Archaeology Spotlight
Students can choose to focus their studies on archaeology. We provide many opportunities inside and outside the classroom for students to engage in archaeology.
Faculty and Student Spotlight
Our faculty and students are involved in a number of professional organizations and research projects.
Bio:
My research concerns the history and culture of
the Chesapeake region, especially Maryland, and how the Chesapeake both shaped
and was shaped by an emerging Atlantic World. Since 2007, my students and
I have focused on the lower Potomac River valley, where we have identified and
documented a number of important archaeological sites, including a late 17th-century
fortified Piscataway Indian settlement, Indian hamlets, a colonial court house,
manor houses, and quarters for indentured and enslaved laborers. Much of this
work can be found at www.chesapeakearchaeology.org, a website maintained by a consortium of
researchers focused on the Chesapeake. Along with students, I have also focused on the
changing environments and landscape of the 20th- and 21st-century
Chesapeake Tidewater through the College’s SlackWater Center.
Students explore the region’s contemporary history and culture through
the lenses of multiple forms of evidence, including oral histories, literary
texts, images, and biological and other scientific data. This work is published
in a handsome journal and on the Center’s website (www.smcm.edu/slackwater). 
Education:
B.A., College of William and Mary, 1978 M.A., Florida State University, 1981 Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1990
Courses Taught:
- Archaeology and Prehistory
- Archaeology Practicum
- Introduction to Museum Studies
- Atlantic World Archaeology
- Cultural Journalism
- Native American Culture and History
- Introduction to Historic Preservation
- Museum Exhibits Practicum
- Anthropological Theory
- Anthropological Research Methods
- Historical Archaeology
- Introduction to Anthropology
