2023 ASM Annual Fall Meeting

 

On Saturday October 14 the Monocacy Chapter of ASM hosted the 2023 Archeology Society of Maryland, Inc Fall Meeting at the Frederick Community College Student Center in Fredrick Maryland.

The Fall Meeting started with the Annual ASM Business Meeting that also included the presentation of the 2022 William B Mayre Award to Dr. Susan Langley.  Zac Singer accepted the award for Susan who had other commitments.  There were updates from all the chapters.

But the highlight of the ASM meetings are the talks. 

• Overview of Frederick County Early Pre-history (with lots of fluted points)
    Dr. Zachary Singer, Maryland Historic Trust
  
  
• Preliminary Results from the 2023 ASM Annual Field Session: Chapel Branch West Site
  and Update on the Barwick Site (2022 Annual ASM Field Session) - both in Denton, MD
  (via Zoom)
     Dr. Julie Markin, Washington College
  
  
• Updates to the Frederick County Historic Preservation Ordinance: Open for Public Comment
  (includes archaeology)
     Beau Lockard, Frederick County Government
        
• The Archaeological Conservancy Acquisitions and Updates for Frederick County including Rosenstock Woodland Village Site
     Megan Reeve, The Archaeological Conservancy
  
  
• Research and Updates: Smithsonian Channel Production and opening of the Museum of the Ironworker
  Referenced research reported in Science https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.ade4995
     Elizabeth Comer,  Catoctin Furnace Historical Society
   
  
• Frederick M. Stiner Memorial Keynote Lecture
  Historic and Contemporary Piscataway Perspectives on Archaeology
  At end referred to Through Piscataway Eyes Master Plan
     Francis Gray, Tribal Chair of the Piscataway Conoy Tribe
  

Two  CCASM members attended the meeting.

 

Charles County's PowerPoint slides for Meeting-