Collection of Research Projects: Thomas Baurley actively worked around the world.
- 1990: Archaeology Field School Crew / Pottery Cataloguer: FSU Classics.
Excavations at Cetamura Del Chianti, Italy.
06/1990 – 08/15/1990
Foreign travel, PR, site setup, transit, grid setup, surveying, unit/profile note-taking/mapping, a final compilation of notes, excavation, recovery, dry/wet screening, stone removal of well, surveying, brick and tile weighing, cataloging, pottery washing/ reconstruction, and curation. Seminars in Etruscan/Roman history/archaeology, curation, and cataloging. Site clearing. Report written on “Roman Tiles”. Chianti, Italy: classics.fsu.edu. - 1991: Excavations at San Pedro y San Pablo De Patale, Florida.
01/06/1991-05/15/1991
Archaeology Field School Crew: FSU Anthropology Department.
Site setup, auger testing, transit, laser level, grid setup, surveying, excavation, dry and wet screening, photography, camcorder, field sample collections, field book, unit summaries, equipment maintenance, mapping, field forms, and site notes. Washing, cleaning, and cataloging pottery. Feature/unit mapping, artifact reconstructive drawing, and a report done on “Medicinal plant usage amongst the Apalachee Indians”. Tallahassee, Florida: anthro.fsu.edu.
1991: Archaeology Lab Technician: FSU Department of Anthropology.
WWII Plane excavation, Shell Middens, Southeastern Archaeological National Parks, and NAGPRA repatriation project.
06/1991-12/14/1991
Lab, inventory, cataloging, data entry, and processing for the 1991 Patale field season, color slides, and B&W photographs. WordStar and WordPerfect. Emergency Excavation of downed WWII fighter plane in Apalachicola Forest (Sept 1991) – a joint project with Florida State Forestry Service. June 1991: Inventory/Cataloguing NPS-SEAC faunal remains, artifact identification, analysis, cataloging, and recording data into Dbase. Tallahassee, Florida: anthro.fsu.edu. - 1991-1998: Researcher / Archaeological Tech: Archaeological Consultants.
Master Site File and Field Survey, North Florida
09/01/1991-07/1998
06/1996 to 07/1998. 09/1991 to 05/1995. Research, retrieval of archaeological reports, surveys, and maps from Florida Master Site Files, copying, faxing, and shipping. Fieldwork includes screening, soil auger & posthole tests, and road surveys. Tallahassee, Florida: www.aci-crm.com. - 1992-1996: Museum Specialist: NPS Southeastern Archaeological Center.
NAPRA, Curation, Artifact Analysis. Southeastern United States.
05/1992-10/1996
Museum Specialist – preservation, curation, storage, and relocation of artifacts/ materials housed at SEAC. Dbase/Access accessioning of artifacts; Archive Technician – Archives preservation, organization, and cataloging. Authored Operations Manual for Archive management and other reports. Museum Technician – Curation, Artifact and faunal analysis, NAGPRA accession, and preservation. Position via Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation 05/1995-10/1996; Archive Technician 1995 Florida State University Department of Anthropology, Museum Technician 05/1992-08/1992, 08/1993-05/1994. Tallahassee, Florida: nps.gov/orgs/1539/
- 2004-2005: Archaeology Technician II: Cascadia Archaeology
Camano Beach Island State Park Excavation Project. Pacific Northwest.
12/07/04-02/16/05
Wet screening, oven, artifact analysis, sorting, excavation, 1×1 test units, and recovery of shell midden for utility trench being implemented by Camano Island State Park. Technical Support, website maintenance. Camano Island, Washington: Cascadian.us.
- 2005-2006: Archaeology Technician: HRA Gray & Pape, LLC.
HP/Cypress Creek Park survey. Texas.
05/2006; 04/11/05-10/11/05; on-call 4/11/05-4/29/05.
Survey/assessment by shovel testing and monitoring of 385+ acres. 1m shovel tests, screening, and survey. Contract Archaeology, monitoring, testing, screening, surveys, and assessments. graypape.com.
- 2005: Archaeology Technician: Panamerican Consultants
Magna Vista Levy, Plantation Excavation/Cemetery Survey. Mississippi/Louisiana.
05/31/05-07/01/05
Survey/assessment by shovel testing and monitoring of 20+ mile swamp/river/levy terrain ACOE. shovel tests, screening, survey, remote sensing (GPS/magnetometer – G-858/856, AG114). Plantation & Cemetery Survey involves 1×1 m unit excavations, surveys, etc. www.panamconsultants.com.
- 2005: Archaeology Technician: Archaeological & Historical Conservancy.
Icon Brickell Project (Miami Circle habitation/mortuary site). Miami, Florida.
06/27/05-09/25/05
Excavation, dry & wet screen, burial excavation, artifact analysis, survey, monitoring. Miami, Florida: florida-archaeology.org. - 2005-2011: GIS Specialist, Curator, Archaeologist: ICI Services/US Army.
BRAC Survey Project, Fort Carson Military Reservation, Pinon Canyon Military Site, Colorado Springs – Trinidad, Colorado.
09/01/05-04/30/11
Curator (6/2/06-04/30/11); Field Archaeologist (9/1/05-4/30/11); GIS Specialist; and Database Manager. Phase 1-3: Survey, Excavation, Site Recording, Curation, Artifact Analysis, Collections. ArcMap/GIS 9.0-9.4; TerraGo GeoPDF; Past Perfect Museum Software; Adobe CS2-CS5 Suite software (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etcetera); Implementation for staff of Arc Explorer/ Google Earth mapping; ArcPad; Total Station, Trimble Data Management (Nomad, GeoXM, GeoXT, GeoExplorer); post-processing/correction; Ricoh GPS Camera; plotting surveys, maps, sites, isolated finds and record tracking/ approval process for National Environmental Policy Act, Section 106, and Cultural Resource Management work requests and concerns; Section 106 packets; Archive management; Management/Creation of an accessioning system, taxonomy, conversions from Dbase/Access to Past Perfect; development of interactive Adobe field forms, Teacher of Environmental Protection Officer cultural section classes, Adobe Software and Past Perfect to staff. Technical and Information Technology support for the Curation Facility as a certified Information Management Officer. Field Archaeologist and Crew Chief for large archaeological surveys and site testing projects at both the Fort Carson and Pinon Canyon Maneuver Sites in southeastern Colorado. Management of over 7,000 Archaeological properties within a team of 10-15 Archaeologists. Native American Consultations with the Comanche, Jicarilla Apache, Sioux, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Wichita, and other affiliated tribes in the region. 9/1/2005 – 6/01/2006: Archaeologist & Crew Chief. BRAC Survey Project – desert/canyon/plains survey and assessment, all phases, recording of sites ranging from rock shelters & art, tipi rings, Apishapa structures, cold war structures, historic settlements, lithic scatters. lithic analysis, artifact analysis, rock art drawings, curation, flotation, excavation, site maps, reports, data entry, and monitoring. Fort Carson/Pinon Canyon, Colorado: www.icisrvcs.com/ stellee.com. Managed over 7,000 archaeological sites and over 50,000 artifacts.
- 2011: Tour Guide, Night Watch, Voyage Crew: ANMM: Australian National Maritime Museum.
HMB Endeavour – Circumnavigation of Australia. Gladstone-Brisbane, Australia.
04/27/11-05/19/11
HMB Endeavour Volunteer Tour Guide & Night Watch Guard in Brisbane port, a floating museum of the HMB Endeavour replica of Captain Cook’s 18th-century vessel, requiring memorization and presentation of the history of Cook and the voyage to Australia. Voyage Crew member during Circumnavigation of Australia 2011-2012 performing bow/stern watch, steering the ship, maintenance, cleaning the ship, climbing masts, setting sails and riggings. Brisbane – Gladstone, Australia: sea.museum. - 2011: Field Crew Supervisor: Saveock Archaeology.
Saveok Archaeology – Cornwall, UK.
06/04/11-08/01/11
Assisting Experimental Archaeologist Jacqui Wood with her field school during the summer of 2011. Excavation of Offering Pits, Pools, Roundhouse pits, and site. Instructions to students on excavation and methodology. Assist in the re-creation of an Iron Age Roundhouse. Cornwall, England: www.archaeologyonline.org
- 2012: Rathnadrinna Research Project: Rathnadrinna Fort, Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Summer 2009
Archaeologist – Volunteer.
Rathnadrinna Fort, a trivallate circular hilltop enclosure, is one of several hilltop enclosures that surround the Rock of Cashel. We’ve been investigating the fort via documentary research, aerial photographs, geophysics, and LiDAR since 2009. Excavation, screening, and artifacts. - 2015: Soda Fire BAER Survey: Idaho/Oregon. Pacific Northwest.
10/20/15-11/10/15
Crew chief/Archaeologist. Logan Simpson Designs.
Crew chief of 4 for surveys, 2 for recording: pedestrian survey, shovel probes, photography, site recording. logansimpson.com. - 2015: BLM Surprise Valley Survey: California/Nevada.
11/17/15-12/01/15
Archaeologist. Logan Simpson Designs.
Rock Art, recordings, pedestrian survey, shovel probes, site recording. logansimpson.com. - 2015: Rattlesnake Mountain Survey: Rio Vista, California.
2015: Requa Avenue Sewer Interceptor Project: City of Indio, California.
2015: North San Dimas Avenue Project: City of San Dimas, Los Angeles, California.
2015: CRA French Valley: Riverside, California.
04/06/15-10/30/15
Archaeologist, Principal Investigator, Report Writer, GIS Specialist – L&L Environmental.
Phase 1 Cultural Resources Assessment Specific Plan 243A1, 917 Acres in Jurupa Valley, Riverside County, California. Requa Avenue Sewer Interceptor Project +/-107.50 Acre Study Area and +/- Acre Area of Potential Effects (APE) In the City of Indio, Riverside County, California. Cultural Resources Assessment for the North San Dimas Avenue Project ±11.18 Acres in the City of San Dimas, Los Angeles County, California. Phase 1 Cultural Resources Assessment for APN 963-010-006 ±19.36 Acres in the French Valley Area, Riverside County, California. Riverside, California, NEPA and surveys. Field archaeologist, principal investigator, crew chief, EIC research, CEA, Section 106, data collection, graphics, GIS, survey, testing, monitoring, and report writing/production. Redlands/Riverside/Southern California: llenviroinc.com.
- 2016: Eagle Creek Flood Control Survey/Hog Farm Excavation, Findlay, Ohio, USA.
11/21/16-12/15/16;
Archaeologist. Mannik and Smith.
Phase 1-3: Pedestrian survey, artifact identification, site recording, excavation, analysis. Shovel probes, dry screening, artifact collection, and mapping.
- 2016: Sage Grouse BLM survey: Bend, Oregon – Pacific Northwest.
2/16/16-2/22/16
Archaeologist, Logan Simpson Design.
Pedestrian survey, site recording, shovel probes, photography, and ArcGIS. logansimpson.com. - 2016: Douglas Northstar BLM Survey: Coulee City/Omak, Washington. Pacific Northwest.
3/8/16 – 4/12/16
Archaeologist. Logan Simpson Design.
Pedestrian survey, shovel probes, site recording, photography, and ArcGIS. logansimpson.com. - 2016: Second Surrender/Douglas Mountain BLM Survey: Klamath Falls/Bonanza, Oregon.
4/19/16-5/31/16
Archaeologist. Logan Simpson Design.
Pedestrian survey, site recording, photography, and ArcGIS. logansimpson.com. - 2016: Lava Fields Survey BLM: Twin Falls, Idaho. Pacific Northwest.
6/7/16-6/14/ 16
Archaeologist. Logan Simpson Design.
Pedestrian survey, site recording, Trimble/Data mapping, photography, and ArcGIS. logansimpson.com. - 2016: Bear Park/Craters of the Moon BLM survey: Arco, Idaho. Pacific Northwest.
6/21/16-6/28/16
Archaeologist. Logan Simpson Design.
Pedestrian survey, site recording, Trimble/Data mapping, and ArcGIS. logansimpson.com. - 2016: Bend/Baker City, Oregon Surveys: Oregon/Washington/Idaho/California.Pacific Northwest.
July/August 2016.
Archaeologist. Logan Simpson Design.
Pedestrian survey, site recording, shovel probes, field photography, and ArcGIS. logansimpson.com. - 2018-2021: Ethnography of Gig Work. Denver, CO; Seattle, WA; Bellingham, WA.
May 2018 – August 2021.
Corporate Anthropologist. Technogypsie Productions.
Corporate Anthropology for Technogypsie Productions, Arvada, Colorado. Ethnography of Gig work project. Analysis and business assessment through Amusement Advantage/Secret Shopper; Looks and Photographic Recordation of cars in accidents for insurance companies via WeGoLook; Shopping and Courier services for GrubHub, Door Dash, Postmates. - 2018: Ravenna Ammunition Plant Survey. Newton Falls, Ohio.
Fall 2018.
Archaeologist. Mannik and Smith.
Phase 1-3: Pedestrian survey, artifact identification, site recording, excavation, analysis. Shovel probes, dry screening, artifact collection, and mapping. https://manniksmithgroup.com/ - 2019: Detroit, Michigan Motown Excavation Project. Detroit, Michigan.
November 2019.
Archaeologist. Mannik and Smith.
Phase 1-3: Pedestrian survey, artifact identification, site recording, excavation, analysis. Shovel probes, dry screening, artifact collection, and mapping. https://manniksmithgroup.com/ - 2021: Eagle Creek Flood Control Survey, Findlay, Ohio.
4/5/21-4/24/21; 11/21/16-12/15/16
Archaeologist. Mannik and Smith.
Phase 1-3: Pedestrian survey, artifact identification, site recording, excavation, analysis. Shovel probes, dry screening, artifact collection, and mapping. https://manniksmithgroup.com/. - 2021-2022: Colville National Forest Chewelah A-Z Survey, Chewelah, Washington State.
8/26/2021-6/15/2022
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Pedestrian Field survey, site recording, High altitude mountain survey, Survey123, QGis, ArcGis Online, Collector, Input, Site forms, Report writing, Patent/parcel, and Genealogy searches. https://www.stellee.com. - 2022: Lake Kachess Campground Survey. Easton, Washington. Pacific Northwest.
November 2022.
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2022-2023: Umpqua National Forest Survey. Roseburg, Oregon. Pacific Northwest.
November-December 2022, January-June, October-November 2023
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Crew Chief. Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2023: Willamette National Forest Survey. Eugene, Oregon. Pacific Northwest.
February-March, October-November, 2023
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Crew Lead. Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2023: Dog Mountain Survey. Carson, Washington. Columbia River Gorge/Pacific Northwest.
November 2023
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Crew Lead. Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2023: Lake Wenatchee Forest Survey. Lake Wenatchee, Washington. Pacific Northwest.
April – June 2023
Archaeologist. ASM Affiliates, Inc.
pedestrian survey, shovel probes/grid, excavation, artifact analysis, site recording, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS, photography. https://www.asmaffiliates.com - 2023: Burns Oregon BLM Survey. Burns, Oregon. Pacific Northwest.
April – June 2023.
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2023: Whidbey Island Culvert Monitoring. Whidbey Island, Washington. Pacific Northwest.
June 2023
Archaeological Monitor. ASM Affiliates, Inc.
archaeological monitoring, construction POC, shovel probes, excavation, artifact analysis, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS, photography. https://www.asmaffiliates.com - 2023: Klamath Falls BLM Survey. Klamath Falls, Oregon. Pacific Northwest.
September – December, 2023.
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Crew lead, Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2023: Blaine Sewer Project Monitoring. Blaine, Washington. Pacific Northwest.
October-November, 2023
Archaeological Monitor. ASM Affiliates, Inc.
excavation monitoring, construction, POC for crew, artifact analysis, site recording, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS, photography. https://www.asmaffiliates.com - 2023: Adel Oregon BLM Survey. Adel, Oregon. Pacific Northwest.
September – December, 2023.
Crew Chief/Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Crew lead, Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2023: Juniper Canyon Air Turbine Survey. Juniper Canyon, Washington. Pacific Northwest.
November 2023
Archaeologist. ASM Affiliates, Inc.
pedestrian survey, shovel probes/grid, excavation, artifact analysis, site recording, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS, photography. https://www.asmaffiliates.com - 2023: Dosewallips Olympic Forest Survey. Dosewallips, Washington. Pacific Northwest.
November-December, 2023.
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2024: Olympic Peninsula Fish Access DOT Survey. Port Angeles, Washington. Pac-Northwest.
March-April 2024.
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Pedestrian survey, Shovel probes, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2024: Blaine-Lynden-Sumas Border Crossing Survey. Blaine/Lynden/Sumas, Washington.
April 2024
Archaeologist. ASM Affiliates, Inc.
pedestrian survey, shovel probes/grid, excavation, artifact analysis, site recording, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS, photography. https://www.asmaffiliates.com - 2024: Fairchild Air Force Base Survey. Spokane, Washington. Pacific Northwest.
September 2024-May 2025
Field Director/Crew Chief. Stell, Inc.
Crew lead of 3, Field Director. Primary report writer. Pedestrian survey, site recording, site re-evaluations, photography, fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2024-2025: US Air Force Training Academy Survey. Colorado Springs, Colorado.
November 2024 – May 2025
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Pedestrian survey, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2024-2025: Delta Colorado BLM Surveys. Delta, Colorado.
November 2024 – May 2025
Archaeologist. Stell, Inc.
Pedestrian survey, site recording, artifact identification, report writing, photography, Fieldmaps/Survey 1-2-3/ArcGIS. https://www.stellee.com. - 2025: Snorkel AI Anthropology Training for AI. United States.
March-May 2025
Anthropologist. Snorkel AI.
Question/hypothesis with answers development for AI system training. Payment per question/response contract work for building data-centric AI. https://snorkel.ai. - 2025: Chaco Canyon LiDar Illustrations/Figures. New Mexico.
March-May 2025
Graphic Design. Stell, Inc.
Measurements, sketches, LiDar illustrations, and figures developed in Photoshop 2025.
https://www.stellee.com - 2019-2025: Techno Tink Articles, Blogs, & Travel Content. Washington State.
August 2019 – Present
Writer, Researcher, Photographer, Blogger, Designer. Techno Tink, LLC.
Writing hundreds of articles and blogs, management of over 70,000 photographs/digital files for the Techno Tink Productions Group. Management of websites, web development, and graphic design. www.technotink.com, www.technotink.org, archaeologyfinds.com, technowanderer.com.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Lab/Museum/Field: Archaeology Phases 1-3: Survey, Excavation, Curation, Floral/ Faunal/ Lithic/ Ceramic/ Artifact Analysis, Ceramic Analysis, artifact drawing/ reconstruction, Ethnography, Herbology, Studies on Folk Religion and Folklore. Site setup and clearing for excavations, transit / level / auger testing and surveying. Working with human remains. Federal sensitivity to Native American graves and repatriation (NAGPRA projects). Lab studies, inventory, artifact cleaning / care / reconstruction, and preservation. Museum studies and archival storage. Remote sensing, Past Perfect 3.0-4.3, ArcGIS 3.2-9.3, Trimble GeoXM, GeoXT, Nomad, and GeoExplorer, ArcPad 7, TerraSync, Total Station, Ricoh GPS Camera, and TerraGo GeoPDF. Graphic Design/ Multimedia/ Photography: AI (training), ChatGPT, OpenAI, Firefly, RightBlogger, Lectora, SharePoint 2007/2010, Blackboard, Adobe Creative Suite 3-6.0; Photoshop 2.0-CS5, Illustrator 4.0-CS5, Acrobat Professional 4.0-9.0, Painter 4, Freehand, Premiere, Director 6.5, Flash 4.0-MX/CS4, Video/Sound Editing, Scanning and Image Editing, Digital + 35mm Photography & Camcorder. Technical: Web page management, creation, development(hard code HTML 2.0-4.0+) HomeSite, Flash, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, JavaScript, dhtml, SSI, MivaScript, Webtrends, Cold Fusion, CGI/Perl, Qbasic, WordPress, Jetpack, WooCommerce, Webcrossing, ASP, and HTML Script, Site hosting, E-commerce, Miva Merchant. Data Entry/Database (Dbase III, MS-Access, MS-Query, MS-DOS, BASIC, Qbasic), Linux Server Administration (Mail and Web: httpd, Apache, sendmail, webmin, majordomo, webcrossing, ssl, mail admin, redhat Linux 6.1), Macintosh (sys. 7.5), W95/98/ 2000/NT/XP, Unix/Linux. SEO, Marketing, Advertising, and Social Media.
Desktop Publishing /Word Processing: Office Suite Software 1998-present, Word, Quark Xpress, AI, ChatGPT, OpenAI, Grok, PageMaker, MS Publisher, InDesign, Adobe suite, Word Perfect, Adobe Acrobat Form Development and Design. Office/Administration: Upper Level Management, personnel management, Event planning, Research, Telemarketing, Filing, Fund Raising, Event planning, Supervisor, Internet, Typing (90 wpm), QuickBooks, Quicken, Customer Service/ Technical Support, Auto Claims Evaluations, Courier, Delivery, and Sales.
Professional Affiliations
Florida State University Anthropological Society
Society for American Archaeology
Archaeological Institute of America
International Webmasters Association
GIS-Colorado / ESRI GIS Federal Workers Users Group
American Association for State and Local History
SAM: Society of American Magicians member
IBM: International Brotherhood of Magicians member
TravelCon attendee