This is the sixth in a series of posts highlighting our awesome summer interns!

“Hi! I am Abby Shackelford. I am a senior at Catonsville High School, and I plan to major in archaeological studies or anthropology in college. Most recently, I have been working at Arden, a mid-19^th century plantation. We have been digging shovel test pits around abandoned former slave quarters, which were later converted into a tenement. I hope to learn more about collections storage and artifact conservation this summer.”

Thanks, Abby, for spending your summer with us! We appreciate your hard work in the lab and field.

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