Although the written word may not have endured, the material remains of the past often have survived. No towering pyramids rise skyward, no collection of ancient texts fill the archives, no crumbling ruins stand in the landscape.
Archeology is about the discovery and decipherment of the unseen, the unknown, the unrecorded.
For Native Americans who have lived on this land for millennia, for African-Americans whose history was so long ignored and distorted, for the nameless immigrant rowhouse dweller of 19th century Baltimore, archeology is often the best or only source of information. It is the job of the Maryland Historical Trust's Office of Archeology to help discover, learn from, and preserve these tangible, but fragile, remnants of our past. Qualified researchers may review copies of these reports at the MHT library . From the sandy fields of the Eastern Shore to the rocky mountains of western Maryland, the Terrestrial Archeology Program is responsible for identification, study, and preservation of Maryland's non-submerged archeological heritage. A major component of the Terrestrial Archeology Program's research unit is the Annual Field Session in Maryland Archeology .