Lab Director Jenn Babiarz with Jamie and Ernie Joyner Skipworth’s Addition is a highly significant 17th-century archaeological site near Galesville in Anne Arundel County. It was the home of George and Elizabeth Skipworth (also Skipwith/Skipwirth) from 1664 to 1682. The Skipworths were early settlers to the area and were influential figures in the local Quaker community. Recently,
From the Heritage Toolbox Curriculum Local Native American Communities Websites: Local Native American History Websites: Local Archaeology Museums Videos from the Lost Towns Project Other:
The Lost Towns Project, in collaboration with Anne Arundel County’s Office of Planning and Zoning, has recently completed two online resources on African American history in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Check them out by clicking on the pictures below. African American Voices, Memories and Places: A Four Rivers Heritage Trail This virtual trail and its companion guide highlight publicly
We asked Catonsville High School senior and 2022 intern Abby Shackelford. Here is what she had to say: I first discovered the Lost Towns Project in a Maryland Archaeology Month pamphlet I picked up while on a college tour at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Originally, I had hoped to find something closer to home,
This is the sixth in a series of posts highlighting our awesome summer interns! “My name is Nicole Six, I have a BA in Archaeology and Ancient History from Durham University in the UK. “I have a special interest in zooarchaeology so I’ve been identifying and cataloguing faunal remains from the Bob Ogle Collection. The remains date from