Caitlin J.

Keefe
E-mail: ckeef002@plattsburgh.edu

EDUCATION
New York University, College of Arts and Sciences New York, NY
Bachelor of Arts, major: Anthropology, minor: Religious Studies 2000-2004
SUNY Plattsburgh, Graduate School Plattsburgh, NY
Masters of Science in Teaching, Adolescent Education 2014-present
ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE
American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
Senior Field Archaeologist September-October 2012
Excavated units adjacent to Misin Santa Catalina de Guale
Instructed and assisted interns with excavation methodology and identification of historic cultural material
The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Forensic Genealogist and Field Bioarchaeologist January 2009-May 2012
Compiled extensive descendent-based genealogies to locate unknown heirs and assisted in the determination of
next-of-kin for approximately 900 individuals interred at a German church cemetery in Du Page County, Illinois
Applied methods consistent with professional guidelines including the Genealogical Proof Standard and prepared
supporting documentation on a variety of litigation issues
Exhaustive research included the analysis and interpretation of original German church baptism, marriage and
death records dating from the mid-19th century to present day written in Kurrentschrift and modern script, census
records, obituaries, newspaper articles, state death and marriage records, social security death indexes, cross-
referenced major genealogical repositories, and reviewed private collections
Performed a photographic survey of headstones and family monuments
Excavated historical skeletal remains for relocation to nearby cemeteries
New York City-Office of the Chief Medical Examiner New York, NY
Criminalist (IA) March-June 2010
Worked closely with other city organizations (OEM, FDNY, NYPD, DSNY) to recover human remains, personal
effects, evidence from the September 11th terrorist attacks and historic cultural materials from the World Trade
Center site and surrounding areas by water screening material and accompanying matrix
American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
Senior Field Archaeologist October-November 2008
Performed shovel test surveys on St. Catherines Island (SCI), GA
Excavated units at a Late Archaic shell ring site
Instructed and assisted interns with excavation methodology and identification of historic cultural material
Landmark Archaeology, Inc. Newburgh, NY
Field Bioarchaeologist August-September 2008
Articulated, excavated and performed partial field analysis on human skeletal remains from an historic African-
American cemetery
American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
Field Archaeologist April-May 2008
Performed soil probing and assisted in magnetometry as part of a remote sensing team on SCI, GA
Excavated at a block excavation at a Late Archaic shell ring site
The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Morristown, NJ
Field Archaeologist January 2008-Dec 2009
May-June 2012
Performed:
Phase I shovel test pits in Cape May, Burlington, Morris, Sussex, Warren, Passaic, Essex and Mercer counties in
New Jersey and in Dutchess County in New York State
Phase II excavation units in Cape May Court House, NJ and Wayne, NJ
Construction monitoring in New York, NY at St. Paul's Chapel and Trinity Church, for the Second Avenue Subway
project and for location of historic structures in Bryant Park
Phase I shovel test pits in Rutland County, Vermont
American Museum of Natural History New York, NY
Intern/ Field Archaeologist September-December 2007
Performed paste analysis on ceramic sherds and lithics analysis from the Late Archaic period
Participated in block excavation for three weeks at a Late Archaic shell ring site on SCI, GA
Assisted in scanning, converting and proofreading documents for inclusion in the SCI-AMNH archive
Catalogued artifacts from the October-November 2007 excavations
The Louis Berger Group, Inc. New York, NY
Field Archaeologist July-December 2007
Water screened debris and matrix from the World Trade Center site and surrounding areas to recover human
remains as well as personal effects, evidence from the September 11th attacks and historic cultural material
Trained to handle and screen Asbestos Contaminated Material (ACM) per Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
regulations
The Louis Berger Group, Inc. Phoenix, AZ
Field Archaeologist and Lab Technician March-July 2007
Performed relocation surveys, Phase II and data recovery projects
Prepared prehistoric and historic artifacts for curation in the Arizona State Museum
Performed lithics and groundstone analysis
South Mountain Rock Art Project Phoenix, AZ
Project Volunteer March-May 2007
Mapped and photographed various petroglyph sites within the South Mountain Park south of Phoenix
Surveyed and collected lithics and ceramic artifacts
Anthropology Department New York, NY
New York University April-August 2004
Office Assistant
Catalogued New York Universitys non-human primate collection and created a database to register species and
materials for administrative and research purposes
Catalogued skeletal casts and created a database for use by graduate students in the departments Human Skeletal
Biology Masters Program
Independent Study New York, NY
New York University January-May 2004
Studied the features and landmarks of the human postcranial skeleton under Dr. Susan Antn
Rapa Nui Field School Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)
University of Hawaii at Manoa July-August 2003
Conducted surface surveys including mapping of above-ground features, GIS mapping, verifying GPS locations of
previously published sites
Recorded and mapped moai transportation roads
Excavated one-meter tests units at Ahu Anakena
Museo Antropolgico de Padre Sebastien Engert Rapa Nui (Easter Island, Chile)
University of Hawaii at Manoa July-August 2003
Graduate Research Assistant
Recorded non-metric cranial features
Performed and recorded metric dentition measurements
LANGUAGE SKILLS
English as a native language
Very strong command in speaking, reading and writing French
Working knowledge in speaking, reading and writing Modern Hebrew
COMPUTER SKILLS
Mac and Windows OS; Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); typing average 68 wpm
Familiarity with: Trimble Geo XT GPS; Total Station GPS; CorelDRAW; Corel PHOTO-PAINT; FileMaker Pro;
Adobe Photoshop; Adobe Dreamweaver; Blender; Muvizu Animation Suite; SMARTBoard