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Laboratory of Southeastern Archaeology

Consulting Services

The Laboratory of Southeastern Archaeology (LSA) does not operate a consulting branch per se, but it is responsive to public needs for archaeological investigations in areas of ongoing LSA investigation.  Recent consultancies on projects for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Forest Service resulted in data relevant to long-term research in these areas while also providing information to minimize the adverse effects of proposed land alteration.

In addition to occasional, project-specific consultancies, the LSA bends its research investigations toward the obligations of federal and state agencies to protect and manage archaeological resources on properties they own or manage.  The results of ten years of field school investigations have enhanced the resource management plans of state parks in the middle St. Johns region, while the  Lower Suwannee Archaeological Survey provides data on site location and condition required by the Comprehensive Conservation Plan of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Recent Reports of Consultation

  • O’Donoughue, Jason M. 2015. Cultural Resources Assessment Survey within Barr Hammock Preserve, Alachua County, Florida. Technical Report 23.
  • O’Donoughue, Jason M., and Kenneth E. Sassaman. 2014. Cultural Resources Assessment Survey within Otter Springs Park, Gilchrist County, Florida. Technical Report 19.
  • O’Donoughue, Jason M., and Kenneth E. Sassaman. 2013. Phase I Archaeological Survey of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Hernando County, Florida. Technical Report 18.
  • Randall, Asa R., Meggan E. Blessing, and Jon C. Endonino. 2011. Cultural Resource Assessment Survey of Silver Glen Springs Recreational Area in the Ocala National Forest, Florida. Technical Report 13.
  • Randall, Asa R., and Kenneth E. Sassaman. 2009. Cultural Resource Assessment Survey of Infrastructure Repair and Trail Rebuilding within Hontoon Island State Park.  Technical Report 9.
  • Randall, Asa R., and Cletus Rooney 2008. Cultural Resources Assessment Survey of Suwannee Transmission Phase Two. Technical Report 8.