City of Frederick, MD
04/05/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/05/2024 09:11
Celebrate Maryland Archeology Month with Digging Local
Event Name: Digging Local.
Host: City of Frederick's Historic Preservation Commission.
Partners: Maryland Room at the C. Burr Artz Library.
Time and Place: April 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. C. Burr Artz Library, Community Room, 110 E. Patrick Street Frederick Maryland 21701.
Contact: For questions or special accommodations please contact Christina Martinkosky, (301) 600-1831.
April is Maryland Archeology Month, and the City of Frederick's Historic Preservation Commission is excited to host our fourth annual Digging Local, a special event where the public can get exclusive access to local archeological investigations. This year we are highlighting the exciting research, excavation and interpretation at Catoctin Furnace Historical Society - Preserving and exploring the history of the village of Catoctin Furnace, Maryland. Join us as we hear from noted archeologist, Elizabeth Comer, who serves as Principal of EAC/Archaeology, Inc. a woman-owned business specializing in archaeological and historic architectural investigations in the US and abroad. Ms. Commer volunteers for the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc., managing historic structure restoration and museum development. She serves as co-PI on a joint Smithsonian Institution bio archaeological research project analyzing the human remains of Catoctin's enslaved population by utilizing craniometric analysis and stable isotope and DNA data to search for descendants. Light refreshments will be served.
To learn more about Elizabeth Comer and her work, click the links below.
Elizabeth Comer Bio - Elizabeth Comer | Department of American Studies (umd.edu)
Elizabeth Comer's work Elizabeth Anderson Comer / Archaeology (eacarchaeology.com)
In the News:
Enslaved faces from African American cemetery in Catoctin, Maryland recreated - The Washington Post
A landmark study opens a new possible way for Black Americans to trace their ancestry : NPR