Eugene, OR 97401
ph. & fax (541) 302-6944
psouders@darkwing.uoregon.edu
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~psouders
Zooarchaeology; prehistoric economy and subsistence.
Geoarchaeology, geomorphology and site formation.
Museum collections management, including NAGPRA-related issues.
Public archaeology; cultural resource management and community-based archaeology.
Internet publication on Unix and Macintosh systems, using HTML, and CGI programs written in Perl
Database construction and management on DOS and Macintosh systems using Dbase III.
Scuba diver with experience in frigid, low-visibility, high-current waters of Pacific Northwest. PADI Basic, Advanced, Multi-Level, and Night Diver certifications.
Speak English, Spanish, and German; studied one year of Japanese
(Unofficial Transcripts)
- Master of Science in Anthropology, Specializing in Archaeology
- Expected cumulative GPA 3.9 (of 4.0)
- 5 terms, Teaching Fellowship, Oregon State Museum of Anthropology
- 3 terms, University of Oregon General Fund Scholarship
- Relevant Coursework
- Prehistory of the Northwest Coast
- Seminar in Ethnoarchaeology
- Zooarchaeology
- Seminar in Great Basin Prehistory
- Seacoast in Prehistory
- Cultural Resource Management
- Geoanthropology I & II
- Archaeology & Anthropology
- Geomorphology
- California Archaeology (in progress)
(Unofficial Transcripts)
- Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, with minors in German and English
- Cumulative GPA 3.6 (of 4.0)
- 2 semesters, Dean's List
- 2 semesters, Burleigh Scholarship
- Relevant Coursework
- Field School in Archaeology
- Field Laboratory in Archaeology
- Intro. to World Prehistory
- Lab. in Historical Archaeology
- Intro. to Great Plains Archaeology
- Intro. to Great Plains Ethnography
- Field School in Archaeology
Excavated middens at the Ellikarrmiut Village site at Nash Harbor Nunivak Island, Alaska. Helped establish provenience and cataloging systems, and plan excavation strategies. Supervised excavation and screening efforts of two to four local high school students hired through the Summer Youth Training Employment Program. Mapped stratigraphic profiles and described soils. Helped plan and implement logistics including meal preparation and camp management.
Excavated storage pit features from late Prehistoric village sites near Arkansas City, Kansas. Mapped stratigraphic profiles and described soils.
Tested Archaic to late Prehistoric sites along a pipeline easement in western Wyoming.
Surveyed potential archaeological and historic sites near Buffalo, Texas. Documented sites for eligibility as historic places under Texas Historic Commission guidelines.
Same duties as Archaeological Assistant (below), with expanded duties. Supervised block excavations, maintained control grid with laser transits, and oversaw water screening operations at the Bobtail Wolf site, a Paleoindian site near Killdeer, North Dakota.
Excavated block units at the Bobtail Wolf site. Waterscreened, mapped stratigraphic profiles, and described soils.
Surveyed, mapped, and excavated features associated with the Thomas Kennard House, an historic site in Lincoln. Surveyed features and artifact scatters dating from the early Archaic to late Prehistoric period, on the Ogalala grasslands near Crawford, Nebraska.
Analyzed faunal materials from middens at the Ellikarrmiut Village site. Oversaw student workers' laboratory work. Helped establish protocols and procedures for work with Nash Harbor materials.
Supervised work of three to five Museum Assistants in collections management. Planned and oversaw accession of large collections. Prepared collections and inventories as part of NAGPRA compliance process.
Inventoried collections from Katmai National Park, Alaska, for inclusion in National Park Service databases. Accessioned small collections for storage at museum.
Sorted flotation fraction from several Central Plains Tradition and Woodland Tradition sites. Surveyed a potential late Prehistoric to Protohistoric village site near St. Paul, Nebraska.
