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James Lester Davisson

269 Weaver Rd.

Johnston, SC 29832

Day Phone: (803) 221-8200

Evening Phone: (803) 221-8200

E-mail: Davissjl@gmail.com

 

Education:

Brevard College

Brevard, NC

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Major: Integrated Studies

Emphasis: Art History and Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education

Total credits earned: 125 (semester hours)

 

Research Interests:

I am interested in obtaining an entry-level position in the field of archaeology that will utilize my skills and experience.  I am interested in pursuing a masters in the field of archaeology/ anthropology in rock art studies of Paleo-Indian cultures.

 

Work Experience:

            Brockington and Associates, LLC

            November 9^th 2009 – February 10^th 2010

            Charleston, SC

·      Executed US Army Corp of Engineers Phase I projects in Florida:

St. Johns County Shoreline Protection CRS  11/9/09 – 12/11/09

Flagler County Feasibility Study Beach CRS  12/13/09 – 1/2/10

 

·      Executed section 110 US Army Corp of Engineers Phase I project in Arkansas:

ARRA Little Rock Section 110  1/4/10 – 1/21/10

 

·      Executed local projects for Charleston Office in SC

NFS Hell Hole  1/25/10- 2/8/10

 

            Supervisor(s):    Ralph Bailey,Jr., Senior Archaeologist

                                    James Page, Senior Technician

Brent Landsdell, Senior Archaeologist

Brian Falls, Crew Chief

Will Trimble, Crew Chief

Doug Sain, Crew Chief

Susan Olin, Crew Chief

Jena Kalli, Crew Chief

Hours per week: Full Time, 40 hour

            Salary: $12.00/ hour, project pay varies

 

            Environment and Archaeology, LLC.

            October 8^th 2008 – October 22^nd 2008

            Florence, KT           

·      Worked in Hazlehurst, MS

·      Experience has focused in the Prehistoric and Historic region of the Ohio and Mississippi River Valley.

·      Executed Phase I shovel test for pipeline construction project.

Supervisor(s): Jason Goldbach, Field Director

                        Vincent Whitlatch, Senior Field Director

Hours per week: Full Time, 70 hours

Salary: $12.50/ hour, $18.75/ OT

Field School:

            Montpelier Foundation

Montpelier Field School (SUNY Plattsburgh)

            Field Archaeology Course

            Gained Knowledge of:

·      Field and Lab Methods

·      Excavation of units

·      Historical Identification

·      Interpreting Site Stratigraphic

·      Profile Mapping

·      Kept neat and accurate records

Dates: June 28^th- July 24^th 2009

Professor: Dr. Matthew Reeves

 

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

            Rock Art Course

            Gained Knowledge of:

·      Conservation and management

·      Bridging to archaeological and ethnographic records

·      Documenting cultural contact and change

·      Group versus individual identity

·      Rock-art and ecology

·      Re-contextualizing rock-art

·      Rock-art and mass media

·      The rock art of different geographic areas

·      Rock art as a wider ritual package

·      The new rock art of the Ghetto

Dates: November 22^nd – 27^th 2008

Professors: Barry Lewis

                              Sally May

                                       George Nash

                                       Paul S.C. Taçon

                                       M. Mokhtar Saidin

 

Internships:

            Southeast Paleoamerican Survey

            South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

            Topper Site Intern

            May 18^th – June 16^th 2009

• Experience has focused on Paleo-Indian cultures including: Clovis and Pre-Clovis.
• Gained field excavation techniques by actively participating in the terrace excavation below known Clovis deposits.
• Gained Experience in Phase III excavation while at the Topper Site.
• Gained experience as a recorder, taking artifact provenience information.   

            Supervisor(s): Tom Petierra, Project Manager

         Douglas Sain, Field Supervisor

            Hours per week: 40

 
Ashley National Forest, Heritage Department

USFS Archeology Internship

May – August 2008

355 N Vernal Ave

Vernal, UT 84078

·      Experience has focused on a range of cultures including: Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Fremont, and the Pioneer era of northeastern Utah. 

·      Gained field experience by actively surveying for and documenting cultural resources. 

·      Executed Phase III surveys for timber, burn, range, and travel management projects. 

·      Participated in the Carter Military Road Passport in Time (PIT) metal detecting project. 

·      Confident in reading and interpreting topographical maps and navigating with a compass.

·      Have a working knowledge of professional grade GPS units (Trimble GEO 3 & Trimble GEO XT 2003, 2005) and recreational grade GPS units (Garmin Etrex). 

·      Used a digital camera to record sites, document artifacts and prepare site, survey and feature photos for various cultural resource projects. 

·      Used Microsoft office 2003 programs: Word, Excel, Power Point and Access to organize Heritage Data. 

·      Assisted in monitoring of Priority Heritage Assets (PHAs). 

Supervisor: Jeff Rust, Forest Archeologist

Hours per week: Full Time, 40 + hours

Salary: $120/ week

 

            USFS Archive Intern

            Cradle of Forestry

January – May 2008

66 South Broad Street

Brevard, NC 28712

·      Experience in handling of historic photos.

·      Digitally scanned and archived Cradle of Forestry Photos

Supervisor: Cindy Carpenter, Cradle Historic Site Events and Activities

Hours per week: Part time, 8 hours

 

Technical Skills:

GPS – Trimble Geo 3, Geo XT, Etrex, Trimble backpack unit

Archaeological Analysis – Historic Material Culture, Paleo-Indian Material Cluture

Munsell Soil Book

Excavation of Units, STP’s

Proficient with Microsoft Applications

Digital Scanning Equipment

References upon Request (only for AFW website)