Archaeology Month!

I just thought I would remind everyone that April is Maryland Archaeology Month. I know we are half way through April already but luckily there's many ongoing events and a number of events yet to be held...

You may recall that last year the city of Annapolis was featured on the Maryland Archaeology Month poster. The poster attracted a lot of visitors to the city and in particular to the "Seeking Liberty" exhibit at the Banneker-Douglass Museum. This year the Archaeology Month poster features St. Mary's City in Southern Maryland, which was the first capital of the colony of Maryland. Historic St. Mary's City has a great archaeology program and they hold an archaeology field school each year. Dr. Tim Riordan, the chief archaeologist at Historic St. Mary's City will be giving an Archaeology Month lecture on Sunday, April 26th at 3pm at St. Mary's. The lecture will focus on findings from excavations at the Calvert House at St. Mary's which was excavated during the 2008 field school. St. Mary's City is also open to the public Tuesday through Saturday during the spring. The site offers reconstructions of many of buildings including the 1676 State House. There are also costumed interpreters on hand to teach visitors of all ages about Maryland's earliest years. It's well worth the trip! For more on St. Mary's City visit their website: http://www.stmaryscity.org/index.html

For information on Archaeology Month events visit the Archaeological Society of Maryland website: http://www.marylandarcheology.org/Arch_Month_2009/Index.htm