Centuries-old battle gear unearths clues on life in Maryland’s first colonial capital

There’s little historians know about Maryland’s early colonial past. So, when archaeologists in St. Mary’s City uncovered a nearly 400-year-old piece of battle gear last month, researchers celebrated. “This was definitely an exciting moment. Our eyebrows rose,” said Travis Parno, director of research and collections at Historic St. Mary’s City, told WTOP. “We were whooping and hollering. It was really dramatic.”