MIDDLE ATLANTIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE 35TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE March 11th-13th, 2005 Atlantic Sands Hotel and Conference Center Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Program Chairs: Scott Emory & Bill Liebeknecht Local Arrangements Chair: Ed Otter "At the heart of the complex field of cultural resource ma,wgement is the work archaeologists do to determine the significance of a particular site. 011 a daily basis, they often face the question of what should be protected for future generations, salvaged in the face of impending destruction, or allowed to be destroyed ivitftout record. Frequently, their assessments are at odds with segments of society ivftose culturally conditioned values conflict with tfte practical management of resources. " Heritage of Value, Archaeology of Renown: Reshaping Archaeological Assessment and Significance. 2005 University Press of Florida Clay Mathers, Timothy Darvill, and Barbara J. Little Est. in 1739, The Woodland Ferry has been crossing the Nanticoke River west of Seaford, DE for over 200 years. The Ferry is operated by DeIDOT and carries an average of 70,000 vehicles a year. This photograph was taken in 1946 35TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MIDDLEATLANTIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE List of Officers President Cara Blume President-elect Carole Nash Recording Secretary Liz Crowell Treasurer Carol Ebright • Membership Secretary Faye Stocum Member-at-Large David Mudge Web Master Alice Guerrant Program Chairs Bill Liebeknecht & Scott Emory Arrangement Chair Ed Otter Registration Heather Wholey 35TH ANNUALMEETING OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC ARCHAEOLOGICALCONFERENCE Third Annual Student Paper Competition Papers will be judged by a panel of MAAC member judges with diverse backgrounds in the field of archaeology. The papers will be judged on content and presentation. This competition is unique in that each student participant will be paired with a mentor of a similar focus in archaeology. Winners will receive a monetary prize and a certificate of award fromthe MAAC President. All papers will be submitted forpublication in the Journalof Middle Atlantic Archaeology. Student Competition Co-Chairs Eleanor Breen (Mount VernonArchaeology) Josh Duncan (Mary Washington College) Student Competition Participants (Presenters noted with an * in sessions) Karl Austin Graduate Student: Catholic University of America Session # 9 USS Alligator: The Navy's First Submarine in the Communityand in the Classroom Bill Schindler PhD Candidate, Temple University Adjunct Professor of Anthropology, Monmouth University Session# 11 No Bones About It: An Experimental Study in Prehistoric Shad Exploitation in the Delaware Valley J. Blondino, M. Kaktins, E. Krall, and G. Pevamik Temple University Session# 11 A Surface Attrition Study ofLow-Fired Ceramic Vessels: Cooking with Hot Rocks Tim Messner & Ruth Dickau Department of AnthropologyTemple University Session# 11 New Directions, New lnte,pretations: Paleoethnobotany in the Upper Delaware Valley and the utility of starch grainresearch in the Middle Atlantic. MIDDLE ATLANTIC ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE March 10-13, 2005 Atlantic Sands Hotel and Conference Center Rehoboth Beach, Delaware OVERVIEW Thursday, March 10, 2005 Tour of the Cape Henlopen Archaeological District followed by a Tour of the DeBraak Hull at Zwaanendael Museum- Cara Blume, Bill Chadwick and Chuck Fithian Friday morning, March 11, 2005 Session I: The 'State'of Collections: Curation and Conservation Issues in the Middle Atlantic Region Session 2: General Prehistoric Session 3: Ceramics in the Middle Atlantic Region Session 4: Environmental Site Fonnation Friday afternoon, March 11, 2005 Session 5: General Historic Session 6: Military Sites Friday evening, March 11, 2005 Session 7: Indigenous Issues Saturday, morning March 12, 2005 Session 8: Current State and Future Prospects of Geographic Information Systems at the Department's of Transportation, State Historic Preservation Offices, Public Agencies, and Consultants within the Middle Atlantic States Session 9: Underwater Archaeology Saturday, afternoon March 12, 2005 Session 10: (Session 8 Continued) Session 11: AlternativeAnalysis Saturday, evening March 12, 2005 Business meeting Reception Sunday, morning March 13, 2005 Session 12: Lithic Workshop (Limited to first 30 people) Session 13: Tales of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Post-Bellum through 21st Century Archaeologies Thrusday morning March 1 0, 2005 For more than a century, Delaware has been renowned forits coastal beaches, which have provided summer retreats forfamilies since the mid-19th century. But the beaches and the surrounding ocean, bays and dunes also provide areas of fruitful research for archaeologists and geologists, much of it at Delaware's Cape Henlopen State Park. Delaware State Museums archaeologist Chuck Fithian will lead us on an examination of the DeBraak hull and talk about Delaware's maritime archaeology in the morning. Delaware State Parks archaeologist Cara Blume and geologist Bill Chadwick from John Milner Associates will then lead a walk into the dunes to explore one of the park's unique features-a progressive series of sand spits that mark the development of the Cape and the track the history of Indian people in this coastal environment. Meet at the Biden Environmental Center, Cape Henlopen State Park at 11 :00 AM. Bring your lunch, and be prepared for a hike. Friday morning March 11, 2005 Session 1: The 'State'of Collections: Curation and ConservationIssues in the Middle Atlantic Region Chaired by: By Silas D. Hurry and Lisa A. Young 8:20-8:40 The 'State 'of Collections: Curation and Conservation Issues in the Middle Atlantic Region - Lisa A. Young, Alexandria Conservation; Services, Ltd [email protected] 8:40-9:00 Preservation through Standards and Guidelines for Archaeological Collections in Maryland- Betty L. Seifert, Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory JeffersonPatterson Park and Museum [email protected]. us 9:00-9:20 ContractCuration: ManagingFederal Collectionsat a State Repository - -rJ/iJ.,h, /..v,.. Sara Rivers, Cofield Curator of Federal Collections Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory JeffersonPatterson Park & f"�'� j I� { Museum [email protected] J 9:20-9:40 Curation and Storage of Artifacts:A Complex Issue in the District of Columbia - Nancy J. Kassner, DC Officeof Planning/ Historic Preservation Officenancy.k [email protected] 9:40-10:00 That the Present May Learnfrom the Past: Archaeological Collections at Colonial Williamsburg- Emily Williams and Kelly Ladd-Kostro, Dept. of Conservation-BHW [email protected] and [email protected] 10:00-10:20 Break 10:20-10:40 Curation And Collection Management At The VirginiaDepartment Of Historic Recources - KeithT. Egloff, Department of Historic Resources Richmond, VA [email protected]�gov 10:40-11:00 Saving the Past for the Future: Curating Pennsylvania's Archaeological Compliance Collections - Stephen G. Warfel,The State Museum of Pennsylvania [email protected] 11 :00-11 :20 The Preservation of Archival Materials in Archaeological Collections - Molly Gleeson, Emily Williams and Pamela Young, Dept. of Conservation-BHW, [email protected] [email protected] and pyoung@cwf org 11:20-1 1:40 Conservation FAQs and Facts: Developing an Interactive CD of Conse,,,ation and Collections Care Guidelines for Archaeologists - Claire Peachey, Naval Historical Center [email protected] 11 :40-12:00 Moderated Discussion with Session Participants- Silas D. Hurry, Historic St. Mary's City [email protected] Session 2: Prehistoryin the Middle Atlantic Region: Current Research Chaired by: Elizabeth Crowell., Fairfax County Park Authority 8:00-8:20 Excavations at the Shoemaker FerrySite (28WA274), Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area - William Barse, URS, [email protected] 8:20-8:40 Inferring Hunter-Gatherer Territorial Density- Heather A. Wholey, West Chester University, [email protected] 8:40-9:00 Genesis of the Cherokee in the Late Archaic Period of the Southern Appalachian Mountains -Thomas R. Whyte, Applachian State University, [email protected] 9:00-9:20 Late Archaic Occupation at the Raker I Site, Northumberland County, PA: Implications for Settlement Models in the Central Susquehanna Drainage - Andrew Wyatt and Robert Eiswert,McCormick Taylor, Inc., [email protected] and [email protected] 9:40-10:00 Ceramics Recoveredfrom Stratified Deposits Overlooking the Arthur Kill, Staten Island, New York JeffHarbison, URS Corp, [email protected] 10:00-10:10 Break 10:10-10:30 So You Think You Want to be an Archaeologist?: PENNDOT District 9-0's First Annual ArchaeologyDay - Richard White, Eric Scouteguazza, Bill Savage, Chan Funk, Barbara Shaffer,McCormick Taylor & Associates, PENNDOT and PHMC, [email protected] and [email protected] 10:30-10:50 Recent Archaeological Investigations in Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC - Stephen Potter and Stuart Fiedel, National Park Service and Louis Berger Group 10:50-11: 10 The Problem With the Williamson Site - William --Jack" Hranicky, [email protected] 11: 10-11:30 Lee Road 2: A Probable Clovis-HornfelsAssociation - Michael Johnson, Fairfax County Park Authority/ASV, [email protected] 11 :30-11 :50 StratifiedPrehistoric Sites Along the C&O Canal - StuartFiedel and Stephen Potter, Louis Berger Group and National Park Service 11:50-12:10 Land Bay A.1 Features Under Features in an Unplowed Upland Context­ BernardTops and Michael Johnson Fairfax County Park Authority [email protected] LUNCH