Chris Judge (archaeologist)

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Christopher Judge (“Judge”) is an archaeologist at the University of South Carolina Lancaster, whose research focus is the late prehistoric and early historical archaeology of South Carolina and immediately surrounding areas, as well as blues music in South Carolina. Chris is an instructor in both anthropology and archaeology. Some of his areas of interest include the Woodland and Mississippian periods, ceramics, theory, public education, and folk music.

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[edit] Personal life

Chris Judge is from Spring Lake, New Jersey. He currently resides in South Carolina with his wife and two sons. He is a Professor at The University of South Carolina- Lancaster, referred to by students and colleagues alike as “Judge.” Chris also enjoys playing folk and blues guitar in his time away from work. He is one of the co- founders and board member of Columbia's Annual Free Blues Festival. As Chris Judge stated in his article titled, SC Blues: Connections and Context, “Blues music in South Carolina has deep roots.” Chris lists a few artists that have ties to South Carolina whom include, Pinkney “Pink” Anderson, and Arthur “Peg Leg Sam” Jackson. Chris also states in his article, A brief look at Chicago blues and its connection to Columbia's Annual Blues Festival, “The organizers of Columbia’s Blues Festival have always had a certain taste for Chicago Blues.” In this article Chris touches on with many aspects that tie both Chicago Blues and the Columbia’s Blues Festival together. The Columbia Blues festival is involved with Word of Mouth Productions (WOMP). Word of Mouth Productions began in 1991 because of the lack of diverse music in Columbia. Word of Mouth Productions came together with the Columbia Blues Festival in 1994. Ever since WOMP and the Columbia Blues Festival came together, blues music has really grown in Columbia. The 14th Annual Columbia Blues Festival is scheduled for October 11, 2008.

[edit] Education

Judge attended St Rose High School in Belmar, New Jersey where he graduated in the late 1970’s. The next stage of his life began when he decided to attend college. Chris graduated from the University of South Carolina- Columbia with a Bachelor of Arts in 1983 and a Masters degree in Anthropology and Public Service Archaeology which he also received from the University of South Carolina- Columbia in 1987. Chris Judge is currently pursuing his PhD Degree at USC- Columbia in Anthropology. The title of his MA Thesis is: Aboriginal pottery vessel function in south Appalachian Mississippian Society: A Case study from the Mulberry Site. He is also currently working on his dissertation research which involves the exploration of Late Woodland (A.D. 675-1,100) life ways in the Great Pee Dee River Valley of eastern South Carolina.

[edit] Professional career

Chris Judges’ area of expertise is late prehistoric archaeology in the southeastern United States with an emphasis on South Carolina. Chris is currently Assistant Director of Native American Studies at USC Lancaster. The Native American Studies Program is opening a Native American Studies Archive. Opening this Archive has had Archivist Brent Burgin and scholar Thomas Blumer working together with local Native American communities. For a number of years, Chris Judge and his colleagues Carl Steen and Sean Taylor have conducted field work at the Johannes Kolb Site in Mechanicsville, South Carolina. This site is located in the Great Pee Dee Heritage Preserve, and was first found and recorded in 1973 by a high school student named Ernest Helms. Ernest Helms began discussions with Chris Judge about beginning excavations on the preserve. An important goal of the Kolb Project is to provide a great learning experience for both its participators and visitors. Students from universities all around the area such as USC- Columbia, North Carolina, and Memphis come to participate at the Kolb site. Over 10,000 hours have been donated by volunteer labor of high school and college students, as well as people from the surrounding community. The Pee Dee Indians have been very supportive of the research and have also been some of the most dedicated volunteers on the site. Judge teamed up with Carl Steen in 1992 to begin their first project of the Diachronic Research Foundation (DRF). The Diachronic Research Foundation is a non-profit corporation dedicated to conducting archaeology in the public interest. Other sponsors of the Kolb site excavations include the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources- Heritage Trust Program, The University of South Carolina- Lancaster, and the Welsh Neck Historical Association.

[edit] Accomplishments

Some of his awards and achievements include the USC Lancaster Faculty Research and Productive Scholarship Grant 2007, and archaeological survey and testing within the hurricane branch drainage, Darlington County, South Carolina. The Diachronic Research Foundation was the recipient of the 2007 Southeastern Archaeological Conference’s Public Outreach Grant. The Grant Project included the Kolb Research project.

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[edit] Selected publications

(2006) Palynology and Paleoecology of Late Pleistocene to Holocene, Organic-Rich, Paleomeander/Rimswamp Deposits in South Carolina and Georgia; Co-authors Cohen, Arthur D., David C. Shelley, H. Thomas Foster, II, Michelle A. Metzler, and Elizabeth A. Cannon; Vol. 38, No. 7, p. 235

(2007) Dietary Reconstruction from Late Woodland Pit Features at the Johannes Kolb Site; Presented at 2007 Chacmool Conference however Chris did not make it due to Passport issues.

(2007) The Daws Island Volume: A Tribute to the Career of James L. Michie, edited by Christopher Judge and Carl Steen, South Carolina Antiquities Volume 32 (1&2) 2000 (published August 2007)

[edit] Bibliography

Judge, Chris. "The Johannes Kolb Site." Diachronic Research Foundation. 02 Feb 2008. 5 May 2008 <http://38da75.com/>.

Judge, Chris. "SOUTHEASTERN ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE." 2007. 5 May 2008 <http://www.southeasternarchaeology.org/grant/past/Kolb.pdf>.

"Word of Mouth Production." 2008. 5 May 2008 <http://www.wordofmouthproductions.org/default.htm>.

Judge, Chris. "Christopher Judge, Archaeologist." 03 Apr 2008. 05 May 2008 <http://usclancaster.sc.edu/faculty/judge/index.html>.

Judge, Chris. "CHRISTOPHER JUDGE ." College of Arts and Sciences Anthropology. 08 Feb 2008. 5 May 2008 <http://www.cas.sc.edu/anth/Judge.html>.