(born 30 March 1941), often referred to as Bill Kelso,[1][2] is an American archaeologist specializing in Virginia's colonial period, particularly the Jamestown settlement.
in Early American History from the College of William and Mary, and a Ph.D in Historical Archaeology from Emory University.
[5] His doctorate thesis, overseen by Ivor Noël Hume, covered the archaeology of Wormsloe Plantation in Georgia.
[8] During his 14 years at Monticello, he was one of the first to make early colonial slave life the focus of archaeological research.
[10] In July 2012, as a result of his work on Jamestown Island, he was awarded an honorary knighthood as Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II, whom he had escorted during her visit to Jamestown in 2007.