2018 Archaeology Month Display at LaPlata Library

On April 2 CCASM put up a display celebrating Maryland Archaeology Month in one of the display cases at the LaPlata Library (2 Garrett Ave., LaPlata, MD). 

This year's theme is "Charting the Past: 30 Years of Exploring Maryland's Submerged History", and the display highlights three shipwreck sites that have been charted in Southern Maryland - a War of 1812 shipwreck in the Patuxent (possibly Barney's Scorpion), the U1105 Historic Shipwreck Preserve near Piney Point, and the numerous shipwrecks at Mallows Bay in Nanjemoy.

The library provided several books relating to the shipwrecks.  On the right side is the Proclamation from the Charles County Commissioners that proclaims April as Archaeology Month in Charles County.  And if any of the shipwreck images look familiar, that's because you have probably seen them on previous Maryland Maritime Archaeology Program displays.

Thanks to Barbara, Elsie, and Carol for putting the display together.

The image of the display is not that crisp.  So stop by the library for a better view.