Education

M.A. - Anthropology, Cultural Heritage Option, University of Montana (in progress)

B.S. - Anthropology, Montana State University (2013)

Research Interests

Understanding class distinctions through foodways and zooarchaeology, historic archaeology, prehistoric archaeology, lithics, GIS, and public archaeology and education

Publications

Consulting Reports Authored or Co-Authored:

2016 Malta-South NH 61-4 (25) 147 Cultural Resources Inventory Results, Phillips County, Montana. Report prepared by ACRCS for the Montana Department of Transportation, Helena (Authors: Stephen A. Aaberg and Emily Meick).

2016 Crooked Creek Units D and F Class III 2015-2016 Cultural Resource Inventory, Petroleum County Montana. Report prepared by ACRCS for the BLM North Central Montana District, Lewistown Field Office (Authors: Stephen A. Aaberg and Emily Meick).

2016 Wickens Construction Incorporated - Cantin Borrow Site, Class III Cultural Resource Inventory Results, Park County, Montana. Report prepared by ACRCS for Wickens Construction and the Montana Department of Environmental Quality (Author: Emily Meick).

2017 Tin Can Hill Units J and K Class III 2016 Cultural Resource Inventory Results, Petroleum County, Montana. Report prepared by ACRCS for the BLM North Central Montana District, Lewistown Field Office (Authors: Stephen A. Aaberg and Emily Meick).

2017 Chimney Butte 2016 Section 110 Class III Cultural Resource Inventory, Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Blaine County, Montana. Report prepared by ACRCS for the BLM Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, Lewistown, Montana (Authors: Stephen A. Aaberg and Emily Meick).

2018 Pine Ridge North and South 2017 Class III Cultural Resource Inventory Results, Custer County, Montana. Report prepared by ACRCS for the BLM Miles City District, Miles City Field Office (Authors: Stephen A. Aaberg and Emily Meick).

Affiliations

Montana Archaeological Society – Member since 2016

Project Archaeology, Montana State University, Bureau of Land Management Site Stewardship Program, Castle Butte, Yellowstone County, Montana – Site Steward since July 2016

Western Heritage Center, Billings, Montana – Volunteer since May 2019

Society for American Archaeology (SAA) – Member since July 2020

Montana Archaeological Student Association (MASA), University of Montana, Missoula – Member since August 2020

Lambda Alpha – Beta Chapter of Montana, University of Montana, Missoula – Member since January 2021

Professional Experience

Aaberg Cultural Resource Consulting Service (ACRCS), Billings, Montana 

2014 – Field Technician (ACRCS) 

2015 – Crew Chief (ACRCS) 

2016 to 2018 – Field and GPS Supervisor (ACRCS) 

Volunteer Experience:

Ice Patch Archaeology Field Work, Beartooth Mountains, Carbon County, Montana. Volunteer field work lead by Dr. Craig Lee to collect dendrochronological samples from trees melting out of high-altitude ice patches (September 2013).

Project Archaeology, Montana State University and Bureau of Land Management. Site Steward of Castle Butte, an expansive rock art site located east of Billings, Montana (July 2016).

Western Heritage Center, Billings Montana. Volunteer work in the special collections room organizing, re-boxing, and re-labeling artifacts. Assisting with research and information compilation for National Register Nomination for Riverside Park, Laurel, Montana (May 2019 – Present)

Historic Archaeology (ANTY 551), Missoula, Montana. Public archaeology project with Cranky Sam Public House, researching and describing artifacts found during prior fieldwork for display (Fall Semester 2020).

Urban Archaeology Field Work, Missoula, Montana. Volunteer field work led by doctoral candidate Nikki Manning to excavate a stairwell in the basement of a historic building to determine its uses over time. (March 2021).

Hobbies

I enjoy reading fantasy and sci-fi fiction, board games, cooking, mountain biking, hiking, and identifying animal bones. My preferred pronouns are she/her and my last name is pronounced "MIKE," like the first name.