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