• River Farm and the Pig Point Complex Archaeologists spent the summers of 2015, 2016, and 2017 digging at the River Farm site, located one mile away from Pig Point on the Jug Bay portion of the Patuxent River. The 2015 and 2016 field seasons were sponsored by federal Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief Fund grants and focused on the floodplain, where thousands of years of history is threatened by sea level rise and coastal erosion. The 2017 field season included the Archaeological Society of Maryland’s field session. During the excavations, the team uncovered dozens of features dating to the Woodland time period, from about 1000 B.C. through A.D. 1600, along with a small Colonial component that might mark the location of enslaved workers. This stretch of the Patuxent River has long been known as a hotbed of ancient Native American activity, and dozens of sites have been found in the area, some dating back over 10,000 years. Pig Point was apparently a ritual center for millennia and River Farm may have been a related camp site. Several more sites around Jug Bay are currently being investigated and plans are in the works to head back during the summer of 2018.

• 2018 excavations at the James Brice House   in Annapolis, Maryland are providing information on the mid-18th century construction and occupation of this historic home. Excavations are continuing weekly throughout the spring, so reach out to the Lost Towns Project using the email below if you want to participate.