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