Indians of the Chesapeake

Indians of the Chesapeake (HM1J7D)

Location: Edgewater, MD 21037 Anne Arundel County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.217', W 76° 32.612'

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Have you wondered how we know so much about past cultures? Have you ever thought about future generation studying the present? What would they find?
Since no books or photographs were left behind by earlier civilizations to tell us how they lived, we depend on what archaeologists find to inform us. Small pieces of the past are uncovered by digging through the layers of the earth. Each layer has its own story to tell...if you know what to look for. Our story of the Piscataway people is based on interpretations of the objects found on the land.
On the left are drawings of what an archaeologist found on this property. These small pieces are from some larger object. Can you match the small pieces with the whole object on the right? Can you tell how the object was used?
The illustration on the left show a test pit dug by an archaeologist. You can see the plow zone, or area that has been mixed up by plowing. The subsoil below is where archaeologists look for artifacts, or things made by humans.
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HM NumberHM1J7D
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Date Added Wednesday, February 18th, 2015 at 9:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 366126 N 4305363
Decimal Degrees38.88695000, -76.54353333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.217', W 76° 32.612'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 13.02" N, 76° 32' 36.72" W
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Area Code(s)410, 443, 301
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 647 Contees Wharf Rd, Edgewater MD 21037, US
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