Ben Ford, MA, RPA
Institute of Nautical Archaeology Research Associate

(401) 378-3262
103 Maple Avenue, Apt. D
College Station , TX 77840
benford@neo.tamu.edu

Education:

2004-present: Doctor of Philosophy Candidate, Texas A&M University, Department of Anthropology, Nautical Archaeology Program. Graduate Merit Fellowship. Texas A&M Archaeological Diving Club, Founder and President (2006-Present), Anthropology Department Graduate Student Council Representative (2006-Present).

1999-2001: Master of Arts Degree, College of William and Mary, Department of Anthropology (GPA: 3.8667).
Thesis: Shipbuilding in Maryland, 1631-1850 (220 Pages). Graduate Assistant Stipend

1996-1999: Bachelor of Arts Degree, University of Cincinnati, Department of Anthropology (GPA: 3.9773)
Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa (Jean Winston Scholarship), Distinguished Honors Scholar, McKibben Medal (distinguished male graduate from the College of Arts and Sciences), University Honors Scholarship 1996-1999, McMicken Dean's Scholarship 1998-1999

2007: Offshore Water Survival/Helicopter Underwater Egress Training. Occupational Safety Training, Inc

2003: CRM Compliance for Non-Specialists. National Preservation Institute

2003: Migrating to ArcGIS 8; Working with CAD Drawings in ArcGIS; Basics of Geodatabase Data Model; Customizing ArcMap; Editing Spatial Data in ArcMap: Tricks and Tips; Using ArcCatalog: Tips and Tricks. ESRI

2002: Surface supply dive training. PAL

2001: Hypack Max Hydrographic Survey Software Training. Coastal Oceanographics

2001: Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study Field School. National Park Service

2000: Section 106: An Advanced Seminar. National Preservation Institute

Certifications:

College of Design, Art, Architecture, and Planning, University of Cincinnati:
Certificate in Historic Preservation

American Red Cross:
CPR for the Professional Rescuer Instructor
Community First Aid and Safety Instructor
CPR for the Professional Rescuer
Community First Aid and Safety

PADI:
Divemaster
Rescue Diver
Advanced Open Water Diver
Medic First Aid

NAUI:
Specialty Diver: Underwater Archaeologist
Nitrox

NSS-CDS:
Cavern Diver

DAN:
Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries
Remote Emergency Medical Oxygen (REMO 2)
On-Site Neurological Assessment for Divers

Experience:

August 2006–Present: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: Instructor, Anth205 Peoples and Cultures of the World.
Independent instructor responsible for syllabus, lecture, exams, and assignments.

January–May 2006: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: Instructor, Anth313 Historical Archaeology.
Independent instructor responsible for syllabus, lecture, exams, and assignments.

August-December 2005: Texas A&M University, College Station, TX: Research Assitant to Dr. Kevin Crisman.
Created posters for Red River Wreck (Ship Model Poster; Excavation Poster)
Updated Red River Wreck Website, designed New World Ship Laboratory Website, and Red River Model Website
Inked Burlington Bay Horse Ferry lines and construction drawings.

June and September 2005 and June and September 2006: Institute of Nautical Archaeology/Texas A&M University/Oklahoma Historical Society, Fort Towson, OK: Dive Master. Red River Wreck 2005 Field School.

June 2001-August 2004 Public Archaeology Laboratory, Pawtucket, RI: Project Archaeologist/Supervisor. Tasks included: supervise crews and participate in archaeological excavations (Phase I, II, and III; terrestrial and underwater), monitor construction, map archaeological resources (transit, compass, GPS), create GIS databases and perform analysis, interact with clients, and prepare technical reports and proposals.

Maritime Projects:
-Weaver's Cove Offshore maritime survey, Fall River, MA. Combined sonar, magnetometer, and chirp sub-bottom reconnaissance survey. Project Number 1540.02.
-Everett Lateral submerged gas pipeline maritime survey, Winthrop/Dear Island, MA. Combined sonar, magnetometer, and chirp sub-bottom reconnaissance survey. Project Number 1098.
-Hubline and Islander Eastsubmerged gas pipeline routes along the Massachusetts North Shore, through Boston Harbor, and Long Island Sound. Researched and wrote maritime and historic contexts for pipeline route. Project Numbers 1255.
-Cape Winds, Nantucket Sound, MA. Researched and wrote maritime context for Nantucket Sound. Prepared CAD maps of archaeological sensitivity and known resources. Project Number 1485.
-Weaver's Cove pipeline project. Researched and wrote maritime context for Taunton River. Project Number 1541.03
-Boston Harbor Deep Draft Improvements Study Area, Massachusetts. Researched and wrote maritime context for Castle Island vicinity. Project Number 1537.

GIS/GPS/CAD
-Development of GIS and GPS methodology for PAL, including creation of data dictionaries, training staff members in data collection and data manipulation, guiding transition from paper data to digital data, and developing protocols for data collection.
-Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study. In conjunction with the National Park Service (Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems and American Battlefields Protection Program). Historic research and survey of battlefields and associated historic properties in the States of Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Included approximately 255 features. Projects Numbers 1277, 1299, 1300, and 1334.
-GIS Specialist for Coastline Terminals legal case. Client attempting to prove environmental conditions existed prior to their ownership of site. Georeferenced a series of historic maps keeping careful record of control points, residuals, and total RMS error. -Created shoreline layers from georeferenced maps. Produced maps for use in court. Co-authored summary memo. Project Number 1541.
-GIS Specialist for Second Avenue Subway, New York, NY. Creation of new layers from existing layers and digitization. Project Number 1403.
-GIS Specialist/Project Archaeologist for Urban Ring Circumferential Transportation Improvements, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Medford, and Somerville, MA. Creation of basemap from disparate sources including un-georeferenced CAD files and paper assessor maps, and creation of new layers. Historic cartographic research. Project Number 1396.
-GIS Specialist for New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site site examination and reconnaissance surveys, New Bedford, MA. Data management and creation, coordination with client GIS specialist, integration of GIS and GPS technology, and production of maps. Project Number 1544.
-GIS Specialist for Hamilton Grange, New York City, NY. Georeferencing multiple historic maps. Project Number 1546.
-Theodolite and GPS mapping of multiple prehistoric sites in the vicinity of Danvers, Massachusetts. Project Number 1130.
-AutoCAD mapping and database links using dbconnect of more than 900 historic properties in Westport, CT. Project Number 1365.
-Research and AutoCAD mapping resulting in a cultural resource map of the area surrounding Hanscom Airport, MA. Project Number 1333.
-CAD Technician for Cape Winds project in Nantucket Sound. Prepared CAD maps of archaeological sensitivity and known resources. Project Number 1485.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for Elizabeth Mine Site historic/archaeological mapping and testing, Strafford, VT. At the time of the project the Elizabeth Mine was the largest EPA superfund clean-up undertaken by the US Army Corps of Engineers, New England District. Project included GPS mapping of approximately 460 acres, as well as archaeological excavations and traditional mapping of industrial and domestic features, some located on steep slopes. Participated (with Paul White) in the creation of a GIS database for the site that included existing conditions, historic images, and site maps. Project Number 1237.03
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for Ely Mine Site Phase I, Vershire, VT. Project included GPS mapping of approximately 300 acres, as well as archaeological excavations and traditional mapping of industrial features and a village consisting of more than 80 buildings. Participated (with Paul White) in the creation of a GIS database for the site that included existing conditions, historic maps, and site maps. Project Number 1386.
-Project Historian/GIS Specialist for 13 border crossing portals in Grand Isle, Franklin, Orleans, and Essex counties, VT. Project Number 1627.
-GPS Specialist for large scale (2700 test pit) intensive archaeological survey of Massachusetts Military Reservation (Camp Edwards), Cape Cod, MA. Project Number 1674.
-Project Historian and GIS Specialist for KLNG Providence natural gas pipeline. Project involved researching disturbances and shoreline changes along an urban shoreline of the Narragansett Bay. Project Number 1639.

Terrestrial
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for Pettingell Farm Site data recovery. Phase III excavation of an early 19th century connected farmstead, 27-RK-33. Londonderry, NH. Project Number 1167.01.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for Cruttenden Carriage Works Site data recovery. Machine assisted total excavation of a mid 19th century carriage works and associated buildings. New Haven, CT. Project Number 1481.01.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for B.F. Robinson, Jr. Site data recovery. Machine and hand excavation of a mid 19th century farmstead, RI 1930. South Kingstown, RI. Project Number 1548.01.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for Elizabeth Mine Site historic/archaeological mapping and testing, Strafford, VT. Project Number 1237.03
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for Ely Mine Site Phase I, Vershire, VT. Project Number 1386.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for Camp Curtis Guild intensive archaeological survey. Survey involved the creation of a predictive model (GIS) for the 600-acre facility and testing the model through random sampling. Project Number 1548.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for intensive survey/data recovery at Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Kinderhook, NY. Project Number 1571/1571.01.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for monitoring of machine excavation at historic Oliver's Mill, Middleborough, Massachusetts. Wet site. Project Number 1296.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for Old King Family Cemetery verification in Cranston, RI. Project Number 1536.
-Authored archaeological contexts for landscapes involved in the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management Heritage Landscape Inventory. Pilot program to identify and record cultural and historic landscapes in southeastern MA. Project won the 2004 American Planning Association (APA) National Planning Award for Public Education. Project Number 1229.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey on Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, MA. Resulted in the identification of two prehistoric sites. Project Number 1281.
-Project Archaeologist for New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site Stage II site examination, New Bedford, MA. Modified level D personal protection. Project Number 1544.
-Project Archaeologist for Berkley Bridge damage assessment, Cumberland, RI. Required detailed mapping and subsurface testing of an earthen ramp along the Blackstone Canal that was damaged during road construction. Project Number 1672.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey on Silver Lake High School Property, Kingston, MA. Resulted in the identification of one prehistoric site. Project Number 1507.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey of I-295 rest area, Lincoln, RI. Project Number 1491.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey of Hill View Estates project area, Grafton, MA. Resulted in the identification of two historic sites. Project Number 1505.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey of Route 1 intersections improvements, Charlestown and Westerly, RI. Resulted in the identification of one prehistoric site. Project Number 1354.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey of Tispaquin Farms housing development project area, Middleborough, MA. Project Number 1521.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey of Mowry Road Realignment project area, Burrillville, RI. Project Number 1529.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey of Patriot Place housing development, Bedford, MA. Purported site of early eighteenth century house. Resulted in the identification of one prehistoric site. Project Number 1535.
-Machine trench monitoring at site of a nineteenth century mill structure in Watertown, MA. Resulted in the identification and mapping of a portion of the mill foundation and raceway. Project Number 1391.
-Project Historian for Devens Reserve Training Area site examination and intensive survey project, Devens, MA. Project Number 1577.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey of Devens Massachusetts Army National Guard Facility, Devens, MA. Project Number 1549.
-Researched and authored pre-institutional land development of St. John of God parcel near Boston, MA. Project Number 1379.
-Project Historian Winhall Brook Campground project area, Londonderry, VT. Project Number 1654.
-Project Archaeologist/Supervisor for reconnaissance survey of Centech East project area, Shrewsbury, MA. Project Number 1665.

May-June 2001: David S. Robinson & Associates, L.L.C., Ferrsiburg, VT: Managing Partner (Member)/Archaeologist. Terrestrial and submerged cultural resource management consultant.

February-April 2001: Maryland Historical Trust, Crownsville, MD: Contractor.
Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study. In conjunction with the National Park Service (Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems and American Battlefields Protection Program). Survey of battlefields and associated historic properties in the State of Maryland. Survey included approximately 142 features.

October 2000-Feb. 2001: Maryland Historical Trust, Crownsville, MD: Researcher.
- Created a geographic information system (GIS) layer for historic shipyards in the state of Maryland based on archival research. Utilized both ESRI ArcView and TNT MIPS.
- Provided field and technical support for various terrestrial and submerged archaeological projects.

May-October 2000: Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes, VT: Conservation Technician/Underwater Archaeology Intern.
- Documentation of submerged early 20th century barges, Alburg, NY. Vessel recording, drafting, and site description.
- Conservation of iron (wrought and cast), wood, bone, ceramic, and copper alloys. Conservation projects included a 1.5 ton composite (wood/wrought iron) War of 1812 anchor, artifacts from Fort Ticonderoga, and a mid 19 th century brass cornet.
- Artifact rendering and photography (traditional and digital).
- Established the computerized database for the conservation laboratory utilizing PastPerfect software.
- Editing, organizing, and managing a proposal to the State of New York to establish and manage an underwater historic shipwreck preserve system on Lake Champlain. Task included writing numerous chapters.
- Interpretation to the public of the conservation laboratory and conservation techniques.
- Supervising volunteers in the conservation laboratory.

January-May 2000: The College of William and Mary, Department of Anthropology, Williamsburg, VA: Teaching assistant for Introduction to Archaeology under Dr. Martin Gallivan.
Creating exam questions. Proofreading examinations. Grading examinations. Tabulating and calculating grades. Lecturing to class of 100 students. Audio/visual coordination. Assisting students.

August-December 1999: The College of William and Mary, Department of Anthropology, Williamsburg, VA: Teaching assistant for Introduction to Cultural Anthropology under Dr. Abdullah Dashti.
Creating entire quizzes and examination questions. Grading quizzes and examinations. Tabulating and calculating grades. Presenting to class of 125 students. Audio/visual coordination. Assisting students.

July-August 1999: The Hermitage, Nashville, TN: Intern.
-Excavation, including excavation of features. Use of carpenters level for provenience. Drawing profiles.
-Artifact identification and cataloguing. Record keeping.
-Working with children. Interaction with the public.

June 1999: Old Salem, Salem, NC: Field Technician.

September 1998-June 1999: Natural and Ethical Environmental Solutions, Florence, KY: Field, Lab, and Research Technician.

August-October 1998: Cincinnati Museum Center, Museum of Natural History and Science, Cincinnati, OH: Volunteer. Stubbs (33WA1) Site.
- Excavation of a Middle Woodland earthworks site, including excavation of features.
- Supervising other volunteers.

June-August 1998: California Polytechnic State University Historical Archaeology Field School, Mission San Antonio de Padua, San Luis Obispo, CA: Student/Equipment Manager.

October 1996-June 1998: University of Cincinnati Archaeology Laboratory, Cincinnati, OH: Student/ Lab Technician. Working for Dr. Kent Vickery.
- Sorting flotation samples.
- Micro-floral identification and analysis.
- Experimentation on the effects of heat and pressure on the weight and accuracy of identification of nut shell.
- Lithic analysis.
- Instructing and supervising other volunteers and students in lithic analysis.

Presentations:

January 2007: A Trip Around Lake Ontario. Keynote address given at MSC L.T. Jordan Institute for International Awareness awards banquet, College Station, TX.

January 2007: Lake Ontario Maritime Cultural Landscape Project. Poster presented at 40th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Williamsburg, VA.

February 2006: Cruttenden Carriage Works. 10 minute presentation for Texas A&M University Student Research Week

January 2006: Seeds of the Automobile Dealership: Spatial Arrangement of a Nineteenth Century Carriage Works. 20 minute paper presented at the 39th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Sacramento, CA.

February-May 2005: Recurring guest Lecturer, Cultural Resource Management (ANTH 645), Identification (Section 106) and Archaeological Survey Methods, CRM Underwater and Remote Sensing, and Careers in CRM.

April 2005: Guest lecturer, Historical Archaeology (ANTH 313), Artifacts.

January 2005: Down by the Water’s Edge: Modeling Shipyard Locations in Maryland. 20 minute paper presented at the 38 th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, York, England.

May 2004: Preserving Historic Resources for Tomorrow by Recording Then with Today’s Technology. Workshop presented at the Annual Meeting of the Conference on New England Archaeology, Mashantucket Pequot Museum, Ledyard, CT.

January 2004: Archaeology of the Vermont Copper Mines. Poster presented at 37 th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, St. Louis, MO.

August 2003: Organized and Chaired the Register of Professional Archaeologists, New England Symposium on Archaeological Mapping. This was the first independently organized RPA symposium in the New England region.

March 2003: More Than One Way to House a Miner: Spatial Differences Between the Ely and Elizabeth Mine Villages. 30 minute paper presented at the 43 rd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association, Burlington, VT.

February 2003: Field Methods. Three hour lecture to Rhode Island College Anthro 350-01 Topics in Cultural Resource Management, with Joseph Waller.

January 2003: Presented GIS and GPS technology during public session at the 36 th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Providence, RI.

October 2002: New Data from the Hopewell Turner and Milford Earthwork Complexes in Southwest Ohio. 2002 Midwest Archaeological Conference, Columbus, OH. Co-author with Kent Vickery and Ted Sunderhaus.

September 2002: The Archaeology of an Industrial Landscape: Elizabeth Mine. Two hour talk presented during 2002 Vermont Archaeology Month. Presented at Aldrich Library, Barre, VT. Co-presenter with Matthew Kierstead.

April 2002: Digital Resources, Real Threats: Practical Uses of GPS and GIS in Preservation . Seventy-five minute symposium presented at the 17 th Annual Rhode Island Statewide Historic Preservation Conference, Westerly, RI.

March 2002: The Presentation of Self in Rural Life: The Use of Space at a Connected Farmstead. 20 minute paper presented at the 42 nd Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association, Bridgewater, MA.

January 2001: Shipyards, GIS, and Predictive Modeling: An example from Maryland. 20 minute paper presented at the 34 th Annual Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Long Beach, CA.

April 2000: Historical Archaeology. 50 minute lecture to a 100 student Introduction to Archaeology course summarizing the sub-field of historical archaeology.

March 1999: The Buchanan Settlements, a Rural Landscape in Southwest Ohio. Poster project for the 64 th Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archaeology, Chicago, IL. Co-author with Jeannine Kreinbrink.

Works in Print:

Contributed articles to Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology Newsletter (March 2003, No. 54), RPA Notes (2003, 4:2), and INA Quarterly (2005, 32:1; 2006, 33:1, 33:3; 2007 34:1).

Ford, Ben
2002 Wooden Shipbuilding in Maryland Prior to the Mid Nineteenth Century. American Neptune 62(1). Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.

Ford Ben
2007 Down by the Water's Edge: Modeling Shipyard Locations in Maryland, USA. International Journal of Nautical Archaeology.

Ford, Ben
(Forthcoming) The Presentation of Self in Rural Life: The Use of Space at a Connected Farmstead. Historical Archaeology. The Society for Historical Archaeology, Tucson, AZ.

Ford, Ben
n.d. Shipyards, GIS, and Predictive Modeling: An Example from Maryland. In Science in Historical Archaeology, edited by Timothy James Scarlett. Under contract at University Press of Florida, expected forthcoming in 2007, Tallahassee, FL.

Ford, Ben
(under consideration) A Geographic History of Maryland Shipbuilding, 1631-1850. Maryland Historical Magazine. Baltimore, MD.

Technical Reports

Ford, Ben and Suzanne Cherau
2004 Archaeological Data Recovery Program, Cruttenden Carriage Works Site, I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Project, Contract B-Area W, New Haven, Connecticut. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1481.01. Prepared for Fitzgerald & Halliday, Inc, Hartford, CT and Connecticut Department of Transportation, Hartford, CT.

Ford, Ben and Kristen Heitert
2004 Intensive Archaeological Survey, Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, Drainage Improvements and Fire Suppression System, Kinderhook, New York. PAL, Inc Report No. 1571/1571.01. Prepared for Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc, Williamsburg, VA and National Park Service, Northeast Service Station, Boston, MA.

Ford, Ben, A. Peter Mair III, Jo Deaton
2004 Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Circumferential Transportation Improvements, Urban Ring Corridor: Phase 2, Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, Everett, Medford, and Somerville, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1396. Prepared for Earth Tech, Concord, MA.

Ford, Ben, Timothy Ives, and Suzanne Cherau
2004 Intensive (Locational) Archaeology Survey and Archaeological Site Examinations of Historic Sites 81S, 82S, and 91S, and Slate Rock Site, Still River Site, and Ponakin Brook Swamp Sites 1 and 2, Devens Reserve Forces Training Area, Devens, Massachusetts. PAL Inc. Repor No. 1577. Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England Division, Concord, MA.

Ford, Ben and Suzanne Cherau
2004 Intensive (Locational) Archaeological Survey, Camp Curtis Guild, Lynnfield, Reading, North Reading, and Wakefield, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1548. Prepared for MAARNG Environmental Readiness Center, Camp Edwards, MA.

Robinson, David S. and Ben Ford
2003 Marine Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Weaver's Cove LNG Project (Offshore), Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts. PAL Inc.,Report No. 1540.02. Prepared for Epsilon Associates, Inc. Maynard, MA.

Ford, Ben and Suzanne Cherau
2003 Intensive (Locational) Archaeological Survey, Devens MAARNG Facility, Devens, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1549. Prepared for MAARNG Environmental Readiness Center, Camp Edwards, MA.

Ford, Ben and Alan Leveillee
2003 Intensive (Locational Archaeological Survey, Patriot Place, Bedford, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1535. Prepared for BDB Realty Trust, Bedford, MA.

Ford, Ben and David Robinson
2003 Inspection of Magnetic Anomalies, Remote Sensing Archaeological Survey, Boston Harbor Deep Draft Navigation Improvement Study, Boston Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1537. Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Concord, MA.

Ford, Ben and A. Peter Mair III
2003 Phase I(c) Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Mowry Road Realignment, Burrillville, Rhode Island. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1529. Prepared for CME/CPK Design Group, Woodstock, CT.

Ford, Ben and David Robinson
2003 Intensive (Locational) Archaeological Survey, Tispaquin Farms, Middleborough, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1521. Prepared for MBC Development, Middleborough, MA.

Ford, Ben and A. Peter Mair III
2003 Phase 1(c) Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, I-295 Northbound Rest Area, Lincoln, Rhode Island. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1491. Prepared for Rhode Island DOT, Providence, RI.

Robinson, David S., Ben Ford, Holly Herbster, Joseph N. Waller, Jr.
2003 Marine Archaeological Sensitivity Assessment, Cape Wind Energy Project, Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1485. Prepared for Cape Wind Associates, LLC, Boston, MA.

Ford, Ben and Duncan Ritchie
2003 Intensive (Locational) Archaeological Survey, Hill View Estates, Grafton, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1505. Prepared for Waterman and Associates Inc., Westborough, MA.

Ford, Ben and Holly Herbster
2003 Intensive (Locational) Archaeological Survey, Groundwater Study Areas 1a, 1b, and 8, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1281. Prepared for ENSR International, Inc., Boston, MA.

Kierstead, Matthew, Ben Ford and Suzanne G. Cherau
2003 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey, Ely Mine Site, Vershire, Vermont (two volumes). PAL, Inc. Report No. 1386. Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Concord, MA.

Ford, Ben and A. Peter Mair II
2003 Intensive (Locational) Archaeological Survey, Silver Lake High School, Kingston, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1507. Prepared for Silver Lake Regional School Building Committee, Kingston, MA and John G. Crowe Associates, Inc., Belmont, MA.

Ford, Ben, Suzanne G. Cherau, and Matthew Kierstead
2002 Historic/Archaeological Mapping and Testing, Elizabeth Mine Site, Strafford and Thetford, Vermont (two volumes). PAL, Inc. Report No. 1237.03. Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District, Concord, MA.

Robinson, David S., Michael C. Tuttle, Justin Bailey, Jeffrey Gardner, Warren Riess, Ben Ford, and Ward McIntyre
2002 Phase I Archaeological Reconnaissance and Intensive Survey for Submerged Historic Cultural Resources, HubLine Mainline and Deer Island Lateral Offshore Gas Transmission Pipeline Project, FERC Docket No. CP01-5-000, Boston, Massachusetts (July 2002). PAL, Inc. Report No. 1098. Prepared for Algonquin Gas Transmission Company, Boston, MA.

Ford, Ben and David Robinson
2002 Archaeological Data Recovery of the Pettingell Farm Site, Londonderry, NH. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1167.01. Prepared for the Smart Associates, Manchester, NH.

Mair, A. Peter II, Jo A. Deaton and Ben Ford
2002 Technical Report: Intensive (Locational) Survey: 20 Watertown Street, Watertown, Massachusetts. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1391. Prepared for Archstone Communities, Lexington, MA.

Leveillee, Alan, David S. Robinson, Joseph N. Waller, and Ben Ford
2002 Terrestrial and Marine Archaeological Sensitivity Survey along the Proposed Narragansett Electric Cable Route. PAL, Inc Report No. 1382. Prepared for Narragansett Electric, Providence, RI.

Ben Ford
2002 Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study – Massachusetts Historical Commission Forms – Massachusetts (two volumes). PAL, Inc. Report No. 1277. Prepared for the Massachusetts Historical Commission, Boston, MA.

Olausen, Stephen and Ben Ford
A Narrative History: Saint John of God Hospital Campus. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1379. Prepared for Saint John of God Hospital, Boston, MA.

Leveillee, Allan, Amy Barlow, Ben Ford, Gail VanDyke, and Kirk VanDyke
2002 The Whitin Park Mound: An Archaeological Approach. Provided to the town of Whitinsville, MA.

Ford, Ben and Matt Kierstead
2002 Oliver Mill Park Restoration project Archaeological Monitoring of Machine Excavation. PAL, Inc. Report No. 1296. Prepared for the Town of Middleborough, MA.

Cohn, Arthur (ed.), Adam Kane (ed.), Russel Bellico, Anne Cousins, Ben Ford, Chris Fox, Scott Padeni, and Joseph Zarzynski
2002 Lake Champlain Underwater Historic Preserve: Management Study for the State of New York. Prepared for the State of New York, Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum Maritime Research Institute, Vergennes, VT.

Kane, Adam (ed.), Arthur Cohn, Ben Ford, Tom Keefe, Pierre LaRocque, Scott McLaughlin, Chris Sabick, and Erick Tichonuk
2001 Underwater Barge Documentation for the Alburg-Swanton Bridge Replacement Project, BRF 036-1(1), Alburg, Grand Isle County, Vermont. Prepared for the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Maritime Research Institute, Vergennes, VT.

Relevant Volunteer Experience:

1999-Present: American Red Cross - First Aid and CPR (Community and Professional Rescuer) Instructor.

2006–Present: Founder and President of Texas A&M Archaeological Diving Club.

2006–Present: Anthropology Department Graduate Student Council Representative. Responsible for initiating graduate student inclusion in faculty meetings. Quality of Life Committee, Chair.

2006– Present: Evans Library Advisory Council.

2006: Great Lakes Historical Society/Maritime Archaeology Survey Team, Dundee Survey – Diver.

2004: History of Seafaring to Scale Poster - Nautical Archaeology Program

2002-2004: Sloop Providence - deck hand.

2001-2004: Blackstone Valley Fencing Academy - Assistant Coach.

2004: Potter PaleoIndian Site, Randolph, NH.

2003: Mapped Rhode Island Cemetery Gloster 67 for concerned citizen group.

2003: Created an historic GIS of the City of Providence, RI. GIS included 25 georeferenced historic maps of the city, data layers (structures, roads, and shorelines) digitized from historic maps, base data, and ArcExplorer 2. Copies of the GIS are to be donated to: PAL; Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission; Rhode Island Department of Transportation; Rhode Island Historical Society; Providence Preservation Society; John Carter Brown Library; Fox Point Community Group; Friends of India Point Park; and Rhode Island Maritime History Foundation.

2003: Forensic Archaeology Recovery (FAR) Team - The Station nightclub fire site, West Warwick, RI. FAR (founded and directed by Dr. Richard Gould, Brown University) applies archaeological methods at disaster sites to recover human remains and personal effects.

2002: Maryland Shipyards - Organizer/Director. Reconnaissance pedestrian survey to identify shipyard sites on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Succeeded in locating one previously unidentified 19 th century shipyard.

2002: Norton Copper Works Site - GPS and traditional mapping of the layout of the site including foundations and a ¾ mile raceway.

2002: Becket Land Trust - consultant on the use of GPS/GIS to map the Becket granite quarry site. Instructed Trust members in traditional mapping of the various structures, foundations, and features located at the site.

2002: Whitin Park Mound, Whitinsville, MA - Public outreach archaeology. Trenched a flat-top mound containing a 19 th century fountain base with the assistance of local volunteers.

2002: Fall Brook Furnace Site, Middleboro, MA - survey mapping and test pit excavation of materials marshalling area associated with iron furnace. Area was threatened by development.

2000: Princess Charlotte, Kingston Harbor, Kingston, Ontario - Underwater documentation of British War of 1812 vessel. Assisted Dan Walker with fieldwork for MA thesis received from Texas A&M University.

Relevant Skills:

Geographic Information Systems (GIS): ArcView 3.x and 8.x, TNT MIPS

Trimble GeoExplorer II and III, and Pathfinder software (GPS)

Experience with AutoCAD, SPSS, Access, Excel, PastPerfect, Adobe Photoshop,

Word Perfect, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Word

Artifact conservation

Archaeological survey, excavation, and site recordation: terrestrial and submerged

Historical artifact analysis

Professional Associations:

Register of Professional Archaeologists

Society for American Archaeology

Society for Historical Archaeology

National Trust for Historic Preservation

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