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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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