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Discovering the 'Lost' Town of Port Tobacco
Port Tobacco was once the second largest town in Maryland and a bustling port. A web page and a blog http://porttobacco.blogspot.com/ have been created for a project researching the history and archaeology of this 300-Year Old Town . This research project. is sponsored by the Archeological Society of Maryland, Maryland Historical Trust, the Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco, the Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium, Preservation Maryland, Preserve America, and the Chaney Foundation.

 
Native American Sites in the City of Philadelphia:
      Elusive but not Gone
Native American archaeological sites are rare within the City of Philadelphia. This illustrated presentation by archaeologist Douglas Mooney reveals the latest discoveries.

 
Oregon Ridge and the Center for Archaeology/Baltimore County Public Schools
The coal mining town of Oregon in Baltimore County (Maryland) was the location of a long term archaeological education project operated by the Baltimore County Public Schools. This web site explains the purpose of the outdoor education facility at Oregon Ridge Nature Center, 1984-2007. The program's components are described, there is a site tour of the historic town ruins circa 2005, and a presentation of the Peter Goff Tenant House Museum reconstructed at the site.

 
 
 New York City Hall Project (Archaeology Magazine OnLine)
The story of New York City's civic transformation is revealed in the archaeological research profiled at this Archaeology Magazine web site.

Washington Underground: Archaeology in Downtown Washington, DC
This guide provides a walking and subway tour of the archaeological history of the Nation's capital.


Archaeology in Annapolis
This project in Maryland's capital city began in 1981 with a commitment to encouraging critical thought about how the past is understood. The project is a partnership between the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Historic Annapolis Foundation. Four archaeology sites are presented at this web site, a print shop, a formal garden, a streetscape (State House Circle), and a courthouse.

 Recovering Raritan Landing: The Archaeology of a Forgotten Town (New Jersey)
Raritan Landing was a small port community on the Raritan River in the 18th and 19th century.  Located a mile or so above New Brunswick, Raritan Landing was the highest point on the river that ocean-going ships could reach. Portions of this town were excavated in advance of a highway construction project. This web site by the New Jersey Department of Transportation provides information on the history and archaeology of the town.

 African Burial Ground (New York City)
This site is presented by the Schomburb Center for Research in Black Culture (NY Public Library) and the (US) General Services Administration. The largest African American colonial cemetery in America was discovered during the construction of a federal office building in New York City. Explore this web site to see what has been learned from this important archaeological site.

 The President's House: Freedom and Slavery in Making a New Nation
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
A joint undertaking of the City of Philadelphia and the National Park Service, the President's House Project involves the site of the Executive Mansion for the new American nation, 1790-1800. The house site, located today within Independence National Historical Park (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), provides an opportunity to tell an important national story -- the birth of the United States side-by-side the institution of slavery. The forthcoming archaeological investigations are in connection to the development of a permanent installation to be placed at the site to commemorate at least nine enslaved African Americans who lived and worked in the house during George Washington's years as President. The President's House web site is designed so that visitors can both keep track of the project's progress and communicate their comments and opinions in response. To date, the web site includes, among other resources, the President's House Site Archeology Briefing Paper, the texts of several Community Roundtable Discussions, content related to the memorial competition, historical documents, and links to the Independence Hall Association's extensive coverage of the President's House history, re-discovery, expanded interpretation, and commemoration.

Updated 06/09/2008