2024 MHT/ASM Workshop in Archaeology

The Maryland Historical Trust and The Archeological Society of Maryland, Inc

  33rd Annual Workshop in Archeology

Saturday September 28 (9:00am-3:30pm)

Maryland Historical Trust, 100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD  map

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The agenda for the workshop is

• 9:00    Registration and Refreshments
• 9:00- 3:00  Book Sales and Exhibits (Basement Cafeteria)
  
  
• 9:30    Welcoming Remarks
  
  
• 9:45    Keynote Speaker
  Uncovering Hidden Worlds: The Science and Craft of Doing Archaeology,
             Stephen Brighton
   
• 10:45  Coffee Break

      Concurrent Sessions 

• 11:00   Conventional Documentation of Archaeological Resources: Recording Structures
  Troy Nowak
      
  
• 11:00   The Basics of Survey and Mapmaking for the Avocational Archaeologist
  Matthew McKnight.
      
• 11:00   Reading Historical Documents: Hints for Transcription
               Pat Melville.
    
  
• 11:00   Perishables Revealed: Recording Textile Impressions on Potsherds
               Lynne Bulhack.
    
  
• 12:15   Lunch  
                     (Cafeteria is closed.  Bringing your lunch recommended.)
  

       Concurrent Sessions 

• 1:30     An Introduction to the Maryland Historical Trust (MHT) Library
   Lara Westwood
   
• 1:30     It's Not Just a Magic Box: Understanding GPR
               David Givens
  
  
• 1:30     Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) of Artifacts
               Scott Strickland
     
• 1:30     CAT SESSION — Ethics & the Law in Archaeology - Part I
  Zachary Singer and Stephanie Soder
  
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• 2:30     CAT SESSION — Ethics & the Law in Archaeology - Part II
  Zachary Singer and Stephanie Soder

$7 for general admission, $5 for ASM members and students

CCASM is a chapter of ASM.