November 12, 10 am – 3 pm
Herring Run Park
Community Archaeology @ Herring Run Park
11/06/2023
By Dana Cohen
The Baltimore Community Archaeology Lab is a program that works to mitigate and protect the historic resources on Towson University’s campus. The BCAL works with multiple departments across the university to ensure this cultural heritage is protected, documented, and made accessible to the campus community. Towson University archaeology students have access to education modeled in real world experience with archaeological methods and cultural heritage development both on campus and through contracts with outside partners in the greater Baltimore area.BCAL is hosting its first of two community engagement sessions during its field survey of Herring Run Park
Join TU BCAL archaeologists for Community Archaeology @ Herring Run Park as we conduct a field survey in the park to identify archaeological sites and learn more about the people who have lived on this land for the last 8,000 years.
The BCAL is committed to partnering with descendant communities to continually construct and re-construct a holistic narrative of Baltimore’s past that incorporates archaeological investigations, oral histories and archival records. Public participation in heritage preservation, conservation and interpretation contributes to community identity and a sense of place. We recognize the importance of relying on a variety of community voices for developing community-relevant research questions and ethical research design. The BCAL works with numerous community partners, including Preservation Maryland, and public archaeology programs to make the history of the area we now know as Baltimore publicly accessible and ensure stakeholders have a voice in constructing that historical narrative.