PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / SENIOR ARCHAEOLOGIST
Phone: (803) 771-7083 Ext. 672
South Carolina Office
Email: nadamspope@newsouthassoc.com
Natalie Adams Pope has been with New South Associates since 1996 and serves the company as Executive Vice President and Principal Investigator. She is also the Branch Manager of our Columbia, South Carolina office. She oversees the work of the South Carolina Archaeology Department, including report and project review and performance evaluations. As the Branch Manager, she develops proposals for projects within the state, serves as contact for clients and agencies, and keeps abreast of issues specific to South Carolina. Ms. Pope received her B.A. in Anthropology and History from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her M.A. in Public Service Archaeology from the University of South Carolina. Ms. Pope is also a Registered Professional Archaeologist (RPA). Ms. Pope has directed a large number of projects and has conducted research for many clients including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, several Departments of Transportation, the Tennessee Valley Authority, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife, and a number of other city and state governments and private clients. She has experience in both prehistoric and historical archaeology, and specializes in historic plantations, backcountry settlements, and rural farmsteads of the southeastern United States. She also has an interest in Woodland period archaeology of South Carolina.