Savannah River Archaeologcial Ressearch Program
About Us Compliance and Research Outreach Former Towns
History and Development Staff

Mark J. Brooks, Director. (selected publications)
Mark Brooks joined SCIAA in 1977 and moved to the SRARP in 1984. He received a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Florida in 1974, an M.A. in Archaeology from Arizona State University in 1980, and a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of South Carolina in 1996. Particular interests include early hunter-gatherers and Quaternary Geology. Major Research Area: Quaternary Period Research in the Southeastern U.S. Coastal Plain. He is currently investigating: 1) the role of climate in landscape evolution, particularly the coevolution of Carolina bays and stream-associated eolian deposits; 2) Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene hunter-gatherer adaptations on the South Atlantic Coastal Plain; and 3) archaeological site formation processes. E-mail at mjbrooks@sc.edu.

George Wingard, Administrative Manager.
Joined the SRARP staff in 1993. B.A. in Humanities from University of South Carolina in 1992. Area of Interest: Historic Towns of the Savannah River Site and historic cemeteries. E-mail at wingard@sc.edu

Adam King, Special Project Archaeologist.
Joined SRARP in 1998. B.S. in Finance from Penn State University in 1987, M.A. in Anthropology from University of Georgia in 1991, Ph.D. in Anthropology from Penn State University in 1996. Prehistoric. Major Research Area: The emergence and evolution of complex societies, particularly Mississippian Chiefdoms. E-mail at aking@sc.edu.

Christopher R. Moore, Outreach Coordinator
Joined the SRARP staff in 2008. B.S. in Anthropology from Appalachian State University in 1995, M.A. in Anthropology from East Carolina University in 2000 and Ph.D. in Geoscience from East Carolina University (Coastal Resources Management Program) in 2009. Major research areas: Geoarchaeology, Luminescence (OSL) dating, hunter-gatherer archaeology, Late Quaternary climate and human adaptation, GIS and Remote sensing. Currently, working on a volunteer/research program investigating Carolina Bays in southeastern South Carolina. E-mail at cmoore@srarp.org.

D. Keith Stephenson, Archaeologist.
Joined SRARP in 1990. B.A. in History from University of Georgia in 1981, M.A. in Anthropology from University of Georgia in 1990. Prehistoric. Major Research Area: Southeastern U.S. - Prehistory of Woodland and Mississippian Periods. E-mail at stephensonk@sc.edu

J. Christopher Gillam, GIS Analyst/Archaeologist. (Abbreviated CV)
Joined SRARP in 1992. B.A. in Anthropology from University of South Carolina in 1991, M.A. in Anthropology from University of Arkansas in 1995. Prehistoric Archaeology. Major Research Area: Cultural Landscapes of Hunter - Gather Societies. E-mail at gillam@.sc.edu.

Chris Thornock, Compliance Archaeologist.
Joined the SRARP staff in 2002. B.A. in Anthropology from Georgia Southern University in 2001, M.A in Anthropology from the University of South Carolina in 2010. Mississippian Studies. E-mail at cthornock@srarp.org.

Tammy Forehand Herron, Curator.
Joined SRARP in 1991. B.A. in Psychology, minor in Anthropology from Georgia Southern University in 1991. Historic Archaeology. Major Research Area: 18th Century Sites in the South Carolina Backcountry. E-mail at forehand@sc.edu.

Ben Johnson, Field Tech.
Joined the SRARP staff in 2009. B.A. in Anthropology from the University of South Carolina in 2003, M.A. in Anthropology from University of South Carolina in 2009. GIS and Historical Archaeology. E-mail at johnsonarchaeology.gmail.com.

Brian Milner, Field Tech.
Joine the SRARP staff in 2010. B.A. in Anthropology from Georgia Southern University in 2006, M.A. in Anthropology from Georgia Southern in 2010. Plantation Archaeology. E-mail at brianmilner1@gmial.com.


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