United States historic place
Brinsfield I Site | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Nearest city | Cambridge, Maryland |
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NRHP reference No. | 75000887 |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
References
- ^ "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
- Brinsfield I Prehistoric Village Site, Dorchester County, including photo from 1974, at Maryland Historical Trust
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