Archaeology & Projects

Collection of Research Projects Thomas Baurley actively worked around the world.

  • 1990: Excavations at Cetamura Del Chianti, Italy.  06/1990 – 08/15/1990    Archaeology Field School Crew / Pottery Cataloguer: FSU Classics.    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 wrote 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: WWII Plane excavation, Shell Middens, Southeastern Archaeological National Parks, and NAGPRA repatriation project. 06/1991-12/14/1991    Archaeology Lab Technician: FSU Department of Anthropology. Lab, inventory, cataloging, data entry, and processing for 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: 09/01/1991-07/1998    Researcher / Archaeological Tech: Archaeological Consultants. 06/1996 to 07/1998. 09/1991 to 05/1995.  Research, retrieval of archaeological reports, surveys, and maps from Florida Master Site Files, copying, fax, and shipping. Fieldwork includes screening, soil auger & posthole tests, and road surveys. Tallahassee, Florida: www.aci-crm.com.
  • 1992-1996: NAPRA, Curation, Artifact Analysis. 05/1992-10/1996    Museum Specialist: NPS Southeastern Archaeological Center. 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: Camano Beach Island State park Excavation Project. Cascadia Archaeology. 12/07/04-12/01/05     Archaeology Technician II: Cascadia Archaeology 12/07/04 – 2/16/05: Camano Island State Park Excavation/Recovery.  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: HP/Cypress Creek Park survey.  Survey/assessment by shovel testing and monitoring of 385+ acres. 1m shovel tests, screening, and survey.  Texas: graypape.com. 05/2006; 04/11/05-10/11/05    Archaeology Technician: HRA Gray & Pape, LLC. .Contract Archaeology, monitoring, testing, screening, surveys, and assessments. 4/11/05 – 4/29/2005. 
  • 2005: Magna Vista Levy survey, Plantation Excavation, Historical Cemetery Survey.  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. Mississippi, Louisiana: www.panamconsultants.com. 05/31/05-07/01/05    Archaeology Technician: Panamerican Consultants
  • 2005: Icon Brickell Project (Miami Circle habitation/mortuary site).  Excavation, dry & wet screen, burial excavation, artifact analysis, survey, monitoring.  Miami, Florida: florida-archaeology.org. 06/27/05-09/25/05    Archaeology Technician: Archaeological & Historical Conservancy.
  •  2005-2011: BRAC Survey Project, Fort Carson Military Reservation, Pinon Canyon Military Site, Colorado Springs – Trinidad, Colorado. 09/01/05-04/30/11    GIS Specialist, Curator, Archaeologist: ICI Services/US Army. 6/2/06-04/30/11: Curator; Field Archaeologist; 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, floatation, 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: HMB Endeavour – Circumnavigation of Australia. Australian National Maritime Museum. 04/27/11-05/19/11: Tour Guide, Night Watch, Voyage Crew: ANMM: HMB Endeavour Volunteer Tour Guide & Night Watch Guard in Brisbane port floating museum of the HMB Endeavour replica of Captain Cook’s 18th-century vessel requiring memorization and presentation of the history of Cook and voyage to Australia. Voyage Crew member during Circumnavigation of Australia 2011-2012 performing bow/stern watch, steering ship, maintenance, cleaning the ship, climbing masts, setting sails and riggings.  Brisbane – Gladstone, Australia: sea.museum.
  • 2011: Saveok Archaeology – Cornwall, UK. 06/04/11-08/01/11    Field Crew Supervisor: Saveock Archaeology. Assisting Experimental Archaeologist Jacqui Wood with her field school during the summer of 2011. Excavation of Offering Pits, Pools, Roundhouse pits, and site. Instruction 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; 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. Volunteer.
  • 2015: Soda Fire BAER Survey Crew chief of 4 for surveys, 2 for recording: 10/20/15-11/10/15; through Logan Simpson Design (LSD): logansimpson.com.
  • 2015: California/Nevada BLM Surprise Valley Survey: Rock Art; 11/17/15-12/01/15; through Logan Simpson Design (LSD): logansimpson.com.
  • 2015: Rattlesnake Mountain Survey, Phase 1 Cultural Resources Assessment: Rio Vista, 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. Archaeologist, GIS/Investigator: L&L Environmental. 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. 04/06/15 – 10/30/15   
  • 2016: Eagle Creek Flood Control Survey/Hog Farm Excavation, Findlay, Ohio, USA. 11/21/16-12/15/16; Through 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: 2/16/16-2/22/16 (Bend, OR); through Logan Simpson Design (LSD): logansimpson.com.
  • 2016: Douglas Northstar BLM Survey: 3/8/16 – 4/12/16 (Coulee City/Omak, WA); through Logan Simpson Design (LSD): logansimpson.com.
  • 2016: Second Surrender/Douglas Mountain BLM Survey: 4/19/16-5/31/16  (Klamath Falls/Bonanza area, Oregon); through Logan Simpson Design (LSD): logansimpson.com.
  • 2016: Lava Fields Survey BLM: Trimble/Data mapping 6/7/16-6/14/ 16 (Twin Falls, Idaho); through Logan Simpson Design (LSD): logansimpson.com.
  • 2016: Bear Park/Craters of the Moon BLM survey: Trimble/Data mapping 6/21/16-6/28/16 (Arco, Idaho). through Logan Simpson Design (LSD): logansimpson.com.
  • 2016: Bend/Baker City Oregon Surveys: July/August 2016. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California: through Logan Simpson Design (LSD): logansimpson.com.
  • 2018-2021: Ethnography of Gig Work. Denver, Co; Seattle, WA; Bellingham, WA. Corporate Anthropology for Techno Tink Research, Sumas, WA. 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 Ammunitions Plant Survey. Newton Falls, Ohio, USA. Phase 1-3: Pedestrian survey, artifact identification, site recording, excavation, analysis. Shovel probes, dry screening, artifact collection, and mapping. 
  • 2019: Detroit Michigan Motown Excavation Project. Detroit, Michigan, USA. Through Mannik and Smith. November 2019. Phase 1-3: Pedestrian survey, artifact identification, site recording, excavation, analysis. Shovel probes, dry screening, artifact collection, and mapping. 
  • 2021-2022: Colville National Forest Chewelah A-Z Survey, Chewelah, Washington State, USA. Pedestrian Field survey, site recording, High altitude mountain survey, Survey123, QGis, ArcGis Online, Collector, Input, Site forms, Report writing, Patent/parcel, and Genealogy searches, Through Stell, Inc.
  • 2021: Eagle Creek Flood Control Survey, Findlay, Ohio, USA. 4/5/21-4/24/21; 11/21/16-12/15/16; Through Mannik and Smith. Phase 1-3: Pedestrian survey, artifact identification, site recording, excavation, analysis. Shovel probes, dry screening, artifact collection, and mapping. 

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:  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, 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