Archaeology of the southern levant

Zooarchaeology of Wadi Fidan, southern jordan

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Text Box: Curriculum Vitae Adolfo A. Muniz E-Mail: admuniz@gmail.com Website: admuniz.org Current Positions -Adjunct Professor, California State University, San Marcos -Adjunct Professor, University of California, San Diego Education 2007 University of California, San Diego PhD Anthropology (Concentration in Anthropological Archaeology) Dissertation: Feeding the Periphery: Modeling Early Bronze Age Economies and the Cultural Landscape of the Faynan District, Southern Jordan 2004 University of California, San Diego. A.B.D., Anthropology 2002 University of California, San Diego. M.A., Anthropology, (Concentration in Anthropological Archaeology). 1998 University of California, San Diego. B.A., Anthropology (Concentration in Archaeology) 1996 Palomar College, San Marcos Certificate in Archaeological Excavation and Surveying Published Works "The Archaeozoology of Khirbat en-Nahas, Southern Jordan". Muniz, A.. In Kings, Metals and Social Change-Excavations at Khirbat en-Nahas (Jordan)-An Iron Age Metal Production Center in Ancient Edom. Levy, T. E., Adams, R.B, and Najjar, M. (eds). Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology. In prep. "Iron Age Burial in the Lowlands of Edom: The 2004 Excavations at Wadi Fidan 40, Jordan". Levy, T. E., M. Najjar, A. Muniz, S. Malena, E. Monroe, M. Beherec, N. G. Smith, T. Higham, S. Munger, and K. Maes. Annual of the Department of Antiquities Jordan 49. 2005 "An Iron Age Landscape in the Edomite Lowlands: Archaeological Surveys along Wadi Al-Ghuwayb and Wadi Al-Jariya, Jabal Hamrat Fidan, Jordan, 2002. Levy, T. E., R. B. Adams, M. Najjar, J.D. Anderson, N. Smith, Y. Arbel, L. Soderbaum and A. Muniz. Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan., 47, 2003: 247-277. "Archaeology and the Shasu Nomads - Recent Excavations in the Jabal Hamrat Fidan, Jordan". Thomas E. Levy, Russell B. Adams and Adolfo Muniz. In Festschrift for David Noel Freedman: UCSD Judaic Studies Program, Propp, W.H. and Friedman, R.E. (eds), 2004. "Excavations and Surveys in the Jabal Hamrat Fidan (Jordan): Social Archaeology and Early Metallurgy at Khirbet Hamra Ifdan and it's Environs, 1999 - 2000 Seasons". Levy, T. E., R. B. Adams, M. Najjar, A. Hauptmann, A. Danin, J. Grattan, A. J. Witten, J. D. Anderson, Y. Arbel, M. Homan, A. Muniz, N. Smith, J. Moreno, K. Twiss and C. de Jong . Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research. In Prep. "Digital Archaeology 2001: GIS-Based Excavation Recording in Jordan". Thomas E. Levy, James D. Anderson, Mark Waggoner, Neil Smith, Adolfo Muniz, and Russell B. Adams. The SAA Archaeological Record. May 2001, Vol. 1, No 3, pp. 23-29. Unpublished Works "Agency and Social Change: A Case Study from the Egyptian Old Kingdom". Muniz, Adolfo. University of California, San Diego. Unpublished Masters Dissertation. June 2002. Teaching Experience April 2007-June 2007, Teaching Assistant, "Natural Disasters and the Human Response". Prof. Linda Strauss,. UCSD 6th College Writing Program, University of California, San Diego. April 2005-June 2005, Teaching Assistant, "Visible to the Invisible". Prof. Peter John. UCSD 6th College Writing Program, University of California, San Diego. January 2005-March 2005, Teaching Assistant, "Human Origins". Prof. Katerina Semendefari, UCSD Dept. of Anthropology. September 2005-December 2005, Teaching Assistant, "Introduction to Culture". Prof. Joel Robbins. UCSD Dept. of Anthropology. April 2004-June 2004, Teaching Assistant, "The Hebrew Bible, Archaeology, and Anthropological Theory". Prof. Thomas E. Levy. UCSD Dept. of Anthropology. January 2004-March 2004, Teaching Assistant, "Anthropological Methods and Theory- Laboratory Methods". Prof. Thomas E. Levy. UCSD Dept. of Anthropology. September 2003-December 2003, Teaching Assistant, "Debating Multiculturalism". Prof. Jim Holsten. UCSD Dept. of Anthropology. April 2003-June 2003, Teaching Assistant, "Global Futures". Prof. Linda Strauss, Prof. George Tynan. UCSD 6th College Writing Program. January 2003-April 2003, Teaching Assistant, "Limits and Boundaries". Gene Issacs. UCSD 6th College Writing Program, University of California, San Diego. August 2002-September 2002, Teaching Assistant, "SEL Field School- Archaeological Field Methods". Prof. Bryan Bird. UCSD Dept. of Anthropology. April 2002-June 2002, Teaching Assistant, "Anthropological Methods and Theory- Laboratory Methods". Prof. Thomas E. Levy. UCSD Dept. of Anthropology Archaeological Fieldwork Experience July – August 2007- Senior Archaeologist (Area D and Area E) for the Edom Lowland Regional Project in the Faynan region of southern Jordan. Excavated an EBA III occupation settlement and Iron Age slag mound. Directors: Dr. Thomas E. Levy, UCSD; Dr. Mohammad Najjar, Dept. of Antiquities, Jordan September - December 2006– Area supervisor – (Area T and Area F-Iron Age Khirbat en-Nahas) for the Edom Lowlands Project in the Faynan region of southern Jordan.  Excavated Iron Age administrative structures. Directors:  Dr. Thomas E. Levy, UCSD; Dr. Mohammad Najjar, DOA, Jordan. November 2005-Surveyor. Wadi Faynan drainage, southern Jordan. Hannah Friedman, Project Manager. CBRL, Amman Jordan. July - August 2004- Area supervisor (Iron Age Cemetery) for the Jabal Hamrat Fidan Archaeological Project in the Faynan region of southern Jordan. Director: Dr. Thomas E. Levy, UCSD. August - September 2003- Site supervisor (Early Bronze IA village) for the Wadi Fidan Dam Salvage Project in the Faynan region of southern Jordan. Directors: Dr. Mohammad Najjar, Jordan Department of Antiquities and Dr. Thomas E. Levy, UCSD. September - December 2002- Faunal Analyst with the 2002 UCSD Jabal Hamrat Fidan Archaeological Project (Iron Age) in the Faynan region of southern Jordan, Director: Dr. Thomas E. Levy, UCSD. August - September 2002- (Second Season) Site Supervisor with the San Elijio Lagoon Project in San Diego County, Director: Dr. Brian Byrd, UCSD, ASM Affiliates. August - September 2001 - Site Supervisor with the San Elijio Lagoon Project in San Diego County, Director: Dr. Brian Byrd, UCSD, ASM Affiliates. July - August 2001 - Participant in the California State University, Chico Zooarchaeology and Field Ecology, Lassen County, California. Director: Dr. Frank Bayham. June - August 2000 - Lab Coordinator with the 2000 UCSD Jabal Hamrat Fidan Archaeological Project (Early Bronze Age) in the Faynan region of southern Jordan, Director: Dr. Thomas E. Levy, UCSD. June - August 1999 - Assistant Field Supervisor with the 1999 UCSD Jabal Hamrat Fidan Archaeological Project (Neolithic Period) in the Faynan region of southern Jordan, Director: Dr. Thomas E. Levy, UCSD. June - August 1997 - Field Technician with the 1997 UCSD Jabal Hamrat Fidan Archaeological Project (Early Bronze Age) in the Faynan region of southern Jordan, Director: Dr. Thomas E. Levy, UCSD. Field volunteer - Crow Canyon Archaeology Center 1996 Field Season. Field volunteer - Crow Canyon Archaeology Center 1995 Field Season. Fellowships and Grants 2005-2006 U.C. Presidential Dissertation Year Fellowship 2004-2005 Kress Foundation Fellowship 2003 Dean's Social Science Research Travel Award 2002 American Center of Oriental Research -Harrell Family Fellowship 2002 American Center of Oriental Research-Pierre and Patricia Bikai Fellowship 2000 – 2002 San Diego Fellowship, 1997-1998 Ronald E. McNair Fellowship, 1997 UCSD Summer Sessions Research Scholarship Teaching and Research Experience Guest Curator- San Diego Museum of Man. Exhibit: Journey to the Copper Age. December 2006-June 2007 Teaching Assistant, UCSD 6th College, April-June 2007. Consultant-San Diego Archaeology Center, May-July 2006 Reader, UCSD Department of Anthropology. January 2005-June 2005. Teaching Assistant, UCSD Department of Anthropology, September 2003-June 2005. Teaching Assistant, UCSD 6th College, January 2003-June 2003. Archaeology Lab Technician, ASM Affiliates, June-September 2002. Archaeology Lab Supervisor, University of California, San Diego, 1999-2002. Training Coordinator, Rancho Bernardo Partners Limited, San Diego, 1990-1999 Field Technician, Chambers Group Environmental Agency, Irvine, CA, 1997 Field Technician, Philip E. DeBarros Archaeological Investigations, San Diego, CA, 1996


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