Archaeological Afternoon
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The artifacts came from the Mount Calvert site along the Patuxent River, which was an important settlement in the 18th and 19th century, but nowadays is in the middle of nowhere. Most of the artifacts were found in an area where enslaved peoples resided not far from the brick mansion which is still standing today.
My first job in college was writing teeny-tiny numbers on artifacts at the University of Maine archaeology lab (also where I meet my husband!). So I more-or-less knew what I was doing. These volunteer days happen once a month, so I hope to join in with more of them!
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I became interested in archaeology as a kid, and conducted my first dig in the field near our house. I remember finding a few shards of 19th century pottery--and that was super exciting. I studied anthropology and archaeology (and geology) in college, and dug a Native American site in Maine, and spent a summer in Norway digging a various viking era sites. Fast forwarding twenty-five years, I worked on a cemetery site in Newark, NJ, where they were clearing a 18th/19th c graveyard to make way for the NJ Devils stadium.
I still have a strong interest in history, archaeology, and historic preservation....perhaps more on that later!