Michaels, George H.
- 1996
- Articles In: The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, edited by B. M. Fagan, C. Beck, G. Michaels, C. Scarre, N. Silberman. Oxford University Press, New York.
- Asia: introduction, pp. 50-52.
- Asia: origins of food production: overview, pp. 60-61.
- Ceramics: introduction, pp. 126-127.
- Culture Historical Theory, p. 162.
- Dating the past, pp. 168-169.
- Education in archaeology: professional training, pp. 192-193.
- Environmental archaeology, p. 205.
- Materials, analysis of, p. 405.
- Maya Civilization: Maya craft specialization, p. 413.
- Method, archaeological, p. 467.
- Site location: finding archaeological sites, pp. 650-651.
- Zooarchaeology, p. 775.
- 1994
- Continuing Archaeology at Colha, Belize, edited by T. R. Hester, H. J. Shafer, and J. D. Eaton. Studies in Archaeology 16. Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin.
- The Early Postclassic at Colha, Belize: a summary overview and directions for future research, pp. 129-136.
- A quantitative technological analysis of tranchet flakes from Colha, Belize, pp. 155 174.
- 1993a
- Evidence for Lithic Craft Specialization among the Classic Period Maya of the Upper Belize River Valley. Doctoral Dissertation, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- 1993b
- CD-ROM Mastering in Support of Instruction and Research at UCSB. DET/CHE NEWS 4(1): 9.
- 1989
- Craft specialization in the Early Postclassic of Colha. In Prehistoric Maya Economies of Belize, Research in Economic Anthropology, Supplement 4, edited by P. A. McAnany and B. L. Isaac, pp. 139-183. JAI Press, Greenwich, Connecticut.
- 1987
- A Description and Analysis of Early Postclassic Lithic Technology at Colha, Belize. Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University.
Michaels, George H. and Brian M. Fagan
- 1997
- The past meets the future: new approaches to teaching archaeology. In The Teaching of Anthropology: Problems, Issues, Decisions, edited by Conrad Phillip Kottak, Jane J. White, Richard H. Furlow, and Patricia C. Rice, pp. 239-246. Mayfield Publishing Company, Mountain View, California.
Michaels, George H. and Harry J. Shafer
- 1994
- Excavations at operations 2037 and 2040. In: Continuing Archaeology at Colha, Belize, edited by T. R. Hester, H. J. Shafer, and J. D. Eaton., pp. 117-128. Studies in Archaeology 16. Texas Archaeological Research Laboratory, University of Texas, Austin.
Michaels, George H. and Barbara Voorhies
- n.d.
- Late Archaic Period coastal collectors in southern Mesoamerica: the Chantuto People revisited. In: Proceedings of the Circum-Pacific Prehistory Conference, Developments of Hunting-Fishing-Gathering Maritime Societies on the Pacific, Development of Hunting Fishing-Gathering Maritime Societies on the Central and South Pacific, Vol. III-D, edited by Michael Blake. Washington State University Press, Pullman,WA. (in press)
Michaels, George H., Mindy S. Kerber, and Hal W. Hall
- 1984
- A Microform Reader Maintenance Manual.Meckler Publishing Co., Westport, Conn. illus., 194 pp., paper.
Anderson, R. Bruce and George H. Michaels
- 1994
- Random Anonymous Peer Review of Undergraduate Writing. DET/CHE NEWS 4(2):8-9.
Blake, Michael, John E. Clark, Barbara Voorhies, George Michaels, Michael W. Love, Mary E. Pye, Arthur A. Demarest, and Barbara Arroyo
- 1995
- Radiocarbon Chronology for the Archaic and Formative Periods on the Pacific Coast of Southeastern Mesoamerica. Ancient Mesoamerica6(2):161-183.
Fagan, Brian M. and George H. Michaels
- 1992
- Anthropology 3: an experiment in the multimedia teaching of introductory archaeology. American Antiquity 57(3): 458-466.
Fagan, Brian M., Charlotte Beck, George Michaels, Chris Scarre, and Neil Asher Silberman (editors)
- 1996
- The Oxford Companion to Archaeology.Oxford University Press, New York. Illustrated, 844 p., hardback.
Hall, Halbert W., and George H. Michaels
- 1984
- Microform reader maintenance. In: Government Documents and Microforms: Standards and Management Issues - Proceedings of the Fourth Annual Government Documents and Information Conference and the Ninth Annual Microforms Conference. edited by Steven D. Zink and Nancy J. Melin, pp. 71-88. Meckler: Westport, Conn.
Price, Douglas, Gitte Gebauer and George H. Michaels
- 1996
- Adventures in Fugawiland 4.0(MacOS version). Mayfield Publishing Company, Mountain View, California.
Proctor, James D., Paul C. Sutton and George H. Michaels
- 1995
- Multimedia Guided Writing Modules for Introductory Human Geography.Journal of Geography 94(6): 571-577.
Steele, Leslie D., William Page, George H. Michaels, and Halbert W. Hall
- 1984
- Indexing local history. Journal of Educational Media and Library Sciences 21(4): 341-362.
Voorhies, Barbara, George H. Michaels and George M. Riser
- 1991
- An ancient shrimp fishery in South Coastal Mexico. Research & Exploration Winter 1991:20-35. National Geographic Society: Washington, D. C.
Michaels, George H.
1991 Multimedia Instruction in Introductory Archaeology . Invited Paper presented at Nebraska 2000: A Partnership for Education. Lincoln, Nebraska. October 25, 1991.
George H. Michaels and Brian M Fagan
1991 New theory and practice in archaeology. Invited Paper presented in The Incorporation of New Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Anthropology , at the 90th Annual Meeting of the American Anthropological Association, November 20-24, 1991, Chicago Marriot, Chicago.
Michaels, George H. and Barbara Voorhies
1989 Settlement Systems and Resource Use by Preceramic Estuarine Dwellers in Southern Mexico . Paper presented at the Circum-Pacific Prehistory Conference; August 1-6, 1989; Seattle, Washington.
Brian M. Fagan and George H. Michaels
1990 Teaching Introductory Archaeology with a Multi-Media Format . Paper presented at the 16th Annual Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology Conference, March 19-22, 1990, University of Southampton, Southampton, England.
Voorhies, Barbara and George H. Michaels
1989 Formation Processes of the Chantuto Middens in Chiapas, Mexico . Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meetings of the Society for American Archaeology; April 1989; Atlanta, Georgia.
Yu, Hasiao-jung and George H. Michaels
1995a
CyberChinese: A Multimedia Aid to Chinese Language Teaching
. International Conference on New Technologies in Teaching and Learning Chinese, Clarion Hotel, San Francisco, April 1995.
1995b
CyberChinese: A Multimedia Chinese Language Tutorial
. ACTFL Annual Conference, Marriot Hotel, Anaheim, November 1995.
TECHNICAL REPORTS:
Michaels, George H.
1987 An exploration of Trans-Pecos Texas chipped stone tool forms and distributions. Report submitted under contract to Cultural Resources Management Division, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
1984a A selectively annotated bibliography of Trans-Pecos Texas archaeology. Manuscript on file. Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University. College Station, Texas.
1984b A synthetic reconstruction of paleoecological changes in the Lower Pecos Region of Texas. Report submitted to Dr. Harry J. Shafer, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University under contract to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas.
1984c Outline of geologic formation processes of the Trans-Pecos, Lower Pecos, and Edwards Plateau areas of Texas. Report submitted to Dr. Harry J. Shafer, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University under contract to the Witte Museum, San Antonio, Texas.
1983a The conservation of iron artifacts from historical archaeological sites: a seventeenth century flintlock rifle. Manuscript on file with Office of the State Archaeologist, State Historical Commission, Austin, Texas.
1983b The geology of Jamaica: a bibliography, 1827-1982. Copy on file with Dr. Harry Shafer, Department of Anthropology, Texas A & M University.
1982 Interdisciplinary study of the geology and stratigraphy of the submerged archaeological site of Old Port Royal, Jamaica. Copy on file with Dr. D. L. Hamilton, Archaeological Conservation Laboratory, Institute for Nautical Archaeology, Texas A&M University.
Michaels, George H. and Darrel Creel
1987 Excavations at Pueblo Vinegaroon, NAN-15 1984 season. Report on file with Dr. Harry Shafer, Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University.
Hall, H.W., Y. Knudson, G. Michaels, J. O'Laughlin, and W.R. Page
1984 A Guide to the Microform Collections in the Sterling C. Evans Library. Sterling C. Evans Library, Texas A&M University: College Station.
EVENTS/WORKSHOPS :
1996
Guest Lecture, October 28, 1996, Geography Department Graduate Seminar on Teaching, Professor Reginald Golledge.
Guest Lectures, January 25 and January 30, 1996, Communication Studies Course on the Internet, Professor Liching Sung.
Guest Lectures, March 7 Class and All Day Workshop March 16, Extension Electronic Portfolio Course, Instructor Larry Deutsch.
World Wide Web Development for Instruction Faculty Workshops, May 13 and 18, 1996.
February 1996, Assisted with the production of MicroComputers and Instructional Media Day, Version 6. Primarily responsible for maintaining registration database, facilities mapping, exhibit preparation, event web site, and overview projection show.
1995
February 1995, Assisted with the production of MicroComputers and Instructional Media Day, Version 5. Primarily responsible for maintaining registration database, facilities
April 1995, Co-Organizer, with Brian Fagan, of a University of California Systemwide Conference on New Approaches to Teaching Introductory Archaeology.
mapping, exhibit preparation, and overview projection show.
UC Riverside, Conference on Experiential Learning, presentation on Anthropology 3 and Simulation-Based Experiential Learning, June 1995.
Lajos-Kossuth University, Debrecen, Hungary, September 1995, week-long series of presentations and workshops on multimedia development for education for faculty and students with Rick Johnson.
DET/CHE Annual Conference, UCSB, November 1995, Overview of Multimedia Development at UCSB, with Stan Nicholson.
1994
1993
Demonstration of multimedia database for cataloging earth imagery from manned space flights, SIR-C Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California.
Demonstration of UCSB developed multimedia projects for Paul Orfalea, President and CEO of Kinkos Corporation, at request of the Chancellor's Office.
Demonstration of Anthropology 3 course materials for Dr. George Boone at request of the Chancellor's Office, UCSB.
1992
Demonstration of Anthropology 3 course materials for the Board of Regents of the University of California.
Demonstration of UCSB developed multimedia course materials for Mrs. Kachigian, Chair of the Board of Regents, University of California.
Demonstration of UCSB developed multimedia course materials for Dr. Donald Kachigian, Chair of the Board of Regents, University of California.
Introduction to Hypercard Workshop, UCSB Extension.
Advanced Hypercard programming workshop, Anthropology Department, UCSB.
1991
Demonstration of Anthropology 3 course materials at the 1991 EDUCOM Meetings, San Diego California.
Demonstration of Anthropology 3 course materials at Multi-Media and Microcomputers Day, UCSB.
Introduction to Hypercard Workshop, with Larry Kimmett, UCSB Extension.
1990
Demonstration of Anthropology 3 course materials at 1990 EDUCOM Meetings, Atlanta, Georgia..
Demonstration of Anthropology 3 course materials at Multi-Media and Microcomputers Day, UCSB.
Introduction to Hypercard Workshop, with Larry Kimmett, UCSB Extension.
HONORS, ACTIVITIES:
1991 Associate Editor,
[the Oxford] Companion to Archaeology
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1990Educom/NCRIPTAL Higher Education Software Award, Best Curriculum Innovation‹Large Class:
Anthropology 3: MultiMedia Learning in Introductory Archaeology
, with Dr. Brian M. Fagan. (national recognition, trophy, $3,000.00 award)
1989 Graduate Student Representative to the Archaeology Faculty Search Committee.
1988 Regents Fellowship, Department of Anthropology U.C.S.B.
-90
1984 Representative, College of Liberal Arts. Graduate Student Council, Texas A&M
-85 University.
1983 Graduate Student representative to the Faculty. Department of Anthropology,
-85 Texas A&M University.
1983 President, T.A.M.U. Anthropology Society.
-84
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
TEACHING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:
1994-98
Instructional Consultant, Office of Instructional Consultation, University of California at Santa Barbara. Consult with faculty from all disciplines on effective strategies for incorporating multimedia instructional materials in their courses. Involvement with projects ranged from preliminary demonstrations of technology to stimulate new ideas, through assistance and advice on production, and postproduction support and evaluation. Teaching Faculty Development workshops. Instructor, University Extension WebMaster Certification Program. Instructor, graduate seminar: Problems in Mesoamerican Prehistory.
1992-94
Multimedia Consultant, Office of Instructional Consultation, University of California at Santa Barbara. Consult with faculty from all disciplines on effective strategies for incorporating multimedia instructional materials in their courses. Involvement with projects ranged from preliminary demonstrations of technology to stimulate new ideas, through assistance and advice on production, and postproduction support and evaluation.
1988-92
Research Assistant, Departments of Instructional Development and Anthropology, University of California at Santa Barbara. Development of instructional software using HyperCard on the Apple Macintosh microcomputer for Introduction to Archaeology. In collaboration with Dr. Brian M. Fagan and the Department of Instructional Development, U.C. Santa Barbara.
1990
Spring. Field Director, Belize River Archaeological Settlement Survey. Primary responsibility for directing the excavation of a large Maya housemound located along the Belize River bottom. Resulted in recovery of information pertaining to 22 superimposed plaster floors, and four superimposed masonry structures dating from Late Preclassic to Late Classic. Also assisted with field school responsibilities and the relocation and excavation of test pits at 17 of 48 previously tested sites.
1988
Summer. Assistant Cultural Resources Coordinator, Celeron All American Pipeline Project. Responsible for the development of guidelines, forms, and monitoring standards for the monitoring of cultural resource management along the Gaviota to Las Flores section of the All American Pipeline. Larry R. Wilcoxon -Cultural Resources Coordinator.
Winter. Field Assistant, Tlacuachero Project, Chiapas, Mexico. Under the direction of Dr. Barbara Voorhies, Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
1987
Summer. Research and consultation regarding lithic technology of the Trans-Pecos Texas region for Dr. Neil Ackerly, under contract to New Mexico State University.
1986
Fall. Crew chief, Center for Archaeological Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara. Supervision of excavation and mapping of Hyatt Hotel construction site, Santa Barbara.
Summer. Research assistant, Center for Archeological Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara. Excavation and mapping work on two projects in the Santa Barbara area.
Spring. Field Director/Co-Principal Investigator, Colha Project, Belize. University of Texas at San Antonio and Texas A&M University, with Thomas R. Hester and Harry J. Shafer.
1985
Summer. Teaching Assistant and crew chief, NAN Ranch Project, Texas A&M University Fieldschool. Supervision of excavation operations and lecture.
Spring/Summer. Research assistant, Fort Hood Archeological Survey, Archaeological Research Laboratory, Texas A&M University. Site survey and recording.
1984
Summer. TAMU Archaeology Fieldschool, crew chief and teaching assistant, directed excavation of a small outlier Classic Mimbres village and Late Period Pithouse on a tributary of the Mimbres River Grant County, New Mexico. Also assisted in instructional operation of the fieldschool. Co- director, Darrell Creel, under Dr. Harry J. Shafer. Report on file with Dr. Shafer.
Spring. Field assistant, assisted in the test excavation of Post Classic midden areas at the Lowland Maya site of Colha, Northern Belize. Under direction of Dr. Harry J. Shafer and Dr. Thomas R. Hester. Analysis of lithic materials, as well as non-lithic production tools, recovered is being carried out by myself as a thesis research project under the direction of Dr. Harry J. Shafer, Texas A&M University.
1983
Spring. Conservation Laboratory, student, conservation and identification of a seventeenth century flintlock rifle barrel and lock mechanism. For the Office of the State Archaeologist. Under Dr. D. L. Hamilton, Texas A&M University.
1982
Fall. Conservation Laboratory, student, study on the geology and stratigraphy of Port Royal, Jamaica. Analysis of pipestem data from same, construction of a computer program to perform statistical analysis of pipestem data from historical sites based on the Binford formula for dating pipestems. Under Dr. D. L. Hamilton, Texas A&M University.
1977
Fall. Crew chief and laboratory assistant, Henderson site, Byers, Clay County, Texas. Under Dr. Phillip S. Colee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas.
1976
Spring. Archaeological fieldworker. Cultural resource survey of Vernon Regional Airport runway extension, Vernon, Wilbarger County, Texas. Under Dr. Phillip S. Colee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Spring. Crew chief and laboratory assistant, Henderson site, Byers, Clay County, Texas. Under Dr. Phillip S. Colee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas.
1975
Spring/Fall. Archaeological fieldworker and laboratory analysis, student, Henderson site, Byers, Clay County, Texas. Under Dr. Phillip S. Colee, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls.
REFERENCES:
Dr. Barbara Voorhies
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
(805) 893-2516
Dr. Brian M. Fagan
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
(805) 893-2516
Dr. Donald Symons
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara.
(805) 893-2516
Dr. Stanley J. Nicholson
Director, Office of Instructional Consultation
University of California, Santa Barbara
(805) 893-3523
Dr. Harry J. Shafer
Department of Anthropology, Texas A&M University.
(409) 845-5242/5260