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3 October 2015 -- There's so much happening in the world of archaeology lately, it's hard to keep up! But do try; a good place to start is the October issue of ASM Ink, found at http://marylandarcheology.org/Newsletters/10-2015.pdf . Highlights include a feature by ASM member (and Bigg's Ford lab director) Becca Peixotto, who was one of the lucky (and tiny) team who brought Homo naledi to light from Rising Star cave in South Africa! There's also an update on the recently-recovered Nanticoke River shipwreck, and all the agenda scoop for the Fall Classic Field Session and ASM Annual Meeting.
-- Another lined well has been discovered at Jamestown, as reported on the Archaeology website this week: http://www.archaeology.org/news/3727-150930-virginia-jamestown-well. The well was beneath a structure built just outside the original 1607 fort's perimeter.
26 September 2015 -- The Baltimore American Indian Center Museum is accepting internship applications from freshman through post-doctoral students. Duties will include giving tours, documenting and inventorying the Museum's collections, and preparing materials for exhibits and programs. For more information, contact Dennis Seymour (Chair, BAIC Board) at [email protected].
-- Read more about Homo naledi on National Geographic's website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change/ . You'll also find this as the cover story of the October 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine.
-- Stonehenge has a "new" old neighbor. Read how ground-penetrating radar led to the discovery of hidden sarsen stones under the Durrington Wall earthworks: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/07/438307673/stonehenge-has-a-new-old-neighbor-row-of-huge-stones-found-nearby?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150913&utm_campaign=mostemailed&utm_term=nprnews
14 September 2015 -- Here's a news item from the Associated Press, from the tangled web of treasure ship hunting:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TREASURE_HUNTER_FUGITIVE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT.
-- The most newly-discovered member of our family tree is Homo naledi! Read more here, from Archaeology magazine:
http://archaeology.org/news/3677-150910-homo-naledi-fossils.
-- UPAG will have a need for a couple of interim officers to fill vacated positions before our regular elections in May 2016. Per our by-laws, one must be a member for one year prior to taking elected office in September 2016. Anyone interested in "trying on" UPAG officership can learn more at our meetings this month and in October. It's a great way to be on the inside of local archaeological happenings and support the mission of the Archeological Society of Maryland!
30 August 2015 -- Timbers from a wreck found in the Nanticoke River may link to a Revolutionary War skirmish near the Eastern Shore port of Vienna, MD. Salvaged portions are being studied at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab. Read more in this Baltimore Sun story:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-hs-nanticoke-shipwreck-20150826-story.html
-- The September issue of ASM Ink is now available at www.MarylandArcheology.org. This month's highlights include new findings from the Lost Colony and Jamestown, site destruction in Palmyra and Florida, and news of upcoming events -- the Fall Classic Field Session, ASM Annual Meeting, and activities by ASM Chapters throughout Maryland.
-- If you’d like to display your interest in archeology, one way to do it is with a distinctive ASM license plate. They are available for all ASM members and obtaining them is easy and not expensive. To begin you need an MVA form VR-124. You can get one from an MVA office or from ASM’s license plate coordinator, Ilka Knuppel Gray, at 667-308- 2650, or [email protected]. Send the completed form to her at 4 Mullingar Court, Unit 201, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093. Enclose two checks, one made out to the MVA for $25 and one to ASM for $10. She then will sign the form and send it to the MVA. Plates will be ready in a few weeks. When you pick up your new plates, you must turn in your current ones, if you have any. The ASM plates will arrive with a new registration form and new stickers (with the old expiration date). Renewals are handed by MVA in the same way and at the same cost as standard plates. The $25 MVA cost is a one-time charge and the check to ASM is tax-deductible. If you have questions, contact Ilka or Larue Sauer, MVA Title Correspondence Unit, 410-768-7222, or http://www.mva.maryland.gov/vehicles/specialty-plates/organizational-sp.htm.
22 August 2015 -- Syrian archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad was killed August 18 by IS extremists in Palmyra. Mr. Asaad spent most of his life working to promote and protect the UNESCO World Heritage site. More in this report from the BBC:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33984006
14 August 2015 -- UPAG members had a great time at the 2015 Howard County Fair on Hands-On History Day, a special gathering of local preservation groups, telling fair visitors how they can get involved in local archaeology. You can, too! Come check out our next meeting; details under the EVENTS tab, above.
-- Did the Lost Colonists of Roanoke split up, and survive long enough to leave traces in two different sites? New discoveries are trying to answer the mystery. Read more, and view some of the artifacts and cartographic evidence being studied by the First Colony Foundation: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article30776748.html
28 July 2015 -- Jamestown Rediscovery and the Smithsonian have tentatively identified the remains of four men buried in the 1608 chapel. Read more, and view a 3-D depiction of the site, here: http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-and-jamestown-rediscovery-partner-reveal-identities-four-lost-leaders-jamestown.
-- CALL FOR PAPERS. The 2016 Virginia Forum will be hosted March 3-5, 2016, by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and held at the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Virginia. This year’s theme, “Convergences and Disjunctures” reflects the mission of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation to study and teach Virginia history through the convergence of American Indian, European, and African cultures and the legacies of those interactions in the development of the nation. Proposals for individual papers, panels, workshops, and other presentations are being solicited. Also contact the organizers if you would like to help chair a panel. More information on programs, proposals, and deadlines can be found at: http://www.virginiaforum.org/call-for-papers/
-- The Monocacy ASM Chapter recently hosted the dedication of the Piscataway Path, part of Sugarloaf Regional Trails' Trail of Indian History, along the C&O Canal. The Conoy Piscataway Band, whose home sanctuary was Heater’s Island in the Potomac River near the Hughes and Winslow sites in Frederick County, were the recipients of this honor. Master of Ceremonies Mario Harley, present chairman of the band, discussed spirituality, manners, music, dance, and song. Other members displayed dress from various periods, described uses of native plants, and performed dances: blessing the earth, the snake dance, the robin dance, corn planting dance, thanking Mother Earth by sprinkling Monocacy River water over the dance area at the end of the program. More information on the Trail can be found at this link: http://www.sugarloafregionaltrails.org/
-- Phyllis Sachs, who served several years as membership secretary of ASM, died June 19 of cancer in Towson at age 92. She also was an active member of UPAG until age caught up with her even after moving into a retirement community in 2010. Active in community affairs in northwest Baltimore, she interrupted her college education during World War II to go to Washington for a government job. But years later she returned to college and graduated from Towson in 1976 with a degree in geography and environmental planning with a specialty in urban planning. Pre-Columbian archeology was another passion of hers. She was active in the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington D.C. and she and her husband spent large amounts of time in Oaxaca, Mexico. Phyllis will be sorely missed by the archaeological community in Maryland and beyond.
(Thanks to the Archeological Society of Maryland for this notice).
-- The August 2015 issue of ASM Ink is now available at www.MarylandArcheology.org/Newsletters/08-2015.pdf. Highlights include
coverage on the Maryland Historical Trust’s new Cultural Resources Hazard Mitigation Program; improved behavior by National Geographic Channel's reality show Diggers; and long-overdue federal recognition of the Pamunkey Tribe of Virginia.
15 July 2015 -- Want to learn more about underwater archeology? The Maryland Maritime Archeology Program is offering a new introductory training program in August. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. More details on the Maryland Historical Trust website: http://mht.maryland.gov/archeology_underwater.shtml
8 July 2015 -- The July issue of ASM Ink is now available at http://marylandarcheology.org/Newsletters/07-2015.pdf. Highlights this
month include discoveries from the 2015 Biggs Ford Field Session, and destruction of cultural artifacts in Iraq and Syria by ISIS.
-- Excavations at Belvoir in Crownsville have uncovered remains of a stone slave barracks near the main house, while searching for evidence of the Revolutionary War encampment of French troops commanded by Compte de Rochambeau. Read more in this article from WTOP: http://wtop.com/maryland/2015/07/rare-stone-slave-quarters-unearthed-at-belvoir/
-- Watch a day on a dig at an ancient temple of the island of Gozo in Malta in this video story from NBC:
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/piecing-the-past-together-inside-an-archeological-dig-475029571956
23 June 2015 -- New DNA sequencing results show that Kennewick Man is closely related to Native Americans. Read more in the current issue of Nature magazine: http://www.nature.com/news/ancient-american-genome-rekindles-legal-row-1.17797
9 June 2015 -- This season's field work by the ASM Central Chapter, at Pine Valley Park in Carroll County, is producing evidence of an Archaic "stopover point" between the rhyolite deposits of Frederick County and the Susquehanna and Chesapeake occupied regions. Check our "LINKS" tab to learn how you can participate with the Central Chapter.
1 June 2015 -- The Field Session at Bigg's Ford has wrapped up. To learn more about the Biggs Ford site, visit the website of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (under "Research Tools, Archeological Collections in Maryland"), where you can access
original field notes and photographs from Tyler's 1969-1970 field work. Our more recent work at the site is chronicled on the Maryland Historical Trust's website under Archeology/Current Research. A photo album of the two past Field Sessions at Biggs Ford (2013-2014) can be viewed on the Archeological Society of Maryland's website at http://marylandarcheology.org/fs.php.
Photos from the 2015 Session will be added soon! The field report will be published in a future issue of ASM Ink at
http://marylandarcheology.org/go2asmink.php .
11 May 2015 -- The first weekends of excavation at Herring Run Park in Baltimore yielded promising results on the location of the 1760 Eutaw House. To follow the project and future volunteer opportunities, contact Baltimore Heritage's project page at
http://baltimoreheritage.org/project/herring-run-park-archeology/ . See some images in our PHOTOS link, above!
26 Apr 2015 -- Two sessions of archaeology camp with Howard County Recreation & Parks, are full, but a "wait list" is being maintained. The first session runs June 22-26: Hands-On Archaeology Camp for ages 8-12. The second session runs August 3-7: Advanced Hands-On Archaeology Camp for ages 8-13 who also attended the first session. Details on page 29 of the Camp Guide:
http://issuu.com/hocorec/docs/2015_camp_guide
-- The May 2015 issue of ASM Ink is now online at www.MarylandArcheology.org! Features include registration for the Spring Field Session; delay of federal recognition of the Pamunkey tribe of Virginia; and new discoveries at the 18th C. Waters Grist Mill Site in Anne Arundel County.
25 Apr 2015 -- A Tale of Three Coffins: Living and Dying in 17th Century St. Mary's City. The three lead coffins of Maryland founding family members Philip and Anne Calvert and their child, discovered in 1990 in the floor of the Jesuit Chapel in St. Mary's City, will be on temporary display at the Maryland Historical Society, 201 West Monument St., Baltimore, through December 6, 2015. When the exhibit closes, the coffins and remains will be re-interred at Historic St. Mary's City. For details and hours, visit: http://www.mdhs.org/museum/exhibitions .
29 Mar 2015 -- The April 2015 issue of ASM Ink is available at http://marylandarcheology.org/Newsletters/04-2015.pdf. Read highlights of the upcoming Spring Symposium, and see what other ASM chapters have on tap for Maryland Archeology Month!
-- More good news! The Maryland Historical Trust staff will not be leaving the Crownsville location after all! This means future ASM
events will return to Crownsville, after the State of Maryland departments that are moving out quit using the conference spaces for storage. So be sure to pay close attention to location information for all upcoming events!
24 Mar 2015 -- Congratulations to UPAG's own Jaimie Wilder, who has joined the staff of the Historic Programs & Facilities Office of Howard County Recreation & Parks, assisting (also our own) Caitlin Chamberlain! You have to be REALLY GOOD to get a job in preservation these days; we're proud of you, Jaimie!
-- UPAG continues to support preservation projects in Howard County. In 2015 we're lending our voice to efforts to develop a new purpose for the historic Ellicott City Jail building; urging the County legislature to retain the position of County Architectural Historian; and joining the Maryland Partners for Open Space Coalition. Other projects in discussion around the county may entail some Phase I or Phase II field work. Watch this web page for details on upcoming activities.
22 Mar 2015 -- April is Archeology Month in Maryland! For all the public activities around the state, visit the Maryland Historical Trust's "Archeology Month" page at http://mht.maryland.gov/archeology_month.shtml. Updates are still being compiled, so check back often!
-- The SAA Archaeological Record for March 2015 includes some thoughtful discussion of the recent conflict between reality television and appropriate archaeological methods. Also included is a mention of our friends at the ASM Mid-Potomac Chapter and Montgomery County Parks System's investigation of the Josiah Henson Special Park. Read this issue here:
http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=249469
-- From beer and pretzels to a secret fortress of Genghis Khan, March 2015 has been a productive month in world archaeology.
Business Insider summarizes some interesting new finds in this article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-fascinating-archaeological-discoveries-made-193900504.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=ma
1 Mar 2015 -- Were humans living in Florida 14,000 years ago? A current dig is uncovering evidence that may support this theory. Read more at: http://www.npr.org/2015/02/21/387313451/can-you-dig-it-more-evidence-suggests-humans-from-the-ice-age
-- The March 2015 issue of ASM Ink is available to members; check your inbox! Highlights include re-identification of the "Gettysburg Skull;" new methods of site discovery; and the donation form for the Spring Symposium Auction. Full issue at www.MarylandArcheology.org.
-- Don't forget to also visit our "LINKS" page, to see what other groups are up to! For "non-local" news, see our Facebook page.
-- News to share? Send to [email protected]. The Management reserves the right to edit submissions for space
and appropriate content.
3 October 2015 -- There's so much happening in the world of archaeology lately, it's hard to keep up! But do try; a good place to start is the October issue of ASM Ink, found at http://marylandarcheology.org/Newsletters/10-2015.pdf . Highlights include a feature by ASM member (and Bigg's Ford lab director) Becca Peixotto, who was one of the lucky (and tiny) team who brought Homo naledi to light from Rising Star cave in South Africa! There's also an update on the recently-recovered Nanticoke River shipwreck, and all the agenda scoop for the Fall Classic Field Session and ASM Annual Meeting.
-- Another lined well has been discovered at Jamestown, as reported on the Archaeology website this week: http://www.archaeology.org/news/3727-150930-virginia-jamestown-well. The well was beneath a structure built just outside the original 1607 fort's perimeter.
26 September 2015 -- The Baltimore American Indian Center Museum is accepting internship applications from freshman through post-doctoral students. Duties will include giving tours, documenting and inventorying the Museum's collections, and preparing materials for exhibits and programs. For more information, contact Dennis Seymour (Chair, BAIC Board) at [email protected].
-- Read more about Homo naledi on National Geographic's website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/150910-human-evolution-change/ . You'll also find this as the cover story of the October 2015 issue of National Geographic magazine.
-- Stonehenge has a "new" old neighbor. Read how ground-penetrating radar led to the discovery of hidden sarsen stones under the Durrington Wall earthworks: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/09/07/438307673/stonehenge-has-a-new-old-neighbor-row-of-huge-stones-found-nearby?utm_source=npr_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20150913&utm_campaign=mostemailed&utm_term=nprnews
14 September 2015 -- Here's a news item from the Associated Press, from the tangled web of treasure ship hunting:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_TREASURE_HUNTER_FUGITIVE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT.
-- The most newly-discovered member of our family tree is Homo naledi! Read more here, from Archaeology magazine:
http://archaeology.org/news/3677-150910-homo-naledi-fossils.
-- UPAG will have a need for a couple of interim officers to fill vacated positions before our regular elections in May 2016. Per our by-laws, one must be a member for one year prior to taking elected office in September 2016. Anyone interested in "trying on" UPAG officership can learn more at our meetings this month and in October. It's a great way to be on the inside of local archaeological happenings and support the mission of the Archeological Society of Maryland!
30 August 2015 -- Timbers from a wreck found in the Nanticoke River may link to a Revolutionary War skirmish near the Eastern Shore port of Vienna, MD. Salvaged portions are being studied at the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab. Read more in this Baltimore Sun story:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-hs-nanticoke-shipwreck-20150826-story.html
-- The September issue of ASM Ink is now available at www.MarylandArcheology.org. This month's highlights include new findings from the Lost Colony and Jamestown, site destruction in Palmyra and Florida, and news of upcoming events -- the Fall Classic Field Session, ASM Annual Meeting, and activities by ASM Chapters throughout Maryland.
-- If you’d like to display your interest in archeology, one way to do it is with a distinctive ASM license plate. They are available for all ASM members and obtaining them is easy and not expensive. To begin you need an MVA form VR-124. You can get one from an MVA office or from ASM’s license plate coordinator, Ilka Knuppel Gray, at 667-308- 2650, or [email protected]. Send the completed form to her at 4 Mullingar Court, Unit 201, Lutherville-Timonium, MD 21093. Enclose two checks, one made out to the MVA for $25 and one to ASM for $10. She then will sign the form and send it to the MVA. Plates will be ready in a few weeks. When you pick up your new plates, you must turn in your current ones, if you have any. The ASM plates will arrive with a new registration form and new stickers (with the old expiration date). Renewals are handed by MVA in the same way and at the same cost as standard plates. The $25 MVA cost is a one-time charge and the check to ASM is tax-deductible. If you have questions, contact Ilka or Larue Sauer, MVA Title Correspondence Unit, 410-768-7222, or http://www.mva.maryland.gov/vehicles/specialty-plates/organizational-sp.htm.
22 August 2015 -- Syrian archaeologist Khaled al-Asaad was killed August 18 by IS extremists in Palmyra. Mr. Asaad spent most of his life working to promote and protect the UNESCO World Heritage site. More in this report from the BBC:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-33984006
14 August 2015 -- UPAG members had a great time at the 2015 Howard County Fair on Hands-On History Day, a special gathering of local preservation groups, telling fair visitors how they can get involved in local archaeology. You can, too! Come check out our next meeting; details under the EVENTS tab, above.
-- Did the Lost Colonists of Roanoke split up, and survive long enough to leave traces in two different sites? New discoveries are trying to answer the mystery. Read more, and view some of the artifacts and cartographic evidence being studied by the First Colony Foundation: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article30776748.html
28 July 2015 -- Jamestown Rediscovery and the Smithsonian have tentatively identified the remains of four men buried in the 1608 chapel. Read more, and view a 3-D depiction of the site, here: http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/smithsonian-and-jamestown-rediscovery-partner-reveal-identities-four-lost-leaders-jamestown.
-- CALL FOR PAPERS. The 2016 Virginia Forum will be hosted March 3-5, 2016, by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and held at the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Virginia. This year’s theme, “Convergences and Disjunctures” reflects the mission of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation to study and teach Virginia history through the convergence of American Indian, European, and African cultures and the legacies of those interactions in the development of the nation. Proposals for individual papers, panels, workshops, and other presentations are being solicited. Also contact the organizers if you would like to help chair a panel. More information on programs, proposals, and deadlines can be found at: http://www.virginiaforum.org/call-for-papers/
-- The Monocacy ASM Chapter recently hosted the dedication of the Piscataway Path, part of Sugarloaf Regional Trails' Trail of Indian History, along the C&O Canal. The Conoy Piscataway Band, whose home sanctuary was Heater’s Island in the Potomac River near the Hughes and Winslow sites in Frederick County, were the recipients of this honor. Master of Ceremonies Mario Harley, present chairman of the band, discussed spirituality, manners, music, dance, and song. Other members displayed dress from various periods, described uses of native plants, and performed dances: blessing the earth, the snake dance, the robin dance, corn planting dance, thanking Mother Earth by sprinkling Monocacy River water over the dance area at the end of the program. More information on the Trail can be found at this link: http://www.sugarloafregionaltrails.org/
-- Phyllis Sachs, who served several years as membership secretary of ASM, died June 19 of cancer in Towson at age 92. She also was an active member of UPAG until age caught up with her even after moving into a retirement community in 2010. Active in community affairs in northwest Baltimore, she interrupted her college education during World War II to go to Washington for a government job. But years later she returned to college and graduated from Towson in 1976 with a degree in geography and environmental planning with a specialty in urban planning. Pre-Columbian archeology was another passion of hers. She was active in the Pre-Columbian Society of Washington D.C. and she and her husband spent large amounts of time in Oaxaca, Mexico. Phyllis will be sorely missed by the archaeological community in Maryland and beyond.
(Thanks to the Archeological Society of Maryland for this notice).
-- The August 2015 issue of ASM Ink is now available at www.MarylandArcheology.org/Newsletters/08-2015.pdf. Highlights include
coverage on the Maryland Historical Trust’s new Cultural Resources Hazard Mitigation Program; improved behavior by National Geographic Channel's reality show Diggers; and long-overdue federal recognition of the Pamunkey Tribe of Virginia.
15 July 2015 -- Want to learn more about underwater archeology? The Maryland Maritime Archeology Program is offering a new introductory training program in August. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. More details on the Maryland Historical Trust website: http://mht.maryland.gov/archeology_underwater.shtml
8 July 2015 -- The July issue of ASM Ink is now available at http://marylandarcheology.org/Newsletters/07-2015.pdf. Highlights this
month include discoveries from the 2015 Biggs Ford Field Session, and destruction of cultural artifacts in Iraq and Syria by ISIS.
-- Excavations at Belvoir in Crownsville have uncovered remains of a stone slave barracks near the main house, while searching for evidence of the Revolutionary War encampment of French troops commanded by Compte de Rochambeau. Read more in this article from WTOP: http://wtop.com/maryland/2015/07/rare-stone-slave-quarters-unearthed-at-belvoir/
-- Watch a day on a dig at an ancient temple of the island of Gozo in Malta in this video story from NBC:
http://www.nbcnews.com/video/piecing-the-past-together-inside-an-archeological-dig-475029571956
23 June 2015 -- New DNA sequencing results show that Kennewick Man is closely related to Native Americans. Read more in the current issue of Nature magazine: http://www.nature.com/news/ancient-american-genome-rekindles-legal-row-1.17797
9 June 2015 -- This season's field work by the ASM Central Chapter, at Pine Valley Park in Carroll County, is producing evidence of an Archaic "stopover point" between the rhyolite deposits of Frederick County and the Susquehanna and Chesapeake occupied regions. Check our "LINKS" tab to learn how you can participate with the Central Chapter.
1 June 2015 -- The Field Session at Bigg's Ford has wrapped up. To learn more about the Biggs Ford site, visit the website of the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum (under "Research Tools, Archeological Collections in Maryland"), where you can access
original field notes and photographs from Tyler's 1969-1970 field work. Our more recent work at the site is chronicled on the Maryland Historical Trust's website under Archeology/Current Research. A photo album of the two past Field Sessions at Biggs Ford (2013-2014) can be viewed on the Archeological Society of Maryland's website at http://marylandarcheology.org/fs.php.
Photos from the 2015 Session will be added soon! The field report will be published in a future issue of ASM Ink at
http://marylandarcheology.org/go2asmink.php .
11 May 2015 -- The first weekends of excavation at Herring Run Park in Baltimore yielded promising results on the location of the 1760 Eutaw House. To follow the project and future volunteer opportunities, contact Baltimore Heritage's project page at
http://baltimoreheritage.org/project/herring-run-park-archeology/ . See some images in our PHOTOS link, above!
26 Apr 2015 -- Two sessions of archaeology camp with Howard County Recreation & Parks, are full, but a "wait list" is being maintained. The first session runs June 22-26: Hands-On Archaeology Camp for ages 8-12. The second session runs August 3-7: Advanced Hands-On Archaeology Camp for ages 8-13 who also attended the first session. Details on page 29 of the Camp Guide:
http://issuu.com/hocorec/docs/2015_camp_guide
-- The May 2015 issue of ASM Ink is now online at www.MarylandArcheology.org! Features include registration for the Spring Field Session; delay of federal recognition of the Pamunkey tribe of Virginia; and new discoveries at the 18th C. Waters Grist Mill Site in Anne Arundel County.
25 Apr 2015 -- A Tale of Three Coffins: Living and Dying in 17th Century St. Mary's City. The three lead coffins of Maryland founding family members Philip and Anne Calvert and their child, discovered in 1990 in the floor of the Jesuit Chapel in St. Mary's City, will be on temporary display at the Maryland Historical Society, 201 West Monument St., Baltimore, through December 6, 2015. When the exhibit closes, the coffins and remains will be re-interred at Historic St. Mary's City. For details and hours, visit: http://www.mdhs.org/museum/exhibitions .
29 Mar 2015 -- The April 2015 issue of ASM Ink is available at http://marylandarcheology.org/Newsletters/04-2015.pdf. Read highlights of the upcoming Spring Symposium, and see what other ASM chapters have on tap for Maryland Archeology Month!
-- More good news! The Maryland Historical Trust staff will not be leaving the Crownsville location after all! This means future ASM
events will return to Crownsville, after the State of Maryland departments that are moving out quit using the conference spaces for storage. So be sure to pay close attention to location information for all upcoming events!
24 Mar 2015 -- Congratulations to UPAG's own Jaimie Wilder, who has joined the staff of the Historic Programs & Facilities Office of Howard County Recreation & Parks, assisting (also our own) Caitlin Chamberlain! You have to be REALLY GOOD to get a job in preservation these days; we're proud of you, Jaimie!
-- UPAG continues to support preservation projects in Howard County. In 2015 we're lending our voice to efforts to develop a new purpose for the historic Ellicott City Jail building; urging the County legislature to retain the position of County Architectural Historian; and joining the Maryland Partners for Open Space Coalition. Other projects in discussion around the county may entail some Phase I or Phase II field work. Watch this web page for details on upcoming activities.
22 Mar 2015 -- April is Archeology Month in Maryland! For all the public activities around the state, visit the Maryland Historical Trust's "Archeology Month" page at http://mht.maryland.gov/archeology_month.shtml. Updates are still being compiled, so check back often!
-- The SAA Archaeological Record for March 2015 includes some thoughtful discussion of the recent conflict between reality television and appropriate archaeological methods. Also included is a mention of our friends at the ASM Mid-Potomac Chapter and Montgomery County Parks System's investigation of the Josiah Henson Special Park. Read this issue here:
http://onlinedigeditions.com/publication/?i=249469
-- From beer and pretzels to a secret fortress of Genghis Khan, March 2015 has been a productive month in world archaeology.
Business Insider summarizes some interesting new finds in this article: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-fascinating-archaeological-discoveries-made-193900504.html?soc_src=mediacontentstory&soc_trk=ma
1 Mar 2015 -- Were humans living in Florida 14,000 years ago? A current dig is uncovering evidence that may support this theory. Read more at: http://www.npr.org/2015/02/21/387313451/can-you-dig-it-more-evidence-suggests-humans-from-the-ice-age
-- The March 2015 issue of ASM Ink is available to members; check your inbox! Highlights include re-identification of the "Gettysburg Skull;" new methods of site discovery; and the donation form for the Spring Symposium Auction. Full issue at www.MarylandArcheology.org.