Dear Colleagues,
Following is an UPDATE to the recent announcement regarding the two Archaeology in Annapolis symposia. It adds the full program of the Brice House Symposium in Annapolis on November 29.
Mark Leone
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University of Maryland
Department of Anthropology
ELECTRONIC NEWS RELEASE
November 12, 2001
Contact: Dr. Mark Leone, 301-405-7875
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ANNAPOLIS ARCHAEOLOGISTS SAY HISTORY IS WHERE YOU LIVE
Life in the Chesapeake Bay area will be highlighted in a special symposium to be held in Annapolis on November 29.
In conjunction with the 100th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, researchers and associates will join Dr. Mark Leone, Director of the Field School in Urban Archaeology at the University of Maryland, in celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Archaeology in Annapolis project.
The Historic Annapolis Foundation will host a day-long symposium entitled Twenty Years of Archaeology in Annapolis at the historic Brice House, 42 East Street in Maryland's capitol city. Foundation President Brian Alexander says the Foundation is delighted to provide a forum for sharing the results of painstaking work by dedicated individuals. "In 20 short years, the Archaeology in Annapolis program has excavated more than 40 sites in Annapolis and has become nationally and internationally recognized as a model for providing public access to archaeology. As a lifetime partner in the program, the Foundation has been pleased to share its findings with the community year after year through exhibits, lectures, tours and other programming."
Director Dr. Mark Leone is proud to have steered the Archaeology in Annapolis program since its creation in 1981. He believes there is no substitute for the tangible information archaeological explorations can provide. "Archaeology supplements written records and has been invaluable in helping to decipher the lives of early Annapolis residents. Archaeology can teach about the changing built-environment, the quality of life and standard of living of past residents, as well as their beliefs, thoughts, struggles and triumphs in life."
The 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. symposium will feature morning presentations by noted archaeologists who have worked for many years in the Historic District. The topics will include major discoveries of the last twenty years, public programming for African American archaeology, explorations of African American identity in Annapolis, the modernization of Annapolis by Alexander Randall and the archaeology of race and material culture in Annapolis. The afternoon will include site visits to the William Paca House Garden, Maynard-Burgess House, Carroll House Garden and the Jonas Green House.
The cost of the Twenty Years of Archaeology in Annapolis Symposium is $15 for students, $35 for Foundation members and $45 for non-members. Space is limited.
Advance reservations and prepayment are required. For more information or to make reservations, contact the Historic Annapolis Foundation at 410-267-7619 ext. 8146.
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PROGRAM
Following is the program for the symposium in Annapolis.
Archaeology in Annapolis Conference
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Brice House, Annapolis, Maryland
8:30 a.m.- Registration and Coffee
9:00 a.m. - Welcoming Remarks: Brian Alexander, President and CEO, Historic Annapolis Foundation
9:15 a.m. - Presentation One: "Archaeology in Annapolis: Major Discoveries of the Last 20 Years" - Mark Leone
9:45 a.m. - Presentation Two: "Public Programming for African American Archaeology" - Andrew Madsen and Maisha Washington
10:15 a.m. - Presentation Three: "Food as Freedom: Explorations of African American Identity in Annapolis" - Mark Warner
10:45 a.m. - Presentation Four: "The Modernization of Annapolis by Alexander Randall" - Christopher Matthews
11:15 a.m. - BREAK
11:30 a.m.- Presentation Five: "The Archaeology of Race and Material Culture in Annapolis" - Paul Mullins
12:00 Noon - Guest Speaker: "Unearthing Forgotten Ireland" - Charles Orser
12:30 p.m. - LUNCH
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - SITE VISITS
Group A - Maynard-Burgess House, Carroll House Garden
Group B - Paca House Garden, Jonas Green House
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - SITE VISITS Cont'd.
Group A - Paca House Garden, Jonas Green House
Group B - Maynard-Burgess House, Carroll House Garden
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THE SECOND SYMPOSIUM - will take the form of a session of the American Anthropological Association 100th Annual Meeting on the following day: Friday, November 30, 2001. Detailed information is below.
100th Annual Meeting
of the
American Anthropological Association
Archaeology in Annapolis and Beyond:
Transforming Interpretation and Practice
Friday, November 30, 2001
8:00 - 11:45 a.m.
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Organizers: Julie H. Ernstein, Mark P. Leone.
Chairs: Jessica L. Neuwirth, Julie H. Ernstein, Mark P. Leone.
Papers: Mark P. Leone and Christopher Matthews, Eric L. Larsen, Hannah Jopling, Julie Ernstein, Paul R. Mullins, Mark S. Warner, Jessica L. Neuwirth and Matthew Palus and Matthew Cochran.
Discussant: Charles E. Orser, Jr.
Mark P. Leone
Chair
Department of Anthropology
1111 Woods Hall
College Park, MD 20742-7415
(301) 405-1425 (office)
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