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Sarah C. Clayton
CURRICULUM VITAE
Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1393. Email: sclayton@wisc.edu
EDUCATION
PhD, Anthropology, Arizona State University, June 2009
MA, Anthropology, Arizona State University, May 2003
BA, Anthropology/Art History, University of Washington, August 1998
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
2010-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Affiliated Faculty: American Indian Studies Program; Latin American, Caribbean, and
Iberian Studies
2010 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, New Mexico State University
2009 Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Human Evolution and Social Change (SHESC),
Arizona State University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Archaeology of complex societies; urban landscapes and rural-urban dynamics; domestic and mortuary
ritual; gender and ethnicity; households; bioarchaeology; ideology and political institutions; regional
economies; multivariate quantitative methods; compositional and stylistic ceramic analysis
Geographic Areas: Highland Mexico, Central America, Southwestern United States
GRANTS
2012-2015 National Science Foundation: “Chicoloapan Viejo: a Rural Perspective on the
Organization and Decline of the Teotihuacan State.”
2010-2011 Graduate School Research Committee, University of Wisconsin-Madison: “Community
Organization and Intraregional Relations at Chicoloapan Viejo, a Rural Settlement in the
Ancient Basin of Mexico.”
2006-2007 Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies (FAMSI): “Ritual Diversity
and Social Identities: A Study of Mortuary Behaviors at Teotihuacan.”
2005-2006 Graduate and Professional Student Association, Arizona State University: “Ritual
Diversity and Social Identities: A Study of Mortuary Behaviors at Teotihuacan.”
2002-2003 Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society, Grant-in-Aid of Research: “Interregional
Relationships in Mesoamerica: Interpreting Maya Ceramics at Teotihuacan.”
HONORS & AWARDS
Research/Writing
2010 Society for American Archaeology Dissertation Award: “Ritual Diversity and Social
Identities: A Study of Mortuary Behaviors at Teotihuacan, Mexico.” Ph.D. committee:
George L. Cowgill, Barbara L. Stark, Keith W. Kintigh
2008 Arizona State University Ruppé Prize in Archaeology: “Measuring the Long Arm of the
State: Teotihuacan’s Relations in the Basin of Mexico”
2007-2008 Arizona State University Dean’s Dissertation Writing Fellowship
2006-2007 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Coors Light Academic Success in
Education Award
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2005-2007 Arizona State University Dean’s Advanced Scholarship
2004-2005 Arizona State University Graduate College Scholarship
2003 Arizona State University Dean’s Scholarship
2003 Arizona State University Ruppé Prize in Archaeology: “Interregional Interaction
in Mesoamerica: Interpreting Maya Ceramics at Teotihuacan, Mexico.”
2000 St. Mary’s University, Maya Research Program Harkrider Scholarship
Teaching Recognition
2011 Honored Instructors Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of University Housing
(spring and fall semesters)
2010 Honored Instructors Award, University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of University Housing
PUBLICATIONS (* = peer-reviewed)
Articles in Journals
Clayton, Sarah C. 2013 (In Press) Measuring the Long Arm of the State: Teotihuacan’s Relations in
the Basin of Mexico. Ancient Mesoamerica 24(1).
Clayton, Sarah C. 2011 Gender at Ancient Teotihuacan: a Mortuary Study of Intrasocietal Diversity.
Cambridge Archaeological Journal 21(1):31-52.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2006 Ritual and Residence: the Social Implications of Classic Mimbres Ceremonial
Spaces. Kiva 72(1):73-94.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2005 Interregional Relationships in Mesoamerica: Interpreting Maya Ceramics at
Teotihuacan. Latin American Antiquity 16(4):427-48.
Clayton, Sarah C., W. David Driver, and Laura J. Kosakowsky 2005 Rubbish or Ritual?
Contextualizing a Problematical Deposit at Blue Creek, Belize. A Response to “Public Architecture,
Ritual, and Temporal Dynamics at the Maya Center of Blue Creek, Belize,” by Thomas H. Guderjan.
Ancient Mesoamerica 16(1):119-30.
Chapters in edited volumes:
Clayton, Sarah C. 2013 Hinterland Diversity and Ancient Maya Political Economy in Northwestern
Belize. In Classic Maya Political Ecology: Resource Management, Political Change, and Class
Histories in Belize, edited by Jon C. Lohse. Cotsen Institute, University of California, LA.
Clayton, Sarah C. (In Press) Teotihuacan: an Early Urban Center in Regional Context. In A World of
Cities, edited by Norman Yoffee. The Cambridge History of the World Series, Volume 3, Cambridge
University Press.
Emberling, Geoff, John W. Janusek, and Sarah C. Clayton (In Press) Urban Process and Urban
Landscapes. In A World of Cities, edited by Norman Yoffee. The Cambridge History of the World
Series, Volume 3, Cambridge University Press.
Encyclopedia Entries:
* Clayton, Sarah C. (In Press) Mortuary Rituals. In The Encyclopedia of Human Sexuality, edited by
Patricia Whelehan and Anne Bolin. Wiley Blackwell Press, Hoboken, N.J.
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Reports of Research:
Clayton, Sarah C. 2012 Informe Anual: Investigaciones de campo en las cercanías de Cerro
Portezuelo durante el 2011. Entregado al Consejo de Arqueología, México, D.F.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2007 Ritual Diversity and Social Identities: A Study of Mortuary Behaviors at
Teotihuacan, Mexico. Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies (FAMSI).
www.famsi.org
Clayton, Sarah C. 2004 Investigations at Rosita, 2003: Toward Understanding the Socio-political
Landscape of the Blue Creek Region, Northwestern Belize. In 2003 Season Summaries of the Blue
Creek Regional Political Ecology Project, Upper Northwestern Belize, ms. on file at the Institute of
Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (* = invited paper)
Clayton, Sarah C. 2013 Society beyond the City: Rural Life in the Teotihuacan-Period Basin of
Mexico. Society for American Archaeology, 78 th annual meeting, Honolulu, HI.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2012 From Households to Markets: Neighborhood Socioeconomics at Teotihuacan.
Society for American Archaeology, 77 th annual meeting, Memphis,TN.
Crider, Destiny L. and Sarah C. Clayton 2009 Teotihuacan, Tula, and the View from the Texcoco
Hinterland. Society for American Archaeology, 74th annual meeting, Atlanta, GA.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2008 Measuring the Long Arm of the State: Teotihuacan’s Relations in the Basin
of Mexico. Society for American Archaeology, 73rd annual meeting, Vancouver, B.C.
Novotny, Anna C. and Sarah C. Clayton 2007 The Teotihuacan Social Identity Project: Biological
Distance between Teotihuacan and Axotlan during the Classic Period. Society for American
Archaeology, 72nd annual meeting, Austin, TX.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2006 Hinterland Diversity and Ancient Maya Political Economy in Northwestern
Belize. Society for American Archaeology, 71st annual meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2005 Diversity and Identity in Mortuary Practice at Teotihuacan. Society for
American Archaeology, 70th annual meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2004 Long Distance Relationships in Mesoamerica: Interpreting Maya Ceramics at
Teotihuacan, Mexico. Accepted for presentation at the IV Mesa Redonda de Teotihuacan, el Consejo
Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes y el Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City.
Clayton, Sarah C. 2004 Ritual and Residence: the Social Implications of Classic Mimbres Ceremonial
Spaces Presented at the 13 th Annual Mogollon Conference, Silver City, NM.
Clayton, Sarah C. and Ronald L. Bishop 2003 Long Distance Relationships in Mesoamerica:
Interpreting Maya Ceramics at Teotihuacan, Mexico. Society for American Archaeology, 68th annual
meeting, Milwaukee, WI.
Clayton, Sarah C., W. David Driver, and Laura J. Kosakowsky 2002 Rubbish or Ritual?
Contextualizing a Problematical Deposit from Blue Creek, Belize. Society for American
Archaeology, 67th annual meeting, Denver, CO.
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CONFERENCE TRAVEL SUPPORT
2013 University of Wisconsin Graduate School, Society for American Archaeology meetings, Honolulu
2009 Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association and School of Human
Evolution and Social Change: Society for American Archaeology meetings, Atlanta
2008 Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association and School of Human
Evolution and Social Change: Society for American Archaeology meetings, Vancouver
2007 Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association: Society for American
Archaeology meetings, Austin
2006 Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association and School of Human
Evolution and Social Change: Society for American Archaeology meetings, San Juan
2004 Arizona State University Department of Anthropology: Society for American Archaeology
meetings, Salt Lake City
2004 Arizona State University Graduate and Professional Student Association: IV Mesa Redonda in
Teotihuacan, Mexico
2003 Arizona State University Department of Anthropology: Society for American Archaeology
meetings, Milwaukee
2002 Arizona State University Department of Anthropology: Society for American Archaeology
meetings, Denver
INVITED TALKS & PUBLIC OUTREACH
2013 “Teotihuacan as a Regional Phenomenon: Exploring Life beyond the City.” Annual Banquet
Lecture, Charles E. Brown Archaeological Society, Madison.
2012 “Development, Daily Life, and Decline at Ancient Teotihuacan.” Wisconsin Public Television:
University Place Presents, with Norman Gilliland.
2012 “The Rise and Fall of Teotihuacan Society.” Wisconsin Public Radio: University of the Air, with
Norman Gilliland and Emily Auerbach.
2012 Presented poster about Nahuatl at World Languages Day for Wisconsin high school students; on
display at New Berlin High School (Waukesha County).
2006 “Social and Biological Identities at Teotihuacan: A New Look at the Mortuary Record,” with
Anna C. Novotny. Brown Bag Lecture, ASU School of Human Evolution and Social Change.
2003 “Interregional Interaction in Mesoamerica: Interpreting Maya Ceramics at Teotihuacan.” Annual
Graduate Earth and Life Sciences Symposium, Arizona State University.
EVENTS ORGANIZED
2011 Guest lectures at UW-Madison Department of Anthropology by Dr. Leonardo López Lujan, of
the Museo Templo Mayor, Mexico City: “Painted Monumental Sculpture from Ancient Mexico”
and “Unearthing the Aztec capital: archaeology in downtown Mexico City.” Organized cosponsorship
with the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program and obtained
funding from the University Lectures Committee.
2006 Created poster and provided laboratory tour to promote the Teotihuacan Research Center, in
association with the opening of Arizona State University’s School of Human Evolution and
Social Change. In collaboration with Destiny Crider and Christopher Garraty.
2006 Discussion forum at the meetings of the Society for American Archaeology to advance
responsible stewardship of neglected collections curated at the Teotihuacan Research Center.
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RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
2010-present
Principal Investigator, Proyecto Arqueológico Chicoloapan Viejo: a Rural Perspective on
the Organization and Decline of the Teotihuacan State
2005-2009 Research Associate, Cerro Portezuelo Archaeological Project, Directors: George L.
Cowgill, Arizona State University, and Deborah Nichols, Dartmouth College.
2008-2009 Research Associate, Arizona State University Museum of Anthropology Exhibit: “City
Life: Experiencing the World of Teotihuacan” Director: Gwyneira Isaac (I wrote part of
proposal submitted to the National Endowment for the Humanities.)
2006-2007 Principal Investigator, Teotihuacan Social Identity Project, Dissertation research
conducted at: Teotihuacan Research Center, San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico; Teotihuacan
Archaeological Zone (Instituto Nacional de Anthropología y Historia); Escuela Nacional
de Antropología e Historia, Mexico City; and el Museo Casa de Morelos, Ecatepec.
2001-2003 Principal Investigator, Masters Research conducted at: Teotihuacan ASU Research
Center, San Juan Teotihuacan, Mexico and Smithsonian Center for Materials Research
and Education (SCMRE).
2000-2003 Research Associate/Crew Chief, Blue Creek Regional Political Ecology Project, Belize.
Director: Jon C. Lohse, Texas State University. conducted research on Maya “termination
rituals” through typological analysis and extensive re-fitting of 15,000+ sherds from a
problematical deposit; directed excavations of the Rosita site, a small settlement with
public and domestic structures to understand the sociopolitical organization of Late
Preclassic Blue Creek; directed excavations of six house mounds and activity areas at the
Rio Hondo site.
2000 Research Assistant, Malpaso Valley Archaeological Project. Director: Ben A. Nelson,
Arizona State University. (I created a project reference library comprising regionally
relevant site reports from international publishers and academic institutions.)
TEACHING
Courses Taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison:
ANTHRO 102: Archaeology and the Prehistoric World
ANTHRO 112: Principles of Archaeology
ANTHRO 120: Archaeology of Mesoamerica
ANTHRO 322: Origins of Civilization
ANTHRO 490: Seminar: Archaeology and Identity
ANTHRO 942: Graduate Seminar: Archaeology and Identity
ANTHRO 942: Graduate Seminar: Archaeology of Mesoamerican States
Courses Taught at New Mexico State University:
ANTH 201: Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 330: Introduction to Religious Studies (Distance Learning)
ANTH 312: Ancient Maya
ANTH 497/507: Graduate Seminar: Archaeology of Identity
Courses Taught at Northern Arizona University:
ANT 104: Lost Tribes and Buried Cities (Introduction to Archaeology)
Courses Taught at Mesa Community College:
ASB 222: Buried Cities, Lost Tribes: Old World (Distance Learning)
Courses Taught at Arizona State University:
ASB 337: Prehispanic Civilizations of Middle America
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Teaching Assistantships:
ASB 222: Buried Cities, Lost Tribes: Old World: Spring 2008, Instructor: Ilya Berelov
ASB 223: Buried Cities and Lost Tribes: New World: Spring 2004, Instructor: Chris Garraty
ASB 326: Human Environmental Impact: Spring 2003, Instructor: Paula Turkon
ASB 337: Prehispanic Civilizations of Middle America: 2002 and 2003, Instructor: Barbara Stark.
(Guest lectured on ancient architecture and site planning as evidence of political affiliation)
ASB 222 Buried Cities Lost Tribes: Old World: Fall 2001-Spring 2002, Instructor: Steven Falconer
ASB 330: Principles of Archaeology: Spring 2001, Instructor: Margaret Nelson
TEACHING SUPPORT
Freshman Interest Group (2011): “Exploring Ancient Mesoamerica: Archaeological and
Interdisciplinary Approaches”—integrates Mesoamerican Archaeology (ANTHRO 120), General
Botany (BOTANY 130), & Introduction to Human Geography (GEOG 101).
ADVISING
Sponsoring Scientific Advisor of National Science Foundation Minority Post Doctoral Fellow:
Kristin De Lucia: Comparative Research on Early Postclassic Households in Xaltocan and
Chicoloapan Viejo, Mexico (2011-2013).
Graduate Committee Chair (UW-Madison):
Mariana Aldana
Laura Brodie
Christina Dykstra
Graduate Committee Member (UW-Madison):
Bernadette Cap
Alison Carter (PhD 2012)
Carolyn Freiwald (PhD 2011)
Ken Seligson
Michael Schaefer
Abigail Work
Katie Lindstrom (PhD 2013)
Fernanda Neubauer
Heather Walder
Graduate Committee Member (external):
Kiri Hagerman, University of California-San Diego
Undergraduate Individual Mentorship: directed reading and independent study (UW-Madison)
Supervision of “peer mentor” (independent study focused on curriculum development and
teaching methods, in conjunction with freshman seminar “Archaeology of Mesoamerica.”)
Directed reading and conference course in advanced Mesoamerican archaeology
Directed reading and conference course in gender archaeology and Bronze Age Europe
Directed reading and conference course in mortuary archaeology
CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
2003-2004 Ecoplan Associates/City of Phoenix Archaeology Office, Pueblo Grande Museum
Archaeology Consultant to the City of Phoenix Archaeologist (Todd Bostwick)
Assessed impact of City of Phoenix departmental projects on archaeological resources
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology
2012-present Teaching Assistant Policy and Curriculum Committee
2010-present Secretary of the Faculty
2010-2011 Faculty Senator (alternate 2011-present)
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Scholarship and Award Committees
2012-2013 Foreign Language Area Scholarship Committee, UW-Madison Latin American,
Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program
2011-2012 Foreign Language Area Scholarship Committee, UW-Madison Latin American,
Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program
2012 Graduate Women in Science Seminar Competition (Judge)
2003 Welker Scholarship Committee, Blue Creek Regional Political Ecology Project, Belize
Arizona State University Service
2007 Grant reviewer, Graduate and Professional Student Association
2001 Search committee, Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity
2004-2005 Undergraduate Academic Advisor, Department of Anthropology
2004-2005 Undergraduate Curriculum Committee
2004-2005 Joint Task Force of Arizona Community Colleges and Universities
Grant Reviewer
National Science Foundation
National Geographic Society
Manuscript Reviewer
American Antiquity
Ancient Mesoamerica
Archaeometry
Latin American Antiquity
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Society for American Archaeology member since 1999
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