Dr. Douglas D. Scott
Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder, 1977
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology
941 Oldfather Hall
Email: dscott5@unl.edu
Phone: (402) 472-7941
Fax: (402) 472-9642
Major Research Interests:
Conflict and Battlefield Archaeology, Historical Archaeology, Military History and Archaeology, Plains Cultural Development, Southwestern Prehistory, Historic Sites Conservation and Restoration, Firearms Identification, Forensic Archaeology, Forensic Anthropology
Dr. Scott retired from National Park Service after more than 30 years of with the Department of the Interior, his last position was as Great Plains Team Leader, Park Programs, Midwest Archeological Center, U.S. National Park Service, Lincoln, NE. He has worked throughout the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain West on a variety of archeological projects. He has served as President of the Colorado Council of Professional Archeologists and the Nebraska Association of Professional Archeologists, and on the Board of Directors of the Society for Historical Archaeology and the Plains Anthropological Society. He was president of the Society for Historical Archaeology in 2006 and 2007. He specializes in nineteenth century military sites archeology and forensic archeology. He is particularly noted for his expertise in battlefield archeology and firearms identification having worked on more than 40 battlefield sites, including Palo Alto, Sand Creek, Big Hole, Bear Paw, Wilson's Creek, Pea Ridge, Centralia, and Santiago de Cuba. He was awarded the Department of the Interior's Distinguished Service Award in 2002 for his innovative research in battlefield archeology that started with his work at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument.
Dr. Scott has also been involved with human rights and forensic investigations since the early 1990s. He has worked with the United Nations and various human rights organizations in El Salvador, Croatia, Rwanda, Cyprus, and Iraq. He testified as an expert witness in Saddam Hussein's Anfal Campaign Trial in December 2006 using battlefield modeling to show that the events under investigation were not combat related deaths but consistent with an firing squad/execution formation.
Recent Publications:
Scott, Douglas D.
2008 The Case of the Serendipitous Discovery. Armchair General, May: 56-61.
Scott, Douglas D.
2008 Ribbons, Pins, and Badges: Memorializing Little Bighorn Anniversaries. Greasy Grass 24:30-37.
Scott, Douglas D.
2008 Missing 1873 Yellowstone Expedition Equipment. The Battlefield Dispatch 27(4):9.
Scott, Douglas D.
2007 Custer's Heroes: The Little Bighorn Medals of Honor. AST Press, Terra Haute, IN.
Scott, Douglas D.
2007 Doug Scott Testifies at Anfal Trial. NAPA Newsletter Vol. 21, Winter, pp 7-8.
Scott, Douglas and Carl Carlson-Drexler
2007 Artillery Memorializes Sites of San Juan Hill, Santiago Battle. The Artilleryman 28(2):14-17.
Scott, Douglas D.
2006 The Case of Custer's Lost Scout. Armchair General, May:64-71.
Scott, Douglas D.
2006 The Case of the Lost Battlefield. Armchair General, November:70-75.
Scott, Douglas
2006 War Dog Detachment Rifles Issued at Fort Robinson, Nebraska in 1944. Martial Arms Collector 109:9-11.
Scott, Douglas and Lucien Haag
2006 "Listen to the Minié Balls": Identifying Firearms in Battlefield Archaeology. In Fields of Conflict: Battlefield Archaeology from Imperial Rome to Korea, Volume I, edited by Douglas Scott, Lawrence Babits, and Charles Haecker, pp 102-120.. Praeger Security Press, Westport, CT.
Scott, Douglas D., Karin M. Roberts, and Vergil E. Noble
2006 Under White Haven: An Archaeological Overview and Assessment of Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, St. Louis, Missouri. Missouri Archaeologist 67:49-124.
Professional Memberships
Association of Firearm and Tool Mark Examiners (Technical Advisor)
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (Member, General Section)
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society of North America
Society for Historical Archaeology
Society for American Archaeology
Register of Professional Archaeologists
Nebraska Association of Professional Archaeologists
Plains Anthropological Association
Company of Military Historians
