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Research Report No. 37Archaeology at Ayers Town: An Early Federal Period Community in the Catawba Nation, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., Brett H. Riggs, and David J. Cranford. 2015. xv + 469 pp., 149 figures, 38 tables, 4 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 36Archaeology at Ashe Ferry: Late Woodland and Middle Mississippian Period Occupations in the Lower Catawba River Valley, York County, South Carolina, by Brett H. Riggs, R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., and Mary Elizabeth Fitts. 2015. xiv + 331 pp., 118 figures, 24 tables, 6 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 35An Archaeological and Historical Investigation of the Battle Park Pavilion Site (31Or639)on the Campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, by Andrius Valiunas. 2012. iii + 74 pp., 18 figures, 4 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 34Archaeological Investigations at the Vance Site on the University of North Carolina Campus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by Mary Elizabeth Fitts, Ashley Peles, and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 2012. iii + 107 pp., 51 figures, 18 tables, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 332011 Archaeological Investigations at Historic Yates Mill County Park, Wake County, North Carolina, by David Cranford, Mary Elizabeth Fitts, Megan C. Kassabaum, and Theresa McReynolds Shebalin. 2012. iii + 53 pp., 21 figures, 2 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 32An Archaeological Assessment of the Crow Branch North Site (31Or633), The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, by Mary Elizabeth Fitts. 2010. ii + 109 pp., 33 figures, 8 tables, 1 appendix, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 31An Archaeological Assessment of the Carolina North Duct Corridor, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Orange County, North Carolina, by Mary Elizabeth Fitts. 2009. iii + 86 pp., 25 figures, 2 tables, 2 appendixes, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 302009 Archaeological Investigations at Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site, by Edmond A. Boudreaux III, R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., and Brett H. Riggs. 2009. iii + 28 pp., 19 figures, 1 appendix, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 29Woodland Pottery Sourcing in the Carolina Sandhills, edited by Joseph M. Herbert and Theresa E. McReynolds. 2008. xiv + 252 pp., 109 figures, 39 tables, 4 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 282007 Archaeological Investigations at Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 2008. iii + 33 pp., 25 figures, 2 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 27Summary Report of 2007 Archaeological Investigations at Catawba Nassaw Town (38Yk434), York County, South Carolina, by Mary Beth Fitts, Brett H. Riggs, and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 2007. iv + 40 pp., 24 figures, 2 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 262006 Archaeological Investigations at Town Creek Indian Mound State Historic Site, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 2007. iii + 30 pp., 24 figures, 2 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 25Stone Quarries and Sourcing in the Carolina Slate Belt, edited by Vincas P. Steponaitis, Jeffrey D. Irwin, Theresa E. McReynolds, and Christopher Moore. 2006. xiv + 195 pp., 103 figures, 31 tables, 7 appendices, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 24An Archaeological Investigation of the South Portico at Gerrard Hall on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Campus, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. and Brett H. Riggs. 2006. iii + 31 pp., 29 figures, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 23Archaeological Investigations at the James Lee Love House on the University of North Carolina Campus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by Edmond A. Boudreaux, R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., and Brett H. Riggs. 2004. vi + 109 pp., 73 figures, 9 tables, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 22Finding Tivoli: An Archaeological Search for William Richardson Davie's Home at Land's Ford, Chester County, South Carolina, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., and Brett H. Riggs. 2004. ii + 25 pp., 19 figures, biblio., 2 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 21An Archaeological Assessment of Pre-Columbian Fauna in the Roanoke River Basin, by Amber VanDerwarker. 2001. iii + 43 pp., 3 figures, 23 tables, biblio., 1 appendix. 
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Research Report No. 20Archaeological Investigations at the Pettigrew Site on the University of North Carolina Campus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, by Elizabeth A. Jones, Patricia M. Samford, R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., and Melissa A. Salvanish. 1998. x + 136 pp., 55 figures, 17 tables, biblio., 2 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 19Archaeological Investigations at the Philpott Site, Henry County, Virginia, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., Jane Eastman, Thomas O. Maher, and Richard P. Gravely, Jr.  1998. v + 104 pp., 30 figures, 8 tables, biblio., 6 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 18Archaeological Investigations at the Dallas Hylton Site, Henry County, Virginia, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., Jane Eastman, Thomas O. Maher, and Richard P. Gravely, Jr. 1998. iv + 104 pp., 26 figures, 9 tables, biblio., 6 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 17Archaeological Investigations at the Gravely Site, Henry County, Virginia, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., Jane Eastman, Thomas O. Maher, and Richard P. Gravely, Jr. 1997. iv + 79 pp., 29 figures, 13 tables, biblio., 6 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 16Archaeological Investigations at the Wells Site, Henry County, Virginia, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., Jane Eastman, Thomas O. Maher, and Richard P. Gravely, Jr. 1997. iv + 49 pp., 18 figures, 5 tables, biblio., 6 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 15Archaeological Investigations at the Belmont Site, Henry County, Virginia, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., Jane Eastman, Thomas O. Maher, and Richard P. Gravely, Jr. 1997. iv + 123 pp., 55 figures, 12 tables, biblio., 9 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 14Archaeological Investigations at the Stockton Site, Henry County, Virginia, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., Jane Eastman, Thomas O. Maher, and Richard P. Gravely, Jr. 1997. iv + 93 pp., 54 figures, 11 tables, biblio., 6 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 13Archaeological Investigations at the Box Plant Site, Henry County, Virginia, by R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr., Jane Eastman, Thomas O. Maher, and Richard P. Gravely, Jr. 1997. iv + 100 pp., 39 figures, 14 tables, biblio., 7 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 12An Archaeological Survey of Portions of Orange County, North Carolina, by I. Randolph Daniel, Jr. 1994. iv + 123 pp., 32 figures, 15 tables, biblio., 2 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 11A Bibliography of Aboriginal Archaeological Plant Food Remains From Eastern North America: 1901-1991, by Richard A. Yarnell, Thomas O. Maher, and M. Jean Black. 1993. iv + 75 pp., 3 tables, biblio., 3 indexes.  Price $8.00.  (Go to RLA order form).
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Research Report No. 10Test Excavations at Selected Log Cabin Sites in Orange County, North Carolina, by I. Randolph Daniel, Jr. and H. Trawick Ward. 1993. iv + 39 pp., 12 figures, 8 tables, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 9Excavations at the Boland Site, 1984-1987: A Preliminary Report, by Susan C. Prezzano and Vincas P. Steponaitis. 1990. viii + 165 pp., 74 figures, 20 tables, biblio., 3 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 8The Historic Occaneechi: An Archaeological Investigation of Culture Change, Final Report of 1986 Excavations, edited by H. Trawick Ward and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 1987. vii + 171 pp., 33 figures, 22 tables, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 7The Historic Occaneechi: An Archaeological Investigation of Culture Change, Preliminary Report of 1986 Investigations, by H. Trawick Ward and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 1986. iv + 41 pp., 23 figures, 4 tables, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 6Second Phase Investigations of Late Aboriginal Settlement Systems in the Eno, Haw, and Dan River Drainages, North Carolina, by Daniel L. Simpkins and Gary L. Petherick. 1986. v + 151 pp., 16 figures, biblio., 10 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 5Alamance County Archaeological Survey Project, Alamance County, North Carolina, by Jane Madeline McManus and Ann Marie Long (includes The Potters of Alamance County, by Linda F. Carnes). 1986. v + 148 pp., 14 figures, 4 tables, biblio., 2 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 4The Historic Occaneechi: An Archaeological Investigation of Culture Change, Final Report of 1985 Excavations, edited by Roy S. Dickens, Jr., H. Trawick Ward, and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 1986. vii + 155 pp., 34 figures, 27 tables, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 3First Phase Investigations of Late Aboriginal Settlement Systems in the Eno, Haw, and Dan River Drainages, North Carolina, by Daniel L. Simpkins, with a contribution by Gary L. Petherick. 1985. vii + 153 pp., 8 figures, 4 tables, biblio., 7 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 2The Historic Occaneechi: An Archaeological Investigation of Culture Change, Preliminary Report of 1985 Investigations, by Roy S. Dickens, Jr., H. Trawick Ward, and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 1985. v + 36 pp., 30 figures, 1 table, biblio. 
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Research Report No. 1aThe Historic Occaneechi: An Archaeological Investigation of Culture Change, Final Report of 1984 Investigations, edited by Roy S. Dickens, Jr., H. Trawick Ward, and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 1985. xxi + 729 pp., 184 figures, 79 tables, biblio., 3 appendices. 
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Research Report No. 1The Historic Occaneechi: An Archaeological Investigation of Culture Change, Preliminary Report of 1984 Investigations, by Roy S. Dickens, Jr., H. Trawick Ward, and R. P. Stephen Davis, Jr. 1984. vi + 58 pp., 334 figures, 2 tables, biblio. 
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