Archaeology Hike on Lovely Spring Day!
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| The Patuxent River at Selby's Landing |
The rivers of colonial America were the highways for the early settlers. Today's hike, sponsored by Prince George's County Archeology Department, took us along the Patuxent River at Patuxent River Park. It traversed sites from Archaic period prehistory, through mid-20th-century sites.
Can you spot the bricks?
They tumble around an old cellar hole from an early 18th century(?) dwelling.
It was still standing in 1939
A wigwam framework replica showed one of the types of dwellings that
the Native Americans in this area built.
Our guide points out how the pattern of forest succession can give clues to old farming fields.
She showed examples of the types of artifacts one might find.
This is a spear point from the Archaic Period made from quartz.
The old Croom Airport was the first African-American built airfield in the US.
Today, we saw two groups of serious kite flyers doing their thing here.
My niece hung out with dad while I was on my outing.
She took advantage of the spring blooms to take some photos:
