About Us
UB Archaeological Survey is a 36CFR61-qualified not-for-profit research, contracting and applied archaeology institution within the University at Buffalo Department of Anthropology.
Established in 1969, UB Archaeological Survey is the legacy of Dr. Marian E. White (1921-1975), a distinguished UB archaeology professor and an early proponent of archaeological site preservation and cultural resource management (CRM).
Dr. White recognized the need for highly qualified professional archaeologists with local and regional perspectives to carry out research programs and to protect the dwindling and non-renewable archaeological resources of our community.
Today, UB Archaeological Survey is a leader in CRM, a growing field that involves locating, investigating, preserving and managing cultural resources including Pre-Contact archaeological sites, historic archaeological sites. landscapes and architecture.
Dr. Marian E. White, a distinguished professor and a cultural resource pioneer, at an archaeological dig.
Teaching Professor, Department of Anthropology
Director, Archaeological Survey
Email: perrelli@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716.645.2297
Doug Perrelli is a Registered Professional Archaeologist with over 30 years of experience performing archaeological work in Western New York. He subscribes to the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) and the New York Archaeological Council’s (NYAC) Code of Ethics and Practice, serving as a NYAC board member since 1998 and President for several terms. He is a member of the Society for American Archaeology and a member of the Register for Professional Archaeologists. He serves as Chair of the New York State Board for Historic Preservation.
Director of the UB Archaeological Survey since 2001, Dr. Perrelli is also director of the Marian E. White Museum of Anthropology.
Dr. Perrelli's research interests include Iroquoian archaeology, archaeology of the Underground Railroad, the study of stone tools, and cultural resource management (CRM) focusing on Public Archaeology and historic preservation.
Ryan F. Austin, PhD, RPA
Project Director
Email: rfaustin@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716.645.2297
Ryan supervises and manages all aspects of Archaeological Survey fieldwork, laboratory analysis and report publication of projects conducted on historic period archaeological sites. Ryan is responsible for the supervision of up to a dozen field technicians and heavy excavation equipment.
He is ultimately responsible for determining site significance, research potential and National Register eligibility.
Ryan is an historical archaeologist whose main research foci are domestic sites and household ceramics during the 19th and early 20th centuries. He earned a BA in Anthropology from SUNY Geneseo and an MA and PhD in Anthropology from the University at Buffalo.
Andy D’Agostino
Administrative Assistant and Crew Chief
Email: annadago@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716.645.2297
Andy is the Administrative Assistant and Crew Chief for the Archaeological Survey.
He received his BA in Anthropology at the University at Buffalo. In Fall 2024, Andy began pursuing a PhD in the same department. He is interested in the relationship between Cultural Resource Management archaeology and museum collections, cultural heritage, interdisciplinary learning, symbology and fashion history.
Mickie Perreault
Research Aid and Social Media Coordinator
Email: micheiar@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716.645.2297
Pursuing a career in public archaeology, Mickie assists with the planning and execution of research projects and helps educate the public about the local history.
Mickie earned a BA from UB's Departments of Anthropology and Psychology. Her research focuses on biological anthropology but she has developed an interest in archaeology.
Sarah Reger, MA
Laboratory Coordinator
Email: srreger@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716.645.2297
Sarah Reger is the Laboratory Coordinator for Archaeological Survey and the Marian E. White Museum. She oversees the processing and curating of artifacts, from the initial entry to our lab of field artifact day bags, to appropriate cleaning techniques for artifacts depending on the materials from which they are made, to identification and analysis and cataloging and curation. She routinely updates and maintains the Archaeological Survey research collections, including our archaeological site and project files and field notebooks catalog.
She is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Survey office space, including preparing, printing, binding and filing all reports, and maintaining our collections databases, along with supervising Work Study students, interns and lab volunteers.
Sarah graduated from UB with a Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology and a Master’s degree in Art History.
Consultant, Architectural History
Email: klta@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716.829.5885
Kerry Trainor is President of kta preservation specialists, a small historic preservation consulting firm founded in 1999. She is also Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Programs and Historic Preservation in UB's School of Architecture and Planning.
Kerry received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Architecture at the University at Buffalo. She continued her education, receiving a Master’s of Science in Architectural History from Mississippi State University.
We enjoy the shared resources of a major research university including world-class labs, libraries and research support. In addition, UB is home to Empire AI, which will house one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world built for academic research and discovery.
The Archaeological Survey lab encompasses over 2,800-square feet of space, with several adjoining rooms equipped with all the necessary tools for cleaning, processing, documenting and cataloging artifacts and ecofacts. Additionally, the Department of Anthropology offers access to classrooms, office space and materials.
The facilities include sinks, drafting equipment, flotation processing equipment, drying racks, and ample counter and storage space. We also have or provide access to a flotation device, soil aggers, USGS 15 and 7.5min grids, comparative collection for zooarcharchaeology/Faunal, chert, paleolithic point, beads, replica of Hopewell mounds, and more.
Material is cataloged and curated in conjunction with the Marian E. White Anthropology Museum. The museum is currently overseen by Dr. Douglas Perrelli and consists of 8,600-square feet of secure adjoining rooms, including a reference library.
Archaeological Survey
University at Buffalo
Department of Anthropology
380 Academic Center, Ellicott Complex
Buffalo, NY 14261-0026
Phone: 716.645.2297
Fax: 716.645.6371
Email: perrelli@buffalo.edu
Directions to UB Archaeological Survey office:
- Park in the Spaulding parking lot
- Walk towards Spaulding and Wilkeson Quads
- Enter Tunnel Road between Spaulding and Wilkeson Quads (This is the road/tunnel where the buses drive under the buildings)
- Head down sidewalk on left side of tunnel towards Academic Center
- Pass Wilkeson loading bay on your left
- Pass blue signs for Academic Center and Wilkeson on your left
- Pass double glass doors on your left
- Enter next single glass door on your left, labeled 261
- Immediately go upstairs, one floor, via brown door in vestibule on right
- Enter Archaeological Survey area through door labeled 261
- Turn to left and enter Archaeological Survey
Campus maps and specific directions to the Campus Spaulding Parking Lot [Campus Map 1 Download jpg and Campus Map 2 Download jpg].
