Ask an Archaeologist

?      Ask an Archaeologist      ?

At various events attendees have submitted questions to CCASM's "Ask and Archaeologist" Box.  Here are links to answers provided by professional and avocational archaeologists.

• Why do archaeology? Who cares? 
  (Dr. Julia King)
• Is it okay to not collect artifacts? 
  (Dr. Jim Gibb)
   
• Is archaeology hard? 
  (Elsie)
   
• What is the most common artifact found in Charles County?  
  (Dr. Jim Gibb)
• What is the most common artifact found in Charles County? 
  (Dr. Julia King)
   
• What is the oldest item you have found? How old was it? 
  (Dr. Julia King)
• What is the oldest item you have found? How old was it? 
  (Carol)
• What is the oldest item you have found? How old was it?
  (Dr. Jim Gibb)
   
• How do you determine the age of a fossil?
  (Polly)
• Where is the best place in Charles County to find fossils?  
  (Polly)
• How deep was the deepest fossil you ever found?
  (Polly)
   
• What is the difference between an archaeologist and a paleontologist?  
  (Carol)
• What is the biggest dinosaur?  
  (Carol)