Gallery of Archeological Society of Maryland’s Biggs Ford Field Session June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 GladeValley.net Staff Sifting Boxes on Stands Sifting Box Dig sites in corn field along Biggs Ford Road Archaeologists seeking the remains of a domicile. Taking a break. A piece of pottery. Carefully searching. Tools of the trade. Examining a find! Pit from original village dating as early as 1000 A.D. Explaining the distinguishing markings of pottery used in Glade Valley. All of the dirt is carefully sifted and its origin documented. A cutting tool used by Glade Valley residents 1000 years ago. These pits have yielded charcoal, animal bones, corn kernels, and more. Quartz tool fragment Outlining a post of the later village’s palisade. Sifting for artifacts. Archaeology Archaeologists making a discovery. Removing layers of dirt to be sifted. Sifting box