New South Associates, Inc.

Anna has joined NSA as an Assistant Archaeologist after the completion of her master’s degree in Anthropology. Anna completed her master’s degree at Northern Illinois University and also holds a B.A. in History from the University of North Georgia. Her areas of expertise include Indigenous Caribbean archaeology and has completed archaeological surveys across the southeast United States. Anna’s research interests include foodways, gender, and environmental archaeology. Her interests have led her to coauthoring articles focused on gender pay equity and a Middle Woodland site in North Georgia. In her career, Anna has worked for the National Park Service, university labs, and multiple CRM firms. As a tech for NSA, she worked on large projects including solar projects and timber sales. Prior to NSA, Anna worked on projects related to pine beetle suppression, pipeline development, and military development. Anna is also the co-founder of an international organization, The Humanities Guild whose goal is to uplift the underrepresented in the humanities.

We are excited to welcome Zach McKeeby to NSA! Zach is joining NSA after completing his PhD in anthropological archaeology at the University of Virginia. His areas of expertise include the anthropology of craft production, frontier interactions, and household approaches to the archaeology of daily life, and he specializes in spatial and archaeometric approaches to the archaeological record including near-surface geophysics, GIS, archaeometallurgy, and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. Zach’s thesis and recent published work studied the evolution of iron production in Zambia as a socio-technical institution, and contextualized changes in the ways communities engaged with regional political changes and global networks in southern Africa. Zach’s graduate degree built upon, and ran parallel to, over a decade of experience in public archaeology, collaborative citizen-science and community-based archaeological research and he has worked to center community-engaged and public-facing methodologies in New York and Virginia. Since 2013 he has directed research programs partnering with local municipalities, NY-based non-profits, descendant communities and Tribal leaders to develop and conduct Phase I-II investigations as community-based youth archaeological field schools. Having been initially trained in archaeology within a participatory and community-engaged approach to archaeology, he is particularly excited by the way New South Associates foregrounds and integrates public-facing, community-engaged methodologies with ethical scholarly rigor at the heart of their Section 106 work. Zach will be based out of NSA’s Fairfax, Virginia office.

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our new website! We invite you to visit www.newsouthassoc.com to explore our services, staff bios, case studies and more! NSA has grown and evolved over the years, and we felt it was time for a change. We refreshed our logo earlier this year to reflect who we are today and to symbolize our future. Our new site reflects our new logo and colors as part of the ongoing evolution of NSA! Our new website reflects a more modern look and captures our mission to deliver many services: Archaeology, History, Architectural History, Preservation Planning, Public Interpretation, Cemetery Studies, Geophysical Survey, and Museum Services. A special shoutout to Boulton Creative for bringing our vision to life!

We are thrilled to have Laura Leigh Haga join NSA as an Architectural Historian! Laura Leigh attended the University of Georgia where she earned a B.A. in Advertising and a Master of Historic Preservation. While in school, she worked as a FindIt Surveyor in the UGA College of Environment and Design. She also interned at the Historic Natchez Foundation where she learned about historic tax credits and archiving historic material. Laura Leigh’s thesis focused on two of Georgia’s early female architects, Ellamae Ellis League and Jean League Newton, and her research highlighted Newton’s architectural influence on League’s firm. Laura Leigh’s interests include twentieth century architecture, building documentation, and the impact of preservation on communities. Laura Leigh will be based out of NSA's Stone Mountain office.

The Veterans Curation Program (VCP) is hiring an Assistant Lab Manager at the Alexandria, VA office. Details are below! To apply, send your resume, cover letter, and three references to vcpteamjobs@newsouthassoc.com Reports to: Project Manager, Assistant Project Manager, and Lab Managers Directly Supervises: VCP Veteran Lab Technicians Status: Full-time The VCP is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) funded program that hires military veterans to process USACE collections. Over the course of five months, each technician is trained to process artifacts and documentation associated with USACE collections and receives individualized professional growth and development support. The VCP Assistant Lab Manager works closely with other management staff and provides support on administration, collection management, outreach and engagement, and personnel management within the VCP lab. Minimum Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology, Archaeology, Archival/Information Studies, Museum Studies, Historic Preservation or closely related field • Experience with public archaeology outreach and education • Excellent understanding of material culture, archaeological field methods, and/or documentation • A passion for helping others and working in a team environment Compensation and Benefits • Hourly rate of $27.50 • Federal holidays; 15 Days paid leave; Paid Health/Dental/Life Insurance; 401k (after one year)

We are excited to welcome Trevor Duke to NSA! Trevor joins NSA as a Principal Investigator after serving as a museum curator, principal investigator, and postdoctoral fellow at various institutions and companies across the southeastern US. Trevor holds a B.A. in Anthropology from the University of West Florida, an M.A. in Applied Anthropology from the University of South Florida, and Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of Florida. His areas of expertise include the anthropology of social organization, interaction and exchange, pottery analysis, chemical and petrographic analysis, Woodland and Mississippian archaeology, NAGPRA, and tribal consultation. Trevor’s recent published research mobilizes data gleaned from multiple forms of pottery analysis to infer the organization and structure of late precontact societies of the lower southeastern U.S. He has co-organized numerous tribal consultations in prior roles as a NAGPRA curator, and has formulated curatorial policy emphasizing decolonization. In the process of performing CRM archaeology across eastern North America, Trevor accrued extensive experience working within Section 106, Section 110, and state and local historic preservation directives. Specifically, Trevor has conducted projects on behalf of, among others, the Florida Department of Transportation, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the US Forest Service, and the Department of Defense. He has authored and co-authored numerous articles in regional and national journals and has served as a peer reviewer for various publications. Trevor is also an active member of Ceramic Petrography in the Americas, an international group of researchers dedicated to generating comparative data on archaeological pottery and exchange. Trevor will be based out of NSA’s Stone Mountain, Georgia office.

In 2021 Edwards-Pitman Environmental, working on a Georgia Department of Transportation project contracted with New South Associates to produce a short film detailing their excavation of site 9BK531-Brier Creek. This data recovery near Waynesboro, GA was filmed by our Video Services team of Carey Harrison and Anna Wiman. Extensive footage was captured of the excavation site and surrounding area and interviews with the co-Principal Investigators and GDOT representative were conducted. More interviews and artifact analysis footage were filmed in the Edwards-Pitman lab in the Spring of 2022. As Producer of the film, Carey took on the role of Editor and the finished video was received by GDOT in early 2023. The Excavation of Site 9BK531-Brier Creek film has just been released to rave reviews.

At this past Society for American Archaeology Conference, NSA Archaeologist Maureen Meyers and members of the Task Force II received the Presidential Recognition Award! The award was for serving on Task Force II of the three Ethics Revision Task Forces. In the photo are Meredith Langlitz, Gordon Rakita, Sarah Miller (chair), John Douglass, Maureen Meyers, and Sarah Herr. #saa2024nola

We are so pleased to share that New South's Executive Vice President and Past President, Mary Beth Reed, has received the prestigious Mary Gregory Jewett Award from The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation! The Mary Gregory Jewett Award for distinguished service in the field of preservation is named for the Trust’s first executive director and is the Trust’s top honor given to an individual. This award is reserved to recognize those whose dedication and service to the field of historic preservation in the state of Georgia is extraordinary. Please help us congratulate Mary Beth on this well-deserved recognition! "For 38 years, Mary Beth Reed has been a visionary leader in preservation. Reed managed historic preservation consulting throughout the state as the president of New South Associates from 2006-2023. Under her guidance, the firm achieved unprecedented success, receiving numerous awards and accolades for their work. Ms. Reed’s contributions extend beyond awards; she shaped New South Associates’ trajectory, expanding its focus from archaeology to diverse historic preservation domains. Her leadership led to the creation of influential guidelines for, among other topics, mid-century modern architecture, leaving a lasting impact nationwide. Her commitment to community preservation is equally commendable, recognized by Secretary of State Cathy Cox as one of the Outstanding Women in Historic Preservation in Georgia. As president of the Stone Mountain Historical Society, Ms. Reed spearheaded initiatives preserving the city’s history. Her legacy encompasses not only professional achievements but a profound dedication to preserving cultural heritage and fostering community engagement. Mary Beth Reed epitomizes excellence, making her nomination a testament to a lifetime devoted to the preservation and celebration of history.” https://lnkd.in/en7RP_uR

New article in Economic Anthropology "Economy of Production: A Theory of Household Labor Organization and Material Reuse"--pleased to see this out. I'll give a shorter version with more pictures at SAA this week, Thursday afternoon session on The Future of Theory in Southeastern Archaeology--hope you can come. https://lnkd.in/emmqBEvf