In June 2021, AAHA conducted archaeological monitoring during water and sewer utility upgrades at Asbury United Methodist Church in Easton, Maryland. This work was conducted to ensure compliance with MHT Easement Program requirements, and the objective study was to mitigate disturbances to an existing archaeological site (18TA442) during utility installation. Monitoring identified three subsurface features, including a dry-laid brick pathway postdating the church building’s construction, a shallow pit of unknown function, and a partial brick foundation and remnant builder’s trench. Analysis of the features and recovered artifacts indicated a late nineteenth- to mid-twentieth centuries deposition that did not provide meaningful information about the operation or construction of Asbury United Methodist Church.
