17 April 2008
-Anne Arundel County-
Lab Work: Processing Artifacts from the Bill Grieb 17th Century Site Project
Description: The Maryland Office of Archeology is offering volunteer opportunities at the Crownsville Artifact
Processing Laboratory. The Bill Grieb 17th Century Site Project will involve cataloging, identifying, drawing and
photographing material from an important colonial site just off the Chester River.
Sponsor: The Maryland Historic Trust, Office of Archeology
Location: The Crownsville Artifact Processing Laboratory is located in the basement of the Peoples Resource
Center, Crownsville, Maryland.
Time: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Fee: None. Registration is required.
Contact: For more information and/or directions call or email Bruce F. Thompson at 410.514.7663 or
bthompson@mdp.state.md.us.
-Carroll County-
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: 17, 18 & 19 April, 2008, 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.
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