Charles Fithian

Education

• M.A., Salisbury University, 2006
• B.A., Salisbury State College, 1977
• A.A., Wesley College, 1974

Research Spotlight

• Archaeology of Colonial and Revolutionary America, and Early American Republic
• Historical Archaeology of the Mid-Atlantic Region
• Environmental Archaeology
• Conflict Archaeology
• Anthropology of Military and Naval Organizations
• Seafaring and Maritime Cultures
• Archaeology and History of the Atlantic World
• Experimental Archaeology/Living History
• Material Culture Studies
• British History

Research

• Archaeology of His Majesty’s Sloop of War DeBraak
• 1814 Weather Notebook of John Fisher
• War of 1812 in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Teaching

• Marine Archaeology
• Historical Archaeology
• Introduction to Environmental Anthropology

Professional Experience

• Curator of Archaeology, Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs, 1986-2014
• Historic St. Mary’s City, Maryland: Interpreter, 1981; Archaeologist, 1982-1986
• Began working in archaeology in 1977