The proposed cooperative effort will serve to strengthen specialized sub-contracting services and will provide mutually extended offices, staff and specific professional expertise for all involved parties. Mr. Don Merritt has recently joined HAR and will be acting in a supervisory capacity as Senior Archaeologist and Principal Investigator providing cultural resource studies for both the prehistoric and historic time periods. Don has thirty years of experience in the archaeology of the eastern North America. With his expertise in public archaeology and cultural resource management, HAR is now able to offer professional services in compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. These studies are often required as part of the environmental review process when public funds are used for developments.
NHPA projects are highly customized and detailed histories of specific project areas.
Mr. Merritt also provides general and contextual studies which outline the natural and cultural background of regions and areas. Prehistoric archeology, historic period archaeology, history of technology, photography, statistical and geographic studies, folklore, geoarchaeology, computer applications. December 2000 HAR has purchased a Minelab SD2200D metal detection system for use on sites exhibiting characteristics outside the range of conventional metal detectors. HAR will now offer precision site survey to compliment current GPS services. The acquisition of a Leica Total Station will permit accurate topographic and grid coordinate survey in conjunction with current CAD and GIS mapping capabilities.