NC DNCR Office of State Archaeology

Dedication

North Carolina Dedicates First Heritage Dive Site

Join the Underwater Archaeology Branch as they officially open NC's First Heritage Dive Site.

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QAR conservator removes concretions from canon

Archaeological Educational Lecture Series

Conserving Our Underwater Cultural Heritage: An Introduction

Sarah Watkins-Kenney presents the concepts, challenges, and choices available for the conservation of underwater archaeological sites work. Join us August 16 at 11:30 am!

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Online Resources

Public Education and Research

An essential activity for the OSA involves public education programs on prehistoric and historic archaeology.

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Ongoing Project

Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge

Learn more about the our efforts to raise Blackbeard's flagship, Queen Anne's Revenge, and to save the priceless artifacts it contains for future generations.

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Cemeteries in North Carolina

Explore the information, policies and some common questions about protection of cemeteries in North Carolina.

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What We Do

The Office of State Archaeology (OSA) serves North Carolina’s citizens through programs that identify archaeological resources on land and beneath state waters. OSA archaeologists and staff are specialists with decades of academic training and practical experience, which we apply to gather and share knowledge about the vast time range (more than 12,000 years) of North Carolina’s historic experience.

We protect the state’s legacy of Native American villages, colonial towns, farmsteads, and historic shipwrecks through application of state and federal archaeology laws and regulations, and by maintaining inventories of site data and artifact collections. OSA furnishes professional archaeology services to government agencies, museums, schools and the general public. Appreciation of our state’s cultural heritage enhances the social, educational, cultural and economic future of North Carolina.

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