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JAKOB D. CROCKETT
BS, Behavioral Science and Health, University of Utah, 1999 BS, Anthropology, University of Utah, 2002 MA, Anthropology, University of South Carolina, 2005 SUBFIELD Historical Archaeology RESEARCH INTERESTS The historical archaeology of North America; ethnoarchaeology; production and consumption; commodities; power relations; the use of space; cultural coping strategies; boundary maintenance; nineteenth century culture change; African Diaspora; segregation; theory and methodologies. DISSERTATION PROJECT I initiated the Mann-Simons African American Archaeology Project in 2005 as a long-term, interdisciplinary project to understand better the strategies employed by the diverse African American community to negotiate the complex and challenging world of urban antebellum life, as well as their adaptation to the changing world of the Jim Crow South. Primary data is drawn from documents, oral histories, and archaeological excavations at the Mann-Simons site (38RD1083), a collection of nineteenth and twentieth century intact and extinct urban, middle-class African American households in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. As the first archaeological investigation of an African American owned site in Columbia, the project is an exciting opportunity for bridging diverse communities. Integrating the voices of community members through oral histories is an opportunity to participate in the making of alternative histories, a critical component of community empowerment. PUBLICATIONS
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of South Carolina, Columbia. Summer 2006 / Summer 2007 Instructor “Field School in Historical Archaeology,” ANTH 322/722, Department of Anthropology. University of South Carolina, Columbia. Fall Semester 2006 Instructor “Research and Field Methods in Historical Archaeology,” ANTH 322/722, Department of Anthropology. University of South Carolina, Columbia. Summer 2006 Instructor “Reading and Research” ANTH 699, Department of Anthropology. Guided independent study of archaeological field and lab methods with anthropology graduate student. University of South Carolina, Columbia. Spring Semester 2007 / Spring Semester 2006 Instructor “Primates, People, and Prehistory,” ANTH 101, Department of Anthropology. University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. January – December 2005 Teaching Assistant “Primates, People, and Prehistory,” ANTH 101, Department of Anthropology. Organized, taught, and graded six undergraduate discussion sections. ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE Mann-Simons African American Archaeology Project, Columbia, SC. July 2005 – Present Principle Investigator Responsible for all aspects of the project, including: research design; project coordination; phase I – III data collection; record keeping; mapping; cataloging; analysis; report writing; funding; hiring and supervision of field crew; and public outreach. Historic St. Mary’s City, St. Mary’s City, MD (Director: Henry M. Miller). July 2004 – August 2004; September 2002 – March 2003 Archaeology Field Technician Responsible for all aspects of phase I – III data collection, including Total Station use, grid layout, mapping, recording, surveying and excavation of various 17th – 20th century sites. Lab experience includes washing, sorting, labeling, drawing, analyzing and cataloging artifacts. Allendale Paleoindian Expedition Project, Allendale County, SC (Director: Albert C. Goodyear). May 2004 – June 2004 Archaeology Field Supervisor Supervised volunteers and all aspects of phase II – III data collection within Clovis and Pre-Clovis contexts at the Topper site, a public archaeology program. Skelly and Loy, Inc., Monroeville, PA. April 2003 – July 2003 Archaeology Field Technician Phase I – III data collection, including transit use, grid layout, mapping, recording, surveying and excavation of pre-historic sites dating circa AD 1300 and 800 BC near Corning, NY. RELATED EXPERIENCE (with Heléna L. Ferguson) Historical Archaeology in South Carolina: The Material Culture of Mann-Simons. Currently on display in the Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia. AWARDS 2007 National Endowment for the Humanities, McNeal Dissertation Fellowship, resident study, fall semester, Winterthur, Delaware. 2007 Archaeology Stewardship Award, presented by the Governor of South Carolina. 2006 Dera D. Parkinson Fellow, University of South Carolina, Columbia. 2006 Research Grant, Historic Columbia Foundation. 2006 Graduate School Travel Grant, University of South Carolina, Columbia. 2006 Travel Grant, Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia. 2005 The Humanities Council SC, a National Endowment for the Humanities program. 2005 Research Grant, Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia. 2005 Research Grant, Historic Columbia Foundation. 2005 Graduate Student Day Research Competition, Humanities/Regional and Global Studies, University of South Carolina, Columbia, second place winner. 2005 Travel Grant, Department of Anthropology, University of South Carolina, Columbia. 2005 Graduate School Travel Grant, University of South Carolina, Columbia. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS CONFERENCES ATTENDED Mann-Simons Archaeology Webpage
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