Elizabeth A. Comer

Elizabeth Anderson Comer earned an M.A. in Anthropology/Archaeology from the University of Kansas and a B.A. in History and Political Science from Hood College. As Baltimore City Archaeologist, she pioneered complex urban, industrial and waterfront public archaeology projects. As Chief Administrator, Division of Tourism and Promotion, she instituted a Heritage Tourism strategy for Maryland. She serves as Principal of EAC/Archaeology, Inc. a woman-owned business specializing in archaeological and historic architectural investigations in the US and abroad. She volunteers for the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society, Inc., managing historic structure restoration and museum development. She serves as co-PI on a joint Smithsonian Institution bioarchaeological research project analyzing the human remains of Catoctin’s enslaved population by utilizing craniometric analysis and stable isotope and DNA data to search for descendants. She teaches in the Museums and Society program at The Johns Hopkins University.