William Chadwick is an archaeological geophysicist,
geoarchaeologist, and director of Archaeological Services who conducts research
on landscape and environmental change related to historic and prehistoric
archaeological sites.
Chadwick holds a PhD in Geology from the
University of Delaware, where he gained extensive training in archeological
geology, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), quaternary geology, sedimentology,
stratigraphy, and geomorphology. His dissertation, titled “Paleogeographic
and Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of Terrain Associated with Coastal
Prehistoric Archaeological Sites, Cape Henlopen, Delaware,” utilized geophysics and intertidal coring
to reconstruct the terrains and environments related to the construction of
prehistoric shell middens on relict recurved spits in Cape Henlopen State Park,
Delaware.
Chadwick is a registered professional archeologist
(National, #12322) and licensed professional geologist (Utah, # 5556501-2250)
who has broad experience in both geoarcheology and archeology.
Chadwick comes
to IUP with extensive experience in applied archaeology, having worked within
cultural resource management consultation for over 17 years. He has
conducted numerous geoarcheological examinations of paleogeographies and
paleoenvironments and geophysical surveys related to both historic and
prehistoric archeological sites and their environs throughout the Middle-Atlantic,
Mid-Western, and New England regions. Experiences in geomorphic assessments
include surveys within glaciated, coastal, and fluvial systems. Notable
geomorphic assessments in fluvial settings include deep testing on floodplains
of the Schuylkill River and Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, the Potomac
River in Virginia and Maryland, and the Wabash River in Indiana, in addition to
smaller rivers and streams. Other areas of expertise include geospatial predictive
modeling, quantitative and statistical analysis, and the utilization of GPS and
GIS in archaeological research.
His experience in archeology includes all
phases of excavation related to prehistoric and historic period sites
throughout the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions. Chadwick’s research
interests include archaeological geophysics, intertidal archaeology, and the
application of geospatial technology to archaeology.
Chadwick teaches courses in
World Archaeology, Cultural Resource Management, Archaeological Geophysics, and
Geospatial Technologies