For the Anthropology department at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, finding permanent, qualified individuals to assist with highly-detailed archeological documentation on a long-term basis can be difficult. Because the professors in the Anthropology department are often on work sites or focused on larger aspects of the projects, having volunteers to help with organization of artifacts Find out more »
Archaeological Field School at Cremona Estate 2018
June 4-July 16, 2018 (6 credit hours) Join the St. Mary’s College Anthropology Department for their annual archaeological field school. This summer we will continue field work at the former 17th and 18th century plantation of West Ashcom at Cremona Estate in Mechanicsville, St. Mary’s County, Maryland. Our focus will be the former great house, Find out more »
Archaeological Field School at Cremona Estate 2016
June 6-July 16, 2016 (6 credit hours) The Department of Anthropology’s archaeological field school will be at Cremona Estate (Mechanicsville, St. Mary’s County) this summer. Students will continue excavations at the 17th and 18th century plantation of West Ashcom located on the property. The aim of the field school is to provide students with the Find out more »
Fall Internship/Directed Research Opportunity at Cremona Estate
The Cremona Fellows Program was established in 2013 to provide students interested in archaeology and historic preservation hand-on experience. The latest internship/directed research opportunity will take place this fall and will focus on the one remaining slave cabin on the property. The nineteenth century cabin, known as “Sam’s Cabin” after its last formerly enslaved occupant, Find out more »
Collections Management Internship/Directed Research Summer 2015
This is designed for Anthropology majors/minors or MUST minors. Currently housed in the Kent Hall archaeology storage facility are several hundred thousand artifacts on indefinite loan from The Gambia. The guidelines for the permits issued by the Gambian National Center for Arts and Culture (NCAC) stipulate that the collections must be made open to other Find out more »
Field School in Archaeological Survey Methods
MAY 18-JUNE 12, 2015 Location: Newtowne Neck State Park Near Leonardtown, Maryland Learn to research in archives; design and implement survey-level testing; use a total station; process and curate artifacts; prepare archaeological site forms; and read historic buildings. Students who successfully complete the four-week field school will have: the opportunity to apply for an additional Find out more »