Archaeology Opportunity - Native American Town

Here an opportunity to do archaeological fieldwork and some field lab work as well as to be a part of an important research effort.

Beginning next week (Monday December 5-9) and continuing through the following Friday (December 12-16), Dr. Julie King, Scott Strickland, and St Mary's College of Maryland staff and students will be hosting volunteers at the probable site of Cecomocomoco - an important Native American town mapped by John Smith in 1608 - on Lower Brambly Farm in Chaptico (St. Mary's County).

The work will include shovel test pit excavation and some field processing of recovered material. Volunteers will be welcomed for any duration from a half-day up to the entire 10 days.

If this is of interest to you, it is important that you contact Dr. King (jking@smcm.edu) or her field director Scott Strickland (stricklandscottm@gmail.com) to reserve a place on the crew. Directions and information regarding local accommodations, etc., will be supplied with their response.

Note that one of the sponsors is the Archeological Society of Maryland (ASM), and CCASM is a chapter of ASM.