News and Activities

AA County Chapter 2007 McCeney Lab Sessions:
AA County Chapter hosted four Lab Sessions (Aug 26, Sept 26, Nov 5 and Dec 18, 2007) in Bowie, MD. The Chapter members processed and cataloged artifacts found during the McCeney Privy field sessions. This is an very important part of archaeology, and you could get credit for lab work if you are in the CAT program.

AA County Chapter 2007 McCeney Privy Field Sessions:
AA County Chapter's 2007 Field Sessions were held at McCeney Privy site on June 16-17 and July 21-22 in Laurel, MD.

AA County Chapter 2006 Field Trip to Jamestown National Park:
Thirteen members of the AA County Chapter travelled to Jamestown on Nov. 4, 2006 to visit both the National Colonial Park and APVA (Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities). First, the Chapter members visited the National Colonial Park where Dr. Andrew Veech, archeologist for Jamestown National Park Service, lead them on a tour on the Governors Road leading out of Jamestown to the governor's mansion. Then they visited the archeological remains of the original Jamestown Settlement glassworks.
Next, the members arrived at the formal section of the NPS Park in time to observe a John Rolfe interpreter explaining life at Jamestown in 1609. They met with Tonia Deetz Rock, an APVA archeologist who told the history of the search for the fort and the secrets of early Jamestown. Afterwards, they visited the Jamestown Archaearium and finally toured the Jamestown Settlement. For more details on the Chapter's trip, see ASM Ink vol. 33, no. 1 (Jan 2007): p. 5-6

For information on Historic Jamestown, see: http://www.historicjamestowne.org/visit/archaearium.php

For information on Jamestown Settlement, see: http://www.historyisfun.org/jamestown/jamestown.cfm