PARKER & ASSOCIATES
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Dr. John W. Parker

PO Box 462
Cayucos, CA. 93430
(805) 772-0117
crm@tcsn.net
http://www.tcsn.net/sloarchaeology

DEGREES

Ph.D. UCLA Archaeology Program 1994.
M.A. Anthropology/Archaeology, University of California, Davis, 1981.
B.A. Anthropology (emphasis in Archaeology), Sonoma State University, 1977

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

OWNER: Parker & Associates Archaeological Research, 1989 to present. Cultural Resource Management, archaeological and historical evaluations, research, analysis, mitigation, and educational programs. Direct teams of archaeologists in field and lab work. Provide cultural resource education programs for planning agencies and public groups.

ARCHAEOLOGY WEB-MASTER: Designer and author of the Central Coast Archaeology Web Site (see URL listed above) 1998 to present. This site features local archaeological events, special project reports, and educational opportunities.

ARCHAEOLOGY INSTRUCTOR: Cal Poly and Cuesta College Extended Education 1995 to 2004.

OWNER: Quantitative Systems, 1988 to 1995. Director of development and sales of MINARK, Surfer, and NCSS (archaeological database, mapping, and statistical programs for microcomputers). Design database schemes for cultural resource management and research needs.

PLANNING TECHNICIAN: San Luis Obispo County Planning Dept., Advanced Planning Division 1990. Temporary stand-in for maternity leave staff.

DIRECTOR: South Central Coast Archaeological Information Center (UCLA), 1986 to 1989. Maintained all archaeological site and report files for Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange Counties. Designed computer database for archaeological site records, bibliography, and client records. Supervised student employees, client billing, budget, and acquisitions. Directed public outreach program.

FACULTY MEMBER: UCLA extended education program, 1988. Taught "Archaeology and the Planning Process" for the Archaeological Certificate Program.

MUSEUM PREPARATOR: UCLA Museum of Cultural History, 1986. Designed catalog system for historic photographic negatives from archaeological projects, assisted in cleaning and maintenance of archaeological collections.

PLANNING COMMISSIONER: City of Clearlake Planning Commission, 1984 and 1985.

DIRECTOR, ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL PROGRAM: Cultural Heritage Council educational program, 6-84 to 8-91. Applied for and received NEH Grant of $40,000 and $40,000 state matching funds. Directed all facets of program from developing curriculum, to hiring, training and directing staff, securing and budgeting funds, advertising and registration of students.

ANTHROPOLOGY FACULTY MEMBER: Yuba and Mendocino Community Colleges, Lake County, Calif. 1982-1985. Taught introductory courses in Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology and Land Use Planning.

DIRECTOR, CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SECTION: Environmental Systems and Service, 1981-1985. A private environmental planning firm. Conducted cultural resource management evaluations for proposed development projects.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SPECIALIST: Seasonal positions for various agencies including; Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Caltrans, and City of San Jose, from 1976 through 1979.

STAFF ARCHAEOLOGIST: Sonoma State University, Anthropological Studies Center, 1977 to 1979.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AWARDS

Dr. Parker has been Registered Professional Archaeologist since 1985 and belongs to the following professional organizations:

Society for American Archaeology (member)
Register of Professional Archaeologists (member)
Society for California Archaeology (life-member and 3 year Southern Calif. Vice President)
San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society (life-member, past director)
San Luis Obispo County Historical Society (life-member)
Lake County Historical Society (life-member)

Dr. Parker has received Awards of Merit for his interpretive work in archaeology from numerous civic clubs including; Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, and Soroptimists. For his work in nominating 40 archaeological sites to the National Register of Historic Places and leading the public awareness campaign which culminated in the acquisition of these sites as a new state historic park, he has received resolutions of commendation from the Lake County Board of Supervisors, the City of Clearlake, the Society for California Archaeology, the Cultural Heritage Council, and was nominated for the 1984 National Trust Honor Award.

CULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE

During the past 35 years, Dr. Parker has conducted numerous archaeological, historical, and ethnographic evaluations in conjunction with the preparation of environmental documents. He has worked in 30 California counties, representing all geographic regions of the state. He has been involved in more than 200 excavation projects, 130 of which he directed.

While working with various agencies, Dr. Parker has developed cultural resource policy and procedure guidelines, performed environmental document review, prepared R.F.P.'s, and administered contracts. He has also conducted cultural resource workshops for city and county planners, supervisors, and educational institutions. He is skilled in the computerization of cultural resource data and was instrumental in developing a computerized database system for use by the 18 National Forests within California.

He has the ability to work well with people from all ethnic backgrounds and cultural affiliations.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Dr. Parker holds a California Community College Credential and has 7 years experience teaching in community colleges. He has developed curriculum and taught introductory courses in Anthropology, Archaeology, and Cultural Resource Management. He has taught both introductory and upper division courses in Archaeological Field Methods and Archaeological Lab Methods as well as given graduate lectures in Cultural Resource Management. His courses have been offered through Cuesta, Yuba, and Mendocino Community Colleges, the UCLA Office of Extended Education, Sonoma State University Office of Extended Education, and Cal Poly Office of Extended Education.

His teaching experience extends to elementary and secondary schools where he is frequently called in to provide special programs on California's prehistory. For 8 years, Dr. Parker developed and directed annual summer archaeological field school programs for Jr. and Sr. High school students and adults.

He has received commendations for his work with elementary and secondary school teachers and Native American students from the Lake County Office of Education and the Native American Student Alliance, Parent Committee, Elem Indian Colony.

GRANTS, LOBBYING, AND FUNDRAISING

In 1982, Parker was instrumental in securing more than $4 million for the acquisition and interpretation of 30 archaeological sites as a new State Historic Park. In 1984, Dr. Parker received an NEH grant to develop and conduct an archaeological field school program for junior and senior high school students. The initial $40,000 was matched by the State Park System, funds from the Lake County Office of Education, and private sources to support the operation of the field school program for an additional 7 years.

RESEARCH PAPERS, REPORTS, AND PUBLICATIONS

2002 “9,000 Years of Prehistory in Cambria: Cultural Ecology at CA-SLO-369,” Paper in press.

2000 “San Luis Obispo’s Forgotten Culture,” Paper presented at the 2000 annual meetings of the Southwestern Anthropological Association.

2000 “Morro Bay Culture during the last Millennium,” Paper presented at the 2000 annual meetings of the Southwestern Anthropological Association.

1999 “The Making of a State Park”, in Kathleen Scavone’s Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, Bradford Creek Publishers.

1999 Ongoing publication of articles and findings on the San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society Web Site, http://www.tcsn.net/sloarchaeology.

1999 “Opium Artifacts in San Luis Obispo” in The Artifact, San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society, San Luis Obispo, CA.

1999 “Their Legacy: Surviving 10,000 Years of Change,” Paper presented at the Cayucos Mural Society Symposium.

1998 "Sorting Through San Luis Obispo's Chinese Heritage" Paper presented at the 1998 Society for California Archaeology annual meetings.

1997 "DPR and Cultural Resources; Lessons Learned on the Central Coast." Paper presented at the 1997 Society for California Archaeology Northern California Data Sharing Meetings.

1997 "Bringing Mitigation Home in San Luis Obispo County," Paper presented at the 1997 Historic Preservation Conference at the request of the State Historical Resources Commission.

1997 10,000 Years of Cultural Change Along the Central Coast, Timeline chart of cultural, technological, and environmental change published by the San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society.

1996 "Getting Around Theoretical Roadblocks in Cultural Landscape Reconstruction", in Proceedings of the Society for California Archaeology, Vol. 10, San Diego, CA.

1996 "Getting Around Theoretical Roadblocks in Cultural Landscape Reconstruction", Paper presented at the 1996 annual meetings of the Society for California Archaeology.

1995 "The Initial Settlement of, and 10,000 years of Population Expansion in the Clear Lake Basin", paper presented at the 1995 annual meetings of the Society for California Archaeology.

1994 DOTS ON A MAP: Using Cultural Resource Management Data to Reconstruct Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Clear Lake Basin, California, Doctoral Dissertation, UCLA.

1993 "Ethnographic and Prehistoric Settlement Systems in the Clear Lake Basin", in There Grows a Green Tree: Papers in Honor of David A. Fredrickson, Center for Archaeological Research at Davis.

1992 "Prehistoric Settlement Patterns of the Clear Lake Basin" paper presented at the 1992 Society for California Archaeology Annual Meetings.

1991 "Public Awareness and Interpretation through Field Schools", Paper presented at the 1991 Society for California Archaeology Annual Meetings.

1991 "Mapping Cecil B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments: Exploration of the Ruins of the Oldest Silent Movie Set", Paper presented at the 1991 Society for California Archaeology Annual Meetings.

1989 “Everything a Developer, Landowner, or Planner should Know About Cultural Resources,” Revised Version of 1983 pamphlet accepted for publication by the State Office of Historic Preservation.

1989 "Ethnographic Evidence for Seasonal Population Movement in the Clear Lake Basin,” Presented as a paper at the 1989 Society for California Archaeology Annual Meetings.

1989 "Teachers and Students Dig Into the Past," Instructor Magazine, Cleveland, Ohio.

1988 "Preliminary Settlement Analysis of the Clear Lake Basin, Lake County, California," Anthropology UCLA, Vol. 15, Population Studies in Anthropology.

1986 "Plugging into the California Archaeological Inventory", Paper presented at the 1986 California Historic Preservation Conference.

1986 "Archaeological Field Schools at Anderson Marsh," Manuscript prepared for the Calif. State Park System.

1985 "Final Report and evaluation of the Field School Project," Manuscript prepared for the National Endowment for the Humanities.

1984 Discovery: Early Pomo Lifeways, 15 minute educational video program, Cultural Heritage Council, Calif.

1984 "National Endowment for the Humanities Field School Grant Proposal," Manuscript prepared for NEH.

1983 Everything a Developer, Investor, and Landowner Should Know About Cultural Resources, Environmental Systems and Service, Kelseyville, Calif.

1982 "Archaeology of Lake County," a weekly newspaper column, the Clearlake Observer American, Clearlake, Calif.

1981 "Osteoanalysis of Human Remains Recovered from Archaeological Sites CA-LAK-28 and CA-LAK-380," Parker, John and Laurel James, Research paper on file, Dept. of Anthropology, U.C. Davis.

1980 "Clam Disk Bead Manufacture and a Related Microtool Industry: Evidence for Craft Specialization from Lake County, Calif.," Research paper presented at the Society for California Archaeology Annual Meetings.

1978 "Anderson Marsh Archaeological District Nomination," On file with the Keeper of the National Register, Washington, D.C.

1977 "Ancient Historic Sites Being Lost to Progress,” Newspaper Article, Clearlake Observer American, Clearlake, Calif.

1976 "Cultural Resource Management on a County-Wide Scale,” Manuscript on file, Sonoma State University.

1975 "The Norris Trail and its Relationship to the Archaeology of Lake and Mendocino Counties,” Manuscript on file, Sonoma State University.

INTERPRETATION, DISPLAY DEVELOPMENT, AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Parker has both volunteered and been paid for interpretive programs and displays which he has developed.

In Northern California, he has developed interpretive displays and programs for the U.C. Davis Anthropology Department, Sonoma State University Anthropology Department, Clear Lake State Park, Anderson Marsh State Historic Park, Lake County Museum, Lake County Office of Education, Cultural Heritage Council, Lake County Fair, and the Elem Indian Colony.

In Central California, Parker has developed interpretive displays and programs for San Simeon State Park, San Luis Obispo County Farmers Market, San Luis Obispo County Archaeological Society, the San Luis Obispo County Historical Society, The Nature Conservancy, Dunes Discovery Center, Cayucos History Project, Cuesta College, the Small Wilderness Area Preservation Group, Central Coast Volunteer Network, California Land Surveyors, Mesa Middle School, Morro Bay Elementary School, Laureate School, Bellevue Santa Fe Charter School, Morro Bay Historical Society, Los Osos Historical Group, Estero Bay and Cambria Newcomers Clubs, Retired Active Men Inc., Pecho Coast Trail Docents, the Central Coast Natural History Association, Sons of the Revolution, Colonial Dames, and the City of San Luis Obispo.

In Southern California, he has developed interpretive displays and programs for the UCLA Museum of Cultural History, Hollywood Heritage, the Hollywood Studio Museum, Los Angeles County Schools, and various civic clubs.

In his efforts to increase public awareness for history and archaeology, Mr. Parker has written and/or been interviewed for articles in most major newspapers, magazines, TV and radio. The following is a partial list of venues, which have publicized Parker's archaeological projects:

Magazines	Newspapers	Television
People Newsweek Archaeology Discover Archaeology Omni Westways Sunset American Film Grand Street Instructor California California Historical Courier Preservation News	New York Times (International) The Washington Post Los Angeles Times (International) The London Times (International) Le Point (Foreign) Associated Press (International) San Jose Mercury News (California) Sacramento Bee (California) Various Local Papers	ABC (National) CBS (National) CNN (National) FOX (National) ARD (German National TV) KPIX (SF) KCAL (LA) KTLA (LA) KABC (LA) KSBY (San Luis Obispo) KCOY (Santa Maria) KEYT (Santa Barbara)