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MARYLAND NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES
Woodland Period ( 1200 BC To 1600 AD ) Piedmont Physiographic Province
Map of the Piedmont area of Maryland ( yellow ) during the prehistoric Woodland Period showing approximate locations of known archaeological sites . Native Americans at this time led more sedentary lives in villages & base camps near the rich floodplains of rivers and streams , leavin g their home bases mainly to collect resources , hunt , or trade . Several advances were made such as the use of ceramics , bow & arrow , agriculture ( The Three Sisters Garden ), food storage , and construction techniques . On the left is the area known as Cohongorooto or “ Potomac above the Falls ” which highlights the area above and below the Montgomery County Agriculture Reserve ( green ).
PENNSYLVANIA
WEST VIRGINIA
Potomac R .
Harpers Ferry
Shenandoah R .
Maryland Piedmont
WASHINGTON
Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve
Villages , Hamlets , Base camps
Short-term resource procurement and hunting camps
Potomac R .
Point of Rocks
Cacoctin Mts .
FREDERICK
Monocacy R .
Biggs Ford
Roosevelt Island on “ Fall Line ” used to be Mason ’ s Island
CARROLL
Patapsco R .
Rockdale Rockshelter
Prettyboy Reservoir
G unpowder Falls R .
Monacacy Rosenstock Blvd . Bridge
Grant Painters Rose Hill
Mill / Camp
Manor Burhans
Miles I
Lyonsfield BALTIMORE Run III
Sugarloaf CITY
Mountain HOWARD
UMBC
Furnace Branch
Curtis
Landfill MONTGOMERY Deep Run Quarry
Prehistoric Seneca sites ( 8 ) Flat Rock
Black Beehive
Creek Ford Shelter LPR # 3 Higgins
NIHAC Rock
GE Health Mt . Nebo Mill
Care site
Seneca Watts
ANNE ARUNDEL
Treetops Terrace NIH
Taylor NIH
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VIRGINIA
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Great Falls Park Fletchers Boat house
PRINCE GEORGE ’ S
BALTIMORE
WASHINGTON DC
Gywnns Falls C reek
Patapsco R .
MARYLAND
HARFORD
Chesapeake Bay
Connowinga
CECIL
KENT
QUEEN ANNE ’ S
TALBOT
CAROLINE
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DELAWARE
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State lines
County lines
( Sites shown on enlarged map to left )
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CHARLES |
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DORCHESTER Area of main map |
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Native American trails / trade routes
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Patuxent R .
SAINT MARY ’ S
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WICOMICO
PRINCESS ANNE
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Mapping Maryland ’ s forgotten heritage : a work in progress . Riverworks Associate Artist Katharine Sutliff , explored the locations of several Native American villages in our area as part of a Riverworks community cohort project led by Christine Rai . During her exploration , she was surprised to learn how many villages were in locations she had frequently visited all her life and how many aspects of our lives today are rooted in Native American heritage . She looks forward to the next project on this subject when she plans on adding more sites and artwork . plenty I autumn harvest 2024 5