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Research by the Birchwood team, in one place. It spans more than twenty-five years, from petroglyphs on the Northern Plains to cement works in the Hudson Valley and gravestone carvers in central New York.
Research from across the firm
Our archaeologists and architectural historians publish and present their work regularly, on precontact and historic archaeology, rock art, industrial sites and vernacular architecture. Select any linked title to read or download it.
2025
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Engendered Spaces and Front Yard Deposits at Knickerbocker Mansion: A Colonial Dutch Farmstead in Rensselaer County, New York Paper
David Moyer
Presented at the 2025 New York State Archaeological Association Annual Meeting, Rochester, NY.
2024
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2023 Archaeological Excavations at the Grooms Tavern Blacksmith Shop Report
David Moyer
A joint project of the Community Archaeology Program, SUNY Schenectady, the Auringer Seelye Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association and Friends of Historic Grooms Tavern.
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Front Yard Deposits among the Hudson Valley Dutch: An Example from Knickerbocker Mansion, Schaghticoke, NY Article
David Moyer
The Dutch Settlers Society of Albany Yearbook, Vol. 61, 2024.
2023
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The Callicoon Creek Precontact Sites: The Late Woodland along the Delaware River Monograph
Douglas Idleman & David Moyer
Occasional Papers Number V, Incorporated Orange County Chapter, New York State Archaeological Association, 2023.
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Reflections on the Persistence of New England Gravestone Traditions in Central New York State, 1780–1830 Journal
David Moyer
The Bulletin: Journal of the New York State Archaeological Association, 2023.
2022
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A Portable Petroglyphs from the Ralph Zorda Collection Article
David Moyer & Gail Merian
New York State Archaeological Association Newsletter 17(1): 23–26, 2022.
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Yankees, Yorkers, and the Persistence of New England Gravestone Traditions in Central New York State, 1780–1830 Poster
David Moyer
Poster presented at the 2022 Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology (CNEHA) Conference, Plymouth, MA.
2019
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The Painted Line: Warfare, Identity and Liminality Along the Iroquoian Southern Door Paper
David Moyer
Presented at the 2019 Conference on Iroquois Research, Montreal, Quebec.
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Imagery, Warfare and Identity: Iroquoian Painted Trees in the Upper Susquehanna Valley Journal
David Moyer
Pennsylvania Archaeologist, 2019.
2015
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The History and Dendrochronological Dating of the Dave Walker Dugout Canoe: A Progress Report Journal
David Moyer
The Bulletin: Journal of the New York State Archaeological Association, 2015.
2014
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Taking a Break on the Catskill Turnpike: Archaeological Investigations at the Andrew Mann Inn Article
David Moyer
Bulletin of the Chenango Chapter, New York State Archaeological Association, Vol. 34, No. 1, 2014.
2011
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More Fluted Point Finds from the Unadilla Valley Article
David Moyer
Bulletin of the Chenango Chapter, New York State Archaeological Association, 2011.
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Archaeological Collections in the Susquehanna Valley: The Clyde Richmond Collection Article
David Moyer
Upper Susquehanna Chapter Archaeological Bulletin.
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Rising from the Ashes: A History of Dairying in the Town of Columbus Article
Anna Blinn Cole
Birchwood Archaeological Services.
2010
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In the Shadow of Vroomans Nose: Recent Excavations at the Bohringer Site, Schoharie County, New York Paper
David Moyer
Presented at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the New York State Archaeological Association, Johnstown, NY, April 15–17, 2010.
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Elemental Analysis of Bricks from the Peter McCutcheon House, Albany County, New York Poster
Holly Norton & David Moyer
Scientific poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, October 30, 2010.
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Bricks from the Lawrence Cement Company and the F.O. Norton Cement Works Article
David Moyer
Natural News 12(1): 4–5.
2009
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An Archaeological Survey of Three Historic Industrial Cement Complexes in Rosendale, New York Paper
David Moyer
Paper presented at the New York State Archaeological Association Annual Meeting.
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Stone Tool Procurement in the Susquehanna Valley Thesis
Skip Paulson
M.A. thesis, State University of New York, Empire State College.
2007
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Early Woodland Adaptations in the Chenango Valley: An Example from the Rogers Prehistoric Site, Chenango County, New York Paper
David Moyer
Paper presented at the New York State Archaeological Association Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, NY.
2006
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Four Sides to Everything: The Vernacular Houses of Harlan County, Kentucky Thesis
Anna Blinn Cole
B.A. thesis, Bryn Mawr College. Winner of the M. Carey Thomas Prize for distinguished writing.
2002
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Petroglyph Investigations at the Pilot Rock Site (13CK101), Cherokee County, Iowa Poster
David Moyer
Poster presented at the Iowa Archaeological Society Spring Meeting, Ottumwa, Iowa, May 4, 2002.
2000
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New Interpretations of Rock Art from the Nordstrom-Bowen Site (24YL419), Yellowstone County, Montana Paper
David Moyer
Paper presented at the Joint Midwest Archaeological/Plains Anthropological Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, November 12, 2000.
1999
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A Case of Mistaken Identity: Shield Bearing Warriors on the Northwestern Plains Paper
David Moyer
Paper presented at the 51st Annual Northwest Anthropological Conference, Missoula, Montana, April 17, 1999.
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