Douglas Jeff Perrelli
Director/Principal Investigator, Archaeological Survey
Research Assistant Professor
University at Buffalo
Department of Anthropology
380 MFAC, Ellicott Complex
Buffalo, New York 14261-0026
Phone (716) 645-2297 x113, Fax (716) 645-6371
[email protected]
188 Louvaine Drive
Buffalo, New York 14223
(716) 877-3728
Education
Ph. D. - Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2001.
M. A. - Anthropology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1994.
B. A. - Anthropology, State University of New York at Geneseo, 1986.
Employment History
September 2003 to present
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University at Buffalo
Septe mber 200 1 to pre sent
Directo r, PI, Archae ologica l Su rvey, De part ment o f Anth rop olog y, Uni ver sity at B uffal o:
Project Direct or and Pri ncipal I nvestigato r for all archaeolo gical contract s an d pro jects
perfo r med by t he Arc haeolo gical Su rvey. Re sp on sibilities i nclude all a spect s of p rop osal
preparati on, cl ient co rre spo ndence an d interacti on, budgeti ng, re search de sig n, field wor k,
analysi s an d repo rt w riting for all p hase s o f hi stor ic and prehi sto ric archae ological i nvestigatio n
includin g recon naissance su rvey s, si te exam inatio ns and data recove ry p roject s. The Direct or
maintai ns a p rofe ssional staf f of arc haeolo gist s an d hist orian s w ho meet or e xceed local, state
and federal stan dard s f or per for mi ng cult ural re so urce st udie s and facilitate s co m mu nication
between client s an d revie w agencie s thr oug hout N ew Yo rk State. The Su rvey r outine ly w ork s
with the Depart men t of Tra nsportati on, O ffice o f P arks, Rec reation an d Hi sto ric P rese rvatio n,
Depart ment of Envi ron me ntal Con ser vation, t he N ew Yo rk State Mu seu m an d State Ed ucation
Depart ment, an d the Seneca Nati on of India ns Trib al Hist oric Pre servati on O ffice. Di sse minate s
researc h result s and ot her in for matio n to the acade mic co m mun ity and general p ublic b y
participatin g in re gional p rofe ssional c onfe rence s, public meeting s an d by p rovi ding re searc h
and educatio nal op port unitie s.
May, 1996 – August, 2001
Assistant Director, Archaeological Survey, University at Buffalo: Assistant Director and acting Project Director for
all archaeological contracts and projects administered by the Archaeological Survey, University at Buffalo.
Responsibilities include all aspects of proposal preparation, correspondence, budgeting, research design, fieldwork,
artifact analysis and report preparation for all levels of historic and prehistoric archaeological investigation including
reconnaissance survey, site examination and large-scale data recovery projects. Shared responsibility for hiring and
training new personnel. Areas of expertise include lithic and ceramic analysis. Archaeological Survey Director and
Principal Investigator: Elaine B. Herold, Ph. D.
July, 1988 - May 1996
Senior Research Support Specialist, Archaeological Survey, University at Buffalo: Served as field director, lab
analyst, report writer and field assistant for various historic and prehistoric archaeological investigations. Focus on
directing fieldwork and the analysis of chipped stone lithic material. Supervisor: Elaine B. Herold, Ph. D.
Teaching Experience
2004
APY 560 – Indians on New York State - Graduate Seminar dealing with current topics in historic and
prehistoric Northeastern archaeology from a western New York perspective. Instructor, University at
Buffalo, Department of Anthropology.
2003
APY 572 - Archaeology Today - Graduate Seminar dealing with current topics in Cultural Resource
Management Archaeology. Instructor, University at Buffalo, Department of Anthropology.
1996
Summer Instructor, Team 2000, Buffalo Museum of Science. Teacher Education program involving
1 Week course for Buffalo city school teachers in archaeological field, lab and analysis methods.
1995
APY 332 - Archaeology of the American Southwest – 3.0 credit undergraduate course. Teaching
Assistantship, Department of Anthropology, University at Buffalo, Spring Semester, Professor Ben A.
Nelson.
Peer-reviewed Publications
Dean, R. L. and D. J. Perrel l i
2006 H i g hway Archaeo l o g y i n Western New York : Archaeol o g i st s’ View s of C o o perat i o n
Be t ween State and
Tr i ba l Rev iew Agencies. In Cr o s s - C u l t u ral C o l la b orat i o n : Nat i ve Peop le s and
Archaeol o g y i n t he Nort heastern Un i te d States . Un i ver si t y of Nebraska Press.
2004
Book Review for the journal Ethnohistory, Volume 51, Number 1. The Little Water Medicine Society of
the Seneca. By William N. Fenton, 2002. University of Oklahoma Press.
Recent Published Reports (Reports of the Archaeological Survey [RAS], University at Buffalo, Department of
Anthropology, by volume and number).
2004
Phase 2 Archaeological Site Examinations for PIN 5101.53.121, US Route 219 Construction Segment 5
and Wetlands Mitigation Project Area, Village of Springville and Town of Concord, Erie Coiunty and
Towns of Ashford and Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York. RAS 36(11).
2003
Phase 1B Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey for PIN 5101.53.121, US Route 219 Construction
Segment 5 and Wetlands Mitigation Project Area, Village of Springville and Town of Concord, Erie
Coiunty and Towns of Ashford and Ellicottville, Cattaraugus County, New York. RAS 36(11).
2002
Data Recovery Plan for the Dirschberger Site (UB 3096, NYSM 11061) for PIN 5512.38.101,
Reconstruction and Realignment of NY Route 33 (Genesee Street), Towns of Alden and
Lancaster, Erie County, New York. RAS 34(31).
Phase 2 Archaeological Site Examination of the Dirschberger Site (UB 3096, NYSM 11061) for PIN
5512.38.101, Reconstruction and Realignment of NY Route 33 (Genesee Street), Towns of Alden and
Lancaster, Erie County, New York. RAS 34(20).
Data Recovery Plan for the Ninemile Road Site (UB 2993, NYSM 10722) as part of PIN 5754.36.121,
Replacement of the Cotton Road Bridge (BIN 6-06485-0) over the Allegheny River, Town of Allegany,
Allegany Indian Reservation, Cattaraugus County, New York. RAS 34(5).
2001
Data Recovery Plan for the Schichtel’s Nursery Site (SUBi 1549) as part of PIN 5268.28.121, the
Replacement of the NY Route 240 Bridge (BIN 3-06057-0) over Cattaraugus Creek, Town of Concord,
Erie County, New York. RAS 33(18).
Data Recovery Plan for the Hidden Ponds 3 Site, Town of Clarence, Erie County, New York. RAS 33(3).
Phase 2 Site Examination of the Hidden Ponds 2 and 3 Sites (UB 3101 and 3104), Town of Clarence,
Erie County, New York. RAS 33(2).
2000
Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Proposed Hidden Ponds Subdivision Phase 2,
Town of Clarence, Erie County, New York. RAS 32(23).
1999
Phase 2 Archaeological Site Examination of the Mayville 2 and 3 Site (UB 3032 and 3033, NYSM 10893
and 10894) for PIN 5064.18.121, Improvements to NY Route 394, Village of Mayville, Chautauqua
County, New York. RAS 31(24).
Addendum Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey and Monitoring for PIN 5056.13.102, Replacement of a
Culvert on the Allegany Indian Reservation, NY Route 417 Near Ismuth Road, Town of Carrollton,
Cattaraugus County, New York. RAS 31(21).
Archaeological Reconnaissance Survey of the Proposed Robert Moses Parkway Recreational Trail,
Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, New York. RAS 31(14).
Data Recovery Plan for the Schichtel’s Nursery Site (SUBi 1549) as part of the Replacement of the NY
Route 240 Bridge over Cattaraugus Creek, Town of Concord, Erie County, New York. RAS 31(13).
Phase 2 Archaeological Site Examination of the Cotton Road 1, Cotton Road 2 and Ninemile Road Sites
for PIN 5754.36.121, BIN 6-06485-0, Replacement of the Cotton Road Bridge over the Allegheny River,
Town of Allegany, Allegany Indian Reservation, Cattaraugus County, New York.
Conference/Symposium Papers, Posters and Other Formal Presentations
2004
Archaeology and Historic Preservation: How To Comply With New York State Standards.
Town of Amherst Historic Preservation Commission Conference at the Amherst Museum, October 2, 2004.
2003
New Directions in Lithic Analysis: Case Studies from Western New York. Paper presented at the 68th
Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, April 9-13, 2003, Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Symposium Theme: New Diurections in Northeastern Archaeology.
2002
Iroquoian Social Organization in Practice: A Small Scale Study of Gender Roles and Site Formation in
Western New York. Paper presented at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology,
March 20-24, 2002, Denver Colorado. Symposium Theme: Issues of Scale in Iroquoian Studies.
2001
“Space and Place: Modeling Iroquoian Landscape Use and Village Movement” Paper presented at the
Annual Meetings of the Ontario Archaeological Society, November 17, 2001, Hamilton, Ontario,Canada.
Symposium Theme: The Archaeology of Space and Place in the Great Lakes region
“Recognizing Gender-Divided Labor in Prehistory: Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Piestrak and
Spaulding Lake Sites.” Poster presentation at the Third Annual Celebration of Research, Education and
Scholarship on Women and Gender, organized by the Institute for Research on Women and Gender
(IREWG), University at Buffalo, April 20, 2001.
“Gender Roles and Seasonal Site Use in Western New York c. A. D. 1500: Iroquoian Domestic and
Ceremonial Production at the Piestrak and Spaulding Lake Sites.” Presentation at the F. M. Houghton
Chapter monthly meeting, New York State Archaeological Association, Buffalo Museum of Science,
February 21, 2001.
2000
“Early Late Prehistoric (A. D. 700-1300) Subsistence and Settlement Change in the Northeast: A View
from Southwestern New York.” Paper presented at the New York Natural History Conference VI, New
York State Museum, Albany, April 26-29, 2000.
“Gender-Divided Labor and Prehistoric Iroquoian Archaeology: An Ethnohistoric Approach to Material
Culture Analysis.” Paper presented at the Third Annual Celebration of Research, Education and
Scholarship on Women and Gender, Graduate Student Symposium on Gender, organized by the Institute
for Research on Women and Gender (IREWG), University at Buffalo, March 25, 2000.
1997
“Problems with the Late Woodland Chronology of Western New York c. A. D. 900-1300.” Paper
presented at the 1997 Joint Symposium of the Ontario Archaeological Society and the Midwest
Archaeological Conference, North York, Ontario, Canada.
“Owasco Sites in western New York c. A. D. 1000-1300: Were they migrants or locals?” Paper presented
at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Anthropological Association, Montebello, Quebec, Canada,
April 11-13, 1997.
1994
"Gender, Mobility and Subsistence in Iroquois Prehistory: An Ethnohistorical Approach to Archaeological
Interpretation.” Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Northeastern Anthropological Association,
Geneseo, New York, April 1994. Symposium entitled "Iroquoian Archaeology and Ethnohistory."
1993
"The Brompton 2 Site: A Prehistoric Iroquoian Chert Quarry and Camp Site." Paper Presented at the
Annual Meeting of the New York State Archaeological Association, Niagara Falls, New York.
Conferences and Symposia Organized
1994
"Iroquoian Archaeology and Ethnohistory." A seven-member symposium held at the 34th Annual
Meetings of the Northeastern Anthropological Association, Geneseo, New York. Duties included inviting
appropriate presentations, scheduling and moderating the symposium with co-organizer Patrick Crowe.
1994
Sixth Annual "Workshops in Archaeometry" hosted by the Archaeometry Research Graduate Group,
University at Buffalo. Presentations by researchers from the US and Canada described current
archaeometric methods and analysis results. Responsibilities included speaker invitation and transportation
and accommodation arrangements, funding acquisition, event publicity, meal coordination, chairing and
scheduling the sessions, and creating a conference booklet for all attendees.
1993
Fifth Annual "Workshops in Archaeometry" hosted by the Archaeometry Research Graduate Group of the
University at Buffalo. Presentations by researchers from the US and Canada described current
archaeometric methods and analysis results. Responsibilities included speaker invitation and transportation
and accommodation arrangements, funding acquisition, event publicity, meal coordination, chairing and
scheduling the sessions, and creating a conference booklet for all attendees.
Internships, Public Outreach and Community Education Program Participation
2004
Hull House Archaeology Project, sponsored by the Landmark Society of the Niagara Frontier, Dr. R o bert
Sh i b ley, Presi den t.
Amherst Summer Archaeology Program, Amherst Museum, July 2004.
2002
20021997
Participation in the District School Board of Niagara, Ontario, Canada, Co-operative Education Program.
240 hours of internship/learning programs employing student from Fort Erie Secondary School interested
in archaeology as a career.
Annual participation in Environmental Education Field Days at Royalton Ravine Park, Gasport, New
York- Archaeology in Western New York Learning Station. Sponsored by the Niagara County Soil and
Water Conservation District, this program is designed for 5th and 6th graders from throughout Niagara
County. They visit various environmental learning stations set-up in the park for this two-day event.
2001
Slide presentation describing job opportunities in archaeology at Benjamin Franklin Middle School,
Kenmore, New York, in conjunction with ‘Careers for the Millenium.’ The first annual career day event
for 7th Grade students was designed to provide access to a wide variety of career choices. March 2, 2001.
2000
Slide and artifact presentations at Gasport Elementary School, Gasport, New York, in conjunction with the
4th Grade social studies unit dealing with local Native American Groups. October 6, 2000.
1999
Action Learning Internship Program sponsored by Erie 1 Board of Cooperative Educational Services
(BOCES) in conjunction with component Erie County School Districts. Designed an archaeology
internship program and sponsored Clarence High School student Joseph McGreevy. Met for 8 hours a
week, 20 weeks. Program designed to provide high school seniors with experience in a career area they
may pursue.
Organization Membership
2005
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1998
1993
New York Archaeological Council Board Member
Register of Professional Archaeologists
New York State Archaeological Association
New York Archaeological Council
Society for American Archaeology