CURRICULUM VITAE P Alan Henri Simmons

CURRICULUM VITAE
Alan Henri Simmons
(January, 2016)
PLACE OF BIRTH
ADDRESS
COMMUNICATIONS
Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A.
Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, PO Box 455003, Las Vegas,
NV 89154-5003
Office--(702) 895-3912 Home--(702) 293-2395
Fax (702) 895-4823, E-Mail: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. (anthropology)--Southern Methodist University, 1980
M.A. (anthropology)--Southern Methodist University, 1977
M.A. (anthropology)--University of Toronto, 1973
B.A. (cum laude, anthropology)--University of Colorado at Boulder, 1972
Dissertation Title: Early Neolithic Settlement and Economic Behavior in the Western Negev Desert of the Southern Levant.
University Microfilms, Ann Arbor.
CURRENT POSITION
Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2010-current
PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Professor, Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1996-2009
Departmental Chair, 2004-2008, Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Associate Graduate Dean, 2001-2002, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1993- 1996
Associate Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Quaternary Sciences Center, Cooperating Associate Professor,
Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 1988-1993
Assistant Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Social Sciences Center, Cooperating Assistant Professor, Department of
Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 1985- 1988
Director, Office of Archaeological Research, Museum of Anthropology; Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology;
Research Associate, Center for Public Affairs, University of Kansas, 1981-1985
Project Director, Navajo Nation Cultural Resource Management Program, Window Rock, Arizona, 1980-1981
Senior Analyst (archaeology), Professional Analysts, Eugene, Oregon, 1979-1980
Supervisory Research Archaeologist, Cultural Resource Management Section, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona,
Tucson, Arizona, 1977-1979
ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE
1
2015
Excavations at Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
June.
2014
Excavations at Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
June-July.
2013
Excavations at Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas,
June-July.
2011
Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus: Testing Ground Penetrating Radar results (excavations). Position: principal investigator,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas. September.
2010
Test excavations at sites adjacent to Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator,
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June.
2009
Survey at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis and re-excavation at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus (survey). Position: principal
investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June.
2008
Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, June-July.
2007
Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, June.
2006
Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, June.
2005
Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, June.
2004
Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, June.
2003
Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas, June.
2002
Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, July.
2000
Test Excavations at Tel Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavations). Position: principal investigator. University of Nevada at
Las Vegas. July.
19992000
Excavations at Neolithic Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavations). Position: principal investigator.
University of Nevada at Las Vegas. December-January.
199899
Excavations at Neolithic Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavations). Position: principal investigator.
University of Nevada at Las Vegas. December-January.
199798
Excavations at Neolithic Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavations). Position: principal investigator.
University of Nevada at Las Vegas. December-January.
1997
Test Excavations at Neolithic Sites in Western Cyprus (excavation). Position: principal investigator. University of
Nevada at Las Vegas. July-August.
1996
Ghwair I Project, Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavation and survey). Position: principal investigator. University of
Nevada at Las Vegas. October-November.
1996
White House Ruins, Utah (excavation). Position: co-director/faculty coordinator. Joint University of Nevada at Las
Vegas/Desert Research Institute Archaeological Field School. June-July.
2
1995
Hurricane Ridge, Utah (excavation). Position: co-director/faculty coordinator. Joint University of Nevada at Las
Vegas/Desert Research Institute Archaeological Field School. June-July.
1994
Excavations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. University of Nevada at Las
Vegas, June-July.
1993
Excavations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. University of Nevada at Las
Vegas. June-July.
1992
Test Excavations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute.
July.
1991
Akrotiri Peninsula Archaeological and Paleoenvironmental Survey (survey). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert
Research Institute. July.
1990
Excavations at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute.
June-August.
1989
'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib Neolithic Projects, Jordan (excavations). Position: Co-Director. Joint Project between
the Desert Research Institute, San Diego State University, and Yarmouk University. June-July.
1988
Excavations at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute.
September-October.
1988
'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib Neolithic Projects, Jordan (excavations). Position: Co-Director. Joint project between
the Desert Research Institute, San Diego State University, and Yarmouk University. June-July.
1987
Test Excavations at Akrotiri Aetokremnos (Site E), Cyprus (excavations). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert
Research Institute. July.
1987
'Ain Ghazal Regional Survey, Jordan (survey). Position: Principal Investigator. Joint project between the Desert
Research Institute and Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan. June- July.
1986
Fallon Archaeological Project, Nevada (survey). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute. Summer.
1985
Moapa Archaeological Project, Nevada (survey). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute.
November.
1985
'Ain Ghazal Neolithic Project, Jordan (excavations). Position: Co-Director with Dr. Gary Rollefson. Joint project
between San Diego State University and the Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada System. Summer.
1984
'Ain Ghazal Neolithic Project, Jordan (excavation). Position: Co-Director with Dr. Gary Rollefson. Joint project
between Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan and Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas. Summer.
1983
'Ain Ghazal Neolithic Project, Jordan (excavation). Position: Co- Director with Dr. Gary Rollefson. Joint project
between Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan and Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas. Summer.
198283
Western Desert Expedition, Arab Republic of Egypt (survey). Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas.
Position: Principal Investigator. December-January.
1982
Chaco Shelters Project, New Mexico (excavation). Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas. Position:
Principal Investigator. Summer.
1981
Additional excavations at LA 18091, ADAPT I, New Mexico (excavation). Navajo Nation Cultural Resource
Management Program. Position: project director. July.
1980
Alamito Data Recovery Project--ADAPT I, New Mexico (excavation). Navajo Nation Cultural Resource Management
Program. Position: project director. Summer.
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1979
Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, Blocks IV and V Mitigation, New Mexico (excavation). Professional Analysts.
Position: project director-prehistoric sites. May-October.
1978
Arizona Public Service Company Cholla-Saguaro Mitigation Project, Arizona (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr.
J.J. Reid, University of Arizona. Position: field director, Chevelon area. Summer.
1977
Arizona Public Service Company Cholla-Saguaro Mitigation Project, Arizona (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr.
J.J. Reid, University of Arizona. Position: field director for excavations, fall campaign, Tonto-Roosevelt area.
October-November.
1976
Southern Methodist University Western Negev Survey, Israel (survey, limited excavation). Dissertation field research.
October- November.
1976
Liberty-Gila Bend Transmission Line, Arizona Public Service Company (survey); Coronado Generating Station,
Concho Waterfield Pipeline, Salt River Project (excavation), Arizona. Coordinator of Archaeological Research: Dr.
A.J. Lindsay, Museum of Northern Arizona. Position: supervisory archaeologist. Summer.
1975
Central Negev Prehistoric Project, Israel (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. A.E. Marks, Southern Methodist
University. Position: assistant archaeologist. Summer.
1974
Nachcharini Cave Prehistoric Project, Lebanon (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. H.B. Schroeder, University of
Toronto. Position: assistant archaeologist. Summer.
1974
Western Sinai Project, Israel (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. O. Bar-Yosef, Hebrew University. Position:
volunteer crew member. May.
1974
Nambe Falls Project, New Mexico (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. S.A. Skinner, Southern Methodist
University. Position: crew supervisor. January 1-15.
1973
Draper Site, Ontario (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. B. Hayden, University of Toronto. Position: crew
member. August.
1973
Somerset Island Project, Northwest Territories (survey, limited excavation). Principal Investigator: B. Yorga, National
Museum of Man, Archaeological Survey of Canada. Position: archaeological advisor. June-July.
1972
Mesa Verde National Park Archaeological Research Center, Colorado (excavation, survey). Principal Investigators:
Dr. D.A. Breternitz and Dr. F.W. Eddy, University of Colorado. Position: crew member. Summer.
1971
Judean Desert Archaeological Project, Israel (excavation). Principal Investigator: P. Bar-Adon, Israel Museum.
Position: volunteer crew member. January.
1970
En Boqek Project, Israel (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Gichon, Tel-Aviv University. Position: volunteer
crew supervisor. December.
1970
Mesa Verde National Park Archaeological Research Center, Colorado (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. D.A.
Breternitz, University of Colorado. Position: crew member. Summer.
1969
Waterton Park Archaeological Project, Alberta (excavation, limited survey). Principal Investigator: Dr. B. Reeves,
University of Calgary. Position: volunteer crew member. Summer.
In addition, I have participated in numerous short-term excavations and/or surveys. I also have served as Principal Investigator
on several cultural resource management projects. These have generally not required my direct field participation, although I
have been involved in planning appropriate field and analytic strategies. Details are available upon request.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
4
1993- Associate Professor/Professor: various graduate and undergraduate courses, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
present Courses developed/taught include: Introduction to Archaeology, Environmental Archaeology, Near Eastern Prehistory,
Ancient Cultures of the Near East, Archaeological Theory, seminars in Core Archaeology, Current Issues in
Archaeology, Archaeological Ethics, Southwestern Archaeology (pre-Formative), Agricultural Origins, and
Grantsmanship/Professionalism
1992
Associate Professor: Introduction to Archaeology (introductory level), University of Nevada at Reno, fall
1991
Associate Professor: Archaeology of the Old World: Near East and Mediterranean (upper undergraduate and graduate
level), University of Nevada at Reno, spring
1990
Associate Professor: Introduction to Archaeology (introductory level), University of Nevada at Reno, spring
198892
Faculty coordinator, Quaternary Sciences Center and Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada,
Reno Campus, graduate program
198191
Committee member on 5 MA theses, University of Kansas Department of Anthropology (1981-1985);
Outside committee member on 1 MA thesis, Arizona State University (1991)
1983
Assistant Professor: The Near East in Prehistory (upper division, graduate level), Department of Anthropology,
University of Kansas, spring
1983
Assistant Professor: Seminar in Cultural Resource Management (graduate level), Department of Anthropology,
University of Kansas, spring
1982
Assistant Professor: Environment and Archaeology (upper division, graduate level), Department of Anthropology,
University of Kansas, fall
1982
Assistant Professor-Director: Field School in Archaeology (undergraduate and graduate levels), Department of
Anthropology, University of Kansas, (Chaco Canyon, New Mexico), summer
1981
Instructor: Archaeology of the San Juan Basin, Continuing Education course, University of New Mexico, Gallup
Branch, spring
1977
Instructor: Origins of Civilization, Southern Methodist University, spring
1976
Instructor: Cultural Anthropology, Eastfield Community College, Dallas, spring
1975
Teaching Assistant: Prehistoric Societies, Southern Methodist University, spring
1973
Grader: Introduction to Anthropology, University of Toronto, spring
1973
Grader: Indians of North America, University of Toronto, spring
1973
Teaching Assistant: Introduction to North American Archaeology, University of Toronto, spring
AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS
2015
A Choice Magazine Outstanding Academic Title award (for Stone Age Sailors).
2013
Black Mountain Institute Fellowship, College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2010
Distinguished Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2009
American Schools of Oriental Research G. Ernest Wright book award (for The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East)
2007
P.E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award, American Schools of Oriental Research career award for outstanding
contributions to Near Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology
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2004
Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2003
Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster. Council for International Exchange of Scholars
2000
Fall Semester, USAC Program, teaching semester in Costa Rica, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2000
Regent's Graduate Academic Advisor Award, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1999
Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1998
Barrick Award for Research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
1990
Selected Project "Extinct Pygmy Hippos and Early Man in the Mediterranean: An Example of Prehistoric
Over-Exploitation." The 1990 Rolex Awards for Enterprise, Geneva
1975-76 Tuition scholarships: Southern Methodist University
1973
Graduate Assistantship: Southern Methodist University
1971-72 University scholarship: University of Colorado
1971-72 President's List: University of Colorado
1970
Tuition scholarship: American College in Jerusalem (year abroad program), fall
1969-70 Dean's List: University of Colorado
GRANTS (as Principal Investigator)
Southern Methodist University—
1976
Department of Anthropology, dissertation research grant. ($1776)
University of Kansas (Museum of Anthropology)—
1983
Co-Director: 'Ain Ghazal Neolithic Project (Jordan). Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
(Grant-in-Aid No. 4393). ($3,500)
1982
Western Desert Expedition (Egypt). AMOCO Foundation. ($25,000)
1982
Chaco Shelters Project (New Mexico). National Science Foundation (BNS-8203881). ($40,396)
Desert Research Institute (DRI-University of Nevada System)—
1993
Excavations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. Institute for Aegean Prehistory. ($8,000)
1992
Geoarchaeological Investigations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. Desert Research Institute Internal Project Assignment
(IPA) award. ($13,997)
1991
Study of Materials from Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus. National Endowment for the Humanities Travel Grant. ($750)
1991
Analysis of Materials from Akrotiri Aetokremnos/Paleoenvironmental Studies of Akrotiri Peninsula. Institute for
Aegean Prehistory. ($7,990)
1990
Excavation at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, 1990 (Cyprus). Lindley Foundation. ($9,800)
1990
Interdisciplinary Analysis of Materials from Akrotiri Aetokremnos, An Early Archaeological Site in Cyprus. National
Science Foundation (Grant No. BNS-9012998). ($29,937)
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1989
Wadi Shu'eib (Jordan) Excavations. National Geographic Society ($17,000, Grant No. 4000-89), AMOCO Foundation
($10,000) and Earthwatch/Center for Field Research ($6,575)
1989
Akrotiri Aetokremnos Project (Cyprus). Leakey Foundation. ($2,000)
1989
Wadi Shu'eib/'Ain Ghazal Geoarchaeological Program (Jordan).
Anthropological Association. ($2,150)
1989
Akrotiri Aetokremnos Analysis Project (Cyprus). Desert Research Institute Internal Project Assignment (IPA) award.
($12,000)
1989
Interdisciplinary Excavations at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, 1990 (Cyprus). National Geographic Society (Grant No.
4207-89). ($24,000)
1988
'Ain Ghazal Project (Jordan). Earthwatch/ Center for Field Research ($1,350), Lindley Foundation ($9,500) and
AMOCO Foundation ($15,000)
1988
Akrotiri Aetokremnos Excavations (Cyprus). National Geographic Society (Grant No. 3798-88 ($14,000)
1987
'Ain Ghazal (Jordan) Sample Survey. AMOCO Foundation. ($15,000)
Margaret Cullinan Wray Trust, American
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)—
2013
REU SUPPLEMENT: Investigations at Early Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. National Science Foundation ($9,660).
2012
At a Cross-Roads--Tracking The First Mediterranean Island Colonizers: Interdisciplinary Investigations at Early
Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. National Science Foundation (Grant No. BCS-1220351). ($214,998)
2012
Nomadic Voyagers: Cyprus as a Neolithic Cross-Roads, a Case Study from Ais Yiorkis. Wenner-Gren Foundation for
Anthropological Research ($20,125)
Neolithic Voyagers: Cyprus as an Early Cross-Roads, a Case Study from Ais Yiorkis.National Geographic Society
($20,000)
2012
2011
GPR Testing at Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. Brennan Foundation ($5,000)
2010
Expanding the Search for the Earliest Cypriots. Brennan Foundation ($4,950)
2009
Pursuing the Earliest Cypriots. Institute for Aegean Prehistory. ($9,970)
2007
American Schools of Oriental Research, Heritage Fellowship. ($2,000)
2005
(senior Principal Investigator with M. Najjar): Archaeological Park at the Neolithic Village of Ghwair I, Jordan.
Fulbright-Hays, Ambassador’s Funds for Cultural Preservation. ($39,748)
2004
Neolithic Voyagers: Interdisciplinary Investigations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis and the Colonization of Cyprus. National
Science Foundation (Grant No. BCS-0352689). ($109,348)
2003
Ais Yiorkis Archaeological Project, Cyprus supplemental support. UNLV CFAR Research Grant. ($1,500)
2003
Ais Yiorkis Archaeological Project, Cyprus. Brennan Foundation. ($5000)
2003
Ais Yiorkis Archaeological Project, Cyprus. Institute for Aegean Prehistory. ($5000)
2002
Ais Yiorkis Archaeological Project, Cyprus. UNLV Planning Initiative Award (PIA). ($19,902)
2002
Pleistocene Sites in Cyprus. UNLV Stimulation, Implementation, Transition, and Enhancement (SITE) Grant, ($4,600)
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1999
Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Southern Jordan. National Science Foundation (Grant
No. SBR-9708241-Research Experiences for Undergraduates). ($4,143)
1998
Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Southern Jordan. National Science Foundation (Grant
No. SBR-9708241-Research Experiences for Undergraduates). ($3,034)
1997
Testing of Three Neolithic Sites in Western Cyprus. B. Johnson Foundation. ($7,880)
1997
Villages on the Edge: Neolithic Development in Wadi Feinan, Jordan. National Geographic Society (Grant No. 603397). ($19,973)
1997
Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Southern Jordan. National Science Foundation (Grant
No. SBR-9708241). ($138,000)
1997
Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Southern Jordan. National Science Foundation (Grant
No. SBR-9708241-Research Experiences for Undergraduates). ($7,600)
1996
Early Neolithic Village Impacts: Archaeological Test Excavations at Ghwair I, Jordan. Brennan Foundation. ($6,500)
1994
Neolithic Island Adaptations--Investigation at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. National Endowment for the Humanities.
($31,535)
1993
Neolithic Island Adaptations--Investigations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. National
Geographic Society (Grant No. 5066-93). ($15,000)
1981- In addition to the above I have received small travel grants and several contract grants. I have been Principal
present Investigator on these, serving primarily in administrative and research guidance capacities. These projects have been
funded by federal, state, and private agencies. Details are available upon request.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Current Professional Memberships:
Society for American Archaeology
American Anthropological Association
Association of Field Archaeology
Nevada Archaeological Association
Archaeological Institute of America
American Schools of Oriental Research
President: Southern Nevada Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1998-current
Professional Advisor: Am-Arcs of Nevada, 1990
Chairman:
session on Circum-Pacific Archaeology, 40th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Dallas,
1975; session on Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology, 51st annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, New Orleans, 1986; session on Researching Settlement and Subsistence Systems, 56th annual
meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans, 1991; session on Middle Eastern and European
Archaeology, 91st annual meeting, American Anthropological Association; chair of general session on Near
Eastern Archaeology, Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Milwaukee, 2002; session on Education
and Archaeology, European Archaeological Association, 8th annual meeting, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003;
session on Near Eastern Prehistory, American Schools of Oriental Research, annual meeting, San Diego, 2007
Organizer:
Nevada Archaeological Association symposium, 22nd Great Basin Anthropological Conference, Reno, 1990
Co-Organizer and Co-Chairman (with F. Munday):
session on Recent Research in Levantine Prehistory, 42nd annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, New Orleans, 1977
(with D. Doyel): session on Recent Archaeological Research on the Navajo Nation, 46th annual meeting,
Society for American Archaeology, San Diego, 1981
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(with D. Henry): session in honor of Anthony E. Marks, 72nd annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, Austin, 2007
Reviewer:
Articles--American Antiquity; Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research; Journal of Field Archaeology;
The Kiva; Journal of Archaeological Science; Antiquity
Proposals--National Endowment for the Humanities; National Geographic Society; National Science Foundation;
Council for British Research in the Levant; Israeli Science Foundation
Panel Member:
National Endowment for the Humanities, Anthropology and Archaeology, Division of Preservation and Access (2004);
National Science Foundation, Arctic Social Science Program (2012-2015).
Editor: American Archaeology, contributing editor, 1982-85
Member: American Schools of Oriental Research--Committee on Archaeological Policy (CAP), 1992-2001;
CAP subcommittee on ethics, 1994-present; publications editorial board, 1995-2001
2008-
Trustee, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI)
ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES (UNLV Only)
Department of Anthropology --Chairman (2004-2008); Graduate Coordinator, 1994-2001; Committee Member (sample only)
Graduate Curriculum, Grants and Contracts, Graduate Oversight; Chair, Ph.D. Program (implemented Fall, 1999); Chair,
Archaeology search committees, 1997, 2001, and 2007; chief administrator/principal investigator on a variety of research grants
University--Associate Graduate Dean, 2001-2002; Graduate and Faculty Issues Committee, 1994-2002; Graduate Council,
1994-2002; Review of Sociology Department Graduate Program, 1993-94; Chair (appointed by Provost), Committee on
Evaluation of the Graduate College at UNLV, 1997; Search Committee, Graduate Dean, 1998-99 & Vice President for
Research/Graduate Dean, 2006-07; Research Infrastructure Subcommittee, 2002-present; Research Services PI Advisory
Board, 2003-present; PIA Committee, 2003-present; co-chair, CoRE steering committee.
Nevada System of Higher Education--Search Committee, Executive Director, Quaternary Sciences Center, Desert Research
Institute, 1994-95; Search Committee, Executive Director, Quaternary Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, 1999; Search
Committee, Executive Director, Division of Earth and Ecosystems Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 1999-2000.
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
--origins and consequences of food production
--Near Eastern prehistory, particularly the Levant and eastern Mediterranean
--North American archaeology, particularly the Southwest and Great Basin
--interdisciplinary archaeological research coordination and archaeological research strategy
--arid lands archaeology and cultural adaptations to harsh environments-archaeological manifestations
--heritage resource management and anthropology and the public
--cultural ecology and adaptive responses
--anthropological and archaeological ethics
--archaeological method and theory, with a focus on paleoeconomy
--lithic analyses
--geoarchaeology
--archaeological and anthropological ethics
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PUBLICATIONS
Books/Monographs
in prep (senior editor with M. Najjar)
Ghwair I: A Neolithic Community on the Edges. Ex orient, Berlin.
2014
Stone Age Sailors: Paleolithic Seafaring in the Mediterranean. Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA. (awarded a
Choice Magazine’s Outstanding Academic Title for 2014); reprinted in paperback, 2015.
2007
The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East: Transforming the Human Landscape. The University of Arizona Press
(awarded the American Schools of Oriental Research G. Ernest Wright book award, 2009; reprinted in paperback, with
new preface, 2010).
1999
Faunal Extinctions in an Island Society: Pygmy Hippopotamus Hunters of Cyprus. Kluwer Academic/Plenum
Publishers, New York.
1989
(principal author, with A. Stodder, D. Dykeman, and P. Hicks)
Human Adaptations and Cultural Change in the Greater Southwest: An Overview of Archaeological Resources in the
Basin and Range Province. Arkansas Archaeological Survey, Research Series No. 32, University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
1986
(co-author with R. Mandel)
Prehistoric Occupation of a Marginal Environment: An Archaeological Survey Near Kharga Oasis in the Western
Desert of Egypt. British Archaeological Reports, International Series, No. 303, Oxford.
1982
(assembler and contributor)
Prehistoric Adaptive Strategies in the Chaco Canyon Region, Northwestern New Mexico. 3 volumes. Navajo Nation
Papers in Anthropology, No. 9. Window Rock, Arizona.
Articles/Chapters
in press Corporate Identity in the Cypriot Neolithic—Transitions to a Unique Island Persona? In: Neolithic Corporate Identity,
edited by H-G Gebel, T. Watkins, and M. Benz. Ex orient, Berlin.
in press So, Who Were the First Cypriots?—Perspectives on When and Why People Initially Came to Cyprus. In
Proceedings of Ancient Kourion Conference, edited by E. Herscher. University of Pennsylvania Press,
Philadelphia.
in press (co-author with R. Mandel)
Akrotiri Aetokremnos. In Encyclopedia of Geoarchaeology, edited by A. Gilbert, Springer.
in press (co-author with R. Mandel)
Site Formation Processes at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus: Why is the site so controversial? In:
Géoarchéologie des îles de Méditerrané, edited by M. Ghilardi, S. Fachard, F. Léandri, Laurent L., and C. BressyLeandri. CNRS, Paris.
2015
Early Agriculture in Southwest Asia. In: Cambridge History of the World, Vol. 2: A World with Agriculture, edited
by G. Barker, pp. 210-242. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
2014
Reflections on Many Years of Friendship with Gary Rollefson (aka Dorian Grey-Rollefson). In: Settlement,
Survey and Stone. Essays on Near Eastern Prehistory in Honour of Gary Rollefson, edited by B. Finlayson and C.
Makarewicz, pp. 23-25. ex oriente, Berlin.
2013a
Akrotiri-Aetokremnos (Cyprus) 20 Years Later: An Assessment of its Significance. Eurasian Prehistory 10:139155.
2013b
The First Villagers: Changes and Challenges in the Preservation and Presentation of the Neolithic Record of Jordan,
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In: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan XI, pp. 41-46. Department of Antiquities. Amman, Jordan.
2013c
Island Faunas. In Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia—Extinction, edited by M. McDade, pp. 177-185. GaleCentage Learning, Farmington Hills, MI
2013d
Response to Ruxton and Wilkinson “Accidental Island Voyagers,” Science (letters) 339:392-393.
2013e
(senior author with M. Najjar)
Joint Custody: An Archaeological Park at Neolithic Ghwair I, Jordan. Near Eastern Archaeology 76: 177-184.
2012a
Ais Yiorkis, an Unusual Early Neolithic Settlement in Cyprus. Journal of Field Archaeology 37:86-103.
2012b
Ais Yiorkis, An Upland Early Aceramic Neolithic Site in Western Cyprus: Progress Report of the 1997-2009
Investigations. Reports of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 2010, pp. 27-51.
2012c
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and the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden (1991-1993) in Syria, edited by P. Akkermans. Bulletin of the
American Schools of Oriental Research 312:79-81.
1997a
Fouilles Récentes Á Khirokitia (Chypre) 1988-1991, edited by A. LeBrun. American Journal of Archaeology
101:629-630.
1997b
Islands in Time, by M. Patton. Geoarchaeology 12:806-809.
1995
Arrowheads of the Neolithic Levant, by A. Gopher. Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research
297:81-82.
1993
Farmers, Hunters, and Colonists, edited by K. Spielmann. American Antiquity 58:791-792.
1990
Les Industries Lithique Taillées de Franchthi, vol. 1, by C. Perlès, Franchthi Cave and Paralia: Maps, Plans, and
Sections , by T. Jacobsen and W. Farrand, and Landscape and People of the Franchthi Region ,by T. van Andel and
S. Sutton. American Anthropologist 92:828-830.
1989a
Archaeology for Money, by C. Meighan. The Kiva 54:420-421.
1989b
Rescue Archaeology: Proceedings of the Second New World Conference on Rescue Archaeology, edited by Rex
Wilson. American Antiquity 54(1):211-213.
1987
An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Upper Little River Basin in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 1984, by T.
Steinacher. American Antiquity 52(3):662.
1986a
Booknote for Contributions to Cross Timbers Prehistory, edited by P. Kawecki and D. Wyckoff. American
Antiquity 51(1):204-205.
1986b
Booknote for The Garnsey Spring Campsite, by W. Parry and J. Speth. American Antiquity 51(1):204-205.
1984
The Star Lake Archaeological Project, edited by W.K. Wait and B.A. Nelson. American Antiquity 49(2):437-438.
1982
Prehistory of the St. Johns Area, East-Central Arizona: the TEP St. Johns Project, by D.A. Westfall. Arizona State
Museum Archaeological Series, No. 153. Arizona Archaeological Council Newsletter 6(2):25-30.
1974
Introduction to Prehistory, by I. Rouse, The Record, Newsletter of the Dallas Archaeological Society 30:3.
Selected Published Technical Reports
1991
Archaeological Studies at Drill Pad U20az, Pahute Mesa, Nye County, Nevada. Desert Research Institute,
Quaternary Sciences Center, Technical Report No. 67.
1987a
(co-author with D. Dykeman)
Human Occupation of the Carson Sink: An Archaeological Survey on the Fallon Indian Reservation, Nevada.
Desert Research Institute, Social Sciences Center, Technical Report No. 47.
1987b
(co-editor with K. Brown and R. Mandel)
Kansas Prehistoric Archaeological Preservation Plan. Museum of Anthropology and Center for Public Affairs,
University of Kansas.
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1985
(co-editor with R. Mandel)
Human Occupation of a Marginal Environment: An Archaeological Survey Near Kharga Oasis, Egypt. University
of Kansas Museum of Anthropology, Project Report Series, No. 57, Lawrence.
1984a
(co-author with M. Adair and R. Mandel)
Cultural Resources and Urban Development: The Kansas City-Topeka Corridor Project. University of Kansas
Museum of Anthropology, Project Report Series, No. 55, Lawrence.
1984b
(editor)
Archaic Prehistory and Paleoenvironments in the San Juan Basin, New Mexico: The Chaco Shelters Project.
University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology, Project Report Series, No. 53. Lawrence.
1982a
An Analysis of Stone Tools from Bis sa'ani Pueblo. In Bis sa'ani: A Late Bonito Phase Community on Escavada
Wash, Northwest New Mexico, edited by C.D. Breternitz, D.E. Doyel, and M.P. Marshall, pp. 415-432. Navajo
Nation Papers in Anthropology, No. l4. Window Rock, Arizona.
1982b
Chipped Stone Glossary. In Cholla Project Archaeology, Volume 1-- Introduction and Special Studies, edited by
J.J. Reid, pp. 34-45. Arizona State Museum, Archaeological Series No. 161, University of Arizona, Tucson.
1982c
Paleo-Subsistence and Technology in the San Juan Basin Archaic: Two Case Studies from Northwestern New
Mexico. Working Papers of the Navajo Cultural Resource Management Program, No. 9. Navajo Nation Cultural
Resource Management Program, Window Rock, Arizona.
1982d
Technological and Typological Variability of Lithic Assemblages in the Bis sa'ani Community. In Bis sa'ani: A
Late Bonito Phase Community on Escavada Wash, Northwest New Mexico, edited by C.D. Breternitz, D.E. Doyel,
and M.P. Marshall, pp. 995-1013. Navajo Nation Papers in Anthropology, No. 14. Window Rock, Arizona.
1982e
Co-author of Chapters 4-14 and Appendix 2. In Cholla Project Archaeology-Vol. 1: The Chevelon Region, edited
by J.J. Reid, pp. 33-150 and 219-221. Arizona State Museum, Archaeological Series No. 161, University of
Arizona, Tucson.
1979
The Holbrook-Chevelon Study Area. In An Archaeological Survey of the Cholla-Saguaro Transmission Line
Corridor, Vol. 1, assembled by L.S. Teague and L.C. Mayro, pp. 53-108. Arizona State Museum, Archaeological
Series No. 135, University of Arizona, Tucson.
1977a
Preliminary Results of the Southern Methodist University Western Negev Survey. Hadashoth Archaeologia
(Archaeological News, in Hebrew). Department of Antiquities, Jerusalem.
1977b
(co-author with R. Brook, H. Davidson and P. Stein)
Archaeological Studies of the Arizona Public Service Company Liberty to Gila Bend 230 KV Transmission System.
Museum of Northern Arizona, Anthropological Research Series No. 5, Flagstaff, Arizona.
Professional Papers Presented
2015a
Settling New Lands…Island Colonization and Land Management: Neolithic Lessons for the Present. Presented at
the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Atlanta, GA.
2015b
(with R. Mandel)
The geoarchaeology of Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus and its contribution to Pleistocene extinctions of island fauna:
why is it so controversial? Presented at the Geoarchaeology of Mediterranean Islands conference, Corsica, July.
2015c
(with R. Mandel)
Geoarchaeology of Ais Giorkis, an upland early Aceramic Neolithic site in southwestern Cyprus: evidence for
human-environment interactions. Presented at the Geoarchaeology of Mediterranean Islands conference, Corsica,
July.
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2015d
(with R. Mandel)
Site Formation Processes and Stratigraphy of Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus: The Devil is in the Details. Presented
at the 80th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, CA.
2014 a A View from the Top: Ais Yiorkis, an Early Cypriot Neolithic Village in the plands. Presented at the annual
meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, TX.
2014b
(poster with K. DiBenedetto, L. Keach, T. Skinner, and F. Jarvi). Ecological Variablesat One of Cyprus’ Earliest
Villages. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Diego, CA.
2014c
The Ever Expanding Cypriot Neolithic. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental
Research, San Diego, CA.
2014d
(with R. Mandel) Geoarchaeology of Ais Yiorkis, an Upland Early Aceramic Neolithic Site in Southwestern
Cyprus: Evidence for Human-Environment Interactions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Geological
Society of America. Vancouver, B.C.
2013a
An Archaeological Paradox…Why Is It So Hard to Document Pre-Neolithic Sites in the Mediterranean: a Case
Study From Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Baltimore.
2013b
Expanding the Boundaries to the Mediterranean Sea: The Neolithic on the Levantine Mainland and Cyprus
Presented at the 12th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Berlin.
2013c
No Village is an Island: Cyprus as a Cross-Roads for Early Mediterranean Sea Voyagers. . Presented at the 78th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Honolulu, HI.
2012a
Akrotiri-Aetokremnos (Cyprus) 20 Years Later: An Assessment of Its Significance. Presented at the Wenner-Gren
Workshop on Island Archaeology and the Origins of Seafaring in the Eastern Mediterranean, organized by A.
Ammerman, October, Reggio Calabria, Italy.
2012b
The First Cypriot Villagers: the Case from Ais Yiorkis, a Unique Early Neolithic Upland Site. Presented at the
77th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Memphis, TN
2012c
(with K. DiBenedetto)
Early Island Life in Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research,
Chicago
2011a
Pre-Neolithic Mediterranean Sea-farers: the evidence from Cyprus. Presented at the 76th annual meeting of the
Society for American Archaeology, Sacramento, CA
2011b
When Did Cyprus Become a Crossroads? The Evidence for Early Seafaring in the Mediterranean. Presented at the
annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Francisco.
2011c
(with R. Mandel)
Geoarchaeology of Ais Yiorkis, an Upland Early Aceramic Neolithic Site in Western Cyprus. Presented at the
76th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Sacramento, CA
2010a
The Earliest Prehistory of the Mediterranean Islands—New Developments from Cyprus. Presented at the 75th
annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis.
2010b
The First Villagers: Changes and Challenges in the Preservation and Presentation of the Neolithic Record of Jordan
Presented at the 11th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Paris.
2010c
(senior author with M. Najjar)
Joint Custody: An Archaeological Park at Neolithic Ghwair I, Jordan. Presented at the annual meeting of the
American Schools of Oriental Research, Atlanta, GA, November.
2009a
The Curious Case of Cyprus in an Expanding Neolithic World. Presented at the 74th annual meeting of the Society
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for American Archaeology, Atlanta.
2009b
Neolithic Feast or Famine: The Case of Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American
Schools of Oriental Research, New Orleans.
2009c
The Neolithic in Jordan and Beyond: Prospects for the 21st Century. Presented at the Jordan’s Prehistory: Past and
Future Research Conference, Amman, May.
2009d
So, Who Were the First Cypriots?—Perspectives on When and Why People Initially Came to Cyprus. Invited
paper presented at the University of Pennsylvania Kourion Conference, March.
2008a
Until the Cows Come Home. Presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
Vancouver, British Columbia.
2008b
Cyprus Before the Neolithic: Prospects and Problems. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of
Oriental Research, Boston.
2007a
Jordan During the Neolithic: A Central Bus Station? Presented at the 10th International Conference on the History and
Archaeology of Jordan, Washington D.C.
2007b
Making Marks: Expanding the Neolithic. Presented at the 72st annual meeting of the Society for American
Archaeology, Austin.
2007c
The Role of Cyprus in the Neolithic World. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental
Research, San Diego.
2006a
Ais Yiorkis: An Unusual Early Neolithic Upland Habitation in Western Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the
American Schools of Oriental Research, Washington D.C.
2006b
Sacred Cows or Sirloin? Alan H. Simmons, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Presented at the 71st meeting of the
Society for American Archaeology, San Juan.
2005a
The Colonization of Remote PlacesBNeolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. Presented at the 70th annual meeting, Society for
American Archaeology, Salt Lake City.
2005b
(with Ramzy Ladah)
The Social Implications of the Architecture at PPNB Ghwair I. Presented at the 70th annual meeting, Society for
American Archaeology, Salt Lake City.
2005c
(with Tom Davis)
Whose Site is it Anyway? Towards a Third Way in Archaeological Publication. Paper presented at the annual meeting
of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Philadelphia.
2004a
Cows for the Ancestors: The Initial Colonization of Cyprus. Paper presented at The Creation of Symbolic Worlds
conference, BANEA, University of Reading.
2004b
Domesticating Villages: Subsistence and Land Use Patterns During the Jordanian Neolithic. Paper presented at the 9th
International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan. Petra, Jordan.
2004c
The Earliest Residents of Cyprus: Ecological Pariahs or Harmonious Settlers? Paper presented at the 69th annual
meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Montreal.
2004d
Sacred Cows? New Research on the Cypriot Neolithic. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools
of Oriental Research, San Antonio.
2003a
Re-Writing Early Mediterranean Prehistory: the Strange Case of Cyprus. Presented at the 68th annual meeting, Society
for American Archaeology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2003b
Sharing the Heritage: A Proposed Archaeological Park for the Neolithic Settlement of Ghwair I in Southern Jordan.
Presented at the 9th annual meeting of the European Archaeological Association, St. Petersburg, Russia.
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2003c
(with D. Powell, P. Croft, and M. Najjar)
Environmental Adaptations and Impacts at Wadi Ghwair I. Presented at the 68th annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
2002a
New Dimensions to the Cypriot Neolithic: Test Excavations at >Ais Yiorkis. Presented at the annual meeting of the
American Schools of Oriental Research, Toronto.
2002b
New Thoughts on the Place of Smaller Neolithic Communities Within the Wider Neolithic world. Presented at the
Neolithic Workshop, Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Toronto.
2002c
Re-writing the colonization of Cyprus--tales of hippo hunters and cow herders. Presented at the 8th annual meeting of
the European Archaeological Association, Thessaloniki, Greece.
2002d
Social Stratification During the Neolithic: An Example from Jordan. Presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Society
for American Archaeology, Denver.
2001a
Bitter Hippos of Cyprus: The Island’s First Occupants and Last Endemic Animals--Setting the Stage for Colonization.
Invited keynote paper, presented at the Neolithic Revolution conference in Droushia Village, Cyprus.
2001b
Ethnicity During the NeolithicB A Mosaic of Cultures. Presented at the 8th International Conference on the
Archaeology and History of Jordan, Sydney.
2001c
New Light on the Colonization of the Mediterranean Islands: The Peculiar Case of Cyprus. Presented at the 66th annual
meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.
2001d
The Role of Islands in Pushing the Pleistocene Extinction Envelope: The Strange Case of the Cypriot Pygmy Hippos.
Presented at the Islands in Prehistory Conference 2001, Mallorca.
2001e
Villages Without Walls, Cows without Corrals. Invited paper presented at Le Néolithique de Chypre Conference,
Nicosia.
2001h
(senior author with M. Najjar)
Ghwair I: An Elaborate Neolithic Community on the Edge. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of
Oriental Research, Boulder.
2000a
Ghwair I Within the Neolithic World. Invited paper presented at the Wadi Faynan Conference, Amman, Jordan.
2000b
Living on the Edge: Ghwair I, A Remote Neolithic Settlement in Southern Jordan. Presented at the 65th annual
meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Philadelphia.
2000c
(co-author with R. Corona)
A Proposal for the Wadi Faynan Archaeological Park: Issues and Suggestions. Invited paper presented at the Wadi
Faynan Conference, Amman, Jordan.
1999a
Ghwair, An Exceptionally Well-Preserved Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Site in Southern Jordan, ca. 7000 B.C.--New Insights
into the Neolithic. Department of Archaeology, University of Liverpool.
1999b
Of Tiny Hippos, Large Cows and Island Colonists in the Mediterranean. Presented at the 64th annual meeting, Society
for American Archaeology, Chicago.
1998a
Core and Periphery Relations During the Neolithic--Is the Model Appropriate? Invited paper presented at the 7th
International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan. Copenhagen.
1998b
Exploring Core-Periphery Relationships During the Levantine Neolithic. Presented at the 63rd annual meeting, Society
for American Archaeology, Seattle.
1998c
The First Humans in Cyprus and Pygmy Hippopotami: Successful Colonization or a Brief Feast? Invited inaugural
lecture on a conference on "The Earliest Prehistory of Cyprus: From Colonization to Exploitation," State University of
New York at Albany.
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1997a
(senior author with M. Najjar)
Living on the Edge: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan, Southern Jordan. Presented at the 1997
annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Napa.
1997b
Regionalism During the Neolithic: The Case of Diversity in Jordan. Presented at the Petra Neolithic Conference, Wadi
Musa, Jordan.
1997c
(senior author with M. Najjar)
Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations in Wadi Feinan, Southern Jordan. Presented at the 62nd annual
meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Nashville.
1996a
(with J. Cooper)
Early Neolithic Farmers and Herders: Results from Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. Presented at the 61st annual meeting,
Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.
1996b
Early People, Early Corn, and Shifting Environments: Towards an Explicit Approach to Late Archaic Ecology in the
Southwest. Presented at the 61st annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.
1995a
Early Island Adaptations: The Neolithic of Cyprus. Presented at the 60th annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, Minneapolis.
1995b
Landscape Archaeology and the Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Eastern Levant. Invited paper presented at the
Sixth Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Turin, Italy.
1994a
Surface Fragments, Buried Hippos. Presented at the 59th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Anaheim.
1994b
(senior author with B. Holz)
Neolithic Adaptations in Western Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental
Research, Chicago.
1993a
The Neolithic of Cyprus--Test Investigations at Kholetria Ortos. Presented at the 58th annual meeting, Society for
American Archaeology, St. Louis.
1993b
(senior author with R. Corona)
How Green is My Valley: Ecological Effects of Near Eastern Neolithic Societies and Implications for Island
Colonization and Adaptations. Presented at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association,
Washington D.C.
1992a
'Ain Ghazal in the Regional Perspective. Presented at the 57th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology,
Pittsburgh.
1992b
The Cultural Resource Management Program in Jordan: Prospects and Problems. Presented at the annual meeting of
the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Francisco.
1992c
Cultural Resource Management in the US and Jordan: Parallels and Differences. Invited paper presented at a seminar
on Cultural Resource Management in Jordan, American Center of Oriental Research and Department of Antiquities,
Amman.
1992d
The Early Colonization of Cyprus: Akrotiri Aetokremnos and the Aceramic Neolithic. Presented at the 91st annual
meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco.
1992e
Town Planning in the Neolithic--is 'Ain Ghazal "Normal?" Invited paper presented at the Fifth Conference on the
History and Archaeology of Jordan, Irbid, Jordan.
1992f
(co-author with R. Mandel)
Geoarchaeology of the Akrotiri Aetokremnos Rockshelter (Site E): An Early Occupation in Southern Cyprus.
Presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Cincinnati.
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1991a
Akrotiri Aetokremnos and Early Cypriote Prehistory. Presented at the International Congress on Cypriote Archaeology,
Goteborg, Sweden.
1991b
Dwarfed Pleistocene Fauna and the First Settlers of Cyprus. Presented at the 56th annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, New Orleans.
1991c
Radiocarbon Calibrations for the Eastern Mediterranean Islands: the Example of Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus.
Presented at the workshop "Paleoenvironments of the Eastern Mediterranean," 14th International Radiocarbon
Conference, Tucson.
1990a
Global Cultural Resource Archaeology in the Early 21st Century. Invited paper presented at the Seventh Annual
Visiting Scholar's Conference, "The Future of the Past: American Archaeology in A.D. 2001." Center for
Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.
1990b
Neolithic Adaptations in the Eastern Levant: Evidence from 'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib, Jordan. Presented at the
55th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Las Vegas.
1990c
Pleistocene Extinctions, Pygmy Hippos, and Island Colonization: A View from the Mediterranean. Presented at the
89th annual meeting, American Anthropological Association, New Orleans.
1990d
(co-author with J. Davis, R. Mandel, G. Rollefson, and Z. Kafafi)
A Postulated Early Holocene Summer Precipitation Episode in the Levant: Effects on Neolithic Adaptations. Presented
at the 55th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Las Vegas.
1989a
The 'Ain Ghazal Survey: Settlement Patterns in the Greater Wadi Zarqa Area, Central Jordan. Invited paper presented at
the IVth Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Lyon, France.
1989b
Excavations at Neolithic Wadi Shu'eib, Jordan. Presented at the 88th annual meeting, American Anthropological
Association, Washington D.C.
1989c
Extinct Pygmy Hippos and Early Man in the Mediterranean. Invited paper presented at the Department of Cell Biology
and Anatomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
1989d
Pygmy Hippos and Early Human Adaptation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Presented at the 54th annual meeting,
Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta.
1989e
(co-author with G. Rollefson and Z. Kafafi)
The 1988 and 1989 Seasons at Neolithic 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools
of Oriental Research, Anaheim.
1989f
(co-author with R. Mandel)
Playas and the Distribution of Archaeological Sites Near El-Kharga Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. Presented at
the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, St. Louis.
1989g
(co-author with Z. Kafafi and G. Rollefson)
Wadi Shu'eib: A Major Neolithic Site in Western Jordan. Presented at the 54th annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, Atlanta.
1988a
Desperately Seeking Hippos: Early Man and Pygmy Hippopotamus in Cyprus. Presented at the 53rd annual meeting,
Society for American Archaeology, Phoenix.
1988b
(co-author with Z. Kafafi and R. Mandel)
The 'Ain Ghazal Survey: Human Occupation of the Wadi Zarqa, Central Jordan. Presented at the 53rd annual meeting,
Society for American Archaeology, Phoenix.
1988c
(senior author with D. Reese and S. Held)
Extinct Pygmy Hippopotamus, Early Man, and the Initial Human Occupation of Cyprus. Presented at the International
Conference "Early Man in Island Environments", Oliena, Sardinia, Italy.
1988d
(co-author with S. Swiny and D. Reese)
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New Excavations at Site E in Southern Cyprus, 1988. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of
Oriental Research, Chicago.
1988e
(co-author with P. Hicks)
Problems and Progress in Southwestern Archaeology: A View from the Heartland. Presented at the 53rd annual
meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Phoenix.
1987a
The 'Ain Ghazal Community Study: Preliminary Results of an Archaeological and Geomorphic Survey Near Amman,
Jordan. Presented at the 52nd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Toronto.
1987b
(co-author with S. Swiny)
Akrotiri Aetokremnos--Extinct Pygmy Hippopotamus and Prehistoric Man in Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting
of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Boston.
1987c
(co-author with W. Farrand and R. Mandel)
Preliminary Observations on the Geomorphology of 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan. Presented at the 52nd annual meeting, Society
for American Archaeology, Toronto.
1986a
Neolithic Adaptations in the Levant as Viewed from 'Ain Ghazal: A Reassessment of Some Common Assumptions.
Invited paper presented at the Tubingen Workshop on the Early Prehistory of Jordan, Tubingen, West Germany.
1986b
(co-author with G. Rollefson and I. Köhler -Rollefson)
Neolithic Adaptive Strategies and Economy in the Levant: Re- Evaluating Some Common Assumptions. Presented at
the 51st annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.
1985a
(co-author with G. Rollefson)
'Ain Ghazal, an Early Neolithic Community in Jordan. Presented at the 50th annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, Denver.
1985b
(co-author with R. Mandel)
Geomorphology and Archaeology in the Western Desert of Egypt. Presented at the 50th annual meeting, Society for
American Archaeology, Denver.
1984a
(co-author with G. Rollefson)
Domestic Construction and Renovation: Variability and Accommodation at Early Neolithic 'Ain Ghazal (Jordan).
Presented at the 83rd annual meeting, American Anthropological Association, Denver.
1984b
(co-author with G. Rollefson)
New Light on Early Neolithic Adaptation in the Near East-- Excavations at 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan. Presented at the 49th
annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Portland.
1984c
(co-author with G. Rollefson)
The 1983 Season at Pre-Pottery Neolithic 'Ain Ghazal (Jordan). Presented at the annual meeting of the Kansas-Missouri
region of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Schools of Oriental Research, Fulton.
1984d
(co-author with G. Rollefson)
Third Archaeological Campaign at PPNB 'Ain Ghazal (Jordan), 1984. Presented at the annual meeting of the American
Schools of Oriental Research, Chicago.
1983a
Archaeological Considerations of Early Dineh Adaptations to the Southwest, a Case Study. Invited paper presented at a
symposium, "The Dineh," held at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.
1983b
The Western Desert Expedition: A Case Study of a Cultural Resource Management Perspective in the Arab Republic of
Egypt. Presented at the 48th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Pittsburgh.
1983c
(co-author with W. Gillespie)
Paleoeconomy and Paleoenvironment of the Chaco Canyon Region During the Archaic: The Chaco Shelters Project.
Presented at the 48th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Pittsburgh.
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1982a
Archaic Adaptive Strategies and Early Horticulture in the Chaco Canyon Region. Presented at the 47th annual meeting,
Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis.
1982b
The Chaco Shelters Project: Preliminary Field Report. Presented at the 55th meeting of the Pecos Conference, Pecos.
1981a
The Archaic in the Chaco Canyon Region. Presented at the 54th meeting of the Pecos Conference, Fort Burgwin.
1981b
Paleo-Subsistence and Technology in the San Juan Basin Archaic: A Comparative Study from Northwestern New
Mexico. Presented at the 46th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, San Diego.
1980a
Archaeological Investigations in the San Juan Basin: The ADAPT I Project--Progress Report. Presented at the 53rd
meeting of the Pecos Conference, Mesa Verde.
1980b
Big Buck Archaeology--The Other Side of the Coin. Presented at the 45th annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, Philadelphia.
1980c
(co-author with G. Rollefson)
Early Athabaskan Occupation in Northwestern New Mexico: New Archaeological Evidence. Presented at the 45th
annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Philadelphia.
1979a
Float the Model and Sink the Data: Potential Problems with Non- Destructive Resource Evaluation Responses.
Presented at the 44th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver.
1979b
(co-author with D. Olszewski)
Tools for Thought: Some Difficulties with the Analysis of Southwestern Lithic Assemblages. Presented at the 44th
annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver.
1978a
The Arizona Public Service Mitigation Project--Progress Report on the 1978 Field Investigations. Presented at the 51st
meeting of the Pecos Conference, Flagstaff.
1978b
Economic Adaptations in Semi-Arid Zones: A Levantine Pre-Pottery Neolithic Example. Presented at the 77th annual
meeting, American Anthropological Association, Los Angeles.
1978c
Move That Dirt and Pass the Buck--The New Mercenaries? Presented at the 43rd annual meeting, Society for American
Archaeology, Tucson.
1978d
(co-author with D. Olszewski)
Memoirs of a Midden. Presented at the 43rd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Tucson.
1977
Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Occupations of the Western Negev Desert, Israel: Economic Potentials. Presented at the
42nd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.
1975
Buy the Spirit But Don't Take the Bone--A Case Study in Archaeological Ethics. Presented at the 40th annual meeting,
Society for American Archaeology, Dallas.
Invited Public Presentations
2016
Early Mediterranean Sea-Farers: Neanderthals, Pygmy Hippo Hunters—Myth or Reality? Invited lecture as part of
the Archaeological Institute of America’s Lecture Program. Presented in Spokane and Walla Walla, WA
2015a
The Near Eastern Neolithic—Settling the Framework for Modern Society. Invited lecture as part of the
Archaeological Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Greensboro, NC
2015b
Of Hippo Hunters, Neolithic Voyagers, and Early Cows: the Curious Case of the First Cypriots. Invited lecture
delivered at the College of Wooster, OH, Sept.14, 2015
2012
The Neolithic of Jordan—From Mega-Sites to Elaborate Villages. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Chicago, IL.
2011a
American Archaeology in Cyprus. Presented the annual meeting of the American Hellenic Institute, Washington
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D.C., March 11.
2011b
From Pygmy Hippos to Cats and Cattle: The First Residents of Cyprus and Their Unique Menageries. Invited
lecture presented in Conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s “Cyprus—Crossroads of Civilizations”
Exhibition. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., March 12.
2011c
Of Hippo Hunters, Neolithic Voyagers, and Early Cows: Early Seafaring and The Curious Case Of the First
Cypriots. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in
Rockford, IL.
2011d
Rewriting the Revolution: Cyprus and Its New Role in Expanding the Neolithic. Invited presentation to the
National Science Foundation, Washington D.C., March 11.
2010Of Hippo Hunters, Neolithic Voyagers, and Early Cows: Early Seafaring and The Curious Case Of the First
Cypriots. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Los
Angeles.
2008
Of Hippo Hunters, Neolithic Voyagers, and Early Cows: Early Seafaring and The Curious Case Of the First
Cypriots. Invited lecture, University of Leicester, Sept. 2008.
2002a
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Huntsville and Orlando.
2002b
Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Memphis.
2001a
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Huntington, West Virginia and Bloomington.
2001b
Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Columbus and Champaign-Urbana.
2000a
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
of America's Lecture Program. Presented in New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Dallas.
2000b
Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Austin.
1999
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Detroit, Columbus, Toledo, East Lansing, and Las Vegas.
1998
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Tucson, San Diego, Fresno.
1997
Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Iowa City, Cincinnati, and Louisville.
1996
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Monmouth, Chicago, and Minneapolis.
1995
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Chapel Hill, Athens, and Tampa.
1994a
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Houston and Tucson.
1994b
Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Lubbock.
1993a
New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute
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of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Cleveland and Ashland.
1993b
Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Oxford.
1992
Recent Excavations in Jordan: New Jerichos? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's
Lecture Program. Presented in Westchester, Philadelphia, and Ithaca.
1991a
Extinct Pygmy Hippos and the Early Colonization of Cyprus. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Rochester and Buffalo.
1991b
Recent Excavations in Jordan: New Jerichos? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's
Lecture Program. Presented in Los Angeles and St. Catherine's.
1990
'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib, Jordan: New Jerichos? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of
America's Lecture Program. Presented in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Washington D.C.
1989
The Rise and Fall of Neolithic Occupation in Central Jordan: Excavations at 'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib.
Inaugural lecture, The Explorer's Club, New York.
1988
'Ain Ghazal and Neolithic Adaptations in Central Jordan. Invited paper presented at the Anthropology Colloquium,
Arizona State University, Tempe.
1987a
Excavations at 'Ain Ghazal--a New Jericho? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's
Lecture Program. Presented in Hartford and Montreal, Quebec.
1987b
New Light on Early Agricultural Development in the Southwest. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological
Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Kent and Valparaiso.
1986
Excavations at 'Ain Ghazal--a New Jericho? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's
Lecture Program. Presented in Santa Rosa, Vancouver, Seattle, Spokane and Santa Fe.
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REFERENCES
Dr. Ofer Bar-Yosef (emeritus)
Department of Anthropology
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138
(617) 495-2246
[email protected]
Dr. Geoffrey Clark
Regent’s Professor (emeritus)
School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, 85287
(480) 965-6213
[email protected]
Dr. Donald Grayson
Dept. of Anthropology, Box 353100
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3100
(206) 54-35240
[email protected]
Dr. Rolfe Mandel
Kansas Geological Survey/Department of Anthropology
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS 66047
(785) 864-2171
[email protected]
Dr. Stuart Swiny (emeritus)
Department of Anthropology
1400 Washington Avenue
The University at Albany
Albany, NY 12222
(518) 442-3982
[email protected]
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