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David Cranford

David Cranford Assistant State Archaeologist

David J. Cranford joined the OSA in March 2018 as an Assistant State Archaeologist. He provides environmental review and technical assistance for counties in the Southern Piedmont, as well as promotes public outreach and education of archaeology across the state. In addition, David manages the North Carolina Fish Weir Archaeological Project and is a member of the OSA scientific diving program.

David received a BA at Appalachian State University and an MA from the University of Oklahoma before completing his PhD at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. David's dissertation research is an archaeological examination of community organization and household variability within the Catawba Indian Nation of South Carolina during the late 18th century (ca. 1760 – 1800). While at UNC, David worked as a research and teaching assistant for the Department of Anthropology and served as a field school and lab supervisor for the Research Laboratories of Archaeology. His other research interests include the archaeology of North Carolina, public archaeology, ceramic and lithic analysis, and the application of GIS in archaeology. David also serves as the editor for the North Carolina Archaeological Society which publishes the annual journal, North Carolina Archaeology.

Contact Info

919-814-6551
david.cranford@ncdcr.gov

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  • Stephen Atkinson
  • Rosie Blewitt-Golsch
  • Sherry Boyette
  • Elise Carroll
  • Dylan Clark
  • David Cranford
  • Lindsay Flood Ferrante
  • Mary Beth Fitts
  • Sam Franklin
  • Nathan Henry
  • Kimberly Kenyon
  • Casey Kirby
  • Emily McDowell
  • Allyson Ropp
  • Casey Kirby
  • Cassandra Pardo
  • Chris Southerly
  • Courtney Page
  • David Cranford
  • Dee Nelms
  • Dylan Clark
  • Elise Carroll
  • Emily McDowell
  • John Mintz
  • Kim Urban
  • Kimberly Kenyon
  • Lindsay Flood Ferrante
  • Madeline Spencer
  • Mary Beth Fitts
  • Melissa Timo
  • Nathan Henry
  • Rosie Blewitt-Golsch
  • Sam Franklin
  • Sherry Boyette
  • Stephen Atkinson
  • Terry Williams
  • Tim Smith
  • John Mintz
  • Dee Nelms
  • Courtney Page
  • Cassandra Pardo
  • Allyson Ropp
  • Tim Smith
  • Chris Southerly
  • Madeline Spencer
  • Melissa Timo
  • Kim Urban
  • Terry Williams

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North Carolina Office of State Archaeology

109 E. Jones Street 
Raleigh
, N.C. 27601

4619 Mail Service Center 
Raleigh
, N.C. 27699-4619

(919) 814-6550

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The North Carolina Office of State Archaeology is a program of the North Carolina Office of Archives and History, Division of Historical Resources, within the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

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