Near Doswell in Caroline County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Early Indian Tool Making Camps
Photographed By Kathy Walker, July 20, 2008
1. Early Indian Tool Making Camps Marker
Inscription.
Early Indian Tool Making Camps. . On this site overlooking the North Anna River, archaeological investigations conducted in 2006 in cooperation with Virginia tribes identified toolmaking camps dating to 8000 B.C. Indians used these camps repeatedly, especially from about 1000 B.C. to 1 A.D. Using hammerstones and deer antlers, they fashioned quartzite cobbles from the riverbank into tools for hunting, butchering, fishing, and other subsistence activities. Stone bowl fragments and clay pottery sherds found here reflect long-term changes in vessel technology along Virginia's fall line. An intensively occupied cluster of Early Woodland camps such as this is extremely rare in central Virginia.
On this site overlooking the North Anna River, archaeological investigations conducted in 2006 in cooperation with Virginia tribes identified toolmaking camps dating to 8000 B.C. Indians used these camps repeatedly, especially from about 1000 B.C. to 1 A.D. Using hammerstones and deer antlers, they fashioned quartzite cobbles from the riverbank into tools for hunting, butchering, fishing, and other subsistence activities. Stone bowl fragments and clay pottery sherds found here reflect long-term changes in vessel technology along Virginia's fall line. An intensively occupied cluster of Early Woodland camps such as this is extremely rare in central Virginia.
Erected 2007 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number ND-1.)
Location. 37° 51.003′ N, 77° 25.627′ W. Marker is near Doswell, Virginia, in Caroline County. Marker is on Dawn Boulevard (Virginia Route 30), on the right when traveling east. .2 miles east of Hanover/Caroline County line. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Doswell VA 23047, United States of America. Touch for directions.
The area has seen some changes with the coming of the Meadow Event Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,309 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 23, 2008, by Kathy Walker of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 2, 2011, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.