Archaeology and the Citizen-Scientist at SERC

Jim Gibb

On October 8 Dr. James Gibb of Gibb Archaeological Consulting talked about the on-going excavations he is conducting on Sellman’s Connection, a 500-acre tract that is now part of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in Anne Arundel County.  This August SERC added this archaeological pilot study that combines students, interns, all sorts of volunteers, and professional scientists in the study of human-environment interaction on its 2600-acre preserve.  Jim showed some of the archaeological results that is beginning to show how a single family (the Sellmans, 1729-1917) adapted to environmental changes.  For an overview view SERC blog posting

If you would like to volunteer to work with Jim at the site, you can see the volunteer schedule as well as tentative findings at Volunteer at Sellmans Connection.

 
We would especially like to thank Jim for agreeing to give this talk on such short notice.

Also at the meeting there were photos of a possible site that CCASM plans to visit.  CCASM would like to start identifying more archaeological sites in Charles County and submitting the Maryland Historical Trust Site Forms so archaeologists will be aware of the sites.

Attendance: 10