Archaeological Investigations of A Lithic Reduction Activity Area, Herring Island (18 Ce 146), Cecil County, Maryland

• Published in: North American Archaeologist
• Main Author: Ward, H. Henry
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications 1984
• Subjects: Archeology; Herring Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/313g-4w59-4edq-q18q; http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2190/313G-4W59-4EDQ-Q18Q

Salvage archaeological investigations at the Herring Island site revealed a major base camp dating to Middle Archaic—Late Woodland times. During the Late Archaic and Early Woodland periods there is a clear distinction between a quarry-reduction area associated with ironstone outcroppings and habitat...