Michael Lee Elliott

PO Box 4759
Santa Fe NM 87502
(505)474-7010

Email: jemrec@comcast.net
Web: http://jemrec.com


Education

Fall 1996 to Spring 1997  

Graduate student in Classical Archaeology, The University of Texas at Austin

1992-1996

B.A., Classical Studies, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

1979-1986

M.A., Anthropology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

1970-1978

B.S., Radio-TV-Film, Anthropology class work, The University of Texas at Austin

1968-1970

Attended the University of Houston

1966-1968

Attended Lee Jr. College, Baytown, Texas

 


Professional

2008-present

Archaeologist, Mountain Heritage Associates, US Forest Service, Santa Fe

2007-2008

Archaeologist, Tierra Right of Way Services, Santa Fe

2006-2006

Archaeologist, PIT volunteer coordinator, SRI Foundation, Rio Rancho, NM

2004-2006

Archaeologist, Historic Preservation Division, Department of Cultural Affairs, Santa Fe

2003-2004

District Archaeologist, Jemez Ranger District, Santa Fe National Forest, Jemez Springs, New Mexico

2000-2003

Assistant Forest Archaeologist, Santa Fe National Forest, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1999-2000

Staff Archaeologist, Historic Preservation Division, Office of Cultural Affairs, Santa Fe

1998-1999

NHPA Compliance Coordinator, Bandelier National Monument

1997-1998

Field Director, Dome Fire Archeology Project, Bandelier National Monument

1996-1997

Teaching Assistant, Classics Department, The University of Texas at Austin

1996

Slide Digitization Project, Classics Department, The University of Texas at Austin

1995-1996

Greek and Latin Tutor, Center for Academic Program Support, The University of  New Mexico

1986-2002

Owner of Jemez Mountains Research Center, a Santa Fe archaeological contracting company

1980-1986

Archaeologist, Santa Fe National Forest, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1983

Archaeologist, Office of Contract Archaeology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

1979 & 1982

Archaeologist, USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Regional Office, Albuquerque

1978-1979

Archaeologist, W-S Ranch Project, University of Texas at Austin

 


Publications and Writing Experience

2002

Mission and Mesa: Some Thoughts on the Archaeology of the Pueblo Revolt Sites in the Jemez Region, New Mexico. In Archaeologies of the Pueblo Revolt, Robert Preucel, ed, pp. 45-60. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque.

1993

Jemez. Museum of New Mexico Press, Santa Fe.

1987

Jemez Province. In Historical Dictionary of North American Archaeology, Edward B. Jelks, ed, pp 233-234. Greenwood Press, New York.

1980-2008

200 professional reports, papers, and monographs (partial list of my reports).

 


Job-Related Awards

2000

Cash Award, Santa Fe National Forest

1999

Cash Award, Bandelier National Monument.

1998

Cash Award, Bandelier National Monument.

1984

(New Mexico) Governor's Award of Honor for Historic Preservation for "...exceptional research and documentation..."

1982

Certificate of Merit and Cash Award for "demonstrating exceptional professionalism and attention to detail..." Santa Fe National Forest

1981

Certificate of Merit and Cash Award for "demonstrating an exceptional degree of competence..." Santa Fe National Forest.

1980

Certificate of Merit and Cash Award for "...sustained superior performance..." Santa Fe National Forest.

 


Public Lectures and Teaching Experience

2007

Presented a lecture on the Pueblo Revolt at Jemez for Southwest Seminars benefit series for the Palace of the Governors, Hotel Santa Fe

2001

Presented a paper providing the results of the Dome Fire Site Damage Assesment and Treatment Project at the New Mexico Archaeological Council Symposium on Wildfire and Cultural Resources

1999-2000

Instructor at Fire Planning and Cultural Resources Training, National Park Service, WACC, Tucson

1996-1997

Teaching Assistant, Classics Department, The University of Texas at Austin.

1995-1996

Greek and Latin Tutor, Center for Academic Program Support, University of New Mexico.

1993

Presented a three-day field symposium entitled "Pueblos in the Pines" in the Jemez Mountains, New Mexico, for Cloud Ridge Naturalists, Ward, Colorado.

1982-1986

Presented slide-illustrated lectures on the archeology of the Jemez Springs area at Bandelier National Monument, St. John's United Methodist Church, Santa Fe, State Monuments of New Mexico, Redondo Campground, Jemez Springs, New Mexico, and the Santa Fe Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America.

1985

I read a paper (written with Landon D. Smith) entitled Gallina Settlement Patterns: A Test of a Predictive Model before the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Society of New Mexico, Santa Fe New Mexico.

 


Professional and Honorary Organizational Current and Past Memberships

Archaeological Institute of America

Society for American Archaeology

New Mexico Archaeological Council

Register of Professional Archaeologists

Phi Beta Kappa

Mensa

 


Personal Interests

Classical music, especially Handel's operas and all of Mozart

Classical archaeology, Greek and Latin literature

Travel, the outdoors, Mesoamerican archaeology

Photography, videography, cinema

Computers and other learning technologies

Guitar music: classical, folk, rock

 


References

Available on request. Please email me.


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