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