Sara F. Mascia

B.A., Anthropology and History, University of South Carolina

M.A., Historical Archaeology, Boston University

Ph.D., Historical Archaeology, Boston University

Vice President of HPI, Project Director

Dr. Mascia began working with HPI in 1994 as a Project Archaeologist and became a Vice President in 2003. She has been the primary author for numerous cultural resource assessments and disturbance memoranda in the tri-state area. Dr. Mascia has been responsible for devising, implementing, and overseeing documentary analysis and field investigations designed to assess archaeological and historical potential. These projects have taken her to a full range of urban, suburban and rural sites. Although her specialty is in Historical Archaeology, Dr. Mascia has experience with both precontact and historical investigations and has completed countless Cultural Resource Assessments for Environmental Impact Statements. Dr. Mascia also has extensive experience with the identification of historical artifacts. In 1994, the Register of Professional Archaeology certified Dr. Mascia in field archaeology, laboratory analysis, and documentary research.

Dr. Mascia is currently the Treasurer of the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology and also serves as a Board Member and Treasurer of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In her local community, she is the Curator of the Historical Society, serving Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown, NY. In this role, she has created numerous museum exhibits, generated research catalogs, and established educational programs.

Projects of interest include:

• Staten Island Courthouse Project, Data Recovery, Staten Island, NY;

• NYC DEP Catskill UV Facility Project, Field Testing, Eastview, Westchester County, NY;

• Wilton Museum: Fitch House, Wilton Historical Society, Wilton, CT;

• Hoyt-Schermerhorn Field Investigations, Empire State Development Corporation, Brooklyn, NY;

• 32-34 Bond Street Project, Field Investigations, Manhattan, NY; and,

• Metro-North Poughkeepsie Train Station Parking Improvements, Poughkeepsie, NY.

Selected recent publication:

2005 The Archaeology of Agricultural Life. In Unlocking the Past: Celebrating Historical Archaeology in North America, ed. LuAnn DeCunzo and John H. Jameson, Jr. The Society for Historical Archaeology.