Give a Dog a Bone? The Use of the Louisiana Search and Rescue Dog Team (LaSAR) at St. Rosalie Plantation

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "The Plantation in the Right-of-Way: Data Recovery at St. Rosalie Plantation, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

In the search for unmarked historic cemeteries, search and rescue dogs have become an important non-invasive method of investigation. Prior to the Phase III Data Recovery at St. Rosalie Plantation (Site 16PL107), the Louisiana Search and Rescue Dog Team (LaSAR) examined the site and part of the surrounding area for the presence of undocumented human remains at the behest of Goodwin & Associates. This paper will discuss the LaSAR Dog Team’s investigation of St. Rosalie Plantation and provide insight into the training and practical application of search and rescue dogs in the realm of historic archaeology.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Plantation in the Right-of-Way: Data Recovery at St. Rosalie Plantation, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2025

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