Robert C. Donahue (or Bob
as he is known to his friends) came to archaeology through
the study of human ecology and the earth sciences. He holds
a BS in Biophysical Environmental Sciences and a MA in Interdisciplinary
Archaeological Studies. Bob has conducted field and laboratory
work in archaeology and geomorphology in support of archaeology
for 10 years. He worked mostly in the Midwest and Northern
Plains before joining CRAI in 2007 as a staff archaeologist
and geoarchaeologist. His work experience has included an
extensive amount of archaeological and geo-archaeological
projects and Bob has authored over 75 technical reports. He
has worked on and supervised literature searches, Phase I
surveys, Phase II evaluations and Phase III data recoveries
as an archaeologist and geomorphologist in support of archaeology.
These projects have included Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland,
Protohistoric, and Historic sites. He has also worked on cultural
resource management plans, consultation with Native American
tribes, and prehistoric and historic site monitoring programs
on reservoir systems. Besides field work, he has spent many
hours in laboratories analyzing artifacts and sediment for
professional and research projects.
In addition, Bob has presented papers at regional and national
conferences on topics ranging from paleoindian site formation,
chemical markers in cultural deposits and soil development,
to preservation of traditional cultural properties. His latest
work is co-authorship on a book on the Fish Lake Dam Site
(21SL15) to be published by the Minnesota Archaeological Society.
His area of interest lies especially in geoarchaeology, in
particular site formation processes in alluvial and glacial
deposits, and the effects of environment on human settlement
patterns, resource utilization and tool manufacture/use. He
is also interested in the procurement and distribution of
native copper from the Great Lakes region and the development
of utilization of wild rice and maple sugar including modern
and traditional cultural uses.
When not working on archaeology, Bob likes to remain active
as an environmentalist (from his days as a “tree hugger”
in the 1980s) and is interested in preserving watersheds and
maintaining native plant communities such as indigenous emergent
vegetation and prairies. Bob also plays several instruments,
including the bass guitar, flute, and various percussion instruments.
He has arranged and recorded the vocal music of the French
Canadian voyageurs of the 17th-19th centuries and has researched
Native American music.
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