We’ll have several artifact-specific posts about some of the finds at the Caulkers’ Houses in the coming weeks, but following our Open House Weekend on June 1 and 2, we thought it might be nice to spend a little time looking at the big picture: why the Caulkers’ Houses are important, and how the archaeological… Continue reading Caulkers’ Houses Update for June 1 & 2
The Spring field season is off to a great start at the Caulkers’ Houses in Fells Point! This weekend, we discovered a dazzling array of 19th-century material culture, and have begun to explore the ways in which the families who lived in these homes made the most of limited indoor and outdoor space. We’ve found… Continue reading Caulkers’ Houses: Update for May 18th & 19th
On February 1st, the Herring Run Archaeology Project was honored with a 2018 Maryland Preservation Award for Outstanding Individual Leadership. We would like to thank our outstanding volunteer, friend, and all-around wonder woman Irene Smith, for nominating us for this award. We would also like to thank Maryland State Delegate Mary Washington and Maryland State… Continue reading The Herring Run Archaeology Project: 2018 Maryland Preservation Award Recipient
The Herring Run Archaeology Project has just won one of Baltimore Heritage’s 2017 Heritage Preservation Awards! Eternal thanks to all of you who have supported us over the last three years, and have devoted your time and energy to the project – especially our volunteers, who have made the whole thing possible (and so much… Continue reading You Made Us An Award-Winning Project
Saturday Blog Post: August 13, 2016 This past Saturday our volunteers were tasked with processing and cleaning our collection of oyster shells from the trash midden, where small mammal bones, and teeth were also discovered. As we have quite a lot of oyster shell to process – and in turn catalog – we’ve displayed the… Continue reading Lab Notes: August 13, 2016
Saturday, August 6, 2016: Intern Blog Post: Saturday morning I arrived at The Natural History Society of Maryland to continue the cataloging process, while our volunteers worked to uncover and categorize The Herring Run artifacts. In identifying material artifacts, we as archaeologists are able to assess their practical and functional purposes, as well as a… Continue reading Lab Notes: August 6, 2016
Saturday, July 30, 2016: Intern Blog Post: Saturday was an exciting day in the lab at The Natural History Society of Maryland. Karen instructed the volunteers on proper artifact analysis, as well as brushing and sorting techniques. Remember, artifacts vary in their required care. If you are unsure of the proper tool to use,… Continue reading Lab Notes: July 30, 2016
We are super excited! First of all the Herring Run Archaeology Project recently started processing the thousands of artifacts we collected from our field season this past spring. At the same time we recently welcomed two additional staff members to the project team who have been instrumental in working with our volunteers as we clean,… Continue reading Lab Notes: July 23, 2016
As we filled all our test units in yesterday, we were discussing all the things we’ve learned so far from our amazing week of excavations. Here are some highlights! We have the most incredible volunteers. This was an awful lot of hard work, and you guys were all so wonderful. We cannot do this without you,… Continue reading Field Notes:Wrapping Up
We’ve continued working on both the Eutaw manor house and the earlier part of the site over the last two days, and we’ve learned a great deal in a very short period of time. In the manor house, we discovered a mysterious pit near the southwest corner of the foundation that contained two complete wine… Continue reading Field Notes: Days Six and Seven
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