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This is an abstract from the "Primary Sources and the Design of Research Projects" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Much has been written about widening our research scopes to incorporate peripheral topics that include ethnicity, class, gender, age, and status. Although these past decades there has been significant progress, we should ask ourselves how can we impact and motivate students to address these issues. This presentation will demonstrate...
Indigenous Public Archaeology: A Multi-cultural Landscape Approach to the Central Mesa Verde Region (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In this presentation I will discuss plans to diversify the Public Anthropology program offerings through the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center to include more accessible and relevant content for local Native American youth. I plan to utilize a "multi-cultural landscape approach" to the interpretation of the Central Mesa Verde Region which will include not only...
Integrating 360 VR, 3D Printing, and the Undergraduate Archaeological Classroom (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Pedagogy in the Undergraduate Archaeology Classroom" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Over the course of the twenty-first century, archaeologists have increasingly embraced digital technologies for research, data curation, and public engagement. Yet, like the practice of pedagogy as a whole, greater emphasis and systematic investigation is required on the role of new technologies in the archaeological classroom. Beyond...
Integrating Archaeology and Environmental Education to Strengthen a Place-Based Curriculum (2018)
The practice of archaeology involves studying human adaptation to the natural world by using the environment as a vehicle for the development of knowledge. Archaeology education has strong parallels and intersections with the well-established field of Environmental Education (EE); yet, it is both widely acknowledged that cultural history is one of the weaker components of EE, and many archaeology educators are likewise unfamiliar with EE. In 2016, archaeologists from University of Iowa Office of...
Integrative Approaches to Anthropology Degree Marketability: Resources and Testimonials for Nonacademic Career Fields (2023)
This is an abstract from the "The Future of Education and Training in Archaeology" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The Cultural Resources Facility at Cal Poly Humboldt integrates training and employment in cultural resource management with the more traditional academic-themed archaeology courses. The CRF trains undergraduate students in project compliance with historic preservation laws and regulations under federal, state, and local jurisdiction....
Introducing Archaeological Methods to Elementary School Age Students: Outreach Contributing as a Solution to the CRM Labor Crisis (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Introducing younger students to CRM through the fun of archaeological method we are reclaiming the narrative around CRM as a great career choice and we are starting early. Five to fourteen year olds are particularly good at engaging with the hands on nature of the study of material culture. Supporting existing curriculum goals including the Since Time...
Introducing Educational Methods to Archaeological Content and Practice: A Follow-Up Study of K–12 Summer Camp Curriculum Building (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, outreach within archaeology is changing to meet the needs of its communities, including the methods used by archaeologists to disseminate information and engage diverse age groups. “Legacy: Hands on the Past” is an archaeological outreach program based out of the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Texas at...
Investigating a Shotgun House: "Who Knew Shelter Was So Emotionally Charged?" (2018)
Investigating a Shotgun House, a Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter case study, asks students to use multiple data sources (oral history, historical documents, architecture, and archaeology) to examine a single question: what can we learn about the lives of mid-20th century urban working-class people from the study of their homes? In this case, shotgun houses. Formal field testing in elementary school classrooms, and interviews with piloting teachers and their students documented that...
Investigating Climatic Dimensions of the Archaeological Past with Undergraduates Using CADGAP (Climatic Analogs Data Gathering Project) (2018)
Bryson and Murray’s (1979) Climates of Hunger ignited my interest in climate change and human cultural discontinuities over time. Later, as a junior faculty in an undergraduate institution fostering collaborative research between faculty and students, I was encouraged to share my climate-related research methodology with my students. This led to development of a teaching strategy that integrates the study of climate change into the anthropology curriculum in two specific courses, one oriented...
Involve Me and I Learn: Archaeology, Experiential Education, and Collaborative Research with SUU Undergrads (2019)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. By partnering with federal land agencies, local landowners and developers, regional non-profit organizations, state museums, and county libraries, Southern Utah University (SUU) archaeology students gain access to valuable experiential learning opportunities, build their professional resumes, practice service learning, and help educate the public about the...
Is It Christmas Yet? Teaching Evolution to a Resistant Public (2018)
As an anthropologist I pride myself on seeing the value of diverse worldviews. However, as a biological anthropologist I continue to struggle to communicate effectively with students whose worldview denies the authority of science and the theory of evolution. In this paper I present a case study, an ongoing negotiation between myself and a student in my introductory class who insists on a formal in-class debate between evolution and creationism. That many scientists do not find religious beliefs...
Joe Ball, Friend and Mentor (2018)
As one of the fortunate students who was at San Diego State University in 1975, I was present for the announcement that Dr. Joe Ball had been hired as a professor of Anthropology in the Department of Anthropology. As a contemporary of Joe, I had the opportunity to see his early contributions to the growth of the Department in the 1970's and his willingness to give his time and energy to help his students be successful regardless of their focus in archaeology. It did not matter if the student's...
Kids and Excavations: Affordances and Constraints (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Archaeology Education: Building a Research Base" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. In 2016, fourth graders from an elementary school excavated four square meters of their playground over two days of school in anticipation of construction and complete replacement of the landscaping. The students had experienced some instruction with Project Archaeology: Investigating Shelter prior to the excavation. The excavation was...
Kindling Curiosity: Assessing the Early Results of Educational Outreach and Archaeology in the South Lake Champlain Basin, Vermont (2018)
Members of the general public often view local prehistory from an artifact-based perspective, with a limited or incomplete understanding of the people who made and used such items. This view of the past is often paired with misunderstandings about both the nature of ancient settlements and the need to protect them as vital cultural resources. Initiated in 2016, the South Champlain Historical Ecology Project (SCHEP) has two goals: to study patterns in human-environment interaction along the...
Learning about the Ancient World: Introducing Archaeogaming Education Modules (AEMs) as Classroom Resources (2023)
This is an abstract from the "Digitizing Archaeological Practice: Education and Outreach in the Archaeogaming Subdiscipline" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Humanities education at the grade-school level, particularly that of the ancient past, has frequently been characterized as lacking in new technologies and teaching tools. Additionally, the subject of the ancient world itself can be complex and intimidating for teachers who may be unfamiliar...
Learning by Example: Exploring the Importance of Case Studies in Learning NAGPRA (2018)
Although the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) has existed for over a generation, educators and professionals continue to discuss the best ways to prepare learners for the complex and contextually specific process of repatriation. Every consultation and every repatriation differs, even when the same tribes and institutions are involved. Because of this, learners can benefit from seeing multiple examples of how NAGPRA is implemented and how different stakeholders...
Lessons That Can’t Be Taught: Applying Anthropology in Honduras and Beyond (2019)
This is an abstract from the "I Love Sherds and Parasites: A Festschrift in Honor of Pat Urban and Ed Schortman" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. After participating in the Kenyon-Honduras Program as a volunteer in the spring of 2004, I decided to apply to Master’s programs in anthropology, and I used the word "applied" to describe my experience in Honduras. Pat gently pointed out that their research was not technically "applied archaeology," since...
Lithics and Learning: Communities of Practice at Kharaneh IV (2018)
Flintknappers during the Levantine Epipaleolithic were proficient at microlith production, these skills were learned and passed down from one flintknapping generation to another as no one is born with the innate ability to flintknap. By utilizing practice theory and a chaîne opératoire approach to the Epipaleolithic chipped stone tool reduction sequences of narrow-nosed cores at Kharaneh IV, I strive to identify how individuals learned to flintknap, from raw material acquisition to the...
Living History in the Classroom: An Assessment of an Alternative Teaching Program (2018)
This project was an assessment of the "Pioneers in Texas" structured historical program aimed at evaluating the effects of a Living History program on the participating students in an effort to expand the use of Living History pedagogy in standard curriculum. The program is conducted at the 1830s Jones Stock Farm at the George Ranch Historical Park (Park) in Richmond, Texas. The activity consists of lecture and participatory activities in the pioneer life experienced by one family of Austin’s...
A Look at the Artifact Assemblage from the Dairy Site Marana, Arizona (2019)
This is an abstract from the "Community Matters: Enhancing Student Learning Opportunities through the Development of Community Partnerships" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Pima Community College recently partnered with local cultural resource management firm, Tierra Right of Way Services, Ltd. to aid in a data recovery project involving the Dairy Site (AZ AA:12:285[ASM]). The Dairy Site is a prominent multi-component site in Marana, Arizona dating...
Los Horcones, Offering 1: 3D Imaging, Analysis, and Reconstruction (2018)
The three dimensional imaging of artifacts discovered at the Los Horcones site in Southern Chiapas Mexico has enabled archaeologists to approach artifacts in a brand new way. With the use of a 3D scanner hardware and 3D program software, objects and features of various sizes are scanned to create a proportional and scale digital version. The scanning of artifacts allows for minimal handling of the objects decreasing the likelihood of wear, damage, deterioration, and contamination, effectively...
Making Active Learning Practical (2018)
This poster presents the outcomes of my efforts to make active learning activities an integral component of undergraduate courses in archaeology. For the past three years I have taken my Southeastern Archaeology course from a typical lecture-based class to a more active learning environment that includes hands-on lab activities, participation in fieldwork, field trips to archaeological sites, and service learning opportunities at our campus museum and local research station of the Arkansas...
Making Stone Tools to Connect with Past People: A Case Study in Active Learning about Lithics with the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians (2018)
Studies of embodied learning show that physical experiences which engage the sensory and motor processing parts of the brain enhance understanding and retention of concepts. Making an obsidian flake, rather than just seeing pictures of stone tools, is a memorable experience that can provide a tangible connection to the practices of past people. We present a case study in public outreach and pedagogy for the Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians of Southern California. The original concept,...
Making Theory Fun: Combining Archaeological Theory with Active Learning Exercises in Teaching North American Prehistory (2018)
Active learning opportunities within undergraduate archaeology courses enable students to move beyond memorizing culture history. In a North American Archaeology course taught at the University of South Florida, we combine concepts from archaeological theory with active learning exercises specific to North American culture areas. Examples include students weighing the costs and benefits of hunting megafauna with atlatls from varying distances, playing a game centered on Great Basin-themed...
Mayan Cosmology Depicted in Ancient Murals: Understanding Gender, Death, and Religious Pedagogy in Mayan Civilization during Classical and Preclassical Era (2023)
This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Research into ancient Mayan murals in San Bartolo, Bonampak, and Rio Azul demonstrates that the Mayans used paintings to educate people and to portray religious beliefs. The intricacy of their painting technique and the use of natural pigments elicit a durable, complex representation of the Mayan culture rooted in their cosmology of mystic deities called...