Volunteer in the lab for Herring Run Park Archaeology
Get a close look at artifacts from our spring dig
When most people think about archaeology, they think a project is over when the digging is done. In reality, every hour spent on archaeological fieldwork requires as many as twenty hours back in the lab cleaning and processing artifacts.
Herring Run Park project archaeologists Lisa Kraus and Jason Shellenhamer are headed to the lab in August and September to clean and process the artifacts recovered during our archaeological dig this past spring. Please sign up to join us as a volunteer!
No prior experience is required to participate. Working in the lab is a great way to learn more about how archaeologists identify and analyze artifacts whether they are broken pieces of brick or delicate shards of pottery. The lab work will take place on Saturday afternoons, 12:00pm to 3:00pm, between August 22 and September 26 at the Natural History Society of Maryland – 6908 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21206.
Space for volunteers is currently limited to five people on each date so sign up soon with your interest. If we are not able to match you with a volunteer opportunity this fall, please stay in touch—we hope to offer additional dates later in the year.
You can also learn more about the project from our series of “Field Notes from Herring Run” shared by Lisa and Jason during the dig.
Special thanks to our project partners including the Northeast Baltimore History Roundtable, Friends of Herring Run Parks, Baltimore Department of Recreation and Parks, the Archeological Society of Maryland, and the Baltimore Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation. This project is supported by a Heritage Fund grant from Preservation Maryland.
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