Zachary Singer
Where Did You Find That Artifact?
When I am shown an artifact, the first question I ask is “Where did you find that artifact?” By asking this question, I am seeking to...
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Where Did You Find That Artifact?
Context is Crucial in Maryland Archeology.
Maryland Archeology Month 2023
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Patricia Samford, Ph.D.
Whittington Privy - A Case Study for the Importance of Context
Before the advent of local trash pick-up, backyard privies were used as handy receptacles for household trash. Because of this practice,...
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Elizabeth Tarulis, Brigid Ogden, Taylor Bowden
Well, Well, Well... What Do We Have Here?
One of the joys of archeology is the serendipitous way that research opportunities can arise, whether through new excavations or...
520
Robert D. Wall
Issues of Context and Meaning: Three Examples from the Barton Site
Context is everything in archeology. In other words, if you cannot place an artifact in its original context, or where it was originally...
100
Katherine Sterner
Richard Stearns' Archeological Field Methods and Recordation
In 1943, Richard Stearns, a professional photographer and avocational archeologist, documented 21 archeological sites along the shores of...
100
Nichole Doub
When Preservation Suffers
There can be such enthusiasm in the moment of discovery that it is possible to forget the responsibility to preserve the artifacts that...
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Lisa Kraus
The Importance of Context and Meaning at Eutaw Farm
Since 2014, the Herring Run Archeology Project has brought volunteers and visitors of all ages and all walks of life together at the...
390
Henry M. Miller
The Significance of Knowing Where
An artifact can reveal much about itself to an archeologist but knowing where it was found is also a key piece of evidence. Indeed, the...
70
Ruth Mitchell
Telling Time with Tile: How One Artifact Type Helps Date Cultural Features at the St. John's Site
On archeology sites it’s a rare occurrence that one artifact type (that isn’t pottery) is found that can help date the cultural features...
60
Matthew D. McKnight
Field Session Teaser - Good Context: A Buried Living Surface at Chapel Branch West
This year the Annual Tyler Bastian Field Session in Maryland Archeology will be held at the Chapel Branch West archeological site...
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