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Regular updates of the Port Tobacco Archaeological Project. The Project is sponsored by the Archeological Society of Maryland, the Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco, the Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium, Preservation Maryland, and Pres

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Last news: June 2, 2013 08:07:11

A Note to my Fans...

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Its the end of my last day with Jim and crew at GAC and I thought I would take this time to reflect on the past three years with GAC and with PTAP. It was a hot and muggy (typical) August day in 2007 ... Read more

New Online Data Source

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Anne and I will be working at the Burch house tomorrow (Tuesday). Do join us. Cathy Thompson forwarded to me the link below. It is for the Richmond Daily Dispatch . This newspaper provides material ... Read more

Westward Expansion

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Greetings from Denver! It was a long road trip out here but I arrived mid week and have been unpacking and settling in to my new apartment...and doing some sightseeing too! Heres some highlights and ... Read more

Yep, got it!

Jun 2, 2013 |

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I am confident that I know the approximate location of the Atzerodt Brothers carriage factory. Their 1857 advertisement in The Port Tobacco Times places the shop opposite the dwelling of Dr. ... Read more

Atzerodt Carriage Shop Site Suspected!

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Readers will note from previous postings that we have looked for the carriage shop and house of Lincoln conspirator George A. Atzerodt. Previously the team focused on the land immediately behind the ... Read more

Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference

Jun 2, 2013 |

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A slight departure from the usual posts... The 6th annual Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference will take place Saturday October 9th on the campus of Heidelberg University , Tiffin, Ohio ... Read more

Alyssa Marizan

Jun 2, 2013 |

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For this weeks blog, I would like to introduce myself as the newest member of the GAC team! My name is Alyssa Marizan; I grew up as a typical military brat...around the world...however, I ... Read more

Wading through a Sea of Buttons

Jun 2, 2013 |

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The wooded unit behind the Burch House has given up another interesting little artifact. From Stratum 1 comes this copper alloy button! Despite lengthy online research, we cant seem to find a ... Read more

Fancy a Haircut?

Jun 2, 2013 |

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While doing the normal lab work of washing and cataloging artifacts, I came upon a cool find…Scissors! This then made me want to know exactly how old these scissors are, and maybe get a brief ... Read more

Its a fake!

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Hi All! While going through the Scott Lawrence Collection, Anne and I came across this really unique wine bottle. It looked to be an 18th century Belgian "onion-shaped" wine bottle. The bottle ... Read more

Whatever hes got, they should bottle it.

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Today Alyssa and I began cataloging the Scott Lawrence Collection. Scott generously donated 30 glass and stoneware bottles to PTAP. As we research each bottle, using the SHA website , we will ... Read more

Honey...Ive got a headache!

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Hello everybody! Continuing with the theme of the Lawrence Collection bottles...came across this medicinal druggist bottle. The color of the bottle is aqua, and the dimensions are as follows: 9.36" ... Read more

One Man Jug Band

Jun 2, 2013 |

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This is an American gray stoneware jug. There are no makers marks, but possible date range can be determined from certain features. The overall shape is ovoid to tall ovoid, which is German in ... Read more

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Hello again! Keeping with our theme of the Lawrence Collection, this brown stoneware bottle is the next bottle to be displayed here on the blog! The bottles dimensions are as follows: height is ... Read more

Happy Birthday Pete!

Jun 2, 2013 |

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Today is GACs prodigal sons mumblemumbleth birthday! We hope he takes a few minutes from his worthy pursuit of knowledge to enjoy it. NOTE: We will be at Port Tobacco tomorrow to finish up Unit ... Read more

Poetical Potters

Jan 1, 1970 |

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Unit 96, between the road and the Burch House, has lots of gravel in it. But it also had a piece of whiteware with a transfer print makers mark. The ceramic was manufactured by the Homer ... Read more

Sorting Sands of the Centuries

Jan 1, 1970 |

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For me the month of October has been all about the Burch House. I spoke about our excavations there on Saturday at the ASM Board Meeting. In two weeks, Ill talk about the sedimentation processes ... Read more

Just a spoonful of sugar

Jan 1, 1970 |

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This amber bottle was most likely a medicinal bottle used by druggists and merchants. It held large amounts of medicine to be dispensed for customers. It is .97 ft high and .42 ft in diameter at ... Read more

G&Ts for one & all

Jan 1, 1970 |

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This elegantly shaped bottle is a gin bottle, shaped to be packed into a case. The rim is an applied oil finish, which dates from the 1830s to the 1920s, however the pointed corners of the base ... Read more

November Birthdays Round Two

Jan 1, 1970 |

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Jims birthday is so last week, so lets spend today wishing Anne a happy 25th! Here is a shot of Anne and I in a hole at Burch House this past summer--I miss those days filled with digging, ... Read more

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