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Carl G. Carlson-Drexler, MA
Curriculum Vita

Education

College of William & Mary (2005-Present)

University of Arkansas (2004-2005)

University of Nebraska (2002-2004)
M.A. - Anthropology, Dr. Douglas D. Scott, chair

Grinnell College (1998-2002)
B.A. - Anthropology, Dr. John C. Whittaker, chair

Employment

2008 - Present            Adjunct Researcher
                                    Arkansas Archeological Survey

2008                           Intern
                                   William & Mary Center for Archeological Research

• Supervisor: Joe B. Jones
• Duties included excavation, report writing, producing a popular booklet on Civil War archaeology in Fairfax Courthouse, VA, and compiling a bibliography of grey literature.

2005-Present              Graduate Assistant
                                    College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia

• Supervisors: Dr. Frederick Smith, Dr. Donald John Hatfield, Dr. Barbara King, Dr. Martin Gallivan, Dr. John Ertl, Dr. Neil Norman, Dr. Kathleen Bragdon
• Duties include assisting with class preparation as well as helping with Archaeology Month activities. Also assisted in the prepartion of ethnographic overviews and assessments for Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Park and George Washington's Birthplace National Monument.

2005, 2006                  Archaeologist
                                    Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

• Supervisor: Dr. Marley Brown
• Supervised a five week field school in historical archaeology at the Peyton Randolph house in Colonial Williamsburg. Also was a member of field crew for an extensive Phase I survey of the Carr’s Hill property.

2004-2005                   Senior Graduate Assistant
                                    Department of Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas

• Supervisor: Dr. Justin Nolan, Dr. J. Michael Plavcan
• Duties: Teach three 2-hour lab classes per week, grade papers, organize and host study sessions, proctor and grade examinations, consult with students, and offer lectures.

2004                            Archaeological Collections Assistant
                                    Department of Anthropology and Geography, University of Nebraska, and University of Nebraska State Museum, Lincoln, Nebraska

• Supervisors: Dr. Peter Bleed, Dr. Luann Wandsnider, Dr. Priscilla Grew, Dr. Tom Myers
• Duties: Write access and borrowing protocols for the archaeological collection, review and improve digital records of anthropology department holdings, and act as liaison between the department and the museum

2003                            Graduate Teaching Assistant
Department of Anthropology and Geography, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska

• Course: Introduction to Anthropology
• Professor: Dr. Paul A. Demers
• Duties: Advising students, grading papers, writing tests, maintaining class notes, tracking grades, assisting the professor with sundry tasks.

           
2002-2004                   Archeological Technician
Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska

• Supervisor: Dr. Douglas D. Scott, Anne M. Vawser, M.A.
• Duties: Analyzing, curating, and performing spatial analysis on artifacts recovered from Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Missouri and Pea Ridge National Military Park, Arkansas. I have also been part of the center’s Archeological Information Management (AIM) Team, which has required me to work on a number of GIS projects in various national parks and national forests. I have also been involved with site survey and land use history research for Homestead National Monument, Gage County, Nebraska.

2000-2002                   Laboratory Assistant
Grinnell College Anthropology Department, Grinnell, Iowa

• Supervisor: Dr. Jonathan C. Whittaker
• Duties: Digitizing site maps, analyzing pottery fragments, cleaning and labeling artifacts, and assisting in ceramic analysis laboratories

Professional Service
Society for Historical Archaeology - Conference Committee for 2007 meetings in Williamsburg, VA
Society for Historical Archaeology - Conference Committee for 2004 meetings in St. Louis, MO
Society for Historical Archaeology - Student Subsection of the Academic and Professional Training Committee: 2004-2007
American Society for Ethnohistory - Conference Committee for 2006 meetings in Williamsburg, VA

Student Service
Anthropology Graduate Student Collective, College of William & Mary - Webmaster: 2008 - Present
Anthropology Graduate Student Collective, College of William & Mary - Graduate Committee Representative: 2007 - 2008
Anthropology Graduate Student Collective, College of William & Mary - Vice President: 2006 - 2007
Anthropology Graduate Student Collective, College of William & Mary - Secretary: Spring 2006
Anthroclub, University of Nebraska - Co-editor of The Nebraska Anthropologist: 2002-2004
Anthropology Student Educational Policy Committee, Grinnell College - Representative: 2000-2002

Publications
Carlson-Drexler, Carl G.
2006 Using Spatial Analysis to Identify Battery Positions at the Site of the Battle of Wilson's Creek, Missouri. In Fields of Conflict: Battlefield Archaeology from the Roman Empire to the Korean War. D.D. Scott, L.E. Babits, and C.M. Haecker, eds. Pp. 58-74. Westport, CT: Praeger Security International.

Drexler, Carl G.
2004 Systemic Nesting among the Anasazi: 900-1140. Nebraska Anthropologist 19.
2003 Formalization and Expediency in Stone Toolkits. The Nebraska Anthropologist 18.

Drexler, Carl G., Douglas D. Scott, and Harold Roeker
In Press “The Battle Raged... With Terrible Fury:” Battlefield Archaeology of Pea Ridge National Military Park. USDI-NPS, Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Hilliard, Jerry, Mike Evans, Jared Pebworth, and Carl Carlson-Drexler
In Press A Confederate Encampment at Cross Hollow, Benton County, Arkansas. Arkansas Historical Quarterly.

Scott, Douglas D., Harold Roeker, and Carl G. Drexler
In press “The Fire Upon Us Was Terrific:” Battlefield Archaeology of Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield, Missouri. USDI-NPS, Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Scott, Douglas D. and Carl G. Drexler
2004 Archeological Inventory of the Graff/New Visitor Center Property, Homestead National Monument of American, Gage County, Nebraska. Report on file, Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE.

Organized Symposia
2006 A Hidden Diversity, Historical Archaeology in the Ozark Uplands. Symposium presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Sacramento [with Dr. Alicia Valentino]
2004 Anthropology on the Battlefield: Method and Theory in Military Sites Archaeology. Symposium presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, St. Louis.

Conference Papers

Carlson-Drexler, Carl G.
2006 Warfare in the Ozarks: Toward a Regional Landscape Approach to Conflict Archaeology. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Sacramento, CA.

Carlson-Drexler, Carl G., Douglas D. Scott, and Peter A. Bleed
2006 Contested Terrain, Congested Landscape: Memorialization of San Juan Hill. Paper presented at the 71st Annual Conference of the Society for American Archaeology, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Drexler, Carl G.
2005 Identifying Cultural Differences in Shell Fragment Standardization: An Example from Civil War Arkansas. Paper presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, York, United Kingdom.
2004 Cultural Influences on Artillery Projectile Morphology in the Trans-Mississippi, 1862. Paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, St. Louis.
2003 Ordnance Standardization as a Measure of Relative Industrial Capacity: A View from Civil War Arkansas. Paper presented at the 123rd Annual Meeting of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, Lincoln.
2002 Hard Times in the Black Sands: Changing Trade Relations among the Sinagua of New Caves and Bench Pueblos. Paper presented at the 114th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Des Moines.

Drexler, Carl G., Alicia L. Coles, and Joel A. Masters
2004 Thunder in the Trans-Mississippi: Quantitative and Metallurgical Analyses of Civil War Ordnance from Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield and Pea Ridge National Military Park. Paper presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Montreal.