Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc., is pleased to announce that  the "Dean of
Kentucky Archeology,"  Dr. R. Berle Clay, has joined the firm's Lexington,
Kentucky, office.  Having attended Yale University and then later, the
University of Kentucky for graduate work, Dr. Clay earned his Ph.D. from
Southern Illinois University in 1968. Clay served as State Archeologist and
Director of kentucky's Office of State Archeology between 1976 and 1997.
  Between 1968 and 1976 he was an Associate Professor of Anthropology at
Tulane University.  He held a similar position at The American University
between 1967 and 1968 where, in addition to his teaching responsibilities, he
completed archaeological field research in France, Spain, and the District of
Columbia.  Clay's expertise combines 37 years experience in all aspects of
archaeology including teaching, management, and field research in both
academic and cultural resource management contexts.  Beginning with a
research interest in the Ohio Valley (fieldwork in Kentucky, M.A. Thesis),
his career has involved Paleolithic research in France (Ph.D. dissertation)
and Bronze Age museum study in Spain (with Dr. Walter Taylor) and, since
1976, Ohio Valley archaeological research in both Archaic,  Early Woodland,
Late Prehistoric time periods.  He has published his research widely and is
well-known for his contributions to archaeology of the Eastern United States.
In addition, since the late 1980s he has concentrated in near-surface remote
sensing using various geophysical techniques.  Clay has specialized in the
application of near-surface geophysical survey techniques to archaeological
sites.  Using high speed EM technology, he has pioneered in the Ohio Valley
in the use of soil conductivity and magnetic susceptibility surveys in a
variety of archaeological contexts, both prehistoric and historic.  These
surveys, in both academic research and cultural resource management contexts,
have assisted in the development of research and evaluation strategies.