Matthew Neel
Archaeologist, Archivist, Collections Manager
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About
I have worn a few different hats during my professional career. I started out with an Anthropology BA (2013) from UC Berkeley and a desire to work in the entertainment industry, spending 5 incredibly busy years busy in post-production, video editing, and media management for both film, television, and short-form digital content. I went back to school for an MA in Cultural Heritage Management from Sonoma State University (2022), and have worked in CHM primarily as an archaeologist since 2018.
My most recent position (2023), as a Digital Archaeologist on an Arizona State University grant-funded project with the U.S.
Forest
Service, is directly focused on archival and collections management work. I have enjoyed this change of focus away from archaeological fieldwork, and seek to grow in the field of Archiving, Collections Management and Library Sciences.
Experience
10/2023 - Present
Center for Digital Antiquity at Arizona State University
Digital Archaeologist
1/2023 - 10/2023
Loveless Linton, Inc.
Archaeologist
6/2022 - 10/2023
California State Parks - Southern Service Center (San Diego)
Archaeological Project Leader
9/2021 - 5/2022
Duke CRM
Archaeological Technician
3/2021 - 5/2022
Sonoma State University CRM Program
Master’s Thesis Volunteer Work
5/2020 - 12/2020
USFS - Lassen National Forest, Eagle Lake Ranger District
Archaeological Technician GS - 0102 - 5/1
12/2018 - 6/2023
Sonoma State University - Anthropological Studies Center (ASC)
Archaeological/Lab Technician
6/2018 - 8/2018
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Training Programs Intern
2/2018 - 5/2018
Page Museum at La Brea Tar Pits
Fossil Preparator
11/2017 - 5/2018
Asylum Entertainment
Media Manager - Overnight Shift
12/2016 - 5/2017
Part 2 Pictures
Assistant Editor - Overnight Shift
1/2016 - 12/2016
Jarrett Creative
Post Production Coordinator/Assistant Editor
4/2015 - 10/2015
Seed: The Life of the Rice King and His Kin
Editor
Education
2022
Cultural Resources Management MA
Sonoma State University
2013
Anthropology BA
University of California, Berkeley
