"This report summarizes the results of recent archaeological explorations at the site of Maryland's 17th-century capital. Excavations focused upon the heart of this long buried city to locate key structures and permit the documentary and archaeological records to be linked. Among the sites discovered was the c. 1635 residence of the first governor, a building which later served as Maryland's first Statehouse. Findings from this site are presented...

"This book provides the perspectives of five different authors, archaeologists who have dedicated a significant part of their careers to understanding life in the 17th and 18th century English colony of Maryland. The genesis of this volume was a desire on behalf of the Maryland Historical Trust to create a synthetic volume that was accessible to the general public and which would describe the rich history and cultural heritage of the State as revealed...