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New Jersey History and Historic Preservation Conference

Richard W. Hunter

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Richard W. Hunter

President, Hunter Research, Inc.

Richard W. Hunter, Ph.D., RPA, is the founder of Trenton-based cultural resources consulting firm, Hunter Research, Inc. He has over 40 years of experience directing historic preservation projects in the northeastern United States. His experience is in the fields of historical and industrial archaeology and historical geography, with research interests in the Revolutionary War, water-powered industry and pottery manufacture. Richard is a Registered Professional Archaeologist. He currently serves on the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission and is a past President of Preservation New Jersey, the Hopewell Valley Historical Society and the Trenton Downtown Association. Within the past year, he has overseen completion of a historic properties management plan for Washington Crossing State Park and is working on an update of the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park Master Plan. On behalf of Somerset County, Richard is currently leading the company’s collaboration with Monmouth University in organizing the Lord Stirling Manor Archaeological Field School.

Richard W. Hunter

Sessions

(S-13) Lord Stirling Unearthed: Public Archaeology at a Lost Country Estate

Time:
Thursday, 2:00 - 3:15 pm
Location: Room 129
Audience: AR, CRM, M/C
The Lord Stirling Manor Archaeological Site was excavated between 1984 and 1990 as a field school and exercise in public archaeology by the late Dr. Alan Cooper of the Morristown Beard School, but the results of this work have never been fully reported or interpreted. This shortcoming is currently being addressed through Somerset County’s retaining of Hunter Research, Inc. to synthesize and analyze these earlier investigations and the vast quantity of recovered cultural materials and host a field school in conjunction with Monmouth University, with a strong emphasis on public engagement.
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Presenters:
Josephine T. Taranto
Preservation Planner, Somerset County
Richard Veit
Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs, Monmouth University
Richard W. Hunter
President, Hunter Research, Inc.
Commissioner Marano
Somerset County Commissioner

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