Anthropology Department Staff
Lauren May
Archaeology Collections Research Assistant
lauren@bishopmuseum.org
808.843.7609
fax: 808.848.4132
Education
- B.S. Anthropology & Geography- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
Research Interests
- Hawaiian & Californian Archaeology
- Ethnobotany
- Paleoecology
- Native Species Conservation
Field Work and Museum Studies
- Survey and excavation, Fujian Province, China (2011)
- Habitat restoration and plant propagation at various sites on the islands of Kauai and Maui (2010)
- Lithic and faunal identification and analysis, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, Archaeology Lab (2010)
- Assist in excavation of test units at Moss Landing in Monterey, CA (2009)
- Sort shell midden of test units from Los Osos, CA (2009)
- Archaeological field work at CA-SLO-1370 in Montana de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo, CA (2009)
Professional Experience
- Archaeology Collections Intern, Department of Anthropology, Bishop Museum (Dec. 2010-Sept. 2011).
- Horticultural Intern, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo, HI (Fall 2010)
- Intern, Central Coast Information Center, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA (Winter 2009-2010)
- Archaeology Lab Technician, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA (Summer 2009)
- Archaeology Field Technician, Applied Earthworks, San Luis Obispo, CA (Summer 2009)