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Jonathan D. Ruane
28 Meader Street
Providence, RI 02909
(617) 834-9885
jruane@bu.edu
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Jan. – Mar. 2015
Tutor, Wellington, Florida
Private Tutoring Services
Supervisors: Maggie Alexander and JoAnn Garfinkel
-Tutor: Biology, Economics, World History, Algebra I, English
Teaching Assistant, Menorca, Spain
Boston University, Department of Archaeology
Supervisors: Dr. Ricardo Elia and Dr Amalia Pérez-Juez
-Instructor: Archaeological Field Methods/Archaeological Heritage Management
School Programs Volunteer, Charlotte, North Carolina
The Mint Museum, Randolph Road
Supervisor: Joel Smeltzer
-Analyze de-accessioned Maya Pots
-Update Classroom Component of Ancient American Collection
Teaching Assistant, Antigua/Petén, Guatemala
Boston University, Department of Archaeology
Supervisor: Dr. William Saturno
-Instructor: Archaeological Field Methods: Field Preparation
-Grader/Reader: Maya Archaeology
Teaching Assistant, Boston, Massachusetts
Boston University, Department of Archaeology
Supervisor: Dr. William Saturno
-Grader/Reader: Ancient Maya Civilization
Jun. – Jul. 2013, 2014
Feb. – Mar. 2013
Spring Semesters 2010, 2012
Fall Semester 2009
Library Assistant, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Supervisor: Desiree Goodwin
-Circulation Desk
Jan. 2007 – Dec. 2008
Research Assistant, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard University, Department of Anthropology
Supervisor: Dr. Ian Gilby
-Examination of Field Notes/Data Entry
-Analysis of Data/Identification of Patterns
Spring Semester 2007
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK
Part-Time Archaeology Technician
Archaeological Consultants, Inc.
-Archaeological Field Technician/Survey Phase 1
Oct.-2014
Mar.-2013 – Sept.-2014
Part-Time Archaeology Technician
Barr & Associates
-Archaeological Field Technician/Survey Phases 1-3
Isla del Rey/Torre d’en Galmés Project, Menorca, Spain
Boston University, Department of Archaeology
-Archaeological Survey/Field Archaeologist
Xultun/San Bartolo Project, Peten, Guatemala
Boston University, Department of Archaeology
-Cartographer/Field Archaeologist
Summer 2013, 2014
Spring Semesters 2010, 2012, 2014
Salvage Archaeology, Back Bay, Boston, MA
Boston University, Department of Archaeology
-Excavator
Fall Semester 2010
Harvard Yard Archaeology Project, Cambridge, MA
Harvard University, Department of Anthropology
-Lead Excavator/Lab Assistant
Academic Year 2007/2008
Harvard University Field School, San Jose de Moro, Peru
Harvard University, Department of Anthropology
-Excavator/Lab Assistant
Summer 2007
EDUCATION
Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Science, Boston, Massachusetts
05/2015, Ph.D, Archaeology
-Archaeology of Mesoamerica
-Settlement Archaeology
-Archaeology of the Ancient Maya
-Remote Sensing and GIS
Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, Massachusetts
05/2008, Bachelor’s Degree, Special Concentration: Anthropology and Archaeology
Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts
09/2007 – 05/2008, Special Student
PUBLICATIONS
Ruane, Jonathan. 2014. Excavaciones en los Cuadrantes 11I y 11J: Captacion de Agua del Deposito Central,
Xultun. In Proyecto Arqueológico Regional San Bartolo y Xultun Informe Annual No. 13. Edited by Patricia
Castillo and William Saturno. El Instituto de Antropología e Historia de Guatemala, Guatemala
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Ruane, Jonathan. 2012. Excavaciones en la Aguada 11J-19, Xultun. In Proyecto Arqueológico Regional San
Bartolo y Xultun Informe Annual No. 11. Edited by Patricia Castillo and William Saturno. El Instituto de
Antropología e Historia de Guatemala, Guatemala
Ruane, Jonathan. 2012. Mapeo en el Sitio Arqueológico Xultun. In Proyecto Arqueológico Regional San
Bartolo y Xultun Informe Annual No. 11. Edited by Patricia Castillo and William Saturno. El Instituto de
Antropología e Historia de Guatemala, Guatemala
Ruane, Jonathan. 2010. Mapeo en el Sitio Arqueológico Xultun. In Proyecto Arqueológico Regional San
Bartolo Informe Annual No. 9. Edited by Luis Alberto Romero and William Saturno. El Instituto de
Antropología e Historia de Guatemala, Guatemala
Gilby, I.C., Emery Thompson, M., Ruane, J., Wrangham, R.W. 2010. No evidence of short-term exchange of
meat for sex among chimpanzees. Journal of Human Evolution 59: 44-53
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Remote sensing of a Classic Maya hydrological management system at Xultun, Guatemala using high
resolution Quickbird satellite imagery.”, Paper presented at the South-Central Conference on Mesoamerica.
New Orleans, Louisiana, October 25th, 2014.
“Survey on Isla del Rey: A Diachronic Analysis of Menorca’s Hospital Island”, Poster presented at
Archaeology of Iberia: State of the Field, Brown University, February 28th, 2014. (co-author with Alexander
Smith and Meredith Langlitz)
“Survey on Hospital Island: Results from the 2013 Field Season on Isla del Rey, Menorca”, Paper presented
at the Society for American Archaeology 79th Annual Meeting. Austin, Texas, April 27th, 2014. (co-author
with Alexander Smith, Meredith Langlitz, Dr. Amalia Perez-Juez, Dr. Paul Goldberg, and Dr. Ricardo Elia)
“An Urban Reservoir at Xultun, Guatemala”, Paper presented at the Society for American Archaeology 78th
Annual Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii, April 2013.
“Del Preclásico tardío al Clásico temprano: cambios, continuidades, y nuevos hallazgos en la región San
Bartolo-Xultun”, Presented as part of Sociétés mayas millénaires: crises du passé et resilience Musée du
quai Branly. Paris, France, July 2nd, 2011. (co-author with Dr. William Saturno, Boris Beltrán, Patricia
Rivera, Luis Romero, and Franco Rossi)
QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS
Fluent in English and Spanish; working knowledge of German.
Computer Programs: Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, ArcGIS, ENVI.
Knowledge of Total Stations, Data Collectors and surveying equipment.
Ceramic thin section petrography.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Society for American Archaeology
Archaeological Institute of America
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