Caroll County Events
-17, 18 & 19 April 2008-
Field Investigation: Archeological testing of the Pine Valley Park Prehistoric Site
Description: ASM members and the general public are invited to assist in the excavation, screening
and troweling of shovel tests and one-meter test squares in the exploration of a pre-ceramic prehistoric
archeological site. To date, a small assemblage of stone tools, likely associated with a small resource
procurement camp in the Archaic Period, has been recovered. The archeological testing involves the documentation
of an open field archeological site located in the town of Manchester in Carroll County, Maryland.
Sponsor: Chapter and the Board of Directors for the Manchester Parks Foundation
Location:Northern Carroll County, Maryland
Time: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Directions: Directions and what to bring to the archeological site will be provided to the individuals
who pre-register.
Fee:None
Contact: Stephen Israel at ssisrael@verizon.net, (410) 945-5514 or Benton Watson at (410) 857-4970.
-21 April 2008-
Public Lecture: Carroll County Archaeology: Discoveries and Surprises, by Archaeologists, Stephen Israel
Description: The public lecture will cover and overview of Carroll COunty archaeology, the types of archaeology
projects and Stephen Israel's own archaeological investigations in Carroll County.
Sponsor: Carroll COunty Genealogical Society
Location: Carroll COunty Public Library, Westminster Branch in the Dixon Room. 50 E> Main street, Westminster, MD 21157
Contact: Ann Horvath (410)526-4878.
Time: Monday April 21, 2008, 7 p.m.
Fee: None.
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