Social Science Department Faculty

About Professor Starbuck 

David Starbuck is an historical and industrial archaeologist who specializes in 18th century military excavations and the archaeology of the Shakers. He also directs summer excavations in Scotland, working with medieval and post-medieval sites on Loch Lomond. David teaches courses in archaeology and physical anthropology and provides field work opportunities to students in these areas.

David is currently the editor of the New Hampshire Archeological Society, the New England Chapters of the Society for Industrial Archeology and the Newsletter of the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology. He is the Northeast Editor for the Society for Historical Archaeology. He is the author of numerous books, including The Great Warpath, Massacre at Fort William Henry, Rangers and Redcoats on the Hudson, A Shaker Family Album, and Neither Plain Nor Simple (all published by University Press of New England).

David's work was recently featured on The History Channel in the series "Investigating History." The show was entitled "Buried Secrets of the Revolutionary War" and described the work conducted by David and his forensics team analyzing the remains of Jane McCrea, the Scottish-Presbyterian woman who was murdered and scalped by Indians in 1777.

David has received the Chester Price Award from the New Hampshire Archeological Society for "outstanding contributions to the cause of New Hampshire Archeology" and the Norton Prize from the Society for Industrial Archeology. He is a Fellow of the New York State Archaeological Association.