The National Archives Site is an
archeological site
An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...
at the
National Archives facility in
College Park,
Prince George's County, Maryland. The site contains archeological remains from prehistoric settlements during the
Late Archaic period
In the classification of the archaeological cultures of North America, the Archaic period in North America, taken to last from around 8000 to 1000 BC in the sequence of North American pre-Columbian cultural stages, is a period defined by the ''a ...
, c. 4000-1500 B.C. Stone artifacts recovered through archeological testing indicate that this camp served as a place of stone tool manufacture and probably as a staging point for hunting and foraging. Physical integrity of the prehistoric component is high, with little plow disturbance or admixture with artifacts from other periods. The presence of a small number of other artifacts, including the projectile points, a spokeshave, and utilized flakes, indicates that the site also served in other hunting and foraging pursuits. It is one of a relatively small percentage of known prehistoric properties in Maryland with undisturbed archeological deposits.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on August 22, 1996.
References
External links
The National Archives Site, Inventory No.: PG:66-36 including a
photograph dated August 1994
Maryland Historical TrustMaryland Department of PlanningArcheological Sites; 66-036 National Archives Archeological Site (18PR355) (NR), ''Illustrated Inventory of Historic Sites and Districts, Prince George's County, Maryland''
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, April 2011, p. 256
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College Park, Maryland