2025 Discovering Archaeology Day

Saturday April 12 CCASM was at Discovering Archaeology Day at Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum in St. Leonard, Maryland.  Archaeologists from across Maryland had tables at the event.  CCASM was one of two ASM chapters at the event.  Since the MAC Lab expansion is still under construction, the event was once again held at the Pavilion next to the Visitor Center. 

CCASM had its HITS display and the Archaeologist Dig for Clues" activity where people could discover what can be learned from trash, especially if you also know the location where it was recovered.  We also had the "What Is It?  (Woodland)" activity.  Of course, we promoted the ASM Field Session that will be in Charles County this year, and a number of people scanned the QR code for the Field Session Registration.

CCASM Display and Activities

What is it?

There were twelve tables/activities relating to archeology.  People also had the opportunity to see the MAC Lab Collections/FAQ Exhibit in the Visitor Center.  It was a really cold, overcast day.  So those that came to the event seemed to be really interested, and there were a number of things for them to see and to do.  Some of the tables had variations on activities we often see while others were a little different.  This Bingo card for the event will give some idea.

One activity on the card that we found particularly interesting was the table that was testing out a new flow chart for being able to distinguish buckles for people from buckles for horses.  

Did I mention it was really cold for a spring day?  So a special thanks to Elsie and Carol, who represented CCASM at the event.  It's always a great event to learn more about archaeology, to get ideas, and to interact with others.