Acknowledgments

The Pre-Contact Ceramics web pages were among the first components of the original Diagnostic Artifacts in Maryland site to be developed. They were created through a team effort and could not have been accomplished without the contributions and support of everyone involved. Funding was generously provided by the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, part of the National Park Service, which funded a project researcher, a project consultant, and a graphics designer.

Developing and reviewing the original content was undertaken by a committee that included archaeologists from the Maryland Historical Trust, the project researcher, and the project consultant. Katherine Dinnel and Edward Chaney of the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab served as the Co-Project Managers, and wrote, edited, reviewed, and coordinated the project. Sarah Emmert, the Project Researcher, compiled information on the various pre-Contact wares, photographed all the artifacts, constructed the web page, created the digital maps, and basically made sure the project was success. Robert Wall of Towson University, our Project Consultant, helped write, edit, and review the Pre-Contact Ceramics pages as they developed. Maureen Kavanagh and Dennis Curry of the Maryland Historical Trust worked extensively to develop the web pages. They provided editorial review and input throughout the process.

Additionally, the following people and institutions provided invaluable assistance during the original project:

• Julia King, Director of the MAC Lab, who supported the project and helped write and edit the text.
• Jon Dean, JPPM Exhibits Services Graphic Designer and Sharon Raftery, MAC Lab Administrative Assistant, who developed the original design.
• The National Museum of Natural History, Department of Anthropology, for allowing us to photograph pottery in its collections from sites in Maryland and surrounding states. We especially want to thank Jim Coaker and Felicia Pickering for their time and effort.
• The Delaware Office of Historic Preservation, for allowing us to photograph pottery examples from Eastern Shore sites so we could provide a broader range of illustrations. Chuck Fithian and Dan Griffith of DOHP were enthusiastically supportive of our project.

Several regional archaeologists reviewed a beta version of the original content and provided their input, such as: Wayne E. Clark, Richard J. Dent, Carol Ebright, Christina Jirikowic, Stephen R. Potter, and Michael Stewart.

It was the hard work of this original team that formed the basis of the new and current Diagnostic Artifacts website. New categories for rare ceramics were added as well as additional information about individual ceramic types. As collections at the MAC Lab have grown since the original website was created, additional photos of representative ceramics were included in the current version. The MAC Lab's head conservator, Nichole Doub, helped edit a portion of the new photographs used. Any inaccuracies or problems observed on these web pages are the responsibility of the most recent content creators, and not the work of previous staff and reviewers.