R. Berle Clay, Ph.D.
Senior Project Archaeologist
Principal Investigator
Geophysical Specialist
Prehistoric Ceramic Specialist
Berle Clay, RPA has been an employee of Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. since 1997. Beginning in Anthropology in 1959, he has done archaeology most importantly in the Ohio Valley, but also in France, Spain, Italy, and New Guinea. His career has involved university teaching, a stint as state archaeologist in Kentucky, and employment with CRAI. He is active in state and national organizations and has served as Grievance Coordinator of the Society for Professional Archaeologists and is currently (2006-7) Grievance Coordinator of the Register of Professional Archaeologists. He is a specialist in prehistoric ceramics and near-surface geophysical survey and has served for a number of years as instructor in the National Park Service workshop on non-invasive techniques.
He has published extensively in Ohio Valley archaeology both on late prehistoric Mississippian subjects and on the Middle Woodland period. His current foci are the development of large-scale geophysical surveys and their integration with archaeological research design and Ohio Valley Middle Woodland, the Adena-Hopewell cultural continuum.