Margaret Kinney Neff

mkinneff@gmail.com

B.A. Anthropology, University of Arizona, Summa Cum Laude with Honors
M.A. Anthropology:Archaeology, Northern Arizona University, with Distinction

Relevant Experience


GIS Specialist

Cerro Jazmín Archaeological Project, Flagstaff AZ                           August 2009-May 2010

• Cartography, data management, data distribution.

GPS Surveyor

Cerro Jazmín Archaeological Project, Oaxaca Mexico                     May 2009-July 2009

• Data acquisition, spatial control, data management.

GIS Specialist

Cerro Jazmín Archaeological Project, Flagstaff AZ                           August 2008-April 2009

• Data compatibility, database standardization, cartography.

Total Station Surveyor

Cerro Jazmín Archaeological Project, Oaxaca Mexico                     May 2008-July 2008

• Spatial control, data acquisition, field training of crew.

Laboratory Assistant

University of Arizona Center for Applied Spatial Analysis, Tucson   Oct 2007-Dec 2007

• Data verification of NPS fire surveys, preparation for database upgrades.

GIS Technician

University of Arizona Center for Applied Spatial Analysis, Tucson   March 2007-May 2007

• Data acquisition and organization, historic Arizona census data.

Survey Technician

University of Arizona Center for Applied Spatial Analysis, Tucson   Feb 2006-May 2006

• Update and resurvey of Saguaro National Park historical botanical data.

 Skills

Field survey:

Experienced total station and GPS surveyor.

Computer:

Five years experience working with the ESRI suite of GIS programs.

Experienced with Microsoft Office suite, Adobe design suite.

Data management and organization, spatial analysis.

Digital cartography, technical illustration.

Languages:

Working knowledge of Spanish, familiarity with Mandarin.

Archaeological Fieldwork

• Late Formative to Postclassic Prehispanic urbanism, Cerro Jazmín, Oaxaca, Mexico, May-July 2008, May-July 2009. Cerro Jazmín Archaeological Project. Total station and GPS survey, data transfer, database management, technical training, spatial control, accuracy assessment, data distribution.

• Ancestral Puebloan, Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona, March 2008. Grand Canyon Trust, Kaibab Vermillion Cliffs Heritage Alliance. Pedestrian survey, site documentation, risk assessment.

• Caribbean Dutch Colonial, St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles, 2007. St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research. Total station mapping, excavation, artifact processing, pedestrian survey.

• Early Copper Age, Veszto, Hungary, 2006. Körös Regional Archaeological Project. Excavation, artifact processing and cataloging, lab organization, GIS.

• Late Classic Hohokam, Tucson, Arizona, 2005. University of Arizona Archaeological Field School. Total station grid layout and mapping, GPS mapping, excavation, field mapping, artifact processing.

Theses / Presentations

2010   Modeling Space and Movement in a Prehispanic City: Cerro Jazmín, Oaxaca, Mexico. Unpublished Master’s thesis, Northern Arizona University.

2010   Modeling Space and Movement in a Prehispanic City: Cerro Jazmín, Oaxaca, Mexico. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri, April 15-18.

2009   Getting to Cerro Jazmín: Least-cost Path Analysis and Regional Networking. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta, Georgia, April 23-26.

2007   Magnetometry and Ground Truth at Körösladány-Bikeri. Unpublished Honors B.A. thesis, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

2007   Magnetometry and Ground Truth at Körösladány-Bikeri. Poster presented at the University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Council Student Showcase, Tucson, Arizona.

2007   An Evaluation of Magnetometry and Ground Truth at Körösladány-Bikeri. Paper presented at the Society for American Archaeology Meeting, Austin, Texas, April 25-29.

2005   Archaeology of Tumamoc Hill: Groundstone. Poster presented at the University of Arizona Anthropology Department’s 90^th Anniversary Convention, Tucson, Arizona.

Honors and Scholarships

·         Northern Arizona University M.A. with Distinction, May 2010.

·         Carlton T. Hodge Award, 2009-2010.

·         University of Arizona Anthropology Department Outstanding Senior Award, 2007.

·         William and Nancy Sullivan Scholarship, 2007.

·         Undergraduate Waiver for academic excellence, University of Arizona, 2003-2007.

·         Flinn Foundation Scholarship, 2003-2007.