Mr. Bobby Southerlin (B.A., University of South Carolina; M.A., University of Georgia) has over 25 years experience in Southeastern archaeology. He has participated in and managed all phases of archaeological investigations for both research facilities and cultural resource management (CRM) firms. Mr. Southerlin served as Vice President for one of the largest CRM firms in the Southeast for eight years before establishing ACC, Inc. His research interests include prehistoric settlement patterns and technologies and the naval store industry. He is a primitive technologist and produces museum quality reproductions of prehistoric ceramics and stone tools. Mr. Southerlin is CEO of ACC, Inc., and serves as Senior Archaeologist and Principal Investigator. Click here for detailed resume.
Ms. Dawn Reid (B.S., University of California; M.A., University of Georgia) has 25 years experience in archaeology. She has worked extensively in California, the Southwest, and Mesoamerica, but has focused on the Southeast for the last 10 years. She has conducted all levels of archaeological investigations in Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Her research interests include prehistoric subsistence patterns and she specializes in the analyses of faunal remains recovered from prehistoric sites. Ms. Reid is President of ACC, Inc. and serves as Senior Archaeologist and Principal Investigator. Click here for detailed resume.
Mr. Michael O’Neal (B.A., Appalachian State University; M.A., University of Arkansas) has 20 years of experience in southeastern archaeology. His work has included all levels of investigation primarily in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. Mr. O’Neal has worked with clients on residential and commercial developments, renewable energy (e.g., solar facilities, substations), and public infrastructure (e.g., NCDOT, SCDOT). He has extensive experience with the United States Forest Service in both North and South Carolina. His interests include lithic technology, ceramics, and geographic information systems. Mr. O’Neal is Vice President of ACC, Inc., and serves as Senior Archaeologist and Principal Investigator. Click here for detailed resume.
Ms. Brooke Brilliant (B.S., College of Charleston; M.A. University of South Carolina) has over 15 years experience in southeastern archaeology and is an active member of the Archaeological Society of South Carolina. Her master’s work examined the colonial interactions between Native Americans and African Americans in the South Carolina Lowcountry through an analysis of colonoware. Ms. Brilliant has worked in South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and New Hampshire. She is interested in the African diaspora in the New World, colonial interactions, creolization and ethnogenesis. Ms. Brilliant is Vice President of ACC, Inc. and holds the position of Laboratory Director. She also serves as Graphics Artist. Click here for detailed resume.
Mr. Robert Jordan (B.S., Longwood University; M.A., North Carolina State University) has seven years experience in southeastern archaeology. His master’s work involved archaeological investigations of prehistoric resources at Lake Phelps in North Carolina. His research interests focus on prehistoric settlement patterns and landscape usage as well as lithic and ceramic technologies. Mr. Jordan has worked in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. He holds the position of Staff Archaeologist and performs a variety of tasks including field work, laboratory analysis, and report writing. Click here for detailed resume.
Mr. Robert Lyerly (B.A., UNC-Chapel Hill; M.A., University of South Carolina) has six years experience in southeastern archaeology. His master’s work examined hunter-gatherer mobility and site function through a detailed study of lithic debitage, as well as projectile point morphology change through time. He has worked in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland. His research interests include prehistoric stone tools, hunter-gatherer group dynamics and movement, as well as prehistoric ceramics. He currently holds the position of Staff Archaeologist and performs a variety of tasks including laboratory analysis, curation procedures, and report writing.