Brinsfield I Site Explained

Brinsfield I Site
Nearest City:Cambridge, Maryland
Added:May 12, 1975
Refnum:75000887

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.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{MHT url|id=288}} Brinsfield I Prehistoric Village Site, Dorchester County ]. Maryland Historical Trust . 2008-10-29.