Keith O. Young
Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc.
126 E Main Street
Anamosa, Iowa
Telephone: 319-462-4760
kyoung@wapsivalleyarch.com
Education
· Ohio State University, M.A. in Anthropology, Awarded June, 1991.
· Ohio State University, B.A. in Anthropology, Awarded June, 1986.
· Ohio State University, B.S. in Zoology, Awarded June, 1986.
Technical Skills
Total station survey mapping; Arrow and Trimble GPS mapping, navigating, and location; ArcGIS and QGIS software; EazyDraw graphics; Microsoft Office Suite computer programs, Mac and Windows computers. Microsoft Access Database programs for Iowa Office of the State Archaeologist artifact curation.
Faunal Analysis:
· Collected and prepared fish specimens for Ohio State University Archaeology Laboratory
· Added 40+ species to the comparative collection
· Supervised student identification of prehistoric faunal materials
· Illustrated fish remains from Late Prehistoric Site, Fremont, Ohio
Professional Experience
Present Vice President, Iowa Archeological Society
2021 Project Archaeologist, Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc.
Planning, supervision and overseeing of fieldwork, data analysis and report writing leading to project completion, development of proposals, oversee field and safety equipment maintenance.
2019- Project Archaeologist, Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc.
2021 Planning, supervision and overseeing of fieldwork, data analysis and report writing leading to project completion.
· Development of proposals
· Oversee field and safety equipment maintenance
2010-2019 Field Supervisor, Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc.
Planning and supervision of fieldwork, data analysis and report writing, construction and demolition monitoring, artifact curation, coordination of utility locates, preparation of report figures and illustrations.
· Developed strategies for GPS and total station mapping.
· Developed company safety plan
2006-2010 Crew Chief, Louis Berger Group, Inc. Managed large scale Phase I, Phase II and Phase III projects in Indiana, Minnesota, and Iowa.
1997-2006 Field Archaeologist, Louis Berger Group, Inc. Phase I, Phase II and Phase III work throughout the Eastern United States from Texas to Wisconsin, Kansas to New Jersey, and New Hampshire to North Carolina. Additional experience in graves exhumation.
1995-1996 Field Technician, Kansas State Historical Society. Phase III and IV fieldwork at historic and protohistoric sites.
Selected Publications
2021 Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey for the Proposed Colorado Street Senior Lofts Project, Muscatine, Iowa. WVA Report # 1148. Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. Anamosa, Iowa.
2020 A Phase IA Archaeological Resources Assessment for the Iowa Falls Flood Mitigation Project in Iowa Falls, Hardin County, Iowa. WVA Report # 1148. Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. Anamosa, Iowa.
2019 Archaeological Monitoring for Culvert Installation Along the Burn Pad Access Road, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Des Moines County, Iowa. WVA Report # 1090. Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. Anamosa, Iowa.
2018 Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey for a Proposed Culvert Installation on Alburnett Road, Marion, Linn County, Iowa. WVA Report # 1013. Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. Anamosa, Iowa.
2017 Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey for Proposed Improvements to the Sioux Center Wastewater Treatment Plant, Sioux County, Iowa. WVA Report # 1013. Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. Anamosa, Iowa.
2016 Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey for Proposed Improvements at the Iowa Army National Guard Armory, Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa. WVA Report # 901. Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. Anamosa, Iowa.
2015 Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey for a Proposed Housing Development Project, Coralville, Johnson County, Iowa. WVA Report # 851. Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. Anamosa, Iowa.
2014 Intensive Phase I Archaeological Survey for the Proposed Y14/Hoover Highway Bridge Replacement Project, Cedar County, Iowa. WVA Report # 768. Wapsi Valley Archaeology, Inc. Anamosa, Iowa