Jonathan M. Flood, PhD
Project Director
Jonathan is a geoarchaeologist who specializes in aqueous geochemistry and water resources. He’s currently an Assistant Professor at Frostburg State University, located roughly 40 miles north of the town of Kempton. He holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and works/worked on archaeological projects in Greece, Italy, Turkey, Belize, Guatemala, and the USA.
Since moving to Appalachia, he’s spent much of his time and energy devoted to mending water quality problems created by 19th and early 20th century coal mining practices. The discharge from abandoned coal shafts brings to the surface a potent mix of heavy metals and net acidity that devastates aquatic ecosystems.
Rachel Dewan
Project Director
A PhD Candidate in the Graduate Department of Art at the University of Toronto, Rachel is an archaeologist who finds constant inspiration in the stories of humans throughout history. Her dissertation research focuses on the use of miniaturization and scale manipulation in prehistoric Greece, but her interest in art, culture, and religion is wide-reaching.
Rachel has excavated in Jordan, is actively involved with archaeological projects in Greece, and works periodically at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. Regardless of where her research takes her or the types of artifacts she works with, she is passionate about revealing the stories of past peoples through material culture.
The 2018 Team
Day 4 of the 2018 Excavation. Dr. Flood, Abby, Kristen, Rachel, Hannah, Lou, Ricky, Jordan, & John.
KHAP would not be possible without the kindness and generosity of Jeff Corbin and his family.
KHAP 2018 Day 1: Nick, Shealee, Emily, Joey, Rachel, Alexander, and KHAP’s family connection to the site and town: Kristen Geroski.
DAY 1 Crew: Emily, Brandon, Nick, Dr. Flood.
First Day of KHAP: Nick, Rachel, Brandon, Corey, Emily, Brandon, & Alexander.
John Garrison showing that excavations can be relaxed and enlightened.
2018 Crew Day 2: Shealee, Tianna, Rachel, Sarah, Ariel, Summer, Elizabeth, Kirsten, Thomas, Dr. Flood, Lou, and Phillip.
Shealee & Elizabeth on the screen
Lou, Matt, & Micah excavating high-heel shoes.
Lou, KHAP’s MVE 2018
Katie & Dom recovering culture in a screen.
Shealee, KHAP OG.
Day 3 of 2018 Season. Katie, Hannah, Domenic, Rachel, Ben, Lou, Micah, & Matt.
Micah and a long-lost high-heel slipper.
Day 3 2018 Crew at the Fairfax Stone, pointing at the headwaters of the Potomac. Lou, Matt, Katie, Micah, Beth, Dom, Ben, Hannah, Shayla, & Rachel.
Dr. Matt Ramspott, KHAP’s remote sensing guru. Wingardium Leviosa!
Dr. Bill Wetherholt, repeat photography and rural geography specialist.
Day 4 of 2018 Excavations. Hannah, Rachel, Kristen, Jordan, Abby, John, Ricky, & Lou!
Abbicus working like a pro.
Beth and a button.
Tianna, Shealee, and Sarah excavating in Locus 1. Kristen and Elizabeth recovering artifacts from the sieve. Kirsten leaving the Total Station. Day 2, 2018.
No artifacts can hide from Katie!
Shayla, our director in training. Beth seems unfazed.
Aeriel finding walls like whoa!
Thomas with the sharp-shooter, 2018
Phillip, basically a baller at everything he does.
The standard wandering site chicken, obligate at all Appalachian Excavations.
Joseph and Corey being normal with cultural materials. 2018.
The perfectly normal site directors.