Benjamin Teele Email & Phone Number

New Zealand

Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand

9 Arrow Lane, Arrowtown, New Zealand

Bay Of Islands, New Zealand

• Senior field assistant for archaeological excavation and survey over multiple field seasons.• Organized team members and delegated field roles.• Acted as an intermediary between senior archaeologists and field crews.• Oversaw and performed excavations on a number of various site types.• Managed public relations by helping inform local indigenous groups (iwi) and visiting public.

Dunedin, New Zealand

• Undertook extensive laboratory analysis on excavated material from indigenous sites covering both pre-contact and contact periods.• Identification and classification of faunal remains.• Identification and classification of lithic remains.• Database entry, compilation and management for data analysis.• Prepared material for archival storage• Oversaw the training of undergraduates in laboratory techniques.

Dunedin, New Zealand

• Created and taught lesson plans in anthropology and archaeology for 100-300 level undergraduate courses.• Demonstrated several papers at 100-200 level, covering field survey, evolution, prehistory, anthropology and archaeological techniques.• Extensive tutoring of Pacific archaeology at undergraduate level.• Substitute lecturer for several classes at 100 and 200 levels on archaeological techniques and Pacific prehistory.• Undertook teaching of field survey techniques and… Show more • Created and taught lesson plans in anthropology and archaeology for 100-300 level undergraduate courses.• Demonstrated several papers at 100-200 level, covering field survey, evolution, prehistory, anthropology and archaeological techniques.• Extensive tutoring of Pacific archaeology at undergraduate level.• Substitute lecturer for several classes at 100 and 200 levels on archaeological techniques and Pacific prehistory.• Undertook teaching of field survey techniques and lithic analysis.• Aided the teaching of excavation techniques to undergraduates on a range of pre-contact and contact sites.• Organised and ran a survey-training day of a historic homestead for a student training exercise.• Conducted field surveys of rock art, lithic and pa fortification sites around the Otago District, New Zealand Show less

Dunedin, New Zealand

• Created and managed a commercial website for an archaeological consultancy firm (SPAR).• Met with staff to understand website requirements.

Ban Non Wat, Thailand

• Worked as staff-volunteer on archaeological excavation of prehistoric village site.• Archaeological excavation• Ceramic analysis and classification.• Management of site volunteers.

Arrowtown, New Zealand

• Undertook extensive archival recording, data entry and preservation of museum material.• Digistisation photographic material.• Aided in database management.• Helped set up museum exhibits.• Provided technical support.

American Samoa

• Worked as staff-volunteer on archaeological survey of Saua Village Site.• Conducted site and field surveys.• Undertook site management and preservation.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Anthropology, A

History and Archaeological Courses

Ba(Hons), Anthropology, A