ANNALEE SHUM

EDUCATION

2005-2009

The Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL Museum

B.A. with Honors in Anthropology Areas of Concentration: Bioarchaeology, Education

Honors Thesis: Comparative Mortuary Analysis of Copper Age Burials on the Great Hungarian Plain

FIELD AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Summer 2006 Krs Regional Archaeology ProjectHungary

RUE Field School Learned archaeological field techniques through hands on application under the supervision of a block leader and academic lectures. Worked in both the field and lab settings, and conducted research for independent project which tested the use and roles of tempers in ceramic production. The paper rested on nine pots created through the use of experimental archaeology and local clay and temper harvesting.
01/2007-12/2008 The Florida State University Tallahassee, FL

Teaching Assistant, Freshmen Interest Group

Teaching liberal arts appreciation and the skills to succeed in college to incoming freshmen at the university. This position provides teaching experience, and also plays a significant role in appreciating the college experience. 05/2008- 09/2010 FL National Park Service, SEAC Tallahassee,

Archeological Technician
Conducted Section 106 Compliance Fieldwork for the national park properties in the Southeast United States. Worked with principal investigators to survey, map and recover archeological resources threatened by park construction and natural threats, such as faunal rooting and tropic storms.

Field methods included: Shovel Testing, Excavation, Metal Detection, Magnetometry, GPR, Pedestrian Survey, and GPS. Cleaned, analyzed and catalogued recovered artifacts according to Park Service protocol. Database entry and collection cataloguing. management was required for

Created and edited maps for both ASMIS and publications using both ArcMap and Surfer programs. Wrote and edited reports for publication using Adobe InDesign (see Abraham Lincolns Boyhood Home and the Shiloh Mound Investigations). Parks Investigated: Stones River National BattleField, Fort Rosalie National Park, Ocmulgee National Monument, Jimmy Carter National Park, Andrew Johnson Historic Home, Palo Alto Battlefield The Florida State University Tallahassee, FL

Spring 2009

Bones in the Park, Departmental Public Outreach

Participant in the public outreach program created by Lynne Schepartz, of Florida State University which is held at the weekly farmers market in Tallahassee, FL. The program, which is geared toward children, attempts to explain bioarchaeology utilizing resin skeletons and student friendly handouts. Fall 2009 Late Copper Age Krs Archaeological Project Hungary, NSF funded

Archaeological Technician
Conducted surface survey in a phase one project Washed, analyzed and catalogued artifacts Research led by Dr. Timothy Parsons Spring 2010 Krs Regional Archaeological ProjectHungary

Lab Supervisor, Archaeological Technician Conducted surface collection and remote sensing survey under the lead of William Parkinson, Richard Yerkes and Attila Gyucha.

Oversaw and organized the sorting and washing lab Led lab instruction of undergraduate students Artifact check-in and data entry

RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

2006

Individual Research Project The Florida State University Tested the function of temper use in the Early Copper Age pottery of the Carpathian Basin. Manufactured nine experimental pots after mixing local soils to produce clay, and firing in an in ground kiln. May 2009 Honors in the Major The Florida State University Completed an honors thesis under Dr. William Parkinson. The paper tests the cultural boundaries after the transition into the Copper Age on the Great Hungarian Plain through a comparative analysis of burial rituals. Five contemporary cemeteries are evaluated, providing significant information as to the degree of cultural change. 2009 SAA 74th Annual Meeting Atlanta, Georgia Poster Presentation: Changes in Burial Characteristics on Great Hungarian Plain. Collaborated with graduate student Ian Pawn to present a poster which included his doctoral research in the research conducted for my honors thesis. We expanded the temporal range to evaluate the validity of my original hypothesis.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

REFERENCES

Anthropological Society of FSU Society of American Archaeologists Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi

Dr. William Parkinson, Field Museum Dr. Richard Yerkes, Ohio State Dr. Timothy Parsons, Florida Bureau of Historic

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