John Dietler, Rpa
Doctoral Candidate (ABD) 2004, UCLA;
MA Anthropology 2003, UCLA;
BA Anthropology 1996, George Washington University
Office: Channel Islands Lab: Fowler A340
Fax: 310-206-7833
E-mail:
jdietler@ucla.edu
Subfield
Archaeology
Research Interests
Complex Hunter-Gatherers, Emergent Complexity, Craft Specialization, Stone and Shell Tool Technology, California, Florida
Notes
Masters Thesis:
The Specialist Next Door: Microblade Production and Status in Island Chumash Households
Publications
Useppa Island Fieldwork Reaches Successful Conclusion. (2006)
Lithic Material Use in Late Prehistoric San Diego County. (2004)
Grants and Awards
(2006) NSF Dissertation Improvement Award
(2006) UCLA Friends of Archaeology Flwshp.
(2006) UCLA Dept. of Anth. Flwshp.
(2005) UCLA Friends of Archaeology Flwshp.
(2004-2005) UCLA Dept. of Anth. Flwshp.
(2003) UCLA Summer Research Mentorship
(2002) Ivor Noel Hume Historic Archaeology Fellowship
(2002) UCLA Friends of Archaeology Flwshp.
(2002) National Science Foundation Graduate Student Fellowship, Honorable Mention
(2001-2002) UCLA Dept. of Anth. Flwshp.
(1996) Phi Beta Kappa
(1992-1996) Presidential Scholarship
(1992) Garden State Scholarship
Advisors
Jeanne Arnold (Chair)
Dwight Read
Jeff Brantingham
Cathy Costin
William Marquardt
Conference Presentations
"Complexity, Canoes, and Shell Tools in South Florida." Poster presented at Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, San Juan, April 27, 2006.
"The Snail that Built a Chiefdom: Shell Tools and Politics in South Florida" Paper presented at the UCLA Friends of Archaeology Annual Symposium, Los Angeles, April 17, 2005.
"The Power of the People: The Effect of Craft Production Skill on Household Status." Paper presented at the Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Montreal, April 1, 2004.
"Lithic Material Use in Late Prehistoric San Diego County." Paper presented at the Society for California Archaeology Annual Meetings, Riverside, April 20-22, 2000.
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