CRM Journal:  “The issues discussed in Thinking About Significance are core to the policy and practice of historic preservation…The concluding chapter is worth the price of the book” – Barbara J. Little, National Park Service

Journal of Field Archaeology:  “…gentle, but plainspoken…It is a worthwhile addition to the U.S. and world CRM process and literature…The creators of these Proceedings…have set a great example of quality information and attitudes for stewards.  I commend this volume to the frontal lobes of this world’s archaeologists, descendents, and citizens who accept this responsibility for our archaeologically-known and diverse human pasts”

– Bruce Rippeteau, South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

Southeastern Archaeology: “Thinking About Significance…should be widely read…The topics covered are of broad interest and applicability”

– Raimie A. Gougeon, Panamerican Consultants, Inc.

The Florida Anthropologist:  “…will be widely cited for years to come.  It is well worth reading”

– Louis D. Tesar, Florida Bureau of Archaeological Research

The Thornhill Lake Archaeological Research Project: Mount Taylor Mortuary Mounds and Monumental Architecture in the St. Johns River Valley

SEARCH Project Archaeologist Jon Endonino's contribution to the FAC Newsletter Current Research section is based on his dissertation research at the University of Florida and centers on the creation of sacred places among hunting and gathering groups in the St. Johns River Valley of Florida.  Stratigraphic excavations and a series of AMS dates from the Thornhill Lake Complex place the emergence of monumental architecture, most notably burial mounds but also ridges of shell and sand, between 5600-4500 years cal. B.P.  This research has pushed back the origins of mortuary monuments in North America back two millennia and demonstrates the diversity that once existed in hunter-gatherer societies in the middle Holocene.

SEARCH Maritime Archaeologist Jason Burns' 2003 Book on the Norwegian Ship Cartharine was Featured in the February 2008 Issue of Scuba News.

SEARCH Caribbean Archaeologist Lisabeth Carlson, Ph.D. Publishes Collection of Taíno Essays with University of Alabama Press.

Dr. Carlson and Dr. William Keegan (University of Florida) began writing a series of short essays called “Talking Taíno”, which were published in the International Magazine of the Turks & Caicos Islands—Times of the Islands. These essays are being collected in an upcoming book (October 2008) published by the University of Alabama Press. Each essay shows the relationship between the Taínos of the past and the present natural history of the Caribbean islands.

The Florida Anthropologist publishes SEARCH Project Archaeologist, Jon Endonino, M.A. Article on Quarry Clusters

As described by the Florida Anthropologist Editors Andrea White, M.A. and Deborah Mullins, M.A., Jon Endonino’s publication examines “Florida chert quarry clusters and the implications of sourcing lithic material recovered in an archaeological context…Endonino addresses deficiencies in distinguishing between different Ocala Limestone cherts and refines the diagnostic criteria for sourcing these cherts, primarily by looking at the size and abundance of fossils found within the stone. From a methodological standpoint, the author’s work is especially exciting because he has developed a set of analytical criteria concerning samples, techniques, and procedures that will allow other archaeologists to replicate and refine this type of provenance sourcing for lithic material. A detailed knowledge of chert resources on a landscape allows archaeologists to address issues of social complexity on sites where little other data is preserved—as is the case for thousands of archaeological sites across Florida.”

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South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)/Acceler8 Multiyear General Services Contracts Awards

In November 2007, SEARCH was selected as the top-ranked firm for two contracts to provide SFWMD/Accerler8 with cultural resource services across south Florida and the Florida Everglades. The contracts are:

In October 2007, the Division of Historic Preservation of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan) awarded the SEARCH Maritime Division a contract to conduct a remote sensing survey of the submerged remains of historic World War II-era resources.

County-wide GIS Archaeology Site Probability Model and Architectural History Survey, Charlotte County, Florida  

In September 2007, Charlotte County, Florida selected SEARCH to develop a GIS-based archaeology site probability model as well as an architectural history survey across the County.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast (NAVFAC SE) IDIQ Award

In July 2007, SEARCH was selected for a 5-year/5-million dollar IDIQ contract to provide "Architectural, Archaeological, and Cultural Resources Studies and Documentation of Historical Properties within the NAVFAC SE."  The Area of Responsibility (AOR) for this contract includes Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas.  Also included are the Gulf of Mexico and the oceanic and riverine waters within the NAVFAC SE AOR.  


SEARCH Opens Full-Service Facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina

In June 2007, SEARCH opened a full-service office and laboratory in Jacksonville, North Carolina to service on-going contracts at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, and to expand SEARCH into the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic region. 


Florida Native American Heritage Trail Publication Completed by SEARCH Project Archaeologist, Brenda Swann, M.A.

Brenda Swann, M.A. acted as Project Director for the Florida Native American Heritage Trail project that was published as part of the Florida Heritage Publication series by the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources.  To view the publication, please click here:

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SEARCH Develops GIS Screening Tool for Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)

As part of a multi-year general services contract with the FDOT District 4, SEARCH developed a GIS-based screening tool that allows FDOT Environmental Management Office staff to efficiently review projects for potential involvement with cultural resources, contaminated sites, threatened and endangered wildlife, wetlands, and 4(f) properties.


Underwater Archaeology Public Outreach Book Features SEARCH Maritime Project Manager

SEARCH Maritime Archaeology Project Manager, Jason M. Burns, M.A. had a chapter titled “Refocusing on Georgia’s Rivers: The Role of Maritime Historical Archaeology in Waterfront Revitalization” published in Out of the Blue: Public Interpretation of Maritime Cultural Resources by Springer Press in 2007.

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SEARCH President Anne V. Stokes, Ph.D. has Chapter Published in Book on Prehistory of Puerto Rico

Ancient Borinquen: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Native Puerto Rico published by University of Alabama Press includes a chapter written by SEARCH President Anne V. Stokes, Ph.D. Her publication is titled “Ceramic Age Dietary Patterns in Puerto Rico: Stable Isotopes and Island Biogeography” and it examines dietary trends learned from skeletal carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis on Puerto Rico as well as across the Caribbean.

  

SEARCH Maritime Archaeology Division Completes Diver Investigations on Roosevelt Inlet Shipwreck, Lewes Delaware

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SEARCH Architectural Historian, Jenn Garrett, M.A. Featured in UF Today, Alumni Magazine for the Gator Nation

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SEARCH Vice President, James Pochurek Selected as Environmental Ambassador of the Year by Jhane Barnes and Men's Journal Magazine

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Forum magazine features SEARCH Prehistoric Phase III Mitigation Project for the Florida Department of Transportation

In 2004, the Florida Humanities Council published a special issue of its magazine Forum that focused on archaeology in Florida.  All of the articles were written with the lay public in mind.  One of the articles, written by SEARCH Principal Investigator, Dr. Robert Austin, featured the Jeanie's Better Back site (8LF54), an Early Archaic site that was excavated by SEARCH for the Florida Department of Transportation in 1996.  The article discussed how the analysis of stone tools and production debris can provide insights into prehistoric behavior using 8LF54 as an example.  It also discussed the opportunities and constraints that CRM archaeologists confront and emphasized the importance of developing a narrowly focused research design to guide excavations.
 
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