2017 Maryland Archaeology Month Booklet
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(All events are free unless otherwise noted.)
April 1 - 29
Maryland Archaeology Month Display at La Plata Library
Sponsor: CCASM
April 3, 10, 17, 24 (11am-3:30pm)
Public Archeology Lab
Volunteer at the on-going Public Archaeology Lab and process artifacts recovered from various archaeology initiatives in Charles County.
Location: Historic Port Tobacco Village, MD 20677
Sponsor: CCASM and Charles County Government
Contact: Carol Cowherd ccasm2010@gmail.com
April 6 (7 pm) - Calvert County
Tracing Piscataway Indian History on the Ground
Julia A. King with Francis Gray, Tribal Chair, and Mario Harley, Council Member, Piscataway Conoy Tribe will talk about exciting new discoveries and how this information will be used by the tribe to tell their story.
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard, MD 20685
Contact: Kate Dinnel phone: 410-586-8501 email: jef.pat@maryland.gov
April 8 (9 am - 3:30 pm) - Ann Arundel County
Archaeology Society of Maryland (ASM) Spring Symposium
Seven speakers will cover topics - archeology and African American critical geography, the Powhatan Landscape, recent acquisitions of the Archaeological Conservancy, archeology in support of activism, using archaeology to find the role of children in the Colonial Chesapeake, background on Calverton for the 2017 ASM Field Session, and the Oakley Cabin.
For more information on talks - http://marylandarcheology.org/Misc/Symposium_2017_Program.pdf $7 for general admission $5 for ASM members and students
Location: 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD 21032
Sponsor: Archaeology Society of Maryland
April 13 (7 pm)
Landscape and the Imagined Past in Port Tobacco
Hear Esther Read talk about recent public excavations in the eighteenth-century village of Port Tobacco that are allowing us to explore the changing nature of the village landscape and to help preserve local history.
Location: La Plata Police Department,101 La Grange Ave, La Plata, MD
Contact: Carol Cowherd ccasm2010@gmail.com
Sponsor: Charles County Archaeology Society of Maryland
April 15 (10:00 am - 3:00pm) - Calvert County
Village Day at JPPM
Come spend the day in the replica Indian village and try experimenting with making Native American pottery. Learn about processing clay from out of the ground all the way to putting the pottery into the fire.
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard, MD 20685
Contact: Nate Salzmanl phone: 410-586-8595 email: nathaniel.salzman@maryland.gov
April 21 (6 pm - 8 pm)
Mallows Bay Presentation (part of Discover Quest: WWI Commemoration Weekend)
Hear an engaging presentation about Mallows Bay by underwater archaeologist Don Shomette. Also enjoy an art exhibit on Mallows Bay by Charles County Public School students and informative panels on World War I history in Charles County
Location: College of Southern Maryland, BI Building - 113 & 114, 8730 Mitchell Rd, La Plata, MD
Sponsor: Charles County Tourism
April 22 (9 am - 4 pm)
A Day at Mallows Bay (part of Discover Quest: WWI Commemoration Weekend)
Come for a day of interactive learning with activities and displays including measuring and recording a mock shipwreck, learning to tie basic knots, learning how different watersheds process rainwater with active models, digging for fossils, and checking out some Late Woodland artifacts.
The Southern Maryland Audubon Society will have guided walks at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Also Atlantic Kayak will provide guided kayak tours including all equipment for $40 per person
Location: Mallows Bay Park,1440 Wilson Landing Rd, Nanjemoy, MD
Sponsor: Charles County Tourism
April 22 (11:00 am – 4:00pm) - Calvert County
Village Day at JPPM
Bring the entire family for a day of interactive learning and fun, including a simulated archaeological dig for kids, archaeological site and lab tours, exhibits, games and cool crafts.
Location: Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, 10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard, MD 20685
Contact: Sherwana Knox phone: 410-586-8501 email: sherwana.knox@maryland.gov
April 23 (10 am - 4 pm) (part of Discover Quest: WWI Commemoration Weekend)
Public Archaeology and Open House at Rich Hill
Participate in an archaeological excavation with professional and avocational archaeologists. See historical displays, a Civil War encampment, historical re-enactors, and an eighteenth century house.
Location: Rich Hill Farm Rd, Bel Alton, MD 20611
Sponsor: Charles County Tourism and Charles County Historical Society
April 29 (1:00 pm – 4:00pm) - St Mary's County
Open House at the new Historic St. Mary's City Archaeology Laboratories
Join the archaeologists of Historic St. Mary's City in a celebration of the new curation and analysis facility located on the campus of St. Mary's College of Maryland. Tours will be conducted 1-4pm.
At 3pm join the Research and Collections staff in the Blackistone Room for illustrated presentations on archaeology undertaken at Historic St. Mary’s City.
At 4pm in the Reconstructed Brick State House there will be a reception with light refreshments. Please RSVP to Silas Hurry if you plan to attend the reception.
Location: Anne Arundel South, St Mary's College, 16855 Point Lookout Rd, St Marys City, MD
Contact: Silas Hurry (Silash@digshistory.org)
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