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.
Silas Hurry
Adjunct Faculty
Office: HSMC Archaeology Lab
Email: sdhurry@digshistory.org
Phone: 240-895-4973
Bio:
Mr. Silas D. Hurry is the Curator of Collections and
Archaeological Laboratory Director for Historic St. Mary’s City. He has over
forty years of experience in historical archaeology working in Maryland,
Georgia, Michigan, and New Mexico. He is a native of the Southern
Maryland region and an honors graduate of St. Mary’s College of Maryland in History and Anthropology. He
subsequently attended graduate school at Cambridge University
in the United Kingdom.
He is active in the Society for Historical Archaeology, and a past officer of
the Council on Northeast Historical Archaeology, and the Council for Maryland
Archaeology and maintains the web sites for both councils. He serves on the Board of Directors for the
St. Mary’s County Historical Society. He is the author of numerous articles and
essays on the archaeology of St. Mary’s City including the exhibit catalog “..once
the Metropolis of Maryland”
and The
Whole Site is the Artifact: Interpreting the St. John’s Site, St. Mary’s City, Maryland. (with
Dorsey Bodeman) in Past Meets Present Archaeologists Partnering with Museum Curators,
Teachers and Community Groups edited John H. Jameson and Sherene
Baugher. His research interests include Historic ceramics, vernacular and
formal architecture, and 17th-century material culture. Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
Education:
B.A. St. Mary’s College of Maryland Graduate studies, Cambridge University, UK
Courses Taught:
- Archaeological Analysis and Curation
- Internships in Archaeology
- Independent Studies in Anthropology and History
- St. Mary’s Projects
