--James R. Pruitt is the Staff Archaeologist at the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands Division of Historic Preservation. James holds a Master’s degree in Maritime Studies from East Carolina University. James’s interests include both prehistoric and colonial-era maritime culture, shipping, trade and exploration, the formation of underwater archaeological sites, World War II in the Pacific, and heritage tourism issues. His recent work has concentrated on the archival research, archaeology, and management of submerged WWII sites in Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. James is especially interested in the use-history of bays and harbors from prehistoric to modern times as told through historical, archival, and archaeological research, and is currently preparing his next project to address those topics.
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