Current Research

University of Maryland, Department of Anthropology faculty make a significant contribution to Federal and State of Maryland research programs. Often they are assisted by graduate students working toward their MAA degree.

Here is a listing of current projects :

Dr. Janet Chernela

Ford Foundation
Culture and Rights. An exploration of the role of culture in rights' assessments, sovereignty issues, and international and national policy.

Private Donor
Tangible and Intangible Heritage in Northeastern Brazil. An examination of processional culture in Olinda, before and after its listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Leonora Zoninstein, assistant.

Universidade Federal de Espirito Santos (Brazil)
Program in translation of indigenous texts for pedagogical purposes.

Dr. Judith Freidenberg

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management
Social Services Internship. Paid internship experience for MAA graduate student; Sarah Waring, intern.

Dr. Mark Leone

Private Donor
Archaeological explorations at Wye Island; Matthew Palus, MAA, Jennifer Babiarz, MAA, Robert Chidester, MAA, Amelia Chisholm, and Tim Goddard, assistants.

Field School Scholarship. Undergraduate students enrolled in the summer archaeological field school in Annapolis and Talbot County (ANTH 496) are eligible. Applications due by 26 May - Act now !

Dr. Michael Paolisso

Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Cultural Analysis for an Environmental Impact Statement on Oyster Restoration Alternatives including Crassastrea ariakensis; Nicole Dery, assistant.

Dr. Paul Shackel

National Science Foundation
Research Experience for Undergraduates : Interdisciplinary Investigations at New Philadelphia IL; Charlotte King, assistant.

U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service
Development of a Cultural Library under the Chesapeake Ecosystems Studies Unit cooperative agreement. Michelle Hammer, assistant

U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service
Thomas Farm Archaological Identification and Evaluation Study at the Monocacy National Battlefield; Thomas Gwaltney, assistant.

U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service
Backlog Cataloging; providing technical and scientific oversight, consultation, and review, training in curatorial and cataloging procedures and software, training in the use of the Automated National Cataloging System (ANCS +) and use of NPS laboratory facilities; Charlotte King, assistant.

U.S. Department of the Interior / National Park Service
Update of Archaeological Site Inventory: George Washington Parkway; Thomas Gwaltney, assistant.