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CURRICULUM VITAE

Alan Henri Simmons (October, 2016) PLACE OF BIRTH Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A. ADDRESS Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, PO Box 455003, Las Vegas, NV 89154-5003 COMMUNICATIONS Office--(702) 895-3912 Home--(702) 293-2395

Fax (702) 895-4823, E-Mail: simmonsa@unlv.nevada.edu

EDUCATION Ph.D. (anthropology)--Southern Methodist University, 1980 M.A. (anthropology)--Southern Methodist University, 1977 M.A. (anthropology)--University of Toronto, 1973 B.A. (cum laude, anthropology)--University of Colorado at Boulder, 1972 Dissertation Title: Early Neolithic Settlement and Economic Behavior in the Western Negev Desert of the Southern Levant. University Microfilms, Ann Arbor. CURRENT POSITION Distinguished Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2010-current PREVIOUS POSITIONS Professor, Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1996-2009 Departmental Chair, 2004-2008, Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Associate Graduate Dean, 2001-2002, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology and Ethnic Studies, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 1993- 1996 Associate Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Quaternary Sciences Center, Cooperating Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 1988-1993 Assistant Research Professor, Desert Research Institute, Social Sciences Center, Cooperating Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, 1985- 1988 Director, Office of Archaeological Research, Museum of Anthropology; Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology; Research Associate, Center for Public Affairs, University of Kansas, 1981-1985 Project Director, Navajo Nation Cultural Resource Management Program, Window Rock, Arizona, 1980-1981 Senior Analyst (archaeology), Professional Analysts, Eugene, Oregon, 1979-1980 Supervisory Research Archaeologist, Cultural Resource Management Section, Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1977-1979 ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD EXPERIENCE

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2015 Excavations at Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June.

2014 Excavations at Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas,

June-July. 2013 Excavations at Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas,

June-July. 2011 Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus: Testing Ground Penetrating Radar results (excavations). Position: principal investigator,

University of Nevada, Las Vegas. September. 2010 Test excavations at sites adjacent to Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator,

University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June. 2009 Survey at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis and re-excavation at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus (survey). Position: principal

investigator, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, June. 2008 Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las

Vegas, June-July. 2007 Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las

Vegas, June. 2006 Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las

Vegas, June. 2005 Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las

Vegas, June. 2004 Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las

Vegas, June. 2003 Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus (excavations). Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada, Las

Vegas, June. 2002 Excavations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. Position: principal investigator, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, July. 2000 Test Excavations at Tel Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavations). Position: principal investigator. University of Nevada at

Las Vegas. July. 1999- Excavations at Neolithic Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavations). Position: principal investigator. 2000 University of Nevada at Las Vegas. December-January. 1998- Excavations at Neolithic Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavations). Position: principal investigator. 1999 University of Nevada at Las Vegas. December-January. 1997- Excavations at Neolithic Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavations). Position: principal investigator. 1998 University of Nevada at Las Vegas. December-January. 1997 Test Excavations at Neolithic Sites in Western Cyprus (excavation). Position: principal investigator. University of

Nevada at Las Vegas. July-August. 1996 Ghwair I Project, Wadi Feinan, Jordan (excavation and survey). Position: principal investigator. University of

Nevada at Las Vegas. October-November. 1996 White House Ruins, Utah (excavation). Position: co-director/faculty coordinator. Joint University of Nevada at Las

Vegas/Desert Research Institute Archaeological Field School. June-July.

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1995 Hurricane Ridge, Utah (excavation). Position: co-director/faculty coordinator. Joint University of Nevada at Las Vegas/Desert Research Institute Archaeological Field School. June-July.

1994 Excavations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. University of Nevada at Las

Vegas, June-July. 1993 Excavations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. University of Nevada at Las

Vegas. June-July. 1992 Test Excavations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute.

July. 1991 Akrotiri Peninsula Archaeological and Paleoenvironmental Survey (survey). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert

Research Institute. July. 1990 Excavations at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute.

June-August. 1989 'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib Neolithic Projects, Jordan (excavations). Position: Co-Director. Joint Project between

the Desert Research Institute, San Diego State University, and Yarmouk University. June-July. 1988 Excavations at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus (excavation). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute.

September-October. 1988 'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib Neolithic Projects, Jordan (excavations). Position: Co-Director. Joint project between

the Desert Research Institute, San Diego State University, and Yarmouk University. June-July. 1987 Test Excavations at Akrotiri Aetokremnos (Site E), Cyprus (excavations). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert

Research Institute. July. 1987 'Ain Ghazal Regional Survey, Jordan (survey). Position: Principal Investigator. Joint project between the Desert

Research Institute and Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan. June- July. 1986 Fallon Archaeological Project, Nevada (survey). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute. Summer. 1985 Moapa Archaeological Project, Nevada (survey). Position: Principal Investigator. Desert Research Institute.

November. 1985 'Ain Ghazal Neolithic Project, Jordan (excavations). Position: Co-Director with Dr. Gary Rollefson. Joint project

between San Diego State University and the Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada System. Summer. 1984 'Ain Ghazal Neolithic Project, Jordan (excavation). Position: Co-Director with Dr. Gary Rollefson. Joint project

between Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan and Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas. Summer. 1983 'Ain Ghazal Neolithic Project, Jordan (excavation). Position: Co- Director with Dr. Gary Rollefson. Joint project

between Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan and Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas. Summer. 1982- Western Desert Expedition, Arab Republic of Egypt (survey). Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas. 1983 Position: Principal Investigator. December-January. 1982 Chaco Shelters Project, New Mexico (excavation). Museum of Anthropology, University of Kansas. Position:

Principal Investigator. Summer. 1981 Additional excavations at LA 18091, ADAPT I, New Mexico (excavation). Navajo Nation Cultural Resource

Management Program. Position: project director. July. 1980 Alamito Data Recovery Project--ADAPT I, New Mexico (excavation). Navajo Nation Cultural Resource Management

Program. Position: project director. Summer.

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1979 Navajo Indian Irrigation Project, Blocks IV and V Mitigation, New Mexico (excavation). Professional Analysts. Position: project director-prehistoric sites. May-October.

1978 Arizona Public Service Company Cholla-Saguaro Mitigation Project, Arizona (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr.

J.J. Reid, University of Arizona. Position: field director, Chevelon area. Summer. 1977 Arizona Public Service Company Cholla-Saguaro Mitigation Project, Arizona (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr.

J.J. Reid, University of Arizona. Position: field director for excavations, fall campaign, Tonto-Roosevelt area. October-November.

1976 Southern Methodist University Western Negev Survey, Israel (survey, limited excavation). Dissertation field research.

October- November. 1976 Liberty-Gila Bend Transmission Line, Arizona Public Service Company (survey); Coronado Generating Station,

Concho Waterfield Pipeline, Salt River Project (excavation), Arizona. Coordinator of Archaeological Research: Dr. A.J. Lindsay, Museum of Northern Arizona. Position: supervisory archaeologist. Summer.

1975 Central Negev Prehistoric Project, Israel (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. A.E. Marks, Southern Methodist

University. Position: assistant archaeologist. Summer. 1974 Nachcharini Cave Prehistoric Project, Lebanon (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. H.B. Schroeder, University of

Toronto. Position: assistant archaeologist. Summer. 1974 Western Sinai Project, Israel (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. O. Bar-Yosef, Hebrew University. Position:

volunteer crew member. May. 1974 Nambe Falls Project, New Mexico (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. S.A. Skinner, Southern Methodist

University. Position: crew supervisor. January 1-15. 1973 Draper Site, Ontario (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. B. Hayden, University of Toronto. Position: crew

member. August. 1973 Somerset Island Project, Northwest Territories (survey, limited excavation). Principal Investigator: B. Yorga, National

Museum of Man, Archaeological Survey of Canada. Position: archaeological advisor. June-July. 1972 Mesa Verde National Park Archaeological Research Center, Colorado (excavation, survey). Principal Investigators:

Dr. D.A. Breternitz and Dr. F.W. Eddy, University of Colorado. Position: crew member. Summer. 1971 Judean Desert Archaeological Project, Israel (excavation). Principal Investigator: P. Bar-Adon, Israel Museum.

Position: volunteer crew member. January. 1970 En Boqek Project, Israel (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. M. Gichon, Tel-Aviv University. Position: volunteer

crew supervisor. December. 1970 Mesa Verde National Park Archaeological Research Center, Colorado (excavation). Principal Investigator: Dr. D.A.

Breternitz, University of Colorado. Position: crew member. Summer. 1969 Waterton Park Archaeological Project, Alberta (excavation, limited survey). Principal Investigator: Dr. B. Reeves,

University of Calgary. Position: volunteer crew member. Summer. In addition, I have participated in numerous short-term excavations and/or surveys. I also have served as Principal Investigator on several cultural resource management projects. These have generally not required my direct field participation, although I have been involved in planning appropriate field and analytic strategies. Details are available upon request. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1993- Associate Professor/Professor: various graduate and undergraduate courses, University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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present Courses developed/taught include: Introduction to Archaeology, Environmental Archaeology, Near Eastern Prehistory, Ancient Cultures of the Near East, Archaeological Theory, seminars in Core Archaeology, Current Issues in Archaeology, Archaeological Ethics, Southwestern Archaeology (pre-Formative), Agricultural Origins, and Grantsmanship/Professionalism

1992 Associate Professor: Introduction to Archaeology (introductory level), University of Nevada at Reno, fall 1991 Associate Professor: Archaeology of the Old World: Near East and Mediterranean (upper undergraduate and graduate

level), University of Nevada at Reno, spring 1990 Associate Professor: Introduction to Archaeology (introductory level), University of Nevada at Reno, spring 1988- Faculty coordinator, Quaternary Sciences Center and Department of Anthropology, University of Nevada, 92 Reno Campus, graduate program 1981- Committee member on 5 MA theses, University of Kansas Department of Anthropology (1981-1985); 91 Outside committee member on 1 MA thesis, Arizona State University (1991) 1983 Assistant Professor: The Near East in Prehistory (upper division, graduate level), Department of Anthropology,

University of Kansas, spring 1983 Assistant Professor: Seminar in Cultural Resource Management (graduate level), Department of Anthropology,

University of Kansas, spring 1982 Assistant Professor: Environment and Archaeology (upper division, graduate level), Department of Anthropology,

University of Kansas, fall 1982 Assistant Professor-Director: Field School in Archaeology (undergraduate and graduate levels), Department of

Anthropology, University of Kansas, (Chaco Canyon, New Mexico), summer 1981 Instructor: Archaeology of the San Juan Basin, Continuing Education course, University of New Mexico, Gallup

Branch, spring 1977 Instructor: Origins of Civilization, Southern Methodist University, spring 1976 Instructor: Cultural Anthropology, Eastfield Community College, Dallas, spring 1975 Teaching Assistant: Prehistoric Societies, Southern Methodist University, spring 1973 Grader: Introduction to Anthropology, University of Toronto, spring 1973 Grader: Indians of North America, University of Toronto, spring 1973 Teaching Assistant: Introduction to North American Archaeology, University of Toronto, spring AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS AND HONORS 2013 Black Mountain Institute Fellowship, College of Liberal Arts, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2010 Distinguished Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2009 American Schools of Oriental Research G. Ernest Wright book award (for The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East) 2007 P.E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award, American Schools of Oriental Research career award for outstanding

contributions to Near Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology 2004 Barrick Distinguished Scholar Award, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2003 Fulbright Senior Specialists Roster. Council for International Exchange of Scholars

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2000 Fall Semester, USAC Program, teaching semester in Costa Rica, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2000 Regent's Graduate Academic Advisor Award, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1999 Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1998 Barrick Award for Research, University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1990 Selected Project "Extinct Pygmy Hippos and Early Man in the Mediterranean: An Example of Prehistoric

Over-Exploitation." The 1990 Rolex Awards for Enterprise, Geneva 1975-76 Tuition scholarships: Southern Methodist University 1973 Graduate Assistantship: Southern Methodist University 1971-72 University scholarship: University of Colorado 1971-72 President's List: University of Colorado 1970 Tuition scholarship: American College in Jerusalem (year abroad program), fall 1969-70 Dean's List: University of Colorado GRANTS (as Principal Investigator) Southern Methodist University— 1976 Department of Anthropology, dissertation research grant. ($1776) University of Kansas (Museum of Anthropology)— 1983 Co-Director: 'Ain Ghazal Neolithic Project (Jordan). Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research

(Grant-in-Aid No. 4393). ($3,500) 1982 Western Desert Expedition (Egypt). AMOCO Foundation. ($25,000) 1982 Chaco Shelters Project (New Mexico). National Science Foundation (BNS-8203881). ($40,396) Desert Research Institute (DRI-University of Nevada System)— 1993 Excavations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. Institute for Aegean Prehistory. ($8,000) 1992 Geoarchaeological Investigations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. Desert Research Institute Internal Project Assignment

(IPA) award. ($13,997) 1991 Study of Materials from Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus. National Endowment for the Humanities Travel Grant. ($750) 1991 Analysis of Materials from Akrotiri Aetokremnos/Paleoenvironmental Studies of Akrotiri Peninsula. Institute for

Aegean Prehistory. ($7,990) 1990 Excavation at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, 1990 (Cyprus). Lindley Foundation. ($9,800) 1990 Interdisciplinary Analysis of Materials from Akrotiri Aetokremnos, An Early Archaeological Site in Cyprus. National

Science Foundation (Grant No. BNS-9012998). ($29,937) 1989 Wadi Shu'eib (Jordan) Excavations. National Geographic Society ($17,000, Grant No. 4000-89), AMOCO Foundation

($10,000) and Earthwatch/Center for Field Research ($6,575) 1989 Akrotiri Aetokremnos Project (Cyprus). Leakey Foundation. ($2,000)

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1989 Wadi Shu'eib/'Ain Ghazal Geoarchaeological Program (Jordan). Margaret Cullinan Wray Trust, American Anthropological Association. ($2,150)

1989 Akrotiri Aetokremnos Analysis Project (Cyprus). Desert Research Institute Internal Project Assignment (IPA) award.

($12,000) 1989 Interdisciplinary Excavations at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, 1990 (Cyprus). National Geographic Society (Grant No.

4207-89). ($24,000) 1988 'Ain Ghazal Project (Jordan). Earthwatch/ Center for Field Research ($1,350), Lindley Foundation ($9,500) and

AMOCO Foundation ($15,000) 1988 Akrotiri Aetokremnos Excavations (Cyprus). National Geographic Society (Grant No. 3798-88 ($14,000) 1987 'Ain Ghazal (Jordan) Sample Survey. AMOCO Foundation. ($15,000) University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)— 2013 REU SUPPLEMENT: Investigations at Early Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. National Science Foundation ($9,660). 2012 At a Cross-Roads--Tracking The First Mediterranean Island Colonizers: Interdisciplinary Investigations at Early

Neolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. National Science Foundation (Grant No. BCS-1220351). ($214,998) 2012 Nomadic Voyagers: Cyprus as a Neolithic Cross-Roads, a Case Study from Ais Yiorkis. Wenner-Gren Foundation for

Anthropological Research ($20,125) 2012 Neolithic Voyagers: Cyprus as an Early Cross-Roads, a Case Study from Ais Yiorkis. National Geographic Society

($20,000) 2011 GPR Testing at Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. Brennan Foundation ($5,000) 2010 Expanding the Search for the Earliest Cypriots. Brennan Foundation ($4,950) 2009 Pursuing the Earliest Cypriots. Institute for Aegean Prehistory. ($9,970) 2007 American Schools of Oriental Research, Heritage Fellowship. ($2,000) 2005 (senior Principal Investigator with M. Najjar): Archaeological Park at the Neolithic Village of Ghwair I, Jordan.

Fulbright-Hays, Ambassador’s Funds for Cultural Preservation. ($39,748) 2004 Neolithic Voyagers: Interdisciplinary Investigations at Neolithic Ais Yiorkis and the Colonization of Cyprus. National

Science Foundation (Grant No. BCS-0352689). ($109,348) 2003 Ais Yiorkis Archaeological Project, Cyprus supplemental support. UNLV CFAR Research Grant. ($1,500) 2003 Ais Yiorkis Archaeological Project, Cyprus. Brennan Foundation. ($5000) 2003 Ais Yiorkis Archaeological Project, Cyprus. Institute for Aegean Prehistory. ($5000) 2002 Ais Yiorkis Archaeological Project, Cyprus. UNLV Planning Initiative Award (PIA). ($19,902) 2002 Pleistocene Sites in Cyprus. UNLV Stimulation, Implementation, Transition, and Enhancement (SITE) Grant,

($4,600) 1999 Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Southern Jordan. National Science Foundation

(Grant No. SBR-9708241-Research Experiences for Undergraduates). ($4,143) 1998 Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Southern Jordan. National Science Foundation

(Grant No. SBR-9708241-Research Experiences for Undergraduates). ($3,034) 1997 Testing of Three Neolithic Sites in Western Cyprus. B. Johnson Foundation. ($7,880)

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1997 Villages on the Edge: Neolithic Development in Wadi Feinan, Jordan. National Geographic Society (Grant No. 6033-

97). ($19,973) 1997 Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Southern Jordan. National Science Foundation

(Grant No. SBR-9708241). ($138,000) 1997 Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Southern Jordan. National Science Foundation

(Grant No. SBR-9708241-Research Experiences for Undergraduates). ($7,600) 1996 Early Neolithic Village Impacts: Archaeological Test Excavations at Ghwair I, Jordan. Brennan Foundation. ($6,500) 1994 Neolithic Island Adaptations--Investigation at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. National Endowment for the Humanities.

($31,535) 1993 Neolithic Island Adaptations--Investigations at Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. National Geographic Society (Grant No. 5066-93). ($15,000) 1981- In addition to the above I have received small travel grants and several contract grants. I have been Principal present Investigator on these, serving primarily in administrative and research guidance capacities. These projects have been

funded by federal, state, and private agencies. Details are available upon request. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Current Professional Memberships: Society for American Archaeology American Anthropological Association Association of Field Archaeology

Nevada Archaeological Association Archaeological Institute of America

American Schools of Oriental Research President: Southern Nevada Chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America, 1998-current Professional Advisor: Am-Arcs of Nevada, 1990 Chairman: session on Circum-Pacific Archaeology, 40th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Dallas,

1975; session on Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology, 51st annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans, 1986; session on Researching Settlement and Subsistence Systems, 56th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans, 1991; session on Middle Eastern and European Archaeology, 91st annual meeting, American Anthropological Association; chair of general session on Near Eastern Archaeology, Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Milwaukee, 2002; session on Education and Archaeology, European Archaeological Association, 8th annual meeting, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2003; session on Near Eastern Prehistory, American Schools of Oriental Research, annual meeting, San Diego, 2007

Organizer: Nevada Archaeological Association symposium, 22nd Great Basin Anthropological Conference, Reno, 1990 Co-Organizer and Co-Chairman (with F. Munday):

session on Recent Research in Levantine Prehistory, 42nd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans, 1977 (with D. Doyel): session on Recent Archaeological Research on the Navajo Nation, 46th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, San Diego, 1981 (with D. Henry): session in honor of Anthony E. Marks, 72nd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Austin, 2007

Reviewer: Articles--American Antiquity; Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research; Journal of Field Archaeology;

The Kiva; Journal of Archaeological Science; Antiquity Proposals--National Endowment for the Humanities; National Geographic Society; National Science Foundation; Council for British Research in the Levant; Israeli Science Foundation

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Panel Member:

National Endowment for the Humanities, Anthropology and Archaeology, Division of Preservation and Access (2004); National Science Foundation, Arctic Social Science Program (2012-present).

Editor: American Archaeology, contributing editor, 1982-85 Member: American Schools of Oriental Research--Committee on Archaeological Policy (CAP), 1992-2001;

CAP subcommittee on ethics, 1994-present; publications editorial board, 1995-2001 2008- Trustee, Cyprus American Archaeological Research Institute (CAARI) ACADEMIC/ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES (UNLV Only) Department of Anthropology --Chairman (2004-2008); Graduate Coordinator, 1994-2001; Committee Member (sample only) Graduate Curriculum, Grants and Contracts, Graduate Oversight; Chair, Ph.D. Program (implemented Fall, 1999); Chair, Archaeology search committees, 1997, 2001, and 2007; chief administrator/principal investigator on a variety of research grants University--Associate Graduate Dean, 2001-2002; Graduate and Faculty Issues Committee, 1994-2002; Graduate Council, 1994-2002; Review of Sociology Department Graduate Program, 1993-94; Chair (appointed by Provost), Committee on Evaluation of the Graduate College at UNLV, 1997; Search Committee, Graduate Dean, 1998-99 and Vice President for Research/Graduate Dean, 2006-07; Research Infrastructure Subcommittee, 2002-present; Research Services PI Advisory Board, 2003-present; PIA Committee, 2003-present; co-chair, CoRE steering committee, 2013-2015; Search Committee, College of Liberal Arts Dean, 2015-2016. Nevada System of Higher Education--Search Committee, Executive Director, Quaternary Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, 1994-95; Search Committee, Executive Director, Quaternary Sciences Center, Desert Research Institute, 1999; Search Committee, Executive Director, Division of Earth and Ecosystems Sciences, Desert Research Institute, 1999-2000 PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS --origins and consequences of food production --Near Eastern prehistory, particularly the Levant and eastern Mediterranean --North American archaeology, particularly the Southwest and Great Basin --interdisciplinary archaeological research coordination and archaeological research strategy --arid lands archaeology and cultural adaptations to harsh environments-archaeological manifestations --heritage resource management and anthropology and the public --cultural ecology and adaptive responses --anthropological and archaeological ethics --archaeological method and theory, with a focus on paleoeconomy --lithic analyses --geoarchaeology --archaeological and anthropological ethics

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PUBLICATIONS Books/Monographs in prep (senior editor with M. Najjar)

Ghwair I: A Neolithic Community on the Edges. Ex orient, Berlin.

2014 Stone Age Sailors: Paleolithic Seafaring in the Mediterranean. Left Coast Press, Walnut Creek, CA. (selected as a Choice magazine’s “outstanding academic title).

2007 The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East: Transforming the Human Landscape. The University of Arizona Press

(awarded the American Schools of Oriental Research G. Ernest Wright book award, 2009; reprinted in paperback, with new preface, 2010).

1999 Faunal Extinctions in an Island Society: Pygmy Hippopotamus Hunters of Cyprus. Kluwer Academic/Plenum

Publishers, New York. 1989 (principal author, with A. Stodder, D. Dykeman, and P. Hicks)

Human Adaptations and Cultural Change in the Greater Southwest: An Overview of Archaeological Resources in the Basin and Range Province. Arkansas Archaeological Survey, Research Series No. 32, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas.

1986 (co-author with R. Mandel)

Prehistoric Occupation of a Marginal Environment: An Archaeological Survey Near Kharga Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. British Archaeological Reports, International Series, No. 303, Oxford.

1982 (assembler and contributor)

Prehistoric Adaptive Strategies in the Chaco Canyon Region, Northwestern New Mexico. 3 volumes. Navajo Nation Papers in Anthropology, No. 9. Window Rock, Arizona.

Articles/Chapters in press So, Who Were the First Cypriots?—Perspectives on When and Why People Initially Came to Cyprus. In

Proceedings of Ancient Kourion Conference, edited by E. Herscher. University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia.

in press Corporate Identity in the Cypriot Neolithic—Transitions to a Unique Island Persona? In Neolithic Corporate

Identity, edited by H.G. Gebel, T. Watkins, and M. Benz. ex oriente, Berlin. in press (co-author with R. Mandel)

Geoarchaeology of Ais Giorkis, An Upland Early Aceramic Neolithic Site in Southwestern Cyprus: Evidence for Human-Environment Interactions. In Quaternary International--Geoarchaeology of the Mediterranean Islands , Co-guest editors, M. Ghilardi and L. Lespez, Elsevier.

in press (co-author with R. Mandel) Site Formation Processes at Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus: Why is the site so controversial? In Géoarchéologie des îles de Méditerrané, edited by M. Ghilardi, S. Fachard, F. Léandri, L. Lespez, and C. Bressy-Leandri, CNRS éditions Alpha, CNRS, Paris.

2017a (co-author with R. Mandel) ‘Ain Ghazal. In: Encyclopedia of Geoarchaeology, edited by A. Gilbert, pp.. 1-3. Springer Netherlands. 2017b (co-author with R. Mandel) Akrotiri Aetokremnos. In: Encyclopedia of Geoarchaeology. edited by A. Gilbert, pp.. 3-4. Springer Netherlands.

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2015 Early Agriculture in Southwest Asia. Cambridge History of the World, Vol. 2: A World with Agriculture, edited by

G. Barker, pp. 210-242. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. 2014 Reflections on Many Years of Friendship with Gary Rollefson (aka Dorian Grey-Rollefson). In: Settlement,

Survey and Stone. Essays on Near Eastern Prehistory in Honour of Gary Rollefson, edited by B. Finlayson and C. Makarewicz, pp. 23-25. ex oriente, Berlin.

2013a Akrotiri-Aetokremnos (Cyprus) 20 Years Later: An Assessment of its Significance. Eurasian Prehistory 10:139-

155. 2013b The First Villagers: Changes and Challenges in the Preservation and Presentation of the Neolithic Record of

Jordan, In: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan XI, pp. 41-46. Department of Antiquities. Amman, Jordan.

2013c Island Faunas. In Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia—Extinction, edited by M. McDade, pp. 177-185. Gale-

Centage Learning, Farmington Hills, MI 2013d Response to Ruxton and Wilkinson “Accidental Island Voyagers,” Science (letters) 339:392-393. 2013e (senior author with M. Najjar)

Joint Custody: An Archaeological Park at Neolithic Ghwair I, Jordan. Near Eastern Archaeology 76: 177-184. 2012a Ais Yiorkis, an Unusual Early Neolithic Settlement in Cyprus. Journal of Field Archaeology 37:86-103. 2012b Ais Yiorkis, An Upland Early Aceramic Neolithic Site in Western Cyprus: Progress Report of the 1997-2009

Investigations. Reports of the Department of Antiquities, Cyprus, 2010, pp. 27-51. 2012c The Levant. In: A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East, Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene

Hunters and Gatherers, edited by D. Potts, pp. 127-143. Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, NJ. 2012d Mediterranean Island Voyages. Science 338:895-897. 2012e Origins of Agriculture. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, pp 173-176. McGraw-Hill, Inc, New

York. 2012f (co-author with L. Lucas, S. Colledge, and D. Fuller)

Crop Introduction and Accelerated Island Evolution: Archaeobotanical Evidence from ‘Ais Yiorkis and Pre-Pottery Neolithic Cyprus. Vegetation History and Archaeobotany. 21-117-127.

2011 Re-Writing the Colonisation of Cyprus: Tales of Hippo Hunters and Cow Herders, In: The First Mediterranean

Islanders: Initial Occupation and Survival Strategies, edited by N. Phoca-Cosmetatou, pp. 55-75. University of Oxford School of Archaeology, Monograph 74, Oxford.

2009a The Earliest Residents of Cyprus: Ecological Pariahs or Harmonious Settlers? In: The Socio-Natural Connection:

Integrating Archaeology and Environmental Studies, edited by C. Fisher, B. Hill and G. Feinman, pp. 177-191. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.

2009b Jordan During the Neolithic: A “Central Bus Station?” In: Studies in the History and Archaeology of Jordan, X, pp.

285-290. Department of Antiquities, Amman, Jordan. 2009c Nabil Qadi: A Pioneer in the Study of Ground Stone in Jordan. In: Modesty and Patience: Archaeological Studies

and Memories in Honour of Nabil Qadi…Abu Salim, edited by H.-G. Gebel, Z. Kafafi, and O. al-Ghul, pp. 109-112. Monographs of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, Yarmouk University. Yarmouk University (Jordan) and Ex oriente, Berlin.

2009d Until the Cows Come Home: Cattle and Early Neolithic Cyprus. Before Farming (on-line version) 2009, article 5. 2009e (with J-D Vigne, A. Zazzo, J-F Saliège, F. Poplin, and J. Guilaine)

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Pre-Neolithic Wild Boar Management and Introduction to Cyprus More Than 11,400 Years Ago. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States 106:16135-16138.

2008 American Researchers and the Earliest Cypriots. Near Eastern Archaeology 71:21-29. 2007a An Informal Survey of Distant Education in Anthropology. Anthropology News 48:28-29. 2007b The Earliest Cypriots. Cypria 5: 13-27 2007c Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan. American Journal of Archaeology 111:538-540. 2007d (senior author with R. Mandel)

How Old is the Human Presence in Cyprus? Science (letters) 317:1679. 2007e (senior author with M. Najjar)

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by J.J. Reid, pp. 33-150 and 219-221. Arizona State Museum, Archaeological Series No. 161, University of Arizona, Tucson.

1979 The Holbrook-Chevelon Study Area. In An Archaeological Survey of the Cholla-Saguaro Transmission Line

Corridor, Vol. 1, assembled by L.S. Teague and L.C. Mayro, pp. 53-108. Arizona State Museum, Archaeological Series No. 135, University of Arizona, Tucson.

1977a Preliminary Results of the Southern Methodist University Western Negev Survey. Hadashoth Archaeologia

(Archaeological News, in Hebrew). Department of Antiquities, Jerusalem. 1977b (co-author with R. Brook, H. Davidson and P. Stein)

Archaeological Studies of the Arizona Public Service Company Liberty to Gila Bend 230 KV Transmission System. Museum of Northern Arizona, Anthropological Research Series No. 5, Flagstaff, Arizona.

Professional Papers Presented 2016a No Neolithic is An Island: Cyprus’ Role in the Neolithic Revolution. Presented at the annual meeting of the

American Schools of Oriental Research, San Antonio, TX. 2016b Protecting and Preserving the “Deep Time” Prehistory of Cyprus. Invited paper presented at the Department of

Antiquities, SPAUT conference, Nicosia, Cyprus. 2015a Settling New Lands…Island Colonization and Land Management: Neolithic Lessons for the Present. Presented at

the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Atlanta, GA. 2015b (with R. Mandel)

The geoarchaeology of Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus and its contribution to Pleistocene extinctions of island fauna: why is it so controversial? Presented at the Geoarchaeology of Mediterranean Islands conference, Corsica,

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July. 2015c (with R. Mandel)

Geoarchaeology of Ais Giorkis, an upland early Aceramic Neolithic site in southwestern Cyprus: evidence for human-environment interactions. Presented at the Geoarchaeology of Mediterranean Islands conference, Corsica, July.

2015d (with R. Mandel)

Site Formation Processes and Stratigraphy of Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus: The Devil is in the Details. Presented at the 80th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, CA.

2014 a A View from the Top: Ais Yiorkis, an Early Cypriot Neolithic Village in the uplands. Presented at the 79th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, TX. 2014b (poster with K. DiBenedetto, L. Keach, T. Skinner, and F. Jarvi). Ecological Variables at One of Cyprus’ Earliest Villages. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Diego, CA. 2014c The Ever Expanding Cypriot Neolithic. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Diego, CA. 2014d (with R. Mandel) Geoarchaeology of Ais Yiorkis, an Upland Early Aceramic Neolithic Site in Southwestern Cyprus: Evidence for Human-Environment Interactions. Presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America. Vancouver, B.C. 2013a An Archaeological Paradox…Why Is It So Hard to Document Pre-Neolithic Sites in the Mediterranean: a Case

Study From Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Baltimore. 2013b Expanding the Boundaries to the Mediterranean Sea: The Neolithic on the Levantine Mainland and Cyprus

Presented at the 12th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Berlin. 2013c No Village is an Island: Cyprus as a Cross-Roads for Early Mediterranean Sea Voyagers. . Presented at the 78th

annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Honolulu, HI. 2012a Akrotiri-Aetokremnos (Cyprus) 20 Years Later: An Assessment of Its Significance. Presented at the Wenner-Gren

Workshop on Island Archaeology and the Origins of Seafaring in the Eastern Mediterranean, organized by A. Am merman, Reggio Calabria, Italy.

2012b The First Cypriot Villagers: the Case from Ais Yiorkis, a Unique Early Neolithic Upland Site. Presented at the

77th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Memphis, TN 2012c (with K. DiBenedetto)

Early Island Life in Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Chicago

2011a Pre-Neolithic Mediterranean Sea-farers: the evidence from Cyprus. Presented at the 76th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Sacramento, CA

2011b When Did Cyprus Become a Crossroads? The Evidence for Early Seafaring in the Mediterranean. Presented at the

annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Francisco. 2011c (with R. Mandel)

Geoarchaeology of Ais Yiorkis, an Upland Early Aceramic Neolithic Site in Western Cyprus. Presented at the 76th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Sacramento, CA

2010a The Earliest Prehistory of the Mediterranean Islands—New Developments from Cyprus. Presented at the 75th

annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis. 2010b The First Villagers: Changes and Challenges in the Preservation and Presentation of the Neolithic Record of Jordan

Presented at the 11th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Paris.

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2010c (senior author with M. Najjar)

Joint Custody: An Archaeological Park at Neolithic Ghwair I, Jordan. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Atlanta, GA.

2009a The Curious Case of Cyprus in an Expanding Neolithic World. Presented at the 74th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta.

2009b Neolithic Feast or Famine: The Case of Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American

Schools of Oriental Research, New Orleans. 2009c The Neolithic in Jordan and Beyond: Prospects for the 21st Century. Presented at the Jordan’s Prehistory: Past and

Future Research Conference, Amman. 2009d So, Who Were the First Cypriots?—Perspectives on When and Why People Initially Came to Cyprus. Invited

paper presented at the University of Pennsylvania Kurian Conference. 2008a Until the Cows Come Home. Presented at the 73rd annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,

Vancouver, British Columbia. 2008b Cyprus Before the Neolithic: Prospects and Problems. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Boston. 2007a Jordan During the Neolithic: A Central Bus Station? Presented at the 10th International Conference on the History and

Archaeology of Jordan, Washington D.C.

2007b Making Marks: Expanding the Neolithic. Presented at the 72st annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin.

2007c The Role of Cyprus in the Neolithic World. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental

Research, San Diego. 2006a Ais Yiorkis: An Unusual Early Neolithic Upland Habitation in Western Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the

American Schools of Oriental Research, Washington D.C. 2006b Sacred Cows or Sirloin? Alan H. Simmons, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Presented at the 71st meeting of the

Society for American Archaeology, San Juan. 2005a The Colonization of Remote PlacesBNeolithic Ais Yiorkis, Cyprus. Presented at the 70th annual meeting, Society for

American Archaeology, Salt Lake City. 2005b (with Ramzy Ladah)

The Social Implications of the Architecture at PPNB Ghwair I. Presented at the 70th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Salt Lake City.

2005c (with Tom Davis)

Whose Site is it Anyway? Towards a Third Way in Archaeological Publication. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Philadelphia.

2004a Cows for the Ancestors: The Initial Colonization of Cyprus. Paper presented at The Creation of Symbolic Worlds conference, BANEA, University of Reading. 2004b Domesticating Villages: Subsistence and Land Use Patterns During the Jordanian Neolithic. Paper presented at the 9th

International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan. Petra, Jordan. 2004c The Earliest Residents of Cyprus: Ecological Pariahs or Harmonious Settlers? Paper presented at the 69th annual

meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Montreal.

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2004d Sacred Cows? New Research on the Cypriot Neolithic. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Antonio.

2003a Re-Writing Early Mediterranean Prehistory: the Strange Case of Cyprus. Presented at the 68th annual meeting, Society

for American Archaeology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2003b Sharing the Heritage: A Proposed Archaeological Park for the Neolithic Settlement of Ghwair I in Southern Jordan.

Presented at the 9th annual meeting of the European Archaeological Association, St. Petersburg, Russia. 2003c (with D. Powell, P. Croft, and M. Najjar)

Environmental Adaptations and Impacts at Wadi Ghwair I. Presented at the 68th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2002a New Dimensions to the Cypriot Neolithic: Test Excavations at ‘Ais Yiorkis. Presented at the annual meeting of the

American Schools of Oriental Research, Toronto. 2002b New Thoughts on the Place of Smaller Neolithic Communities Within the Wider Neolithic world. Presented at the

Neolithic Workshop, Annual Meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Toronto. 2002c Re-writing the colonization of Cyprus--tales of hippo hunters and cow herders. Presented at the 8th annual meeting of

the European Archaeological Association, Thessaloniki, Greece. 2002d Social Stratification During the Neolithic: An Example from Jordan. Presented at the 67th annual meeting of the Society

for American Archaeology, Denver. 2001a Bitter Hippos of Cyprus: The Island’s First Occupants and Last Endemic Animals--Setting the Stage for Colonization.

Invited keynote paper, presented at the Neolithic Revolution conference in Droushia Village, Cyprus. 2001b Ethnicity During the NeolithicB A Mosaic of Cultures. Presented at the 8th International Conference on the

Archaeology and History of Jordan, Sydney. 2001c New Light on the Colonization of the Mediterranean Islands: The Peculiar Case of Cyprus. Presented at the 66th annual

meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.

2001d The Role of Islands in Pushing the Pleistocene Extinction Envelope: The Strange Case of the Cypriot Pygmy Hippos. Presented at the Islands in Prehistory Conference 2001, Mallorca.

2001e Villages Without Walls, Cows without Corrals. Invited paper presented at Le Néolithique de Chypre Conference,

Nicosia. 2001h (senior author with M. Najjar)

Ghwair I: An Elaborate Neolithic Community on the Edge. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Boulder.

2000a Ghwair I Within the Neolithic World. Invited paper presented at the Wadi Faynan Conference, Amman, Jordan. 2000b Living on the Edge: Ghwair I, A Remote Neolithic Settlement in Southern Jordan. Presented at the 65th annual

meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Philadelphia. 2000c (co-author with R. Corona)

A Proposal for the Wadi Faynan Archaeological Park: Issues and Suggestions. Invited paper presented at the Wadi Faynan Conference, Amman, Jordan.

1999a Ghwair, An Exceptionally Well-Preserved Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Site in Southern Jordan, ca. 7000 B.C.--New Insights into the Neolithic. Department of Archaeology, University of Liverpool.

1999b Of Tiny Hippos, Large Cows and Island Colonists in the Mediterranean. Presented at the 64th annual meeting, Society

for American Archaeology, Chicago.

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1998a Core and Periphery Relations During the Neolithic--Is the Model Appropriate? Invited paper presented at the 7th International Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan. Copenhagen.

1998b Exploring Core-Periphery Relationships During the Levantine Neolithic. Presented at the 63rd annual meeting, Society

for American Archaeology, Seattle. 1998c The First Humans in Cyprus and Pygmy Hippopotami: Successful Colonization or a Brief Feast? Invited inaugural

lecture on a conference on "The Earliest Prehistory of Cyprus: From Colonization to Exploitation," State University of New York at Albany.

1997a (senior author with M. Najjar)

Living on the Edge: Neolithic Adaptations at Ghwair I, Wadi Feinan, and Southern Jordan. Presented at the 1997 annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Napa.

1997b Regionalism During the Neolithic: The Case of Diversity in Jordan. Presented at the Petra Neolithic Conference, Wadi

Musa, Jordan. 1997c (senior author with M. Najjar)

Villages on the Periphery: Neolithic Adaptations in Wadi Feinan, Southern Jordan. Presented at the 62nd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Nashville.

1996a (with J. Cooper)

Early Neolithic Farmers and Herders: Results from Kholetria Ortos, Cyprus. Presented at the 61st annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.

1996b Early People, Early Corn, and Shifting Environments: Towards an Explicit Approach to Late Archaic Ecology in the

Southwest. Presented at the 61st annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans. 1995a Early Island Adaptations: The Neolithic of Cyprus. Presented at the 60th annual meeting, Society for American

Archaeology, Minneapolis. 1995b Landscape Archaeology and the Exploitation of Natural Resources in the Eastern Levant. Invited paper presented at the

Sixth Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Turin, Italy. 1994a Surface Fragments, Buried Hippos. Presented at the 59th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology,

Anaheim. 1994b (senior author with B. Holz)

Neolithic Adaptations in Western Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Chicago.

1993a The Neolithic of Cyprus--Test Investigations at Kholetria Ortos. Presented at the 58th annual meeting, Society for

American Archaeology, St. Louis. 1993b (senior author with R. Corona)

How Green is My Valley: Ecological Effects of Near Eastern Neolithic Societies and Implications for Island Colonization and Adaptations. Presented at the 92nd annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Washington D.C.

1992a 'Ain Ghazal in the Regional Perspective. Presented at the 57th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology,

Pittsburgh. 1992b The Cultural Resource Management Program in Jordan: Prospects and Problems. Presented at the annual meeting of

the American Schools of Oriental Research, San Francisco. 1992c Cultural Resource Management in the US and Jordan: Parallels and Differences. Invited paper presented at a seminar

on Cultural Resource Management in Jordan, American Center of Oriental Research and Department of Antiquities, Amman.

1992d The Early Colonization of Cyprus: Akrotiri Aetokremnos and the Aceramic Neolithic. Presented at the 91st annual

meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco.

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1992e Town Planning in the Neolithic--is 'Ain Ghazal "Normal?" Invited paper presented at the Fifth Conference on the

History and Archaeology of Jordan, Irbid, Jordan. 1992f (co-author with R. Mandel)

Geoarchaeology of the Akrotiri Aetokremnos Rockshelter (Site E): An Early Occupation in Southern Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, Cincinnati.

1991a Akrotiri Aetokremnos and Early Cypriote Prehistory. Presented at the International Congress on Cypriote Archaeology,

Goteborg, Sweden. 1991b Dwarfed Pleistocene Fauna and the First Settlers of Cyprus. Presented at the 56th annual meeting, Society for

American Archaeology, New Orleans. 1991c Radiocarbon Calibrations for the Eastern Mediterranean Islands: the Example of Akrotiri Aetokremnos, Cyprus.

Presented at the workshop "Paleoenvironments of the Eastern Mediterranean," 14th International Radiocarbon Conference, Tucson.

1990a Global Cultural Resource Archaeology in the Early 21st Century. Invited paper presented at the Seventh Annual

Visiting Scholar's Conference, "The Future of the Past: American Archaeology in A.D. 2001." Center for Archaeological Investigations, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

1990b Neolithic Adaptations in the Eastern Levant: Evidence from 'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib, Jordan. Presented at the

55th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Las Vegas. 1990c Pleistocene Extinctions, Pygmy Hippos, and Island Colonization: A View from the Mediterranean. Presented at the

89th annual meeting, American Anthropological Association, New Orleans. 1990d (co-author with J. Davis, R. Mandel, G. Rollefson, and Z. Kafafi)

A Postulated Early Holocene Summer Precipitation Episode in the Levant: Effects on Neolithic Adaptations. Presented at the 55th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Las Vegas.

1989a The 'Ain Ghazal Survey: Settlement Patterns in the Greater Wadi Zarqa Area, Central Jordan. Invited paper presented

at the IVth Conference on the History and Archaeology of Jordan, Lyon, France. 1989b Excavations at Neolithic Wadi Shu'eib, Jordan. Presented at the 88th annual meeting, American Anthropological

Association, Washington D.C. 1989c Extinct Pygmy Hippos and Early Man in the Mediterranean. Invited paper presented at the Department of Cell Biology

and Anatomy, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. 1989d Pygmy Hippos and Early Human Adaptation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Presented at the 54th annual meeting,

Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta. 1989e (co-author with G. Rollefson and Z. Kafafi)

The 1988 and 1989 Seasons at Neolithic 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Anaheim.

1989f (co-author with R. Mandel)

Playas and the Distribution of Archaeological Sites Near El-Kharga Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. Presented at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America, St. Louis.

1989g (co-author with Z. Kafafi and G. Rollefson)

Wadi Shu'eib: A Major Neolithic Site in Western Jordan. Presented at the 54th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Atlanta.

1988a Desperately Seeking Hippos: Early Man and Pygmy Hippopotamus in Cyprus. Presented at the 53rd annual meeting,

Society for American Archaeology, Phoenix. 1988b (co-author with Z. Kafafi and R. Mandel)

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The 'Ain Ghazal Survey: Human Occupation of the Wadi Zarqa, Central Jordan. Presented at the 53rd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Phoenix.

1988c (senior author with D. Reese and S. Held)

Extinct Pygmy Hippopotamus, Early Man, and the Initial Human Occupation of Cyprus. Presented at the International Conference "Early Man in Island Environments", Oliena, Sardinia, Italy.

1988d (co-author with S. Swiny and D. Reese)

New Excavations at Site E in Southern Cyprus, 1988. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Chicago.

1988e (co-author with P. Hicks)

Problems and Progress in Southwestern Archaeology: A View from the Heartland. Presented at the 53rd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Phoenix.

1987a The 'Ain Ghazal Community Study: Preliminary Results of an Archaeological and Geomorphic Survey Near Amman,

Jordan. Presented at the 52nd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Toronto. 1987b (co-author with S. Swiny)

Akrotiri Aetokremnos--Extinct Pygmy Hippopotamus and Prehistoric Man in Cyprus. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Boston.

1987c (co-author with W. Farrand and R. Mandel)

Preliminary Observations on the Geomorphology of 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan. Presented at the 52nd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Toronto.

1986a Neolithic Adaptations in the Levant as Viewed from 'Ain Ghazal: A Reassessment of Some Common Assumptions.

Invited paper presented at the Tubingen Workshop on the Early Prehistory of Jordan, Tubingen, West Germany. 1986b (co-author with G. Rollefson and I. Köhler -Rollefson)

Neolithic Adaptive Strategies and Economy in the Levant: Re- Evaluating Some Common Assumptions. Presented at the 51st annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.

1985a (co-author with G. Rollefson)

'Ain Ghazal, an Early Neolithic Community in Jordan. Presented at the 50th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Denver.

1985b (co-author with R. Mandel)

Geomorphology and Archaeology in the Western Desert of Egypt. Presented at the 50th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Denver.

1984a (co-author with G. Rollefson)

Domestic Construction and Renovation: Variability and Accommodation at Early Neolithic 'Ain Ghazal (Jordan). Presented at the 83rd annual meeting, American Anthropological Association, Denver.

1984b (co-author with G. Rollefson)

New Light on Early Neolithic Adaptation in the Near East-- Excavations at 'Ain Ghazal, Jordan. Presented at the 49th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Portland.

1984c (co-author with G. Rollefson)

The 1983 Season at Pre-Pottery Neolithic 'Ain Ghazal (Jordan). Presented at the annual meeting of the Kansas-Missouri region of the Society of Biblical Literature and the American Schools of Oriental Research, Fulton.

1984d (co-author with G. Rollefson)

Third Archaeological Campaign at PPNB 'Ain Ghazal (Jordan), 1984. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Schools of Oriental Research, Chicago.

1983a Archaeological Considerations of Early Dineh Adaptations to the Southwest, a Case Study. Invited paper presented at a

symposium, "The Dineh," held at Texas Tech University, Lubbock.

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1983b The Western Desert Expedition: A Case Study of a Cultural Resource Management Perspective in the Arab Republic of

Egypt. Presented at the 48th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Pittsburgh. 1983c (co-author with W. Gillespie)

Paleoeconomy and Paleoenvironment of the Chaco Canyon Region During the Archaic: The Chaco Shelters Project. Presented at the 48th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Pittsburgh.

1982a Archaic Adaptive Strategies and Early Horticulture in the Chaco Canyon Region. Presented at the 47th annual meeting,

Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis. 1982b The Chaco Shelters Project: Preliminary Field Report. Presented at the 55th meeting of the Pecos Conference, Pecos. 1981a The Archaic in the Chaco Canyon Region. Presented at the 54th meeting of the Pecos Conference, Fort Burgwin. 1981b Paleo-Subsistence and Technology in the San Juan Basin Archaic: A Comparative Study from Northwestern New

Mexico. Presented at the 46th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, San Diego. 1980a Archaeological Investigations in the San Juan Basin: The ADAPT I Project--Progress Report. Presented at the 53rd

meeting of the Pecos Conference, Mesa Verde. 1980b Big Buck Archaeology--The Other Side of the Coin. Presented at the 45th annual meeting, Society for American

Archaeology, Philadelphia. 1980c (co-author with G. Rollefson)

Early Athabaskan Occupation in Northwestern New Mexico: New Archaeological Evidence. Presented at the 45th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Philadelphia.

1979a Float the Model and Sink the Data: Potential Problems with Non- Destructive Resource Evaluation Responses.

Presented at the 44th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver. 1979b (co-author with D. Olszewski)

Tools for Thought: Some Difficulties with the Analysis of Southwestern Lithic Assemblages. Presented at the 44th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver.

1978a The Arizona Public Service Mitigation Project--Progress Report on the 1978 Field Investigations. Presented at the 51st

meeting of the Pecos Conference, Flagstaff. 1978b Economic Adaptations in Semi-Arid Zones: A Levantine Pre-Pottery Neolithic Example. Presented at the 77th annual

meeting, American Anthropological Association, Los Angeles. 1978c Move That Dirt and Pass the Buck--The New Mercenaries? Presented at the 43rd annual meeting, Society for American

Archaeology, Tucson. 1978d (co-author with D. Olszewski)

Memoirs of a Midden. Presented at the 43rd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Tucson. 1977 Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Occupations of the Western Negev Desert, Israel: Economic Potentials. Presented at the

42nd annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans.

1975 Buy the Spirit But Don't Take the Bone--A Case Study in Archaeological Ethics. Presented at the 40th annual meeting, Society for American Archaeology, Dallas.

Invited Public Presentations 2015a The Neolithic Revolution Setting the Framework for Modern Society. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological

Institute of America’s Lecture Program. Presented in Greensboro, NC. 2015b Of Hippo Hunters, Neolithic Voyagers, and Early Cows: Early Seafaring and The Curious Case Of the First Cypriots. Invited lecture, College of Wooster, OH.

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2012 The Neolithic of Jordan—From Mega-Sites to Elaborate Villages. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Chicago, IL. 2011a American Archaeology in Cyprus. Presented the annual meeting of the American Hellenic Institute, Washington

D.C., and March 11. 2011b From Pygmy Hippos to Cats and Cattle: The First Residents of Cyprus and Their Unique Menageries. Invited

lecture presented in Conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution’s “Cyprus—Crossroads of Civilizations” Exhibition. Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., March 12.

2011c Of Hippo Hunters, Neolithic Voyagers, and Early Cows: Early Seafaring and The Curious Case Of the First Cypriots. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Rockford, IL. 2011d Rewriting the Revolution: Cyprus and Its New Role in Expanding the Neolithic. Invited presentation to the

National Science Foundation, Washington D.C., and March 11. 2010 Of Hippo Hunters, Neolithic Voyagers, and Early Cows: Early Seafaring and The Curious Case Of the First Cypriots. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Los Angeles. 2008 Of Hippo Hunters, Neolithic Voyagers, and Early Cows: Early Seafaring and The Curious Case Of the First Cypriots. Invited lecture, University of Leicester, Sept. 2008. 2002a New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Huntsville and Orlando. 2002b Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as part of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Memphis. 2001a New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Huntington, West Virginia and Bloomington. 2001b Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Columbus and Champaign-Urbana. 2000a New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

of America's Lecture Program. Presented in New Orleans, Oklahoma City, and Dallas. 2000b Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Austin. 1999 New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Detroit, Columbus, Toledo, East Lansing, and Las Vegas. 1998 New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Tucson, San Diego, and Fresno. 1997 Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Iowa City, Cincinnati, and Louisville. 1996 New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Monmouth, Chicago, and Minneapolis. 1995 New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Chapel Hill, Athens, and Tampa. 1994a New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

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of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Houston and Tucson. 1994b Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Lubbock. 1993a New Jerichos?--Recent Research on the Neolithic of Jordan. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute

of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Cleveland and Ashland. 1993b Tiny Hippos, Hungry People, and the First Occupation of Cyprus. Invited lecture as art of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Oxford. 1992 Recent Excavations in Jordan: New Jerichos? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's

Lecture Program. Presented in Westchester, Philadelphia, and Ithaca. 1991a Extinct Pygmy Hippos and the Early Colonization of Cyprus. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Rochester and Buffalo. 1991b Recent Excavations in Jordan: New Jerichos? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's

Lecture Program. Presented in Los Angeles and St. Catherine's. 1990 'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib, Jordan: New Jerichos? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of

America's Lecture Program. Presented in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Washington D.C. 1989 The Rise and Fall of Neolithic Occupation in Central Jordan: Excavations at 'Ain Ghazal and Wadi Shu'eib.

Inaugural lecture, The Explorer's Club, New York. 1988 'Aim Ghazal and Neolithic Adaptations in Central Jordan. Invited paper presented at the Anthropology

Colloquium, Arizona State University, and Tempe. 1987a Excavations at 'Ain Ghazal--a New Jericho? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's

Lecture Program. Presented in Hartford and Montreal, Quebec. 1987b New Light on Early Agricultural Development in the Southwest. Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological

Institute of America's Lecture Program. Presented in Kent and Valparaiso. 1986 Excavations at 'Ain Ghazal--a New Jericho? Invited lectures as part of the Archaeological Institute of America's

Lecture Program. Presented in Santa Rosa, Vancouver, Seattle, Spokane and Santa Fe.

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REFERENCES Dr. Offer Bar-Yosef (emeritus) Department of Anthropology Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138 (617) 495-2246 obaryos@husc.harvard.edu Dr. Geoffrey Clark Regent’s Professor (emeritus) School of Human Evolution and Social Change Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona, 85287 (480) 965-6213 GEOFFREY.CLARK@asu.edu Dr. Donald Grayson Dept. of Anthropology, Box 353100 University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-3100 (206) 54-35240 grayson@u.washington.edu Dr. Rolfe Mandel Kansas Geological Survey/Department of Anthropology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 66047 (785) 864-2171 mandel@kgs.ku.edu Dr. Stuart Swiny (emeritus) Department of Anthropology 1400 Washington Avenue The University at Albany Albany, NY 12222 (518) 442-3982 swiny@albany.edu