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M. Brooke Brilliant
<br /> ■ Archaeological Consultants of the Carolinas ■ 121 East First St., Clayton,NC 27520
<br /> ■ brookebrilliant @archcon.org ■ (919) 553-9007
<br /> Education
<br /> 2011 MA Anthropology,University of South Carolina,Columbia, SC
<br /> Thesis: Colonoware, Creolization, and Interactions between African Americans and Native
<br /> Americans during the Colonial Period in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
<br /> 2005 BS Anthropology,Summa cum laude, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
<br /> Field Schools
<br /> 2007 SCRAP Field School,Webster Farm,Franklin,NH
<br /> Performed Phase I and II excavations at a French and Indian War Era Fort site. Duties included
<br /> setting up a grid,mapping,recording field notes and artifact analysis and cataloging.
<br /> 2007 Lab Methods in the Identification of Human Skeletal Remains,Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
<br /> Short course focusing on determination of age, sex, ancestry, stature and pathology of skeletal
<br /> remains.
<br /> 2005 Field School in Historical Archaeology, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
<br /> Performed Phase III excavations at the 18th century Drayton Hall site. Performed Phase III
<br /> excavations at the mid 18th century Willtown Parsonage site. Performed a Phase I survey at the late
<br /> 17"'to 18th century Colonial Dorchester site. Duties included laying in a grid, operating the transit,
<br /> maintaining a field specimen log and artifact bags,taking field notes, mapping and artifact processing
<br /> and analysis.
<br /> Skills/Qualifications
<br /> Qualifications satisfy the Secretary of Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for an archaeologist
<br /> (36 CFR 61).
<br /> Familiarity with 36 CFR 800
<br /> Experience using a Trimble GPS unit
<br /> Proficient in Microsoft Office(Word,Excel and PowerPoint)
<br /> Professional Memberships
<br /> Archaeological Society of South Carolina
<br /> Society for Historical Archaeology
<br /> Southeastern Archaeological Conference
<br /> Awards
<br /> 2010 Archaeological Society of South Carolina Grant-in-Aid recipient
<br /> 2005 Departmental Honors, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
<br /> 2005 Outstanding Student Award, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
<br /> Experience
<br /> 2011-Current Lab Supervisor,Field Technician, and Cell Tower Specialist, Archaeological Consultants of the
<br /> Carolinas,Inc., Clayton,NC
<br /> Duties include performing Phase I surveys, artifact analysis, curation preparation,report writing, and
<br /> background and historical research.
<br /> 2011 Field Technician,New South Associates, Columbia, SC
<br /> Performed a Phase I survey at Fort Stewart in Richmond Hill, GA. Duties included taking field notes,
<br /> mapping, and delineating sites.
<br /> 2011-2009 Teaching Assistant,University of South Carolina,Columbia, SC
<br /> Assisted with the following courses: Primates,People, and Prehistory; Archaeology in Film and
<br /> Popular Culture; and Understanding other Cultures. Responsibilities included leading discussion
<br /> sections and reviews for exams; grading papers and exams; and assigning final grades.
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