2025 Public Archeology 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.

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 Oyster House (10:30am-3pm)
                      SW of Historic Port Tobacco Courthouse
                    Saturday Oct 25 and Sunday Oct 26               
   If you are part of a large group, you need to let us know when you are coming and how many.  

Next dates: 
Note: (We try to post the latest schedule as soon as we get it - may not get until Monday morning. 
            Being in the field depends on the weather - if it's not raining and not too hot.)
Fall School Visits on Mondays scheduled Oct 6, Oct 13, and Oct 20 (make-up day)
  
  Saturday    Oct 25    (10:30am - 3pm) Swann Oyster House in the field
  Sunday       Oct 26    (10:30am - 3pm) Swann Oyster House in the field
  Monday,    Oct  27   (10am - 3pm) Rich Hill in the field

The field was too wet Monday October 13 for us to be in the field at Rich Hill.  So Elsie, Denise, Claudia, Carol, and Linda worked in the lab at Burch House washing artifacts mostly from Elsmere but also from the Swann Site.  We also moved boxes of artifacts from Maxwell Hall to the second floor of the Courthouse.  It turned out to be a short day.  (It was Linda's birthday.)

Monday October 6 two buses from Walter J. Mitchell Elementary School (one in the morning and one in the afternoon) came to Port Tobacco with second graders.  They got the chance to visit the One-Room Schoolhouse, tour Stagg Hall, and be introduced to archaeology.   Today Monday Denise, Linda, Elsie, Claudia, Carol, and Malinda along with Esther worked with the students.  It was a great group of students.  
This spring we provided the Stagg Hall docents with an introduction to archaeology script and archeology activity boxes for the students.  Although the students were coming almost every day for a number of weeks, we only helped on Mondays.  However that prevented us from being in the field.  This fall we need to be in the field and the docents know what to do.  So we have only been able to help on two Mondays.  

2025 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Sep) -- 2025 Public Archaeology Days (Apr-Jun) -- 2025 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-Mar)  
2024 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Oct-Dec) --2024 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Sep) 
  --2024 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Apr-Jun)  --2024 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-Mar)
2023 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec) --2023 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)
2022 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec) --2022 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Feb-Jun)
2021 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Mar-Dec)
2020 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Sep-Dec) --2020 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-Mar)
2019 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jul-Dec)   --2019 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)
2018 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec) --2018 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)
2017 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec) --2017 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)
2016 Public Archaeology Lab Days (July-Dec) --2016 Public Archaeology Lab Days (Jan-June)
2015 Public Archaeology Lab Days