Legacy Research Associates

Legacy Research provides a team of highly qualified and 

experienced archaeologists and historians who specialize in identifying and evaluating historic and prehistoric sites. When needed, other specialists, such as architectural historians, geomorphologists, paleobotanists, and underwater 

archaeologists, are subcontracted for their professional expertise. Recognized laboratories for radiocarbon dating and special analysis (lithic, ceramics, floral, faunal, and pollen) are utilized. Legacy maintains or has access to all field and lab equipment, including heavy earth-moving machinery, to conduct cultural resource investigations successfully.

Deborah Joy has over 20 years of experience conducting archaeological investigations in the southeastern US and the Caribbean. She is experienced in all levels of investigation: cultural resource surveys, National Register of Historic Places evaluations, and construction monitoring. Before Legacy, she was a staff archaeologist at the North Carolina Department of Transportation and, in that capacity, conducted numerous studies for road improvement and bridge replacement projects, as well as intensive background research studies for multi-lane new-location roadways.