Bill and Jim:
How are you defining Tidewater-below the Fall Line?
Silas Hurry
Historic St. Mary's City(well within the Tidewater)
> 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
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> 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
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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
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> 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,
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> 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.
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> Contact Faye Stocum <mailto:[log in to unmask]> for membership status;
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> For information concerning the Bookroom, contact Ed Otter
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> 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
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> Membership Secretary:
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> William B. Liebeknecht
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> Hunter Research, Inc.
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