Brinsfield I Site

Archaeological site in Maryland, US

United States historic place
Brinsfield I Site
Nearest cityCambridge, Maryland
NRHP reference No.75000887[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Brinsfield I Prehistoric Village Site, Dorchester County". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved October 29, 2008.

External links

  • Brinsfield I Prehistoric Village Site, Dorchester County, including photo from 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust
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