2022 Discovering Archaeology Day

Finally on April 9, a somewhat chilly Saturday, CCASM once again had the opportunity to participate in an outdoor archaeology event -- Discovering Archaeology Day at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum in St Leonard, Maryland. 

It was a great day to be outdoors and to visit with the archaeological organizations that had tables and hands-on activities at the event.  Over 280 people came, many of whom stopped at the CCASM tables.

You could help carve a soapstone bowl, make an arrow, see arrows tipped with fossils, watch an eel basket being made, identify seeds, "dig" for artifacts, mend broken pottery, make a small clay colonial bowl, view a 3-D image of a plate, look at a number of actual artifacts, visit various MAC Lab stations (artifact id, washing, conservation, faunal lab, storage), ...  CCASM had a display and the "Archaeologist Dig for Clues" activity where you could discover what can be learned from trash.  And, of course, you could just talk to people.  Overall it was a really good day. 

Talking about archaeology

One attendee doing the activity
while another reads the display

Thanks to Denise, Joe, Ned, Peggy, and Carol who represented CCASM at the event.