For 40 years, PAL has provided a full array of exceptional and award-winning CRM services.
The Public Archaeology Laboratory (PAL) is a private, not-for-profit, corporation based in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
We offer services in the fields of archaeology and historic architectural survey, including regulatory compliance, historic tax credits, cemetery investigations, HABS/HAER/HALS & state level documentation, expert testimony, and educational programs.
What We Do
Established in 1982, PAL has completed thousands of projects in the Northeast and throughout the United States and the Caribbean Islands. We have a proven record of providing innovative management strategies and quality services that withstand rigorous technical reviews. Our reputation is built upon facilitating projects efficiently and effectively, while maintaining the highest caliber of standards.
Who We Are
PAL’s success as one of the leading providers of cultural resource management services is in large part due to our talented team. Our multidisciplinary approach integrates the skills of our historic, pre-contact, and industrial archaeologists, architectural and industrial historians, historians, preservation planners, conservators, and technical specialists. Together, we are dedicated to providing clients with responsive service, expert advice, and high-quality products.
We are located in the To Kalon Club building, listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Our facilities are equipped with administrative offices, a report production department, an extensive reference library, and a fully-staffed laboratory.
Our central New England location on Interstate 95, within minutes of major air and rail transportation facilities, enables us to mobilize rapidly to any project area or construction site.
Pictured left: a 1910 postcard for the To Kalon Clubhouse
Awards
Preservation Massachusetts - Charles Eliot Award (2022)
Pawtucket Foundation - Special Distinction Award (2015)
Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission - Rhody Award for Historic Preservation Projects, To Kalon Club, Pawtucket, RI (2013)
Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission - Rhody Award for Historic Preservation Projects, State Farm Cemetery Study, Cranston, RI (2009)
National Council on Public History - Excellence in Consulting Award (2013)
National Hydropower Association - Outstanding Stewards of America’s Waters Award for Public Education (2009)
Massachusetts Historical Commission - Educational Programs Award (2007)
American Planning Association - Public Education Award (2004)
U.S. Department of Transportation - Historic Preservation Merit Award, Whitman Roundhouse Park, Whitman, MA (2000)
Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission - Frederick C. Williamson Professional Service Award (1997)