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Dennis Bjorklund, Metal Detectorist
Dennis has been metal detecting since 1985, where he has found
coins, jewelry, artifacts, property corners and unexploded
ordnance. He is also an experienced land surveyor. He first started
working at Montpelier after he attended a Metal Detecting
Expedition Program in the spring of 2014, and has aided in the
discovery of multiple sites across the Montpelier landscape since.
Lance Crosby, Metal Detectorist
Lance Crosby has over thirty years of metal detecting experience in
Virginia. Lance began working for the archaeology department in
2008 and has logged well over 3000 historic hits (pre 1900 in era)
and located two dozen Civil War or antebellum sites across the
property.
Chris Pasch, B.A., Archaeologist, Crew Chief
Chris received his B.A. in History and English Literature from St.
Mary's College of Maryland in 2013, and is currently working on an
M.A. in Historical Archaeology through the University of Leicester.
His primary research interests include the study of identity
(particularly gender) and the relationship of memory with material
culture and place. He is passionate about ceramic history,
architecture, the use of technology and social media in archaeology,
and theory/historiography.