Jim,
"These are the kinds of sites that might be written off in compliance
investigations." Yes!!! and that is why I would like to chair this session.
These types of sites are written off all too frequently as "field scatter".
Typically the few early artifacts are listed in the catalog and ignored in
the text. That is if they identified correctly in the first place. This is
not to say early sites are not found outside of the tidewater area or that
all CRM firms are guilty of this practice. My concern is that the database
is being skewed by the absence of sites in areas where they should be. I
would be interested in seeing how many early historic sites (on average) are
excavated each year by CRM firms.
Finding these sites during the Phase I investigations is difficult. As you
said "All, and especially two of them, yielded very few artifacts from
shovel testing or surface collecting." Early historic artifacts should be
treated like fluted points. Would archaeologist downplay, misinterpret or
ignore a fluted point...certainly not (or at least I hope not). Early
historic sites, (those completely forgotten by the written record) deserve
better, more intense investigations. When early artifacts are present
either from surface collecting or shovel testing, Phase II testing should
involve non-conventional excavation strategies, such as stripping and
trenches versus smaller square units scattered on a grid. The geography
should also be taken into account (drainage, wind currents and sun
exposure).
Well you get my drift. Jim I would welcome a paper from you on your sites
in the session, since they sound exactly like what I am looking for.
Bill Liebeknecht
-----Original Message-----
From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of James
Gibb
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:07 PM
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Subject: Re: MAAC Call For Papers
Fellow HistArchers:
In a recent posting, Bill Liebeknecht announced a call for papers for the
2005 Middle Atlantic Archaeology Conference. I couldn't help noticing the
title of a session that he proposes: Early 18th Century Sites Outside of the
Tidewater
Area--Where are they? I have recently completed work on two late 17th/early
18th century domestic sites, and have a third in progress, in Maryland's
Tidewater region. All, and especially two of them, yielded very few
artifacts from shovel testing or surface collecting. These are the kinds of
sites that might be written off in compliance investigations. All three have
yielded patterned subplowzone features. So my answer to Bill is that they
may be all around us, but we may need to think very carefully about how to
find and recognize them.
Jim Gibb
Annapolis, MD USA
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From: William B. Liebeknecht
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 11:18 AM
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Subject: Re: MAAC Call For Papers
The 2005 Annual Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS
35TH ANNUAL MEETING OF
THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE
March 11th-13th, 2005
Atlantic Sands Hotel and Conference Center
<http://www.atlanticsandshotel.com/>
Oceanfront and Boardwalk, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware 19971
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The 35th Annual Meeting of the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference
will be held at the Atlantic Hotel and Conference Center in Rehoboth Beach,
DE, from Friday, March 11 to Sunday, March 13, 2005. Please identify
yourself to Atlantic Sands staff as a MAAC registrant to get the conference
rate.
Individuals who wish to register for the conference and who are not giving
papers should register before March 1, 2005. There will be a $5.00 added
late registration fee for all who register after March 1 and at the door.
http://www.maacmidatlanticarchaeology.org/conference_registrationform.htm>.
Or you can register on-line for a small additional fee.
Field Trips (Thursday)
Cara Blume, Tour of the Cape Henlopen Archaeological District .
Chuck Fithian, Tour of the DeBraak hull at Zwaanendael Museum
Call for Papers
Please send abstracts for fifteen to twenty-minute papers and posters by
January 20th electronically to William Liebeknecht
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or to Scott Emory
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Abstracts may also be submitted in MSWord on
disc to Bill Liebeknecht, MAAC Program Chair, c/o Hunter Research, Inc.120
West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608-1185, or Scott A. Emory, MAAC
Program Chair, c/o A.D. Marble & Company 347 High Street Suit 2-C,
Burlington, New Jersey 08016.
Abstracts should include a title for the paper, the author's name, mailing
address, and email address. The abstract should be a maximum of 150 words
and should summarize the content. A limit of two submissions per author
will be accepted.
For organized sessions, the program chairs request session organizers to
submit the session abstract and paper abstracts as a package. Session
chairs should contact the program chairs prior to the submission of a
session abstract.
Membership dues and registration fees are due by January 20, 2005 . Failure
to submit dues by this date will result in disqualification of the paper.
Please make checks payable to MAAC in U.S. Funds.
Send registration fees to Bill Liebeknecht or Scott Emory.
Contact Faye Stocum <mailto:[log in to unmask]> for membership status;
send membership subscriptions to her
<http://www.maacmidatlanticarchaeology.org/>. (Click here for membership
information <http://www.maacmidatlanticarchaeology.org/membership.htm>;
click here for the membership form
<http://www.maacmidatlanticarchaeology.org/memberform.htm>.)
For information concerning the Bookroom, contact Ed Otter
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
Students! Take note-
Papers are also requested for the Third Annual Student Paper Competition.
Papers will be judged by a panel of MAAC member judges with diverse
backgrounds in the field of archaeology. The papers will be judged on
content and presentation. Winners will receive a monetary prize and a
certificate of award from the MAAC President. All papers will be considered
for publication in the Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology.
Preliminary Program
Matt Tomaso Tales of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow:
Post-bellum through 21st Century
Archaeologies
Rich Veit Military Sites in the Middle Atlantic Region
Bill Liebeknecht Early 18th Century Sites Outside of the Tidewater
Area:
Where Are They?
Barb Silber Archaeology and Folklore
Kevin Cunningham DELDOT-SHPO GIS systems
Scott Emory Prehistoric Site Formation and the Environment
Friday Night Discussion: Indigenous Issues 7-9 p.m.
Cara Lee Blume
WORKSHOP: Lithic Workshop
(Sunday) By Jack Cresson
Fee: $35.00
Poster Session (Friday - Saturday), Book Room:
Exhibits/Book Room:
The exhibit hall will be available to any person or organization that wishes
to display and/or sell books or other products of interest to Middle
Atlantic archaeologists. Interested parties should contact the local
arrangements chair for further details.
Contact Information:
Program Chairs:
Scott Emory <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, prehistoric archaeology; AD
Marble, Inc., 347 High Street, Suite C, Burlington, NJ 08016; (609) 239-8911
Bill Liebeknecht <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, historic archaeology;
Hunter Research, Inc., 120 W. State St., Trenton, NJ 08608-1185; (609)
695-0122
Membership Secretary:
Faye Stocum <mailto:[log in to unmask]>, MAAC Membership Secretary, DE
SHPO, 21 The Green Suite A, Dover, DE 19901; (302) 739-5685
Local Arrangements Chair:
Ed Otter <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
William B. Liebeknecht
Principal Investigator
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Hunter Research, Inc.
120 West State Street, Trenton, NJ 08608
(609) 695-0122 Telephone
(609) 695-0147 Facsimile
www.hunterresearch.com
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