Donald M. Thieme
Geologist, Archaeologist
Email: dmthieme@valdosta.edu
Work: (229) 219-1345
Home: (229) 247-9210
Cell: (229) 630-6829
EDUCATION • TEACHING • RESEARCH • GRANTS • PUBLICATIONS • EMPLOYMENT • AFFILIATIONS • REFERENCES • SAMPLE REPORTS • COURSE MATERIALS
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Archaeological Geology (2003)
Department of Geology, University of
Georgia
M.A. in Conservation Archaeology (1989)
Department of Anthropology, Southern
Illinois University at Carbondale
B.A. in Philosophy (1982)
New College of
the University of South Florida
TEACHING STRENGTHS AND EXPERIENCE (see Statement of Teaching Philosophy)
Geomorphology, Environmental Geology, Weather and Climate, Historical Geology, Quaternary Geology, Clay and Soil Mineralogy, Fluvial Processes, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy
Archaeometry, Archaeological Stratigraphy, Petrographic Analysis of Soils and Ceramics
Instructor at Valdosta State University, fall semester of 2007 through spring semester of 2010
Lecturer in Physical Geology, Historical Geology, and Environmental Science at Georgia Perimeter College, fall semester of 2002 through spring semester of 2007
Visiting Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University, spring semester of 2005
Lecturer in Physical Geography at Georgia State University, spring and summer semesters of 2004
Historical Geology Teaching Assistant
Coordinator from 1995-1998 at the
Physical Geology Teaching Assistant from
1993-1995 at the
Archaeological
RESEARCH PROJECTS (see Statement of Research Interests
Stratigraphy of late Pleistocene through Holocene alluvium and wetland deposits in the vicinity of archaeological sites associated with the Spanish mission Santa Isabel de Utinahuca, Telfair County, GA: June, 2006 - present
Lithostratigraphy and biostratigraphy of the CEMEX quarry, Clinchfield, GA.: February, 2005 - present
Three-dimensional GIS geologic mapping and geoarchaeological investigations of Governors Island in New York Harbor: Summer, 1997 - present.
Sedimentology and archaeological site formation in the tabby area of the north plantation on Ossabaw Island, GA: March-August, 2005
Environmental magnetism
of
Clay mineralogy, stratigraphy, and tectonic deformation of the Conasauga shale at Outcrops near Dalton, Georgia(began in Summer of 2003)
Geomorphological mapping and coring for pollen in the Lower Rio Verde, Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico (began in Summer of 2000)
Field study of archaeologically dated alluvial sequences in the middle reaches of the North Branch of the Susquehanna River (Doctoral Dissertation Research, 1997-2000)
Archaeological site prospection and paleoenvironmental reconstruction of submerged contexts in New York and New Jersey Harbor (began in winter of 1998)
Mapping of clay sources in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico and mineralogical and petrographic analysis of ceramic raw materials (began in summer of 1992)
Computer Simulation and GIS Analysis of Prehistoric Agricultural Potential for Black Mesa in northeastern Arizona (Master's Thesis Research, 1985-1989)
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2003
Institute for Rock Magnetism, University of Minnesota. Visiting Fellow to study "Environmental Magnetism of Susquehanna Valley alluvium"
1997-2003
Pennsylvania Geological Survey Mapping Grants for dissertation field research on the North Branch of the Susquehanna River and sampling of glaciofluvial deposits for optical dating
1996
Franklin College Travel Grant for Doctoral Dissertation Research in Pennsylvania
1996
Student Travel Award for the 14th Biennial Meeting of the American Quaternary Association, Flagstaff, AZ
1995
Collections Study Grant to work with Zapotec Urns at the American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY
1994
Student Travel Award for the 13th Biennial Meeting of the American Quaternary Association, Minneapolis, MN
1985
Selected Participant in Summer Institute on Prehistoric Agriculture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
PUBLICATIONS AND GRADUATE THESES
A
Stratigraphic and Chronometric Investigation of the Alluvial Deposits of the
North Branch of the Susquehanna River. Ph.D. dissertation,
Talbot shoreline at Mount Pleasant . In Quaternary Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments - Jekyll Island and the Golden Isles Parkway, edited by Timothy Chowns, p. 80-83. Georgia Geological Society, Atlanta, Georgia
Geochemical, mineralogical, and petrographic analysis of ceramic materials derived from feldspathic rocks in the vicinity of Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico (with Mary S. Thieme, Hector Neff, and J. Michael Elam). In Proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Archeometry, Mexico City, Mexico edited by Luis Barba. CD-ROM, UNAM, Mexico.
Archaeological site formation in glaciated
settings, southern New York and New Jersey. In
Geoarchaeology in the Glaciated Northeast, edited by John Hart and David
Cremeens, p. 163-179.
Geoarchaeological study of late Quaternary terraces at the apex of the Great Bend of the Susquehanna River. In Fieldtrip Guide for the 67th Annual Field Conference of Pennsylvania Geologists, Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, edited by Jon Inners. Pennsylvania Geological Survey, Harrisburg.
Historic and possible prehistoric impacts on floodplain sedimentation, North Branch of the Susquehanna River Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. In River Basin Sediment Systems, edited by Darrel Maddy, Mark Macklin, and Jamie Woodward, p. 375-403. Balkema Press, Rotterdam.
Detrital and pedogenic mineral phases in a buried soil formed in Susquehanna River alluvium of mid-Holocene age. In Classic Clays and Minerals. Program and Abstracts of the Clay Minerals Society 40th Annual Meeting, p. 151. Athens, Georgia.
The Derewal Prehistoric Site (28Hu530): A Multicomponent Stratified Site in the Delaware River Valley (with Ian Burrow, Bill Liebknecht, and Joseph Schuldenrein). Bulletin of the Archaeological Society of New Jersey, p. 12-43.
Late Pleistocene through Holocene
degradational sequence in the
More on a Murky Subject: Impacts of Prehistoric Agricultural Activities in the Wyoming Valley. Pennsylvania Archaeologist, v. 70, no. 1, p. 81-82.
Hands Washed in a Muddy Stream: Corrections
and Further Thoughts on "Wyoming Valley Landscape Evolution... "
The prehistory of the Ocoee River drainage as evidenced by recent archaeological reconnaissance and limited testing in the Cherokee National Forest. Tennessee Anthropologist, v. 17 no. 2, p. 156-168.
Seasonal specialization, assemblage diversity, and the concept of a subsistence-settlement system: a statistical analysis of the Riverton culture. Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, v. 16, no. 1, p. 85-117.
Patches and plots: the relationship between local land and water resources
and corn farming on northern Black Mesa,
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2007-2010
Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences, Valdosta State University
2002-2006
Instructor at Science Department, Georgia Perimeter College, Lawrenceville
2005 (Jan-June)
Visiting Assistant Professor, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro
2004 (Jan-Aug)
Visiting Lecturer in Physical Geography, Department of Anthropology and Geography, Georgia State University, Atlanta
1993-2002
Project Manager and Field Supervisor with Geoarcheology Research Associates, Riverdale, NY
1993-1998
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens
1991 - 1993
Consultant in Data Processing and Computer Graphics with DRE Environmental Services, Inc. (now Franklin Engineering), Franklin, TN
1990-1991
Project Manager and Field Supervisor with DuVall and Associates, Inc., Franklin, TN
1987 - 1990
Graduate Research Assistant in the Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
1986-1987
Field Technician with American Resources Group, Ltd., Carbondale, IL
1986
Graduate Research Assistant in the Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
1984-1986
Graduate Fellowship, Department of Anthropology, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1983-1984
Field and Laboratory Technician with the Black Mesa Archaeological Project (BMAP) Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
1982-1983
Field and Laboratory Technician with the
AFFILIATIONS
American Geophysical Union
Geological Society of America
SEPM Society for Sedimentary Geology
Soil Science Society of America
Clay Minerals Society
American Quaternary Association
Fluvial Archives Group
Society for Archaeological Sciences
Register of Professional Archaeologists
Society for American Archaeology
Eastern States Archaeological Federation
Southeastern Archaeological Conference
Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology
Archaeological Society of New Jersey
Professional Archaeologists of New York City
Society for Georgia Archaeology
Tennessee Anthropological Association
REFERENCES
Dr.
Edward Chatelain, Department Head
Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Geosciences
Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31698
229/333-5752
Dr. Ervan Garrison,
Professor
Departments of Anthropology and Geology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30601
706/542-3922
Dr. Paul Schroeder,
Professor
Department of Geology
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
30601
706/542-2384
Dr. Joseph Schuldenrein,
President
Geoarcheology Research
Associates
92 Main Street, Suite 207
Yonkers, NY 10701
914/423-3861
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