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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;say_it_slowly, post: 7056037, member: 50&quot;]That numbering is not consistent for an actual archaeological site in the US, at least not anything recent.&nbsp; Most of the US (including Maryland) uses a code, first numbers designating the State (some variations) then letter codes for the county followed by the site number in order of when the site was registered within that county. That is often followed by additional numbers or codes with more specific designations. You can see about it here.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_trinomial" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_trinomial" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_trinomial</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Where I live, for example, a site number would look something like 44FQ0156. That would be 44 (Virginia) FQ (Fauquier County) 0156 (the 156th site registered in the county). Additional number or codes could follow.</p><p><br /></p><p>Someone could have shorthanded it but that would make it challenging to identify..</p><p>It also could just be a collector. I have many of my things numbered and cataloged using my own numbering system . Possibly a museum that has their own system etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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