Robert Ogle's Collection from Southwestern Maryland

Amelia Chisholm

At the November 12 CCASM Zoom meeting Amelia Chisolm talked about the artifacts that Robert Ogle had collected in Anne Arundel, Prince Georges, and Charles counties.  Robert  Ogle, a surveyor, collected this material from the 1960s-2000s.  The collection is expansive and particularly significant because much of the material was recovered from sites that have subsequently been destroyed.

Archaeologists from Anne Arundel County's Cultural Resources Division are reassessing the collection.  Amelia shared photos of artifacts from the collection including some of the Paleoindian and Early Archaic projectile points, some Paleoindian and Early Archaic materials that had not previously been found in this area, and also some interesting first finds from the Zekiah Swamp region of Charles County. 

Amelia is the Archaeological Laboratory Director for Anne Arundel County's  Cultural Resources Division.

For anyone wanting to help with the curation of this collection, you can contact the volunteer coordinator at volunteers@losttownsproject.org   (Like everywhere else they have restrictions related to covid-19.)

Just to see a snapshot of some of those listening to the talk -

Attendance: 15