Pamela Cressey

Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology and American Studies
City Archaeologist, Alexandria, VA
E-mail pamela.cressey@alexandriava.gov
Office: 105 N. Union St., Alexandria, VA / (703) 838-4399

Dr. Cressey is a historical archaeologist specializing in community archaeology and preservation planning.

Research

As the City Archaeologist for Alexandria, Virginia, Dr. Cressey has directed a variety of activities to study and preserve that city. This includes ongoing excavations at a plantation site on Shuter's Hill near The George Washington Masonic National Memorial and at the Alexandria Freedmen's Cemetery.

Current Research Projects

Continued excavation at Shuter's Hill. Analysis and publication of materials from that site and others. Work on the Alexandria Heritage Trail, the Alexandria Contrabands and Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial Project, and related initiatives.

Selected Publications

Books and Monographs

2005	Cressey, P.J., and M.J. Anderson. Alexandria, Virginia (Digging for the Past). New York: Oxford University Press.
2000	Bromberg, F.W., S.J. Shephard, B.H. Magid, P.J. Cressey, T. Dennee and B.K. Means. To Find Rest From All Trouble: The Archaeology of the Quaker Burying Ground, Alexandria, Virginia. Alexandria, VA: Alexandria Archaeology Museum.
1993	Cressey, P.J. To Witness the Past: African American Archaeology in Alexandria, Virginia. Alexandria, VA: Alexandria Archaeology Museum.
1989	Cressey, P.J. The Nineteenth-Century Transformation and Spatial Development of Alexandria, Virginia. Alexandria, VA: Alexandria Archaeology Museum.
1985	Cressey, P.J. The Archaeology of Free Blacks in Alexandria, Virginia. Alexandria, VA: Alexandria Archaeology Museum.

Articles and Book Chapters

2005	Cressey, P.J. "Community archaeology in Alexandria, Virginia." In L.A. De Cunzo and J.H. Jameson Jr., eds., Unlocking the Past: Celebrating Historical Archaeology in North America. Gainesville, FL: University Press of Florida.

Courses Taught

Anth 113/AmSt 193: Historical Archaeology Field Program
Anth 187: Historical Archaeology
Anth 287: Public Archaeology

Education

Ph.D. 1985, University of Iowa
M.A. 1973, University of Iowa
B.A. 1968, UCLA