I am an underwater archaeologist interested in Florida’s ancestral relationships with waterways. With a background in geology, my work occupies the intersection of archaeology, geophysics, and engineering;
I created this site in order to document my research surrounding Lake Pithlachocco (Newnans Lake)- the Place of Longboats– here in Gainesville, Florida, and its world-record assemblage of Archaic dugout canoes.
Currently, I am working on the geophysical characterization and visualization of these canoes as part of my graduate research. My methods include emerging remote sensing applications such as water-coupled ground-penetrating radar and side-scan sonar.
Beyond my research, I am committed to public service. This website serves as both a research archive and an ongoing record of my fieldwork, methods, ideas, and discoveries as my project continues to develop.
I also serve as Review Editor for the New Florida Journal of Anthropology (NFJA). If your work has anything to do with humans, I encourage you to consider submitting to the journal!
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Photos used on my website are taken with my Nikon D70S camera using an ED AF Zoom-NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4-5.6D lens.
