Dr. Elizabeth Kellar Decorse
See Also: Curriculum Vitae
Education
- Ph.D. 2003, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Dissertation: The Construction and Expression of Identity: An Archaeological Investigation of the Laborer Villages at Adrian Estate, St. John, USVI. Recipient of the Society for Historical Archaeology 2006 Dissertation Prize
- M.A. 1996, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. Thesis: The Public Trust: Educational Responsibilities and Objectives Beyond 'Preservation' and 'Awareness'
- B.A. 1979, Babson College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Research Interests
Historical Archaeology, Caribbean Archaeology, Southeastern Archaeology, Slavery and Plantations, Free Black Sites, Public Education and Outreach.
ARL Services
Historical Archaeology, Public Outreach, Architectual and Archival Research
Selected Publications
Kellar, Elizabeth J.
2004 Report of the Revised Irrigation Route for the Transportation Enhancement on the Hermitage Property along U.S. Highway 70 (Lebanon Pike), Davidson County, Tennessee. Report submitted to TDEC, Division of Archaeology.
2001 The Summer of Cotton: Excavation of the Cotton Gin House and Press. Report on file at The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee.
Armstrong, Douglas, LouAnn Wurst and Elizabeth J. Kellar
2000 Archaeological Sites and Preservation Planning in Central New York: A Unified Site File and GIS Database for NYSDOT Region 3. New York State Historic Preservation Office. Peebles Island, New York. ISBN 1-929436-06-8.
2000 Between Fact and Fantasy: Assessing Our Knowledge of Domestic Sites Archaeology. InNineteenth-Century Domestic Archaeology in New York State , edited by John P. Hart. New York State Museum Bulletin, pp. 17-27.
Kellar, Elizabeth J., Doug Pippin, Mark Hauser, and LouAnn Wurst
1996 The Erie House at Lock 52: Archaeological Investigations in the Village of Port Byron, New York. Syracuse University Archaeological Research Center, Monograph #10.
Contact Information
Elizabeth Kellar DeCorse, Ph.D
5723 Middlebrook Pike
Room 237
Knoxville, Tennessee
37921-5946
Email: ekellard@utk.edu
Phone: 865-974-0220
Fax: 865-946-1883