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    HARVESTING HISTORY

    Mar 24, 2020 4 minutes
    with Julie Schablitsky

    SINCE THE AGE OF SEVEN, Minnesotan Julie Schablitsky wanted to be an archaeologist. Over the years, her interest took her to Oregon for advanced degrees in urban history and archaeology, but the job that best matched her interests proved to be overseeing cultural resources at the Maryland Department of Transportation, where since 2006 she handles issues related to archaeology. She also created a public outreach program showcasing her department’s expertise and findings, including results mapping munitions recovered from Civil War battlefields.

    CWT: Why does Maryland Department of Transportation have an archaeologist?

    We have 15 archaeologists and architectural historians because there are both federal and state laws that require agencies that

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