Offices

Raleigh Office

109 E. Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

The Raleigh Office is the central office for OSA. It is the headquarters for archaeology and also serves the Piedmont and Coastal counties and houses the data inventory and library for all archaeological resources in North Carolina. 

Underwater Archaeology Branch

1528 Ft. Fisher Boulevard South, Kure Beach, NC 28449

Located at Fort Fisher, the Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB) is charged with the identification and preservation of submerged resources from North Carolina's rich maritime history. The UAB oversees the excavation of Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge and is a part of the environmental review process for all underwater resources and for terrestrial sites in the southeastern part of the state.

Western Office

176 Riceville Road, Asheville, NC 28805

Located in Asheville, the Western Office serves the mountain counties in the environmental review process, technical assistance and coordination with National Parks Service and the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The Western Office houses records, maps and data on sites in these counties as well as a small conservation lab.

QAR Conservation Lab

1157 VOA Site C Road, Greenville, NC 27834

Located on East Carolina University's campus, the Queen Anne's Revenge (QAR) Conservation Laboratory focuses on the conservation and documentation of artifacts retrieved from Blackbeard's flagship. 

Research Center

215 W. Lane Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

Located in Raleigh, the OSA Research Center (OSARC) is the state's repository for the curation of artifacts from state projects or other compliance-related archaeology. The OSARC lab identifies and documents artifacts for long term storage.