The Past Is Important

Our society is best seen in the light of the people and experiences of the past and the contemporary issues that sharpen our lives today. The future is not distant from the past: the gap is today. In the midst of a dynamic world where innovations pervade every sphere of life, it is very easy to forget the past.

Where change has become synonymous with time, it is inevitable to constantly find the link between the past and the present. Our world is changing faster than we can imagine; this necessitates that we unravel and understand our past as indispensable connection to the success of today. A people who do not know about their past cannot appreciate today’s beauty, and have no significant input to make to the emerging future.

Lasting civilizations evolve from predominant ways of life but all must be preserved. This underscores the uselessfulness of unraveling the mystery of the life and times of those who lives in ancient past.

The Solution: Archaeology Has a Role

Archaeology is a social science that studies ancient cultures through material remains in terms of building, graves, equipments and other useful clues which are usually dug from the ground. Archaeology helps to know about the life and time of the ancient past so that we can learn from them and identify important social and economic tools for today’s lives.

PART II

Previous Projects

This group has accomplished other projects before now. Annapolis is the capital city of Maryland, which has grown from a small city to an urban state through funds from growing economy, tourism and governments allocations. Its rich historical background had been buried under residential buildings, streets and organizations and this has left an unfinished work on the pages of literature.

Some of the previous archeological excavations carried out include

ü  Brice House

ü  Calvert House

ü  Carroll House

ü  Courthouse site.

ü  Others are Maynard-Burgess House, Green Print shop, Paca garden and state Circle.

PART III

The Project

The project is an archaeological excavation of specific sites in the Annapolis, the capital city of Maryland. It will be undertaken by a group ‘Archaeology in Annapolis’.  Archaeology in Annapolis is a partnership between the Department of Anthropology at the University of Maryland, College Park and Historic Annapolis Foundation. It was begun in 1981, to promote the diverse culture of Annapolis. It is intended to unravel of mystery of inequalities in the society. This is part of the annual field school work by the department.

It will be coordinated by the Project director who will instruct the students and local volunteers. The students are solely from the department. The local volunteers are recruited through a screening exercise to select those have genuine interest, experience and education in archaeology.

The project is divided into three sessions: Preparation phase, field work, and final evaluation. The preparation phase is the first phase which is a period where the students and local volunteers receive instructions on the operational and strategic plan of the project.

The operational instructions are daily routines that will follow for the period of work while the strategic plan details the long-term plan of the project. Field work is the second phase when the real work is done: actual sites are visited and excavations begin. There is a daily evaluation of work progress. At end of the field work, the result and outcome of the project will be documented, and a report presented to the Institution’s archaeologists and other members of the University Community at a forum to recognize the discovery.

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