CURRICULUM VITAE JOHN W. WOLF 4298-F Wilkie Way Palo Alto, CA 94306 650-855-9438 (Home) 650-498-6203 (Office) wolfj@stanford.edu OBJECTIVE: Assistant Professor, Anthropology/Archaeology ACADEMIC PREPARATION: Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Anthropological Sciences, Stanford University, 1999- Present Concentration: Archaeology Topical Focus: Emergence of Social-Political Authority and Complexity Regional Interest: Pacific New World (Alaska to Patagonia, Coast to Cordillera, Oceania) Dissertation: Crossing the Rio Mosna and Spanning the Initial Period and Early Horizon: Investigations of a Highland Formative Community, Ancash, Peru Advisor: Dr. John W. Rick Ph.D. Student, Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University, 1994-96 Advisor: Dr. David Burley M.A. in Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Portland State University, 1994 Concentration: Archaeology Thesis: The Spatial Distribution of Ground Stone Tools as a Marker of Status Differentials in a Chinookan Plank House on the Lower Columbia River Advisor: Dr. Kenneth M. Ames B.A. in Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, Portland State University, 1991 Concentrations: Archaeology and Physical Anthropology
RESEARCH SKILLS: Extensive archaeological field work (survey, mapping, excavation) Human osteology/forensic analysis Laboratory analysis of ground stone lithics, marine shell and ceramics Digital photography and editing PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Lecturer, Spring 2006 Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Santa Clara University. Courses: Introduction to Archaeology; North American Prehistory Lecturer, Fall 2005 Department of Anthropology and Sociology, Santa Clara University. Course: Introduction to Archaeology. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Spring 2005 Course: Chavín de Huántar Pre-Field Class. Lectured on archaeological field and laboratory methods. Research Associate, April-May 2004 Survey, mapping, and stratigraphic profiling of Pre-Classic Mayan site (17 mounds) near San Andres Semetabaj, Guatemala. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Winter 2004 Course: Introduction to Prehistoric Archaeology Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2004 Course: Post-Field Writing Class Field Director, Summer 2003 La Banda Units, Chavín de Huántar, Perú. Supervised Stanford University excavations; taught field excavation methods Lecturer, Spring 2003 Stanford University Continuing Studies. Course: Perspectives on the Past: The Practice of Archaeology. Organized, lectured and moderated guest lecturer presentations.
Acting Field Director, Summer 2002 Circular Plaza Units, Chavín de Huántar, Perú. Supervised excavations and mapping. Field Director, Summer 2001 La Banda Units, Chavín de Huántar, Perú. Supervised excavations of tomb complex and other archaeological components. Taught field excavation methods to Stanford University students and Stanford Alumni Association volunteers. Field Director, Summer 2000 La Banda Units, Chavín de Huántar, Perú. Supervised surface/auger-probe surveys and test excavations. Mapped the survey markers, agricultural field boundaries and field topography. Taught field excavation methods to Stanford University students. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Spring 2000 Course: The Inca and Their Ancestors Graduate Teaching Assistant, Winter 2000 Course: Human Origins Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 1999 Course: Human Prehistory Research Associate, 1995 Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University. Lapita Project, Kingdom of Tonga, The South Pacific Survey and excavation of Lapita sites in the Ha apai Island Group. Mapping of cemetery, Kolovai, Tongatapu Island. Operated field laboratory for the identification and processing of marine mollusks collected in archaeological deposits. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 1994 Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University. Course: Introduction to Archaeology.
Crew Chief, Summers 1993 and 1994 Supervised excavation of Cathlapotle Village (45CL01), a site visited by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Taught field excavation methods to undergraduate students. Graduate Instructor, 1992-93 Courses: Introduction to Physical Anthropology (two terms), Introduction to Socio-cultural Anthropology. Complete responsibility for organizing, lecturing, advising, testing and grading. Physical Anthropology Laboratory Analyst, 1992-93 Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc. Determined sex, age, stature and pathologies of human skeletal remains collected from archaeological populations. Laboratory photography. Field Crew Member, August 1992 Eastern Washington University. Survey and test excavations at Kanaka Village, Fort Vancouver, Washington. Field Crew Member, June-July 1992 Survey and test excavations of a Chinookan village (Cathlapotle), Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge; a joint project of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Portland State University. Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1991-93 Courses: Introduction to Physical Anthropology (1991), Introduction to Archaeology (1992), Paleoanthropology (1992), Human Osteology/Osteoarchaeology (1993), Forensic Anthropology (1993) Field Crew Member, Summer 1991 Museum of Anthropology, University of Oregon. Steamboat Springs Project (CRM contract) Excavated multi-component site (including a pre-mazama component) along the North Umpqua River, Oregon (35DO401).
CONFERENCE PAPERS & PUBLICATIONS: On Doing Archaeology in Peru: New Legislation and Its Implications in the Archaeological Practice. Co-organizer of Society for American Archaeology Board Sponsored Symposium. 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2006). Symposium on Doing Archaeology in Peru: New Legislation and Its Implications for the Archaeological Practice.. Symposium co-organizer and moderator at the 71 st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Juan, Puerto Rico (2006). Searching for Patterns in the Diversity of the Central Andean Formative: Session I Chronology (Discussant). Conference at Stanford University (2006). Redefining Chavín s Ceramic Sequence: Insights from a Formative Urban Settlement at Chavín de Huántar. Presented to the 70 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Salt Lake City, Utah (2005). Crossing the Rio Mosna: Investigations of a Highland Formative Community, Ancash, Peru. Presented to the 69 th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (2004). Chavín at the Crossroads: Emergency Archaeology Contributions to Understanding Chavín de Huántar. Presented to the 44 th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Andean Studies, Berkeley, California. Co-authored with J.W. Rick (Stanford University) and C.J. Mesia (Stanford University) (2004). Archaeological Investigations at 35LIN451 and 35LIN468: Human Osteology. Technical report co-authored by J.G. Kleckner, J.W. Wolf and M.R. Feldesman, Archaeological Investigations Northwest, Inc. (1994). GRANTS RECEIVED: Summer Fieldwork Grant, Morrison Institute fro Population and Resources Studies, Stanford University (2003) Summer Fieldwork Grant, Institute for Latin American Studies, Stanford University (2000, 2001, 2003) Summer Fieldwork Grant, Social Science History Institute, Stanford University (2001) Mellon Foundation Grant, Department of Anthropological Sciences, Stanford University (2000)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: Society for American Archaeology American Anthropological Society PROFESSIONAL SERVICE: Member, Government Affairs Committee, Society for American Archaeology (2000-2003) PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATIONS: Register of Professional Archaeologists (ID#: 10830) Registered Archaeologist, Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Perú (ID#: CW-0331) HONORS AND AWARDS: Centennial Teaching Assistant Award, Stanford University (2003) Recipient of the Thomas M. Newman Scholarship, Department of Anthropology, Portland State University (1990-91, 1991-92, and 1993-94). REFERENCES: Dr. John W. Rick, Professor Department of Anthropological Sciences Building 360 Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305 650-723-1854 Dr. Kenneth M. Ames, Chair Department of Anthropology Portland State University P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207 503-725-3081 Additional references available upon request