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Douglas W. Sanford
Professor of Historic Preservation
Historic Preservation (Department Chair)

dsanford@umw.edu
(540) 654-1314

Ph.D., M.A., University of Virginia
M.A., University of Pennsylvania
B.A., The College of William and Mary

Expertise
African-American and Plantation Archaeology
Anthropology
Archaeology (Virginia/Chesapeake Bay)
Cultural Resource Management
Material Culture

Douglas W. Sanford, Chair of the Department of Historic Preservation and Professor of Historic Preservation, earned a Ph.D. (1995) and an M.A. (1987) in anthropology from the University of Virginia, an M.A. (1979) in American civilization from the University of Pennsylvania, and a B.A. (1974) in anthropology from the College of William and Mary. Dr. Sanford has conducted archaeological research in Brazil, Arizona, Pennsylvania, and within Virginia at the Yorktown Battlefield, Monticello, and in the Northern Neck area.

Recent projects include archaeological research and historic preservation services conducted for the City of Fredericksburg, the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, Prince William County, Richmond County, Dahlgren Naval Surface Warfare Center, and Stratford Hall Plantation. Among his professional publications is "The Archaeology of Plantation Slavery in Piedmont Virginia: Context and Process" in the book Historical Archaeology of the Chesapeake. His doctoral thesis was "The Archaeology of Plantation Slavery at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello: Context and Process in an American Slave Society."