found in quantities on English sites from ca. 1640 until about 1675. Finally, recent work on Maryland Indian sites from the late seventeenth and...

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Research paper thumbnail of Soil Analysis at the St. John’s Site

<p>This chapter explores the use of soil chemistry in distributional analyses to explore hu... more <p>This chapter explores the use of soil chemistry in distributional analyses to explore human behavior through non-artifactual manifestations of occupation. Using a standard agricultural assessment, soil phosphate (PO<sub>4</sub>), potassium (K), and calcium (Ca) are mapped to decipher how a landscape was used through time. Both concentrations and absence of these key soil elements are indicative of different types of human intervention. Analysis of soil elements within cultural point-type deposits can also be explored using the standard agricultural assessment. The use of this type of sampling in historical archaeology was pioneered at St. Mary's City. In addition to the utility of soil chemical analysis, the approach's drawbacks and challenges are reviewed.</p>

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Research paper thumbnail of Ceramic Studies at Maryland’s First Capital

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Research paper thumbnail of Ceramic Type Descriptions from Historic St. Mary's City

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Research paper thumbnail of Sourcing a Stone Paver from the Colonial St. Inigoes Manor, Maryland

s with Programs 33(6): 15. Burdette, Kemp M. W., and Michael S. Smith 2014 T h e M i n e r a l o ... more s with Programs 33(6): 15. Burdette, Kemp M. W., and Michael S. Smith 2014 T h e M i n e r a l o g y, P e t ro l o g y, a n d Provenance of Ballast Stones from the Cape Fear, North Carol ina : 1725–1825 . Southeastern Geology 50(2): 93–108. Callebaut, Kristoff, Jan Elsen, Koen Van Balen, and

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Research paper thumbnail of Characterization of bricks and tiles from the 17th-century brick Chapel, St. Mary's City, Maryland

Journal of Archaeological Science, 2006

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Research paper thumbnail of William M. Kelso, Jamestown: The Buried Truth .:Jamestown: The Buried Truth

Winterthur Portfolio, 2007

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Research paper thumbnail of Seeing: The power of town planning in the Chesapeake

Historical Archaeology, 1998

... Nicholson's design is treated traditionally in two ways. First, his redesign for Anne Ar... more ... Nicholson's design is treated traditionally in two ways. First, his redesign for Anne Arundel Town, which he renamed Annapolis, for Queen Anne, is usually seen as a baroque plan overlaid on an earlier grid (Baker 1986:191-209). ...

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Research paper thumbnail of Ceramic supply in an economically isolated frontier community: Portage County of the Ohio Western Reserve, 1800–1825

Historical Archaeology, 1983

Page 1. GEORGE L. MILLER SILAS D. HURRY Ceramic Supply in an Economically Isolated Frontier ... F... more Page 1. GEORGE L. MILLER SILAS D. HURRY Ceramic Supply in an Economically Isolated Frontier ... For the archaeologist, recognition of the dif ference between economically isolated fron tiers and those that have a cash flow is essen tial for understanding artifact assemblages. ...

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Research paper thumbnail of The Whole Site is the Artifact: Interpreting the St. John's Site, St. Mary's City, Maryland

Past Meets Present, 2007

The St. John’s site is located in St. Mary’s City on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. St.... more The St. John’s site is located in St. Mary’s City on the western shore of the Chesapeake Bay. St. Mary’s City is a 1,500-acre National Historic Landmark that commemorates the founding settlement and first capital of Maryland. John Lewger, the first secretary of the colony, built the main house on the St. John’s site in 1638, a mere four years

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