Sarah Vanessa Rivera

svrivez3@liverpool.ac.uk

Greenwich, CT 06830     
                                                                                                        

EDUCATION

University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Masters of Arts in Archaeology (December 2010)   

Dissertation on ethics in current archaeology, focusing on North America and the indigenous population

Main course work focused on the theoretical and methodological approaches to archaeology, advance practical field technique (surveying) and more emphasis on report writing, presentations, and data analysis (GIS work)

Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA

Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Classical Studies (May 2008)

Main course work based on basic practical field work, including a field school.

Took courses in geology, anthropology, and North and South American history

 
ARCHAEOLOGICAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Helsby Hill Fort, Cheshire, UK (April 2010)                           

Conducted survey work on surrounding fields of the hill fort, focusing on resistivity survey

Wrote up survey reports for further archaeological work on the area

D.E.P.A.S. Excavation, Mycenae, Greece (Summer 2007)                                                                            

Excavated lower city of Mycenae with Christofilis Maggidis, Assistant Director of the site

Worked as trench supervisor which included coordinating the diggers, documentation, and report writing

Aided the recording, survey, and flotation teams

Dickinson Archaeology Laboratory, Carlisle, PA (September 2005-May 2008)

Updated program ATREUS, the bibliography database for entire department’s literature

Revised the photo database ICON for the entire department

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Waidner-Spahr Archives, Carlisle, PA (September 2007-May 2008)

Responsible for processing and care of college records & personal papers of former students

Transcribed and proofread documents, organized papers and photographs and performed original research

Waidner-Spahr Library, Carlisle, PA (September 2006-May 2008)

Served as Computer Consultant and Service Desk Assistant

Responsible for shelving and sorting periodicals, newspapers, reference material and microforms

Upload documents and files onto Blackboard for professors

SKILLS

Archaeology: Experience with teamwork on excavation site, organized survey work, worked in different climates and terrains, working knowledge of federal archaeology/preservation laws, previous collaboration with Native American tribe  

Language: Fluent in Spanish and Working knowledge of French and Learned in Latin

Computer: Proficient in Microsoft Office/Excel, Windows Operating System, Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, GIS (ArcMap)

United States Driver’s license 

References available on request