Services
The William & Mary Center for Archaeological Research was established to provide cultural resource research services for public and private agencies and organizations. Services include cultural resource management studies, archaeological survey, testing, data recovery, ground-penetrating radar (GPR) survey, material culture analysis, historical research and interpretation, GIS applications, architectural survey, National Register nomination, HABS and HAER survey, historic building conditions analysis, maintenance plans, restoration plans, stabilization plans and historic building materials analysis.
The Center's professional staff has wide-ranging expertise with both prehistoric and historic-period sites across Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic region, and beyond. The Center's facilities include offices, laboratories and collection storage with access to specialized computer and materials testing equipment.
The Center performs cultural resource management studies for federal, state, and local governmental agencies, environmental and engineering firms, and planners and developers. Professional assistance is provided in identifying cultural resources, determining their nature and extent, evaluating their eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places and data recovery efforts. This assistance includes archaeological surveys and excavations, historical research, preparation of cultural resource planning overviews and preparation of cultural resource reports for inclusion in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS).
The Center also offers undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity for practical experience in the growing field of public archaeology.
Selected Project Sponsors
- Virginia Department of Transportation
- Virginia Army National Guard
- Virginia Department of Historic Resources
- Dewberry
- National Park Service
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences
- City of Hopewell
- Capital Region Land Conservancy
- James Monroe Memorial Foundation
- Dominion Virginia Power
- National Science Foundation
- The Nature Conservancy
- Naval Facilities Engineering Command
- Virginia Natural Gas
- Bureau of Land Management
