Expert Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin and cultural resource management firm
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2. Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin is an expert in
cultural resource management. His specialties
include nautical archaeology, cultural
ecology, historic archaeology, and
preservation planning, among other areas. The
president, CEO, and director of research at R.
Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc., R.
Christopher Goodwin, Ph.D. previously served
as a research fellow at the Smithsonian
Institution. He and his firm, R. Christopher
Goodwin & Associates, Inc. were featured in
the Spring 2014 edition of Energy & Mining
Magazine in an article entitled "Uncovering
History."
3. That article notes that "R. Christopher Goodwin &
Associates Inc. specializes in surveying land and water for
American heritage resources. While ensuring that projects
are in full compliance with the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, the company also uncovers
fascinating and important pieces of prehistory and
history." The article describes recent archeological
excavations led by Dr. R. Christopher Goodwin prior to
construction of an interstate natural gas pipeline that
uncovered evidence of changing tool kits and projectile
points during a period of dramatic climate change about
11,500 years ago. According to Dr. Goodwin, "at that time
the fundamental Clovis technology changed because
both the environment and the species of prey were
changing."
4. R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc.
has more than three decades of practice in
cultural resources surveying and permitting.
In addition to offices in New Orleans, New
Mexico, Kansas and Florida, it has offices in
the Washington, D.C. area to stay on top of
changes to regulatory procedures and
practices. Dr. Goodwin said, "Better than
anyone, we can anticipate how agencies
will react. We have the respect of the
agencies because of the high quality of our
work."