Biographies
Christopher Thompson
Mr. Thompson has 13 years of experience in cultural resource management, specializing in prehistoric archaeology. His areas of expertise include lithic analysis. The types of work he has completed include all phases of archaeology from Stage 1 to Stage 4. Additionally, Mr. Thompson is adept at historical research and has completed historical contexts, historic artifact identification and assessment and is a superior stone tool craftsman. He began using a metal detector as a child and demonstrates his competence in its use on many civil war battlefield projects in Virginia. Mr. Thompson’s expertise in archaeological survey, evaluation and mitigation ensures the accurate completion of cultural resource management projects quickly.
Education
2019 – M.A. Applied Archaeology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2015 – B.A. Geology and Archaeology, Wheaton College
Experience
2008-2010, Fellowship Coordinator, Chasing Mummies, The History Channel, The Supreme Council of Antiquities, Cairo, Egypt
2023 – Present, Principal Investigator/Archaeologist,
Bluestone Research 2004 Ltd. Virginia
2021 – Archaeological Crew Chief
Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Charlottesville, Virginia
2021 2022 – Archaeological Field Supervisor, 2021-2022
Cardno, Indianapolis, Indiana
2020 – 2021 – Archaeologist, 2020-2021
Bluestone Research, Hartfield, Virginia
Marie Morton is part owner and Principal Investigator at Bluestone Research with 24 years of experience in historic research and oral history. With two BAs from UC Berkeley and MA from the College of William and Mary she specialized in historic research.
Education
1994 – M.A. Historical Archaeology, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1992 – B.A. Anthropology, UC, Berkeley
1992 – B.A. History, UC, Berkeley
Experience
2004 – Present, Principal Investigator, Bluestone Research
2005-2012, Principal Investigator, Paciulli Simmons, and Associates, Ltd
2002-2003, Project Officer, Historic research, Wessex Archaeology, UK
1995-2001, Historian, Prewitt and Associates, Inc., Austin, TX Management of historic research projects including: development of research plans, oral history, archival research, photo research, manuscript writing, and project management.
