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E D U C A T I O N
C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e
M I C H A E L J . S C H A E F E R
December, 2012
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Anthropology
5240 Social Science Building; 1180 Observatory Drive
Madison, WI 53706-1393
mjschaefer4@wisc.edu | michael.schaefer@fulbrightmail.org
blog.soulshadow.com
2011—present Graduate Program in Anthropology, Archaeology Section
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI
Graduate Program in Anthropology, Archaeology Section
Advisors: Sarah Clayton and Sissel Schroeder
2004—2007 Bachelor of Science in Anthropology, 2007
Illinois State University - Normal, IL
Bachelor of Science in Anthropology, 2007
Thesis title: Archaeology, Political Economy, and the Ancient Maya Commoner.
Advisors: James Skibo and Gina Hunter
2001—2003 Associate in Arts, 2003
Heartland Community College - Normal, IL
R E S E A R C H I N T E R E S T S
Land rights of indigenous and disenfranchised peoples; cuisine, culinary practice, and food; ceramic usealteration
analysis; cookware; households and domestic spaces; mortuary ritual; veneration
Geographic Areas: Central Coastal Peru, Mesoamerica and Southern Brazil
G R A N T S A N D F E L L O W S H I P S
Sept. 2009 Fulbright Domestic Travel Grant
For the presentation of a paper and poster at the 19 th National Conference of the Society of
Brazilian Archaeology (SAB) in Belém, PA, Brazil.
2008—2009 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Fulbright full grant recipient for archaeological research in Brazil.
2007—2008 Opportunity Fund, Illinois State University Dean of Students
Grant supporting a year of activities for the Society of Student Anthropologists.
A W A R D S A N D H O N O R S
2007 Outstanding Undergraduate Senior Thesis Award
Illinois State University Anthropology Program
2007 Outstanding Graduating Senior Award
Illinois State University Anthropology Program
2006—2007 Society of Student Anthropologists
President of Illinois State University’s Society of Student Anthropologists.
2006 Student Travel Award
Illinois State University College of Arts & Sciences
For a paper presented at the 2006 Central States Anthropology Society Annual Conference in
Omaha, NE.
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P U B L I C A T I O N S A N D P R E S E N T A T I O N S
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
In Prep. Schaefer, M. J. Cuisine of the Sacred: Culinary practice explored through a use-alteration analysis of
cooking pots from Huaca Aramburú, central coastal Peru.
Submitted Neubauer, F., and M. J. Schaefer. Archaeological approaches to social power: A brief overview. Revista
de Arqueologia, Brazil.
Professional Presentations
2013 Schaefer, M. J., and F. Neubauer. Sacred cuisine: Culinary practice at Maranga, Central Coastal Peru.
Paper to be presented in the symposium “Consumption in South America: Diet, Agriculture, and
Plant Use” at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology (SAA) in Honolulu,
HI.
2012 Schaefer, M. J., F. Neubauer, and A. Dias. Guarani land repatriation in Southern Brazil: a
multidisciplinary approach to identify archaeological sites and establish territorial reservation
boundaries in collaboration with Guarani representatives. Paper presented at the 77th Annual
Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Memphis, TN.
2012 Neubauer, F., and M. J. Schaefer. The spatial and technological organization of precolonial lithic
production from the sand dunes of Pedra Rachada in Paracuru, Ceará, Northeast Brazil. Paper
presented at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Memphis, TN.
2011 Neubauer, F., and M. J. Schaefer. Patterns of settlement, subsistence, seasonal mobility and cultural
interaction of the Late Archaic hunter gatherer groups of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (4,500-2,000
B.P.). Paper presented at the 57th Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference (MAC) in La Crosse,
WI.
2009 Schaefer, M. J., and P. Meirelles. Uma proposta de estudo funcional da cerâmica Guarani: análise das
marcas de uso e arqueometria da coleção do sítio RS-C-71: Ilha Chico Manuel, Porto Alegre, RS. [A
study of Guarani utilitarian ceramics: an archaeometric use-alteration analysis of the Ilha Chico
Manuel (RS-C-71) collection. Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil]. Poster presented at the 15th National
Conference of the Society of Brazilian Archaeology (SAB) in Belém, PA, Brazil.
2009 Dias, A., F. Neubauer, M. J. Schaefer, S. Silva, R. Marques, and M. Neumann. Arqueologia Guarani nas
regiões sul do Lago Guaíba e norte da Laguna dos Patos (RS): refletindo sobre a territorialidade
presente e pretérita. [Guarani Archaeology in the southern regions of Lake Guaíba and northern
Patos Lagoon (RS): Reflecting on present and past territoriality]. Paper presented at the 15th
national conference of the Society of Brazilian Archaeology in Belém, PA, Brazil.
2009 Schaefer, M. J. Investigating the lives of the prehistoric Guarani in Southeastern Brazil. Paper
presented at the 2009 Fulbright Regional Enhancement Seminar in Montevideo, Uruguay.
2009 Meirelles, P., and M. J. Schaefer. Uma proposta de estudo funcional da cerâmica Guarani: Análise das
marcas de uso e arqueometria da coleção do sítio RS-C-71: Ilha Chico Manual, Porto Alegre/RS. [A
functional study of Guarani ceramics: A use-wear analysis of site RS-C-71: Chico Manual Island, Porto
Alegre, RS, Brazil]. Paper presented at the 21st Scientific Research Hall of the Federal University of
Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
2008 Skibo, J., E. Drake, F. Neubauer, and M. J. Schaefer. Late Archaic and Woodland lithic resource
selection and internal site structure: a view from the south shore of Lake Superior. Paper presented
in the symposium “Landscapes in the Northwoods. Current Research in the Upper Peninsula of
Michigan” at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Vancouver, BC,
Canada.
2007 Schaefer, M. J. Heterarchy and Hierarchy: As they relate to Ancient Maya Political Economy Theory.
Paper presented at Illinois State University’s Undergraduate Research Symposium in Normal, IL.
2006 Schaefer, M. J. Constructing the identity of an Anthropology Program. Paper presented at the 83rd
Annual Conference of the Central States Anthropology Society in Omaha, NE.
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Invited Lectures
2012 Schaefer, M. J., and F. Neubauer. Guarani land repatriation in Southern Brazil. Invited lecturer,
Archaeological Field School, Illinois State University. Grand Island, MI. (July 31)
2012 Neubauer, F., and M. J. Schaefer. The Late Archaic period in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (4,500-
2,000 BP). Invited lecturer, Archaeological Field School, Illinois State University. Grand Island, MI.
(July 31)
Newsletters
2008 Schaefer, M. J., and F. Neubauer. Brazilian Student Exchange. Signs & Symbols, v. 8, Illinois State
University Department of Anthropology. Spring 2008.
P R O F E S S I O N A L E X P E R I E N C E , R E S E A R C H A N D F I E L D W O R K
Research
2008—2009 Fulbright Research Project - Southern Brazil
Fulbright, Brazilian National Indian Foundation (FUNAI), UFRGS
Social and archaeological project supporting Guarani Indian land rights.
Feb. 2008 Chicago Field Museum - Chicago, IL
Professional Practice in Ceramic Use-Wear Analysis
2006—2007 Illinois State University - Normal, IL
Undergraduate teaching and research assistant to James M. Skibo
Academic Fieldwork
July–Aug. 2012 Grand Island Archaeological Research Program - Grand Island, MI
Illinois State University and Hiawatha National Forest
Staff/graduate assistant to the field school, and director of GIS and student map training.
260 hours. PI: James M. Skibo and Eric C. Drake.
2008—2010 Guarani Archaeology, Territoriality and Material Culture Project - Southern Brazil
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Surveys in Southern Brazil at Itapuã State Park, Morro do Coco, Cantagalo, and Ponta da
Formiga. PI: Adriana Schmidt Dias.
2008—2009 Brazilian National Indian Foundation (FUNAI) Technical Group - Southern Brazil
Technical group established by FUNAI presidential decree 874 of July 31, 2008
Registration of indigenous lands in Itapuã State Park, Morro do Coco (Viamão), and Ponta da
Formiga (Barra do Ribeiro). PI: Sergio Baptista da Silva.
July–Aug. 2007 Grand Island Archaeological Research Program - Grand Island, MI
Illinois State University and Hiawatha National Forest
Popper Site (03-825/20AR350). 177 hours. PI: James M. Skibo and Eric C. Drake.
July 2006 Caí River Valley Archaeology Project - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Excavations at Adelar Pilger site (RS-C-61). 160 hours. PI: Adriana Schmidt Dias.
June—July 2006 Maya Research Program - Blue Creek, Belize
Excavations at the Rosita Group in Blue Creek, Belize. PI: Thomas Guderjan.
Apr.—June 2006 Historical Cantine House Site Excavations - Bloomington, IL
Illinois State University
PI: Edward S. Jelks, Charles Rohrbaugh, and Nathaniel Hardwick.
Cultural Resources Management Fieldwork
June—July 2010 Arqueologia Brasil Ltda. - Northeastern Brazil
Surveys in Paracuru, CE, and Guamaré, RN, Brazil.
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P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T
2012 Director of student GIS training and mapping for the Grand Island Archaeological Program.
14 students trained using a Nikon Pulse Laser Total Station and Trimble Data Recorder with
Survey Pro Software. Instructor: Michael J. Schaefer. Duration: 152 hours.
2012 Mini-workshop on Zooarchaeology.
Instructor: Terrance Martin. Duration: 3 hours
2011 Workshop on Professional Archaeology.
Instructors: John Doershuk, Sean Dunham, Lynn Goldstein, William Green, Terrance Martin,
and Robert Sasso. Duration: 2 hours
2008 Workshop: Professional Practice in Ceramic Use-Wear Analysis.
Instructor: James M. Skibo. Duration: 40 hours
2007 Zooarchaeology Workshop: Faunal analysis of the first Nahma sawmill site.
Instructor: Terrance Martin and Chris Richmond. Duration: 6 hours
M E M B E R S H I P I N P R O F E S S I O N A L O R G A N I Z A T I O N S
Fulbright Fellow
Society for American Archaeology
Midwest Archaeological Conference
O N L I N E P R E S E N C E
Authoring & Design
2012—present Ancient Cuisine Blog
Public access to Schaefer's current and past projects, and dissertation research
http://blog.soulshadow.com
2010—present Gallery of Lithic Design
Create and maintain Fernanda Neubauer’s portfolio of scientific illustrations
http://fernanda.soulshadow.com
2007—present Grand Island Archaeological Research Program
Create and maintain the Grand Island Archaeological Research Program Website
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/jmskibo/GrandIsland
2007—present Illinois State University
Create and maintain the professional portfolio of James M. Skibo
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/jmskibo/
L A N G U A G E S K I L L S
Portuguese: conversational and reading fluency
Spanish: reading
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