CURRICULUM VITAE KENNETH E. SELIGSON July 2, 2015 51 Vista Way Port Washington, NY 11050 Tel. (516) 996-3819 Email: kseligson@wisc.edu EDUCATION 2011 Masters of Arts in Anthropology, 2009- PhD candidate, Anthropology, present 2008 Bachelor of Arts in History with Honors, Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology Brown University, Providence, RI RESEARCH INTERESTS The interaction between ancient societies and their natural environments, and the manipulation of the landscape; exploitation of stone and agricultural resources; spatial organization of complex societies; migration in ancient societies; social diversity in complex societies; urban-rural relationships; political and ideological institutions in ancient societies; Geographic Areas: Yucatán Peninsula, Mesoamerica, Spain LANGUAGES AND SKILLS English, Spanish, Yucatec Maya Geographic Information Systems, AutoCAD WRITTEN AND EDITORIAL WORK (published works, reports, presentations, other) 2015 (in press) Seligson, Kenneth, Tomás Gallareta Negrón and Rossana May Ciau In Search of Kilns: The Forms and Functions of Annular Structures in the Bolonchén District, in Current Investigations in the Puuc Region, edited by Meghan Rubenstein. Archaeopress. 2015 Seligson, Kenneth, Betsy Kohut, y Tomás Gallareta Negrón Investigaciones en las Estructura Anulares (Investigations of the Annular Structures), in Proyecto Arqueológico Regional de Bolonchén, Temporada 2014: Informe Técnico al Consejo de Arqueología del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México, Arq. Tomás Gallareta Negron, Dr. George J. Bey, Dr. William Ringle, Directors 2014 Gallareta Negrón, Tomás, Rossana May Ciau, Kenneth Seligson, y William Ringle El Reconocimiento Labna-Kiuic (The Labná-Kiuic Inter-site Survey), in Proyecto Arqueológico Regional de Bolonchén, Temporadas 2012-2013: Informe Técnico al Consejo de Arqueología del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México. Arq. Tomás Gallareta Negron, Dr. George J. Bey, Dr. William Ringle, Directors 2012 Simms, Stephanie, George J. Bey III, Evan Parker, y Kenneth Seligson Excavaciones Estratigráficas en Escalera al Cielo y Cartografía Preliminar en el Cerro Contiguo (Stratigraphic Excavations at Stairway to Heaven and Preliminary Mapping of the Adjacent Hill), in Proyecto Arqueológico Regional de Bolonchén (Temporada 2011): Informe Técnico al
Consejo de Arqueología del Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, México. Arq. Tomás Gallareta Negron, Dr. George J. Bey, Dr. William Ringle, Directors 2011 The Hills are Alive: The Evolution of Violent Conflict in the Eastern Puuc During the Late and Terminal Classic Periods, Presentation and Term Paper, Archaeology of Warfare, Graduate Level Seminar,, Dr. Nam C. Kim 2010 Salt and the Emergence of Sociopolitical Complexity in the Northern Maya Lowlands, Presentation and Term Paper, Writing and Warfare in Ancient Societies, Graduate Level Seminar,, Dr. J. Mark Kenoyer 2008 Sailing to the Ends of the Earth: The Growth and Decline of Ancient Roman Trade with the Indian Subcontinent During the First Three Centuries CE, 114 pages, Senior Honors Thesis in History, Brown University, 2007-2008 2008 The Tula River Basin Project, Uploaded: A Geodatabase for the Tula River Valley, Presentation and Term Paper, GIS and RS in Archaeology, Graduate Level Seminar, Brown University, Dr. Thomas Garrison HONORS, GRANTS, AWARDS 2014-15 National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Award, The Effect of Small Scale Industrial Production on Social Organization. 1445437 ($23,755.00) 2014 John T. Hitchcock Prize in Anthropology, ($500.00) 2014-15 Advanced Opportunity Fellowship, College of Letters and Sciences Community of Graduate Research Scholars, 2013-14 University Fellowship, 2013 Tinker Nave Summer Research Grant; Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies Program, ($1,300.00) 2012 Arvin B. Weinstein Prize in Anthropology ($500.00) 2010-11 University Fellowship, 2009-10 Advanced Opportunity Fellowship, College of Letters and Sciences Community of Graduate Research Scholars, 2008 David Herlihy Prize: Best student in Medieval or Renaissance (Pre-Modern History), Department of History, Brown University RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2010- Bolonchén Regional Archaeological Project, Kiuic, Yucatán, Mexico. Project Member. present Tomás Gallareta Negrón (INAH, George J. Bey III (Millsaps College), W.M. Ringle, Directors 2008 Harvard University Field School at Copan, Honduras. Project Member. Bill Fash, Director. 2008 Piedras Negras Archaeological Project, Stephen Houston, Director Research Assistant to Dr. Houston in the Mesoamerican Lab at Brown University 2006 Tiermes Archaeological Project, Soria, Spain. Project Member. Santiago Martinez Caballero, Director. European Union s LIFE program to support
environmental and conservation initiatives PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND SESSIONS ORGANIZED 2015 The Exploitation of Limestone in Ancient Mesoamerica. Session co-organized with María Soledad Ortíz Ruiz at the 80 th Annual Meeting for the Society of American Archaeologists, San Francisco, CA. Session discussants: Luís Barba and José Luís Ruvalcaba. 2015 Ring Structures and Lime Production at the Ancient Maya Site of Kiuic, co-presented with Tomás Gallareta Negrón and Rossana May Ciau at the 80th Annual Meeting for the Society of American Archaeologists, San Francisco, CA (April 19) 2015 Ancient Maya Lime Plaster Production, presented at the Neil L. Whitehead Memorial Colloquium Series, (March 13) 2014 Propuesta Metodológica para el Estudio de las Estructuras Anulares en el Área Maya, co-presented with María Soledad Ortíz Ruiz at the IV Congreso Latinoamericano de Arqueometría, Mexico City, Mexico (October 29) 2014 In Search of Kilns: The Forms and Functions of Annular Structures in the Bolonchen District, presented at the 79th Annual Meeting for the Society of American Archaeologists, Austin, Texas (April 25) 2014 Archaeology of the Maya Lowlands, presented at the Port Washington Public Library, Port Washington, New York (January 10) 2013 The Exploitation of Limestone and the Expansion of the Terminal Classic Puuc Economy, presented at the Neil L. Whitehead Memorial Colloquium Series, University of Wisconsin- Madison (April 19) 2011 A Tale of Two Hilltops: Social Stratification and the Development of a Plantation System at the Ancient Maya Site of Kiuic, presented at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse to the Archaeology Department (December 1) TEACHING 2015, Guest Lecturer, Anthropology 322: Origins of Civilization. Dr. Sarah Clayton. Planned and taught a lesson about doing archaeological fieldwork and experiments in the Maya area. 2013, Teaching Assistant, Anthropology 102: Archaeology and the Prehistoric World, s J.M. Kenoyer, N.C. Kim, S. Clayton, S. Schroeder, and H. Bunn. Planned and taught 3 discussion sections per week, graded student exams, assignments 2012, Teaching Assistant, Anthropology 112: Principles of Archaeology, Sarah Clayton. Helped plan and taught 3 discussion sections per week, graded student exams, assignments 2011-12, Teaching Assistant, Anthropology 102: Archaeology and the Prehistoric World, s J.M. Kenoyer, N.C. Kim, S. Clayton, S. Schroeder, and H. Bunn. Planned and taught 3 discussion sections per week, graded student exams, assignments 2011, Guest Lecturer, Anthropology 490: Archaeology of Ancient Mesoamerica. Dr. Sarah Clayton. Planned and taught a lesson about doing archaeological fieldwork in the Maya area.
EMPLOYMENT 2009-13 Archaeological Consulting & Services, CRM firm, Verona, WI, Project Associate 2008-09 Harvard Peabody Museum Mesoamerican Laboratory, Research Assistant Copan ballcourt motif analysis, Artifact conservation, Ceramic curation 2008 Brown University Mesoamerican Laboratory, Research Assistant PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2011- Mentor Match. Served as a student mentor to undergraduate students interested in pursuing present careers or continued studies in archaeology. Advised on process of applying to graduate school. 2010- Vice-President of Anthrocircle, an academic club affiliated with the Anthropology Department of present UW-Madison dedicated to enhancing knowledge of and enthusiasm for anthropological pursuits. Planned and led meetings, organized activities, coordinated fundraising events. 2009-11 Organized Archaeology Brown Bag Lunch Lectures for the, UW-Madison. Contacted and arranged for archaeologists from other universities and academic institutions to come share their recent work at UW-Madison. 2006-07 Brown University Undergraduate History Journal, Undergraduate Editor PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2011 Course in Geographic Information Systems, Focused on becoming proficient in ArcGIS software 2010-11 Studied two semesters of Yucatec Maya at UW-Madison 2008 Graduate Level Seminar in Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Archaeology, Dr. Thomas Garrison, Brown University SOFTWARE ArcGIS; AutoCAD; Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat Professional; Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Dual Citizenship United States of America and Mexico PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP 2008-present Society for American Archaeology (SAA) REFERENCES Sarah C. Clayton Assistant Office phone: 608-262-7391 Email: sclayton@wisc.edu George J. Bey III Department of Sociology/Anthropology Millsaps College
1701 North State St. Jackson, MS 39210 (601) 974-1385 Email: Beygj@millsaps.edu Sissel Schroeder Office phone: 608-262-2866 Email: Sschroeder2@wisc.edu Jonathan Mark Kenoyer Email: jkenoyer@wisc.edu Tel. (608) 262-5696, 262-2866 Nam C. Kim Assistant Email: nckim2@wisc.edu Tomás Gallareta Negrón Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia Centro INAH Yucatán Mérida, Yucatá, México Office phone: 044-999-944-0043 Email: tomasgallareta@gmail.com