Archaeological Investigations on the Washington, D.C. Civic Center Site

摘要

The report summarizes the results of archaeological investigations conducted within two of the three blocks to be used for construction of the Washington D.C. Civic Center. The investigations included extensive backhoe testing and hand excavations in preselected areas. The most significant deposit explored during this project was a mid-nineteenth century household trash dump. Analytical techniques applied to the trash dump artifacts include South pattern analysis, Miller ceramic economic scaling, minimum vessel determinations for ceramics and glass, ceramic set analysis, and ceramic attrition rate analysis.