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Mary Ellin D’Agostino San Pablo, California 94806–4212 Phone: (510) 236–2313 Fax: (510) 236-2332 Email: mary@medacreations.com Education:Ph. D. Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1998 Dissertation:
Household Stuffe: Material Culture and Identity in the
Seventeenth-Century Anglo-Colonial World. Professors
Margaret Conkey and James Deetz, co-chairs; Professor Dell Upton Field Statements:
The American Frontier, Professor William Simmons
Historical Archaeology, Professor James Deetz
Introduction to Archaeology, Professor Kent Lightfoot M. A. in Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1989 A. B. in Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1986 Honors Thesis: Images and Structures:
Facets of the Black Diamond Mining Communities Teaching Experience:1992 recipient of the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate's
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award for excellence in teaching. University of California. Silver Metal Clay, Art Clay USA and PMC Connection Senior Instructor. Certified senior instructor in the uses of silver
and gold metal clays for jewelry, hobbies, and sculpture. 2000-present. Independent Contractor Computer consulting and training.
Instruction in computer use, troubleshooting hardware and software problems.
1998-present. Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley Historical Anthropology of
Contact (Anthro 227). Primary
responsibility for organizing and selecting readings, scheduling and moderating
discussions and lectures for a graduate level seminar.
Fall 1993. Introduction to Computer Use (Anthro
193/UGIS 193). Instructor: Primary responsibility for course, approx. 130 students.
Fall 1992. Head Graduate Student
Instructor. Edit/update course manual and
assignments, general administration, manage staff of 2-4 GSIs. Spring 1992, Spring 1993. Graduate Student Instructor. Four weekly (3-hr) lab sections, 14–18
students. Spring 1988, Fall 1988, Fall 1991. Archaeology, Material Culture
& Ethnicity in America, 1580–1980 (Anthro 121B). Course Reader. Attend lectures, read and grade papers, and
exams. Spring 1991. History of Anthropological
Thought (Anthro 114A). Graduate Student Instructor. Four weekly discussion sections of 15–20
students, grading, exams, and student consultation. Fall
1989, Fall 1990. Introduction to Archaeology (Anthro
2). Graduate Student Instructor. Four weekly discussion sections of 15–20
students, grading, exams, and student consultation. Spring
1989, Spring 1990. Division of Diving Control, University of California, Berkeley Introduction to Scientific
Diving (IDS 407). Senior Instructor. In-water instructor in a rigorous
introduction to SCUBA diving for research purposes. Spring
1992, Spring 1993. Assistant Instructor. Diving buddy and safety monitor. Spring, 1987–1991. Archaeological Experience:Anthropological Studies Center, Sonoma State University and the
California Department of Transportation. Historical archaeology field
and lab specialist, Cypress Archaeological Project, Oakland, California. Excavation, artifact identification, conservation,
curation, and analysis; 19th–20th c. urban sites.
August 1994–October 1995. Bermuda National Trust and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Project leader, Stewart Hall
archaeological excavations, St. George’s, Bermuda.
Excavation director and collections management, managing a crew of 4-10; 17th-20th
c. urban domestic site. 6 weeks,
June–August, 1990–1994. Archaeologist, excavation
& survey, St. George’s, Bermuda. Survey
director, managing a crew of 4-6; 17th–20th c. sites.
Excavator; 18th–20th c. site; 6 weeks, June–August, 1989–1991. Archaeology in Annapolis and the University of Maryland. Assistant supervisor, field
school excavations at the Charles Carroll site, Annapolis, Maryland. Supervising field school excavation of approx. 15
students; 18th-19th c. site. 10 weeks,
June–August 1988. Texas A & M University. Crew chief, underwater field
school excavations at Port Royal, Jamaica. Coordinate
underwater excavations for a crew of 4–5 divers.
8 weeks, June–August 1986. Bass Lake Ranger District, Sierra National Forest, California. Summer volunteer intern,
archaeological survey. Survey of
prehistoric-20th c. sites. 8 weeks,
June–August 1985. Department of Anthropology University of California, Berkeley. Field school, survey, &
excavations at Somersville and Morgan Territory, Contra Costa County, California. Spring, 1985.Department of Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley. The Flowerdew Hundred Foundation and the Department of Anthropology
University of California, Berkeley. Field school, excavations at
Flowerdew Hundred, Virginia. 17th-19th c.
sites. 9 weeks, June–August 1984. Museum Experience:Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology, University of California,
Berkeley. Formerly the Lowie Museum of
Anthropology. All aspects and stages of
collections curation and management; exhibit research, preparation, and installation. Senior Museum Preparator. 1987–1994. Graduate Research Assistant. Spring 1991. Museum Preparator. 1986–1987. Student Intern &
Volunteer. 1984–1986. Exhibits: Alaska Commercial Company: Commerce &
Curios; Art from Australia’s Northern Territory; Back Roads to Far Towns: Folk Art of Rural Japan; British Earthenware;
Ethnography through Photography in Central Greece; Focus on Egypt’s Past: The Excavations of George Reisner, 1899–1905;
Historic Textiles from the Design Collection; Introduction to the Permanent Collection;
Ishi and the Invention of Yahi Culture; The Living Web:
Contemporary Expressions of Northern California Indian Basketry; Money: Tokes of Value; Paradise & Survival: Ceremonial Indian Dances in Northern California;
Seychelles: Commerce in Paradise; Teaching
Exhibits for Introduction to Archaeology, Indians of North America, and Natives of
California; Too Good to be True: Fakes,
Forgeries & Replicas from Anthropological Collections; Written Down & Dug Up Other Professional & Community Experience & Service:Society for Historical Archaeology Reviewer for Historical
Archaeology. 1996–present. Archaeological Research Facility, University of California, Berkeley. Participant Lecturer,
Archaeology Outreach Program. Lecture on
such topics as material culture studies, archaeology, and colonial history. 1993–present. Cardiff Rose Fencing Academy, Northern Renaissance Pleasure Faire,
Novato, California. Fencing Instructor & Stage
Crew. Teach and demonstrate fencing (all
ages); living history presentations. Weekends,
August–October 1990–present. Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley Editor of the Kroeber
Anthropological Society Papers & Co-president of the society. Member, editorial committee, vol. 77; chief
editor, vols. 78 and 79. Organize, run
society meetings and events, train editors; responsible for all stages of publication. 1993–1996. Student Member, Historical
Archaeology faculty job search committee. 1994–1995. Graduate student
representative. Represent students to
department faculty. 1987–1988. Instructional Computing and Collections Facility, University of
California, Berkeley. System Operator. Assist patrons, backups, restoration, and
maintenance. 1987–1992. Research & Teaching Interests:Introduction to anthropology/archaeology Historical anthropology/archaeology Material culture and museum studies Communities and Landscapes The American Frontier History of anthropological thought Fellowships, Grants & Awards:Stahl Grant. Archaeological
Research Facility, University of California, Berkeley, 1996–1997. For statistical consulting related to dissertation
research. Townsend Center for the
Humanities Working Group Grant. University
of California, Berkeley, 1993–1995. Funded
the reading group/lecture series Historical
Anthropology of Contact, Co-organizer with Elizabeth Prine and Margot Winer; grant
written by E. Prine. Outstanding Graduate Student
Instructor Award for Excellence in Teaching. Department
of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, 1991–1992. Robert H. Lowie Grant. Department of Anthropology, University of
California, Berkeley, 1987–1992. Five
grants awarded for travel and research. California State
Graduate Fellowship, 1988–1990. Specialized Skills:
Professional Memberships:Register of Professional Archaeologists American Anthropological Association Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture Society for American Archaeology Society for Historical Archaeology
Seminars, Symposia & Museum Exhibits:2000 Interdisciplinarity:
Collaboration or Competition? Symposium
in preparation for the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and
Underwater Archaeology. Quebec, Canada. January 4-9. 1998 Appraising Inventories:
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Probate Inventories and Related Documents. Session chair.
Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society
for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology. Atlanta, Georgia.
January 7–11. 1993–95 Historical Anthropology of Contact. Graduate seminar/reading group and associated
visiting lecture series organized with Elizabeth Prine and Margot Winer. Department of Anthropology, University of
California, Berkeley. Visiting lecture series
funded by a grant from the Townsend Center for the Humanities, University of California,
Berkeley. Fall 1993–Spring 1995. 1994 The Written and the Wrought: Complementary Sources in Historical Anthropology. Co-chair with Margot Winer, Eleanor Casella,
and Elizabeth Prine. Symposium presented at
the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference on Historical and Underwater
Archaeology. Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada. January 5–9. 1987–94 Teaching
Exhibits. Exhibits for Introduction
to Archaeology, Indians of North America, and Natives of California at the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology (formerly the Lowie
Museum of Anthropology). Collaborated with
instructors on content and installation. 1993 Written Down and Dug Up.
An Exhibit at the Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology (formerly the Lowie
Museum of Anthropology). Responsible for all
content and installation. August–October. 1992 Site to World System:
Theoretical and Analytical Perspectives on Contact. Session chair.
Session presented at The Archaeology of Contact: Processes and Consequences, 25th Annual
Meeting of the Chacmool Conference. University
of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. November
12–15. 1987 Bark Paintings from Australia’s Northern
Territory. An Exhibit at the Phoebe
Hearst Museum of Anthropology (formerly the Lowie Museum of Anthropology). Responsible for all content and installation. Fall–Winter. Publications:2000 Privy Business: Chamber Pots and Sexpots in Colonial Life. Archaeology 53:4, July/August. (in press) Theoretical
and Analytical Perspectives on Contact: An
Overview. In The Archaeology of Contact: Processes and Consequences. Edited by B. Kulle, K. Lesick. Department of
Archaeology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 1997 Point. In Point–Counterpoint, ROPA. Society for American Archaeology Newsletter 15(4):34. 1995 A Full Complement: Employing Diverse Sources in Historical
Anthropology. In The Written and the Wrought: Complementary Sources in Historical Anthropology. Essays in Honor of James Deetz (Special Issue),
edited by Mary Ellin D’Agostino, Elizabeth Prine, Eleanor Casella, and Margot Winer. Kroeber
Anthropological Society Papers 79:116-136. 1995 The
Written and the Wrought: Complementary
Sources in Historical Anthropology. Essays
in Honor of James Deetz (Special Issue) of the Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers 79. Senior editor with Elizabeth Prine, Eleanor
Casella, and Margot Winer. 1995 Cumulative
Index, 1950–1994. Kroeber Anthropological Society Papers, Vol. 78. With Robert V. Kemper. 1995 Review
of James Deetz: Flowerdew Hundred: The Archaeology of a Virginia Plantation,
1619–1864. Historical Archaeology 29(1): 103–104. Manuals & Reports:1993 Introduction to Computer Use: Anthropology 193 Manual. 14th edition revised. Edited with Chris Hoffman. Department of Anthropology, University of
California, Berkeley. January. 1992 Introduction to Computer Use: Anthropology 193 Manual. 12 and 13th editions revised. Edited with Gurcharan S. Khanna. Department of Anthropology, University of
California, Berkeley. January, August. 1990 Summary
Report on the Archaeological Investigation of Stewart Hall, St. Georges, Bermuda,
1989–1990. Preliminary report prepared
for the Bermuda National Trust and the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. 1990 A
Report of the Diverse & Sundry Researches into the History of Stewart Hall. With Carl Thelen.
Preliminary report prepared for the Bermuda National Trust and the Colonial
Williamsburg Foundation. 1989 The
Ceramic Assemblage from Melville Island, Australia: Report
on ceramics recovered from an early 19th century British Military Outpost. Manuscript on file at the Phoebe Hearst Museum of
Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley. Papers Presented: 1999 Reification, Reality, and Gender. Paper presented at the 98th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Chicago, IL. November 17-21. 1999 Material Correlates of Social Identity in the Anglo-Colonial World. Paper presented at the 64th Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archaeology. Chicago, IL. March 24-28. 1998 An Archaeological Approach to Historic Documents. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association. Philadelphia, PA. December 2–6. 1998 An Archaeological Approach to Probate Inventories. Paper presented at the Fall Meeting of the Society for Post-Medieval Archaeology. University of Durham, Durham, England. September 21–22. 1992 Theoretical
and Analytical Perspectives on Contact: An
Overview. Paper presented at The Archaeology of Contact: Processes and Consequences, 25th annual
Chacmool Conference. Department of
Archaeology, University of Calgary, Alberta,
Canada. November 12–15. 1987 Plymouth Colony Room-by-Room
Inventories, 1633-1684. Co-author with James
Deetz and the Berkeley Historical Archaeology Seminar.
Paper presented at Early American Inventories,
the Annual Meeting of the Dublin Seminar for New England Folklife, Deerfield,
Massachusetts. July
11–12. Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Meetings
1999 The Chamber Pot in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Culture. Revised version presented at the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology Annual Meeting, St. Mary's City, Maryland. October 23-24, 1999. 1998 An Archaeological Approach
to Probate Inventories. 1996 Etic
and Emic Material Culture Categories in Archaeological and Anthropological Interpretation. 1994 A
Full Complement: Employing Diverse Sources in
Historical Anthropology. 1991 Goods
& Chattels: Comparing Probate Inventories
from Seventeenth Century Plymouth Colony, Maryland, and Bermuda. 1989 Household
Stuffe: A Comparison of Probate Inventories
from Essex, England & Plymouth Colony, New England.
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