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Unearthing Native American history on an island in Southern Maryland

November 7, 2022

The small pieces of oyster shells and ceramic shards in the palm of archaeologist Julia King don’t look like much. But her team’s discoveries of roughly 1,500 pounds of shells and 200 pieces of ceramics bring new and more concrete evidence of the dominance of Native Americans who once lived at St. Clement’s Island and along the surrounding Potomac River shoreline in Southern Maryland. Native American leaders said their archaeological findings shed fresh light on their tribes’ historic presence in the state — which continues to this day but is often unknown, forgotten and ignored.“This work is showing a reclamation of the long history of Native Americans in that area and what it means to our people,” said Gabrielle Tayac.

Article Source: Washington Post

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