Brinsfield I Site
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Archaeological site in Maryland, US
United States historic place
Brinsfield I Site | |
| Nearest city | Cambridge, Maryland |
|---|---|
| NRHP reference No. | 75000887 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 12, 1975 |
Brinsfield I Site, or Brinsfield I Prehistoric Village Site, is an archaeological site near Cambridge in Dorchester County, Maryland. The site was first identified in 1955 by Perry S. Flegel of the Sussex Society of Archaeology & History. It is a late prehistoric archaeological site characterized by shell-tempered pottery and triangular projectile points. The site may provide evidence of prehistoric life on the eastern shore of Maryland during the Late Woodland period, c. 900–1500.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Brinsfield I Prehistoric Village Site, Dorchester County". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved October 29, 2008.
External links
[edit ]- Brinsfield I Prehistoric Village Site, Dorchester County, including photo from 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust
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- Archaeological sites in Dorchester County, Maryland
- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- Native American history of Maryland
- Late Woodland period
- National Register of Historic Places in Dorchester County, Maryland
- Eastern Shore, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs