by Crystal Dixon | Nov 16, 2023
The life and legacy of famed 19th century abolitionist, Harriet Tubman, becomes richer with every shovelful of dirt examined by Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) archaeologists. Earlier this month, the team returned to the homesite of Tubman’s father, Ben...
by Meredith Devereux | Mar 1, 2023
Maryland Department of Transportation archaeologists were searching for homes of enslaved people on the farm where Harriet Tubman was born. They found a home – and a bit of Africa in the process. The discoveries, announced February 14 at an event at the Harriet...
by Tim Pratt | Apr 20, 2021
Deep in the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore, the Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) has made an important archaeological discovery. On Tuesday, Lieutenant Governor Boyd Rutherford, MDOT Secretary Greg...
by Tim Pratt | Apr 6, 2021
As fog burned off the wetlands at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge one recent morning, Dr. Julie Schablitsky trudged deep into the muck. Water inundated the roads. Phragmites grew alongside. Trees that are succumbing to rising waters – collectively called...
