Heidi Luchsinger, PhD, RPA, PG

Senior Geoarchaeologist

 

Full CV

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Current Research

 

• Founder of Precision Geoarchaeology, Inc., with over 25 years of fieldwork and experience in archaeological, geoarchaeological, and micromorphological analysis on both site-specific and regional projects in the US and internationally.  

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• Specializes in:

  • Site predictive modeling

  • Evaluation of site integrity

  • Evaluation of landscape change on site preservation and settlement patterns

  • Correlations of local prehistoric environmental conditions with regional and global trends.  

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• Contract Projects:

  • Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Puerto Rico.​

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• Research Projects:

  • New York, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Argentina (Northern Patagonia).​

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• Awards:

  • Fulbright Fellowship

  • National Science Foundation grant

  • Research grant from the Geological Society of America

  • Recognized by the Society for American Archaeology as winner of the Douglas C. Kellogg Fellowship for Geoarchaeological Research in the middle Río Negro Valley (Northern Patagonia, Argentina).  ​​

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• Memberships:

  • American Cultural Resources Association

  • Society for American Archaeology

  • Register of Professional Archaeologists

  • Geological Society of America

  • American Institute of Professional Geologists

  • Fulbright Alumni Association

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• CRM Reports

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• Publications

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• Currently teaches in the Department of Anthropology at East Carolina University and does contract work in geoarchaeology around the US and in US Territories.

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Geoarchaeological Services for Phase I, II, and III