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Native Americans have lived along the Patuxent River since at least 6500 BC.<ref name=furgurson>[http://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2011/04/amazing-artifacts-unearthed-at-pig.html "Amazing artifacts unearthed at Pig Point"], E.B. Furgurson III, ''The Archaeology News Network'', April 2011. Original source: ''The Capital'' [April 17, 2011]</ref> An archaeological dig at [[Bristol, MD|Pig Point]] (just north of [[Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary|Jug Bay]] at the end of Wrighton Road<ref>[https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.793062,-76.704676&spn=0.010871,0.020835&t=h&z=16 Pig Point Archaeology Site], at end of Wrighton Road, [[Bristol, MD|Bristol]], via Google Maps</ref>) uncovered some of the oldest known artifacts in the Mid Atlantic states,<ref name=furgurson/> including pottery, arrow and spear points and remnants of wigwams, fires and foodways. The site was probably a center of trade in the region and has one of the best unbroken archaeological records on the East Coast.<ref name=furgurson/> The Pig Point site includes remnants of the oldest structures ever found in Maryland, [[wigwam]] post holes dating to the 3rd century.<ref name=furgurson/> Prehistoric archaeological artifacts have been found all along the coast of the Patuxent River leading to some significant finds, some curated at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory<ref>https://jefpat.maryland.gov/Pages/mac-lab/curators-choice/2019-curators-choice/2019-05-blades-of-glory.aspx</ref>.