Maxwell Sickler is from Baltimore, Maryland. He attended St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) where he received an undergraduate degree in anthropology with a focus on archaeology. While at SMCM, Max’s participated in several archaeological excavations of Indigenous Contact period settlements and Colonial farmsteads across southern Maryland. His undergraduate research focused on Indigenous-made and modified copper and brass artifacts recovered from Mid-Atlantic archaeological sites with an emphasis on the artifacts’ connections to Indigenous political and military responses to Euro-American colonization and violence. Following his undergraduate education, Max worked with St. Mary’s College as an archaeological field technician for the Rappahannock Indigenous Cultural Landscape project in Virginia’s Northern Neck. More recently, Max has pursued a career within the field of federal historic preservation and secured positions with the National Historic Landmark and American Battlefield Protection Programs of the National Park Service. Currently, Max is an Assistant Historic Preservation Specialist with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). Outside of work and school, Max enjoys hiking, reading, travel, art and spending time with his wife and dog.