Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies
Division of Cultural Resources

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Diane L. Winslow, Director has been involved with cultural resource management in Nevada, Arizona, and southern California since 1991. Receiving her Master's degree in Anthropology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1996, Ms. Winslow specializes in the archaeology of southern Nevada. Ms. Winslow oversees all cultural resource work undertaken by the Division of Cultural Resources at HRC and serves as Principal Investigator for numerous field investigation and data recovery programs. She also conducts her own personal archaeological research, which often involves other disciplines, and professional and student archaeologists. Probably one of Ms. Winslow's most exciting projects is the Black Dog Mesa Study, which she began in 1999. The project involves the excavation of a Basketmaker II - Basketmaker III (300 B.C. - A.D. 800) period habitation site located in the upper Moapa Valley of southern Nevada. The project has been deemed by many as the most exciting archaeological project undertaken in Southern Nevada since Mark Harrington conducted excavations at the Lost City in support of the Hoover Dam construction during the 1920s and 1930s.

Jeffrey R. Wedding, Archaeologist III is proficient in both historic and prehistoric archaeology of the American Southwest, with a special emphasis on the history of southern Nevada. Graduating with a Bachelor's of Art degree in Anthropology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Mr. Wedding serves as Principal Investigator for field investigations and mitigation programs, and continues to conduct his own personal research. Recently, Mr. Wedding served as Co-Principal Investigator for the Kern River 2003 Pipeline Expansion project where he managed the details and concerns of multiple agencies and companies as well as the project archaeologists. Having great interest in railroad and military history, Mr. Wedding has served as both Principal and Co-Principal Investigator for several large scale projects in which he has prepared historic contexts and been asked by several institutions to give papers on these subjects.

Jennifer E. Riddle, Research Archaeologist II is also a graduate of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, receiving her Master's degree in Physical Anthropology in 2002. Ms. Riddle currently serves as Principal Investigator for various survey and testing projects and is also our collections and laboratory manager. Excelling in curation storage and packaging, Ms. Riddle cares for all incoming cultural collections from acquisition until final storage. With a Master's in Physical Anthropology, she is also an excellent bioarchaeologist who currently specializes in faunal bone analysis at HRC.

Annette J. Smith, Research Archaeologist II has been involved with the archaeology of the American Southwest for over 10 years. After receiving her Bachelor's of Arts degree in Anthropology from Arizona State University, Ms. Smith quickly began excelling in the field of cultural resource management. Considered a seasoned veteran, Ms. Smith completed her Master's of Arts degree in Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and currently serves as Principal Investigator for various survey and testing projects. Her Master's thesis involves the use of GIS and spatial analysis for archaeological applications. Ms. Smith excels in mapping, GIS, database services, and ceramic analysis.

David C. Smee, Archaeologist - a graduate of the Cambridge School of Art, Mr. Smee is not only an excellent archaeologist, capable in both historic and prehistoric archaeology of the American Southwest, but is an extraordinary illustrator. He has manufactured hundreds of scaled cultural resource maps and artifact illustrations, as well as brochures, pamphlets, and presentations for various Federal and State agencies as well as the public at large. A recent HRC publication created by Mr. Smee, which was greatly received by the public, was a coloring book created for school children in support of the Nevada Centennial Celebration.