Cynthia J. Wiley
Masters Student, Anthropology with Archaeological Emphasis
B.A., 2003, Beloit College (Beloit, WI)
E-mail: cwiley1 [@] bigred.unl.edu
Research Interests
Midwest and Plains archaeology, prehistoric archaeology, Paleoindians, landscape archaeology, zooarchaeology
Teaching Experience
Fall 2007 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, Anth 110: Introduction to Anthropology, UNL
Spring 2007 - Graduate teaching assistant, Anth 110: Introduction to Anthropology, UNL
Summer 2003 - Teaching assistant, "Native American Anthropology" Wisconsin Council on Academically Talented Youth Summer Program
2002-2003 - Education assistant, Logan Museum of Anthropology
Fall 2000 - Teaching assistant, Anth 318: Archaeological Laboratory Techniques, Beloit College
Fieldwork Experience
Archeological Technician, Red Willow Project - Nebraska Archeological Survey, Research Division of the Nebraska State Museum (Frontier County, NE)
Archeological Technician, Thornburgh Inventory Project - Midwest Archaeological Center, National Park Service (Rio Blanco County, CO)
Field Supervisor, Gottschall Archaeological Project (Avoca, WI)
Field Schools
Internship - Gottschall Archaeological Project (Avoca, WI)
Laboratory Experience
Archaeology Laboratory Supervisor, Department of Anthropology, Beloit College, Fall 1999 - Fall 2001
Laboratory Supervisor, Gottschall Archaeological Project, Summer 2001 & 2002
Professional Presentations
"Dining Out on the Plains: the Use of Faunal Analysis in Historical Archaeology." Paper Presentation, 65th Annual Plains Anthropology Conference Meeting, Rapid City, South Dakota, October 2007
"The Tortoise and the Bison: Broad Spectrum Revolution on the Great Plains." Paper Presentation, AnthroGroup Conference, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2007.
"Pseudoarchaeology in the Pursuit of Nation-Building: The Bosnian Pyramids." Paper Presentation, Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2007.
"Wasting Away: Distributional Analysis of Waste Flakes from the Gottschall Rockshelter." Paper Presentation, 27th Annual Student Symposium - Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, April 2003.
"Introduction to Archaeology Workshop." Presenter and Co-organizer, Girls and Women in Science Conference, Beloit, Wisconsin, March 2003.
"A Preliminary Distributional Analysis of Waste Flakes from the Gottschall Rockshelter." Paper Presentation with Grant Shimer, Midwest Archaeological Conference, Columbus, Ohio, October 2002.
Professional Responsibilities
Co-President, UNL AnthroGroup, 2007-2008
Secretary, UNL AnthroGroup, 2006-2007
Editor, "Nebraska Anthropologist," Spring 2007
Professional Memberships
Plains Anthropology Conference
Midwest Archaeological Conference
Cultural Landscape Legacies
UNL AnthroGroup
Honors
Andrew H. Whiteford Award for Excellence in Anthropology, Beloit College, April 2003
Dean's Research Grant, Beloit College, 2002
Sanger Research Fellow, Beloit College, 2001
Personal Interests
When not at school (which is rare), I enjoy sleeping, reading, walking, museum-gazing, and listening to indie music, but not Yanni. My apartment does not allow pets so I dote on my plants. I am strangely allergic to mint and strawberries and despise pork and okra in all forms. Yes, even bacon.
