2024 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Oct-Dec)

CCASM has been working with Charles County at the ongoing Public Archaeology Lab since 2015.  The lab is for processing artifacts recovered from various archaeology initiatives in Charles County -  including artifacts from investigations of sites on County properties, artifacts recovered from savage archaeology in the County, as well as artifacts recovered around the 1970's before the Port Tobacco Courthouse was reconstructed.  Esther Read is the archaeologist in charge.

Health precautions:  Following guidelines for Charles County. 

Location: Courthouse (2nd floor; use South Wing door) and Burch House (both inside and outside) in Historic Port Tobacco Village  map 

Note:  Public Archeology Days at Swann Site (10am-3pm)
                      Saturday October 26 and Sunday October 27

 Next dates: 
  Note: depending on the weather, we may also be in the field on Mondays; 
            (we try to post the latest schedule as soon as we get it - may not get until Monday morning)
 
              Friday,     Oct 18   (10am - 12am) School Group from Ryan
            Monday,   Oct 21  (11am - 3pm) Lab at Port Tobacco and in field at Swann Site
              Friday,     Oct 25   (10am - 12am) School Group from Brown
           Weekend    Oct 26, 27  (10am-3pm) Public Archaeology Days at Swann Site
            Monday,   Oct 28   (11am - 3pm) Lab at Port Tobacco and
                                             (10am - 12am) School Group from Craik
        Wednesday,   Oct 30   (10am - 3pm) in field at Maxwell Equestrian Park


Last Lab date for 2024 (and Christmas Party) will be Dec 16.
Dates for School Visits 2024: Fri, Oct 18; Fri, Oct 25; Mon, Oct 28; 2025: Mon, Mar 17; Fri, Apr 4; Mon, Apr 7: Fri, Apr 11; Wed, Apr 23;

Various Bottle Finishes

 

At the Monday October 14 Lab it was just Linda and Jadyn.  We bagged dry brushed items from last week and washed items from the Courthouse box (1970s Port Tobacco artifacts).  We chose these glass bottle fragments with different finishes as the "artifact" of the day.

Thanks to Linda for the photo and the info.

Buckle

Monday October 7 while several of the regular volunteers were in the field, Linda, Claudia, and Jadyn were at Burch House sorting and bagging the artifacts that were washed last week and then dry brushing the remaining metal artifacts.  We chose this sturdy copper alloy buckle as the artifact of the day.  It was with the other artifacts recovered during the 1970s excavations at Port Tobacco but that's all we know.  So it is listed as Port Tobacco, no provenience.

Thanks to Linda for the photo and the info.

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