Nicholas Tripcevich

Archaeological Research Facility	tripcevich@berkeley.edu
2251 College Building	(510) 643-1457 (office)
University of California, Berkeley	(510) 926-2801 (home)
Berkeley, California 94720-1076	http://www.MapAspects.org

Education

2007	Ph.D., Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara. Dissertation Title: Quarries, Caravans, and Routes to Complexity: Prehispanic Obsidian in the South-Central Andes. Committee Members: Mark Aldenderfer (co-chair), Michael Jochim (co-chair), Katharina Schreiber, Keith Clarke (Geography).
2000	M.A., Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara. Archaeology specialization.
1994	B.A., Geography, University of Montana, Missoula. Minor in Forestry.

Research Interests

Origins of socio–political complexity, Andean prehistory, exchange theory, ethnoarchaeology, geographic information systems, spatial analysis and lithic analysis.

Publications

In Review	Quarrying, production and regional circulation of obsidian from the Chivay Obsidian Source, Arequipa, Peru. Report-length article submitted to a regional journal.
In Review	Spatial and Temporal Variation in Stone Raw Material Provisioning in the Chivay Obsidian Source area. By N. Tripcevich and A. Mackay submitted to Advances in Titicaca Basin Archaeology, vol. 2, C. Stanish and E. Klarich, eds., Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, Los Angeles, CA.
In Review	Exotic goods and socio-political change in the south-central Andes. Chapter submitted to a volume from the 2007 SAA symposium “Xenophile: The allure of the exotic” edited by C. Dillian and C. White.
2008	La fuente de obsidiana “Chivay” y su posición en los Andes Sur Centrales. By N. Tripcevich and W. Yepez Alvarez. In Actas del Simposio Internacional de Arqueología del Área Centro Sur Andina, edited by Augusto Belén Franco, Mariusz Ziolkowski, and Justin Jennings, Instituto Francés de Estudios Andinos, Lima (in press).
2004	Flexibility by Design: How mobile GIS meets the needs of archaeological survey. Cartography and Geographical Information Science, Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 137-151.
2004	Interfaces: Mobile GIS in archaeological survey. The SAA Archaeological Record, May 2004. Vol. 4, No. 3, pp 17-22.

Professional Experience

8/07 – present	Laboratory Manager, Archaeological Research Facility, UC Berkeley. Maintenance and training with digital archaeological tools including total stations, GPS, laser scanners. Building coordinator, ARF website manager. Manage GIS lab, XRF lab, soil analysis lab.
7/07	Director, ethnoarchaeology project “Transport in the Ancient Andes”. Research project focusing on llama caravan transport speeds and travel strategies, supported by a grant from the Heinz Foundation.
6/07	Digital excavation GIS developer for Vanderbilt University project in Arequipa, Peru. Developed customized Arcpad interface and data structure for nearly-paperless excavation project of a Colonial period chapel.
7/05 – 5/07	GIS Technician for URS Corporation. Tasks include spatial analysis, mobile GIS development and training, and map production for environmental consulting office.
1/07 – 3/07	Lecturer, UCSB Anthropology, “Origins of Complex Societies”
9/06 – 12/06	Associate Instructor, UCSB Anthropology, “GIS in Anthropology”
9/05 – 12/05	Associate Instructor, UCSB Anthropology, “Clash of Cultures”
6/04 – 7/04	Mobile GIS implementation, Proyecto Arqueológico Norte Chico. Designed an archaeological survey site documentation method using ESRI Arcpad for survey project directed by J. Haas and K. Nelson.
7/03 – 8/04	Dissertation Research Project, Colca Valley , Peru. Survey and analysis. Director of archaeological research project involving survey and test excavations in vicinity of Chivay obsidian source, Arequipa, Peru, funded by NSF award #0331181.
3/03 – 4/03	Field Archaeologist, S.A.I.C., Twenty-nine Palms, CA Cultural resource survey in eastern California.
8/02 – 9/02	Preliminary Dissertation Research at Chivay Obsidian Source Investigated obsidian source and settlement distributions in adjacent habitation areas in Colca valley, Arequipa, southern Peru.
7/01 – 9/01	Field Archaeologist, Proyecto Ch’amak Pacha, Puno, Peru Directors: M. Aldenderfer and N. Craig, UCSB.
9/00 – 12/00	Field Archaeologist, Proyecto Ch’amak Pacha, Puno, Peru Director: M. Aldenderfer, UCSB.
7/99 – 9/99	Field Archaeologist, Proyecto Wiskachuni, Juli, Peru Director: C. Herhahn, UCSB.
3/99 – 12/05	Computer lab support, maintenance, training, LSIT, UC Santa Barbara Maintenance of equipment, hardware and software training for users of Mac and Windows computers, Letters and Sciences Information Technology.
6/95 – 10/97	G.I.S. Technician and graphics, WSAL, U. of Montana, Missoula, MT G.I.S. tasks, graphics, and website development for the Wildlife Spatial Analysis Lab at the University of Montana.
8/95 – 2/97	Archaeological Cartographer, Schwab Cultural Consulting, Polson, MT Compiled data for Native American land claims litigation. Designed project area and site maps for cultural resource surveys.
9/94 – 10/94	Field Archaeologist, Heritage Research Center, Black Hills, SD Cultural resource survey and testing in the Black Hills National Forest. Designed and produced site maps.
7/93 – 8/93	Trail Leader, Glaciological Field School, Univ. of Alaska, Juneau, AK Physical geography research on geology, geomorphology and glacier processes conducted during a seven week field season on the Juneau Icefield.
4/93 – 11/97	Cartographer and G.I.S. technician, Missoula, MT Cartographer specializing in archaeological and recreational maps.
5/92 – 9/92	Survey Crew Leader, Knowledge Northwest, Pendleton, OR Archaeological cultural resource survey of National Forest land in Oregon.
6/91 – 8/91	Archaeological Field School, Colorado State University, Fort Collins Survey and excavation, Late Pueblo era kivas, Hovenweep area, Colorado.

Extramural Awards

2007	Howard Heinz Endowment for Archaeological Field Research in Latin America, Transport in the Ancient Andes, an ethnoarchaeological study of contemporary llama caravans bearing salt in Arequipa, Peru.
2006	Student SAA Paper of the Year, Int’l Association of Obsidian Studies
2003	National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant Archaeological research project in the Peru, NSF grant #0331181.
2003	Proyecto Ch’amak Pacha, ESRI 2003 Special Achievement in GIS award.
2001	California Space Grant Funding for applying remote sensing technology to regional archaeological research in the Andes.

Intramural Awards

2006	Anthropology of Technology Prize, UC Santa Barbara Anthropology
2006	Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship
2005	Travel Grant, UCSB Graduate Division, Award to present at the "Simposio Internacional sobre Arqueología del Área Centro Sur Andina", Arequipa, Perú.
2002	Dissertation Proposal Writing Fellowship, UCSB Graduate Division.
	Fee Fellowship, UCSB Anthropology Periodic fee waivers

Professional Presentations

2008	Llama Caravan Transport: A study of mobility with a contemporary Andean salt caravan. Paper presented at the 73^th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
2008	Digging Digitally: Mobile GIS in archaeological fieldwork. University of California, Los Angeles, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. Invited speaker in the “Technological Innovations in Archaeological Analysis” series.
2007	Llama caravans and obsidian circulation in the south-central Andes. Paper presented at the 72^th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, Texas.
2007	Craig, N., M. Perales, N. Tripcevich, K. Nelson, A. Ruiz, J. Haas, W. Creamer, M. Aguilar, M. López. Sistemas de Información Geográfica Móviles como Infraestructura de Información para la Colección y Análisis de Extensas Bases de Datos Regionales Comparativas de Sitios Arqueológicos. Paper presented at the Comparative Perspectives on the Archaeology of Coastal South America, Lima, Perú.
2006	Mobility and Exchange in the Andean Preceramic: Insights from obsidian studies. Paper presented at the 71^th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
2006	Production and Exchange of Obsidian from the Colca Valley, Arequipa, Peru. Paper presented at the 46^th Annual Meeting of the Institute of Andean Studies, Berkeley, CA .
2005	Tripcevich, N. and Willy Yepez Alvarez. Fuente de Obsidiana Chivay y su posición en los Andes Sur Centrales. Por Simposio Internacional sobre Arequeologia del Area Centro Sur Andina, Arequipa, Perú.
2005	Tripcevich, N. and A. Mackay. Spatial and Temporal Variation in Stone Raw Material Provisioning Around the Chivay Obsidian Source. Paper presented at the 70^th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Salt Lake City, UT.
2004	Mobile GIS on Archaeological Survey.  Conference presentation at the Archaeological Sciences of the Americas, University of Arizona, Tucson.
2004	Chivay Obsidian Source and South-Central Andean Prehistory. Paper presented at the 69^th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Montreal Canada.
2003	Viewshed Analysis in Archaeology. Poster presented at the 68^th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Teaching Experience

2007

Lecturer, Origins of Complex Societies, UC Santa Barbara

Designed and taught course surveying exploring the theories and evidence surrounding the origins of state-level societies in New and Old World.

2006

Teaching Associate, GIS in Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara

Designed and taught class concerning the theory and application of geospatial technology in anthropology.

2005

Teaching Associate, Clash of Cultures, UC Santa Barbara

Designed and taught undergraduate course about the culture contact period.

2003

Instructor, GIS and GPS workshops, Arequipa, Peru

Led two workshops in Spanish for Peruvian archaeologists and mountain rescue personnel on the use of GIS and GPS in fieldwork.

2000 – 2004

Instructor, archaeological fieldwork and use of GIS technology

Instructed fieldwork participants in archaeological research projects using GIS-based techniques for excavating, surveying, and lab work.

1998 – 2004

Teaching Assistant, UC Santa Barbara, seven quarters

· Intro. to Archaeology	· Intro. to Physical Anthropology
· Intro. to Cultural Anthropology	· Understanding Cultural Differences
· Third World Environments	· Cultural Ecology
· Peoples and Cultures of India

Professional Memberships

2007 –	Institute of Andean Studies, Berkeley, California.
2000 –	Professional Archaeologists of Peru, number DT-0176 Registro del Instituto Nacional de Cultura, Lima, Perú.
1998 –	Society for American Archaeology

Relevant Experience

2004 –	Mobile GIS development for varied applications Implementations for academic and corporate natural resources projects.
2005 –	Reviewer for the National Science Foundation, American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, and Ñawpa Pacha.
2004 – 2005	Anthropology Graduate Student Association, Co-Chair Chaired student group representing Anthropology graduate students at UCSB.