This webinar is part of Sotterley’s Common Ground Initiative:
Transcending Barriers Toward Healing
Sotterley’s 14th Annual Speaker Series
History Unearthed: Archaeological Discoveries at Sotterley
About the Webinar
Archaeologist Julie King reviews some of the exciting -- and unexpected -- findings from St. Mary's College of Maryland's recent archaeological survey of Sotterley. Traces of a pre-Sotterley dwelling, the houses of families who self-emancipated in the War of 1812, a mysterious buried feature and more reveal the rich lives of the people who called this place home.
Julia A. King is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at St. Mary's College of Maryland, where she researches, writes about, and teaches Chesapeake and Atlantic World history, archaeology, and culture. King is a past president of the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA, an international organization of professional archaeologists. From 2003 until 2011, she served as a presidentially-appointed Expert Member on the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, a Federal agency advising the president and the Congress on matters of national historic preservation policy. In 2018, King received the SHA's J.C. Harrington Award for her scholarly contributions to the field of historical archaeology.
This event is made possible by the generous support of Destination Southern Maryland (Southern Maryland Heritage Area) and the Maryland Heritage Area Authority.
Dr. Julie King
Webinar Host