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Mark P. Leone is an American historical archaeologist who established the long-running Archaeology in Annapolis project at the University of Maryland. He is recognized for applying critical and Marxist theory to historical archaeology, specifically examining the ideological transition to capitalism in colonial and early national Annapolis. His work has significantly influenced the subfield of critical archaeology by demonstrating how material culture reinforces and conceals social inequalities.

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What is Mark Leone known for in archaeology?

Mark P. Leone is known for directing the Archaeology in Annapolis project at the University of Maryland. The project uses historical archaeology and public interpretation to study Annapolis and Maryland's Eastern Shore. [University of Maryland](https://anth.umd.edu/facultyprofile/leone/mark)

What does critical theory mean in Mark Leone's work?

Leone used critical and Marxist theory to examine how material culture reflects power, class, race, and ideology. His approach asks who benefited from historical systems, not only what objects were made or where they were found. [University of Maryland](https://drupal-setup3.bsos.umd.edu/facultyprofile/leone/mark)

What sites were studied through Archaeology in Annapolis?

The project worked at places including Reynolds Tavern, dated to 1743, and the Victualling Warehouse, dated to 1790. It also investigated the Jonas Green Print Shop and African American sites in Annapolis and Maryland's Eastern Shore. [University of Maryland](https://anth.umd.edu/facultyprofile/leone/mark)

Where did Mark Leone study and teach?

Leone earned his B.A. in history from Tufts University in 1963 and his M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Arizona in 1966 and 1968. He taught at Princeton before joining the University of Maryland in 1976. [University of Maryland](https://anth.umd.edu/facultyprofile/leone/mark)

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