2012 ASM Spring Symposium

Listening to one of the speakers (Dr. Broadbent)

On Saturday April 21 the Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc. held its 46^th Annual Spring Symposium on Maryland Archeology at Crownsville, MD.

The theme was Three Centuries of Conflict: The Archaeology of War.

Dr. David Starbuck gave the McGillivray Lecture on Archaeology at Fort William Henry, Site of “The Last of the Mohicans”.  Dr. Ralph Eshellman presented the Stearns Lecture on Vestiges of the War of 1812 in Maryland.  Other talks relating to the War of 1812 covered investigating the wreck of the USS Scorpion (Alexis Catsambis) and determining Barney's Artillery position in the Battle of Bladensburg (Dr. Noel Broadbent).   Matthew Virta gave the history of a World War II interrogation center,  and Michael Roller talked about the Lattimer Massacre of 1898.  Michael Raphael showed examples of using 3D scanners and associated software on archaeological and historic projects.

Even though it was beautiful outside, several CCASM members attended.

Annetta, Jim, Carol, Elsie, George, Belinda