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Office of State Archaeology

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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Upcoming Events

Prehistory in North Carolina: Identifying Volcanogenic Rock from the Carolina Terrane
Presented by:
Shane Petersen
09/27/2018 - 11:30a.m.
Reach for the Channel: History and Archaeology of Channel Improvements on the Cape Fear River
Presented by:
Jim McKee, Brunswicktown State Historic Site
10/04/2018 - 11:30a.m.
Student Symposium
Presented by:
Office of State Archaeology
10/12/2018 - 9:00a.m.
Early Human Life on the Southeastern Coastal Plain
Presented by:
Dr. Christopher Moore
10/12/2018 - 7:00p.m.

Lecture Series

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Environmental Review

By law, we provide guidance to help the federal, state, and local governments plan projects that account for our state's archaeological heritage. 

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Programs

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Who's My Archaeologist?

View an interactive map with contact information for State Archaeologists assigned to different regions of North Carolina.

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Our Offices

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