Mark Leone is interested in critical theory as it applies to archaeology and, particularly, to historical archaeology. He has directed Archaeology in Annapolis since 1981. This project focuses on the historical archaeology of Annapolis and Maryland's Eastern Shore and features the use of critical theory. Leone is committed to public interpretation of archaeology and welcomes graduate students who are interested in learning about the relationship between public interpretation and the politics of archaeology.

Areas of Interest

  • Historical Archaeology and Interpretation
  • Critical Theory in Archaeology
  • African-American Archaeology

Degrees

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    Ph.D. University of Arizona, Anthropology
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    M.A. University of Arizona, Anthropology
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    B.A. Tufts University, History

Archaeology in Annapolis has run consistently since 1981 in Annapolis, at Wye House, where Frederick Douglass was enslaved, at William Paca’s Wye Hall on Wye Island, and on “The Hill,” an African American community in Easton, Maryland.

Site reports with catalogs on nearly 40 excavations can be found on the University of Maryland’s Digital Archive, known as DRUM. A physical component of the collection is housed in the National Trust room of Hornbake Library on the University of Maryland campus.

Some of the most significant sites excavated by the project include:

  1. 18AP01: The William Paca House and Garden
  2. 18AP45: Charles Carroll House and Garden (1987-1990 Report and 1991 Report)
  3. 18AP29: Jonas Green Print Shop
  4. 18TA314: Wye House and Greenhouse (Hothouse Structure, Greenhouse Interior, Wye Greenhouse, and The Long Green
  5. 18QU977: Wye Hall (2003 Report and 2008 Report)
  6. 18AP64: Maynard-Burgess House
  7. 18AP116: James Holliday House
  8. 18AP23: Reynolds Tavern
  9. 18AP74: Slayton House
  10. 18AP50: Bordley- Randall House
  11. 18AP18: Dr. Upton Scott House
  12. 18AP40: Rideout Garden
  13. 18AP22: State Circle in Annapolis
  14. 18AP28: Calvert House
  15. 18AP47: Sands House
  16. Fleet and Cornhill Streets
    1. 18AP109: 26 Market Street
    2. 18AP111: Fleet Street
    3. 18AP112: Cornhill Street
  17. 18AP44: 193 Main Street (Preliminary Report 1986 and Final Report 1994)

Current Students

Former Students

Mark Leone
1108 Woods Hall
African American Studies Department
Phone
(301) 405-8767
Email
mleone [at] umd.edu