Very sad. I first met Dan at the 1982 SHA in Philadelphia.  Dan put us up at his house.  I remember he had an entire room at his house with first editions in plastic sleeves!  He will be missed!


Bob Genheimer
George Rieveschl Curator of Archaeology
Cincinnati Museum Center
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Daniel G. Roberts passed away Memorial Day weekend from the effects of prostate cancer.  Dan was a pioneer in the fields of cultural resource management, historical archaeology, and public archaeology.  A native of Philadelphia, Dan received his B.A. from Beloit College and M.A. from Idaho State University.  After completing his graduate work, he was hired in 1976 by the National Heritage Corporation of West Chester, PA, which became John Milner Associates (JMA).  Dan rose from Archaeologist to Director of Cultural Resources to Vice President to President of JMA, ultimately retiring at the end of 2010.  This tenure covered the formative years in CRM and Dan promoted quality scholarship and the responsibility to produce presentations and publications from CRM work, as well as the responsibility to make CRM studies accessible to the public.  He directed work on a wide range of site types but is best known for his work on African American urban cemeteries, including the First African Baptist Church in Philadelphia and the African Burial Ground in New York City.  Dan published in a variety of state, regional and national journals and was also the co-author of The Buried Past: An Archaeological History of Philadelphia.  Dan's service to professional associations was unparalleled - he served as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA) from 1995 to 2003, serving as Vice President from 1997-1998 and 2001-2003; on the Board of the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA) from 2002-2004 and as an Associate Editor for Historical Archaeology from 1988-2004; on a variety of committees with both the SHA and the Society for American Archaeology (SAA); on the Grievance and Standards Board of the Register of Professional Archaeologists (RPA) (1991-1993); as Vice President (1997-2002) and President (1987-1989) of the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council; and as an Associate Editor for the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology from 1988-2004.  His stature in the field was such that he was selected as a Member of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's National Task Force on Archaeology representing the SAA, SHA, ACRA and the RPA.   He is the recipient of the SAA's Presidential Recognition Award and ACRA's Board of Directors Award, as well as others.  His commitment to public archaeology is recognized by the SHA's award for excellence in public archaeology, which is given in his name. While Dan's life may have come to a close, his legacy continues.  His wife B.J. Titus and his colleagues at John Milner Associates are planning a memorial service this fall. Donations in his memory may be made to either the Society for Historical Archaeology's Daniel G. Roberts Award for Excellence in Public Historical Archaeology fund or the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.  

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