Duane Quates

Archaeologist

Role
State Cultural Resources Specialist Archaeologist at Usda-Nrcs
Location
East Lansing, MI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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About Duane Quates

I work as the state cultural resources specialist and archaeologist conducting training and Section 106 compliance for the NRCS in the State of Michigan. I previously worked as the U.S. Army as the federal archaeologist for the Fort Drum Cultural Resources Program. I am a cofounder, a former chairperson, and secretary of the Military Archaeology Resources Stewardship (MARS) interest group with the Society for American Archaeology. This group is dedicated to creating a forum for archaeologists that work on military lands and to generate a dialogue between the military and academic archaeologists in order to achieve the goal of bettering historic preservation and cultural property protection during military operations at home and abroad. You can read more about MARS at My personal research focuses on the use of landscape within frontiers and borderlands. I am interested in the intersection between the use of landscape, the practices of smuggling and human trafficking, and the ideals of manhood and patriarchy in the antebellum South.

Experience

  1. State Cultural Resources Specialist Archaeologist

    Usda-Nrcs

    Oct 2016 — Present · East Lansing, MI, US

    I am the State Cultural Resources Specialist and Archaeologist for my agency in the State of Michigan. I serve as the subject matter expert on cultural resource issues and ensure compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA.

Education

  • Jefferson Davis Community College

    Associates of Arts, General Studies

    1997 — 1998

  • Michigan State University

    Master's of Art, Anthropology

    2001 — 2007

  • University of West Florida

    Bachelor's of Arts, Anthropology

    1999 — 2000

  • Michigan State University

    Ph.D., Anthropology

    2007 — 2012

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