St. Mary's College Anthropology Department

St. Mary's College Anthropology Department "Anthropology is the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities." --Alfred L. Kroeber The Department of Anthropology at St.

Mary's College of Maryland, located in the Kent Hall academic building on campus, provides students with a comprehensive foundation of anthropological study. The Anthropology major consists of a four-field approach: cultural anthropology and the study of historic and contemporary societies (ethnography, ethnology, and ethnohistory), archaeology and the study of material culture (prehistoric, histo

ric, and underwater archaeology), biological anthropology (biology, human evolution, and forensics), and linguistic anthropology (language and culture). Students majoring in another discipline may also choose a minor in Anthropology. Classes are taught by full-time professors as well as adjunct instructors from community institutions including Historic St. Mary's City and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum. Notable programs include a signature study abroad program in the Gambia, a small country in West Africa; a ten-week archaeology field school at Historic St. Mary's City; and numerous field trips to museums and archaeological sites.

02/21/2025

SALE ENDS FEBRUARY 28TH!

01/07/2025

Governor Wes Moore announced the appointment of Kelsey Bush '94, community affairs liaison at SMCM, to the Judicial Nominating Commission for Calvert and St. Mary's Counties.The commission, one of 16 such regional bodies in Maryland, plays a critical role in the selection of judicial candidates.Bush...

02/12/2024

Julia King, professor of anthropology, was named to the George B. and Willma Reeves Endowed Chair in the Liberal Arts in recognition of her numerous accomplishments as a full-time professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. King’s term took effect at the start of the spring 2024 semester and ru...

01/25/2024
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01/24/2024

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This summer we are hosting our annual Field School! In addition to the basics of archaeological field work and lab processes, students will learn digital recordation techniques using ESRI Field Maps, mobile photogrammetry and digital mapping!

This year’s field school will provide a unique experience in Community Based archaeology, where students will be involved in the Archaeology of Memorialization, a multi-year project carried out by The Montpelier Descendants Committee and James Madison's Montpelier.

The overall goal of this project is to assist in the construction of a
Memorial to the Enslaved at Montpelier in an area adjacent to but outside of the Burial Ground for the Enslaved.

Students will help our team 1) define the extent of the burial ground in order to protect those burials, 2) explore archaeological evidence for how the enslaved and their descendants commemorated and honored that space.

This will help the MDC in restoring the landscape of the burial ground, and honoring those buried there.

If you are interested in learning more or in applying to the Field School, please check us out at: https://buff.ly/2RSta3L

01/23/2024

We're excited to announce that applications for the 2024 Summer Field School in Historical Archaeology here at Poplar Forest are open!

The field school is a great opportunity to learn the essentials of archaeological field and laboratory research, while helping us discover and interpret new findings about Poplar Forest's enslaved residents and the plantation’s early infrastructure. Even if you're not an anthropology major, we welcome anyone looking to explore and learn about the past here at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest (alongside some pretty awesome people, of course).

DATES: June 3-July 12, 2024
OPEN TO: anyone 18+ with a high school diploma and an interest in history or archaeology! Including college & grad students, museum/preservation staff & volunteers, and teachers
CREDITS: 6 credits from the University of Virginia
SCHOLARSHIPS: all students receive tuition assistance - see full details in link
APPLICATIONS: due April 1, 2024 - link to apply below

https://www.poplarforest.org/learn/educational-programs-and-resources/archaeology-field-school/

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47645 College Drive
St. Marys City, MD
20686

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