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<br />Project-Specific Experience <br />~ Excavated and analyzed artifacts from a prehistoric (Archaic and <br />Woodland) archaeological site in Bloomington, Minnesota, including the <br />mitigation and repatriation of Native American burials <br />~ Excavated and analyzed artifacts from a prehistoric Dakota site near Mille <br />Lacs, Minnesota <br /> <br />Teaching and Research Assistant <br />Michigan Technological University, Houghton, 1996-1998 <br />. Co-authored and edited archaeological reports <br />. Conducted lectures, discussions, and help sessions for archaeology and history <br />students <br />. Tutored students, and graded exams, quizzes, and assignments <br />. Cataloged and entered collections into the University's curation facility <br />Project-Specific Experience <br />~ Documented the physical features of the Soudan Mine, and researched its <br />history. This project included significant archival research pertaining to <br />the communities of Tower and Soudan and the iron industry. This research <br />resulted in a discussion on how economics and politics affected the <br />development of the community and the Soudan Mine <br />~ Researched the historic Quincy Smelter in Hancock, Michigan (2 weeks) <br />~ Documented the structural remains and excavated a 17th-18th century <br />sugar processing site <br />~ Analyzed artifacts recovered from a mid-1800s historic copper mining site <br />(Ohio Trap Rock Mine) <br />~ Excavated a 19th century iron processing site in the Upper Peninsula of <br />Michigan <br /> <br />Intern <br />Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Soudan Mine State Park, 1997 <br />. Cataloged collections <br />. Set up the Park's archives, and established treatment policies <br />Project-Specific Experience <br />~ Cataloged, computerized, and stabilized the mine's historic document <br />collection <br />~ Authored technical guides to the mine's document collection <br />~ Recommended archival strategies for managing the site's collection <br /> <br />Archaeologist and Historian <br />BRW, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 1995-1996 <br />. Supervised historic and pre-historic archaeological surveys <br />. Performed historic structure and historic district reviews <br />. Authored and edited archaeological and historical site reports <br />. Conducted archival and records research on archaeological and historical sites <br />. Developed and authored guides to cataloging, tracking, and curating artifacts. <br />Project-Specific Experience <br /> <br />1QOOO 14kes Atchqeology <br />10 <br />