Chase Michael Mahan

Curriculum Vitae
May 1, 2024
INSITUTIONAL ADDRESS PERSONAL ADDRESS
University of Wyoming, Dept. 3431 2195 Station Village Way #1430
1000 E. University Ave. San Diego, CA 92108
Laramie, WY 82071 (209)-534-5613 (cell)
cmahan@uwyo.edu cmahan222@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Exp. 2024 Ph.D. – Anthropology
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA
Dissertation: Paleoindian Use of Eocene Chert from the Wyoming Basin
Co-Chairs: Todd A. Surovell & Spencer R. Pelton
2020 M.A. – Anthropology
University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA. Chair: Todd A. Surovell

2017 B.A. – Anthropology

California State University, Chico, CA, USA
2015 A.A. – Behavioral and Social Sciences; Humanities
Las Positas Community College, Livermore, CA, USA

ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
North American prehistory, peopling of the western hemisphere, PaleoIndigenous archaeology,
geoarchaeology, mobility & spatial modeling, lithic technology, geochemical lithic sourcing,
experimental archaeology, Indigenous archaeology, GIS modeling, taphonomy, & behavioral ecology.

PUBLISHED WORKS
Peer Reviewed
2023 Mahan, Chase M., S. A. Allaun, Todd A. Surovell, Jessi Halligan.
The Weathering and Scavenging of Keratin. Journal of Archaeological Sciences: Reports Vol. 47
2022 Spencer R. Pelton, Lorena Becerra-Valdivia, Alexander Craib, Sarah Allaun, Chase Mahan,
Charles Koenig, George Zeimens, George C. Frison. In situ evidence for Paleoindian hematite
quarrying at the Powars II site (48PL330), Wyoming, USA. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences
2021 Surovell, T. A., S. R. Pelton, M. E. Mackie, C. M. Mahan, M. J. O'Brien, R. L. Kelly, C. V.
Haynes, Jr. and G. C. Frison. The La Prele Mammoth Site, Converse County, Wyoming, USA.
In Human-Elephant Interactions from Past to Present, edited by G. Konidaris, Tübingen
University Press, Tübingen.
2020 Mahan, Chase, and Todd Surovell. An analysis of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
archaeological assemblages of lithic raw materials. UW-National Park Service Research Station
Annual Reports. Vol. 43: 96-101.

Technical Reports
2019 Marcia Peterson, Marieka Arksey, Greg Pierce, Kim Troendle, Chase Mahan, et.al. A Class III
Cultural Resources Inventory of the Pilot Hill Land Purchase Parcels, Albany County, Wyoming.
Prepared for: Albany County Historic Preservation Board

Thesis and Dissertation

2020 Mahan, Chase M. A Systematic Survey and Analysis of Wyoming Archaeological Assemblages of
Lithic Raw Materials. Master’s Thesis, Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming.

PUBLICATIONS IN PROGRESS
In Review
Pelton, Spencer R., Chase M. Mahan, Scoggin, William. Folsom Obsidian Conveyance at the Great
Divide Paleoindian Sites, Wyoming. Plains Anthropologist

In Preparation
Allaun, S.A., Chase M. Mahan, Todd A. Surovell. Growing evidence of a younger than Clovis cultural
affiliation: redating the Sheaman site. Target: Paleoamerica
Mahan, Chase M. Eocene Chert of the Wyoming Basin. Target: Plains Anthropologist
Barlow, Robert, Chase M. Mahan. Geochronology of the Carter/Kerr-McGee site. In The Carter/Kerr-
McGee site. Edited by Marcel Kornfeld. University of Utah Press

EMPLOYMENT
2023-Present Adjunct Professor. Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District, San Diego, CA.
2024-Present Adjunct Professor. Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA.
2023-2024 Assistant. The Center for Teaching and Learning, Point Loma Nazarene University
2023 Temporary Lecturer (SU23). Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming.
2020-2023 Instructor of Record (SP23, FA22, SP22, FA21) or Graduate Teaching Assistant.
Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming.
2022 Graduate Teaching Assistant/Crew Chief. University of Wyoming Archaeological
Field School. Directors: Todd Surovell, Alexandra Kelly
2019-2021 Cultural Records Paid Intern. Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, Cultural
Records Office
2016-2021 Archaeological Technician. University of Wyoming, The La Prele Mammoth Site
(48CO1401), Converse County, Wyoming. PIs: Madeline E. Mackie, Todd A. Surovell,
Robert L. Kelly, Matthew O’Brien (CSU Chico). Summer 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021
2019-2020 Academic Athletic Tutor. University of Wyoming, contracted by the NCAA
2018-2019 Laboratory Technician. Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist
2018 Graduate Research Assistant. Department of Anthropology, University of Wyoming.
Geo-mapping for the Dukha Ethnoarchaeological Project, PI: Todd A. Surovell
2018 Crew Chief. Climate, Human and Ecosystem Interactions in the Face of Rapidly
Changing North Asian Biome (NSF#1737687), Taravagatai Valley, Bulgan Province,
Mongolia. PI: William Honeychurch, Post-Doc: William Gardner (Yale University).
2017-2018 Laboratory and Curation Technician. University of Wyoming Archaeological
Repository, WyoARCH database configuration and curation of BLM contracts.
2017 Archaeological Technician. Bare Grazing Permit Archaeological Inventory for the BLM
Applegate Field Office, Surprise Field Station. Supervisor: Jen Rovanpera. May-June.
2016-2017 Intern. CSU, Chico Archaeological Laboratory. Director: Dr. Matthew O’Brien

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELDWORK AND PROJECTS

2022-Present Co-Principal Investigator and Field Director. Great Divide Paleoindian Survey,
Wyoming. Co-PI: Spencer Pelton. Permit Agency: Rawlins, WY BLM Field Office
2022-2023 Co-Field Director. Archaeological Investigations of the Hay Gulch drainage, Colorado.
Principle Investigator: Todd A. Surovell. Co-Field Director: Sarah A. Allaun. Permit
Agency: Kremmling, CO BLM Field Office
2022 Summer Field Director. Carbon City, Wyoming: Mine 5 Historical Archaeological Survey. Co-
PIs: Alexandra Kelly, Jason Toohey, Charles Koenig
2018-2023 Co-Principal Investigator. Redating the Sheaman Clovis Site, Wyoming. Co-PIs: S.A.
Allaun, Todd A. Surovell, Marcel Kornfeld
2018-2022 Co-Principal Investigator. Weathering and Scavenging of Keratin. Co-PI: S.A. Allaun,
Todd A. Surovell, Jessi Halligan
2020-2021 Co-Principal Investigator. An Analysis of Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Archaeological Assemblages of Lithic Raw Materials. Co-PI: Todd A. Surovell
2020 Field Assistant. Powars II site, Platte County, Wyoming. PIs: Spencer R. Pelton, George
Frison, George Zeimens, Office of the Wyoming State Archaeologist
2018-2019 Field Assistant. Finding the Bishop Mammoth, Converse County, Wyoming. Co-PIs:
Todd A. Surovell, Madeline E. Mackie. University of Wyoming
2017-2019 Principal Investigator. An Experiment to Determine Alternatives: Edge-Modified
Ground Stone in Wyoming and the Colorado Plateau.
2017-2018 Crew Chief. Reinvestigation and Excavation of the Sister’s Hill Site (48JO314), Johnson
County, Wyoming. Co-PIs: Spencer R. Pelton, Cody Newton. Office of the Wyoming
State Archaeologist
2018 Field Assistant. Canyon Creek site, Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming. Co-PIs: Erick
Robinson, Nicole Jacobson. July
2018 Field Assistant. Block excavation and geoarchaeology of Alm Shelter (48BH3457),
Bighorn Mountains, Wyoming, P.I.: Robert L. Kelly. University of Wyoming
2016-2017 Principal Investigator. Pre-Historic Massacre Lake, Nevada Tool Assemblage.
Curation, analysis, and report (BLM) of a private collection. CSU, Chico
2016 Student. University of Wyoming Archaeological Field School, The La Prele Mammoth
site (48CO1401), Alm Shelter (48BH3457), and the Jameson site (48JO2),
Wyoming. P.I.s: Robert L. Kelly, Todd A. Surovell.

GRANTS AND AWARDS Total: $14,067

2023 Paul Stock Foundation Arts and Sciences Travel Fund Scholarship, WyoScholarships,
$500.
2022 Jensen/Robson Doctoral Travel Award, the Wyoming Archaeological Society, Wyoming
Archaeological Foundation, and the Wyoming Association of Professional
Archaeologists, $375.
2022 John P. Ellbogen Outstanding Graduate Assistant Teaching Award, UW Graduate
Council. Amount: $4000
2021 Patrick Mullen Fund, George C. Frison Institute, Title: Paleoindian Lithic Procurement in
Wyoming. PI: Chase M. Mahan, Spencer R. Pelton, Todd A. Surovell. $1520
2020 June Frison Memorial Fund, George C. Frison Institute, Title: Redating the Sheaman
Clovis Site, Wyoming. PI: S.A. Allaun Co-PIs: Chase M. Mahan, Todd A. Surovell.
$1600
2020 William and Gloria Tyrrell Fund of the George C. Frison Institute of Archaeology and
Anthropology, Title: An Analysis of Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Archaeological
Assemblages of Lithic Raw Materials. $1000.
2020 UW-NPS Small Grants Program, Title: An Analysis of Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
Archaeological Assemblages of Lithic Raw Materials. Co-PIs: Todd A. Surovell. $1,114.
2019 June Frison Memorial Fund, George C. Frison Institute, Title: Redating the Sheaman
Clovis Site, Wyoming. Co-PIs: S.A. Allaun, Todd A. Surovell. $698.
2018 June Frison Memorial Fund, George C. Frison Institute, Title: Experimental
Archaeology: A Study of Keratin Decomposition. Co-PIs: S.A. Allaun. $260.
2018 Wyoming Association of Professional Archaeologists, Title: La Prele Mammoth Site:
Lithic Sourcing. $500.00
2018 Jason C. Reher Memorial Fund, Taravagatai Valley Project Travel Expenses. $2500.00
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor of Record
2024 Fall Cultural Anthropology, SOC 2001, Point Loma Nazarene University, 21

2024 Fall World Civilizations II HIS 1011, Point Loma Nazarene University, 25
2024 Spring World Civilizations II HIS 1011, Point Loma Nazarene University, 35
Diverse Voices of American Literature LIT 3052, Point Loma Nazarene University, 20
Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory ANTH 131, Grossmont College
2023 Fall Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory ANTH 131, Grossmont College, 20
Introduction to Biological Anthropology Laboratory ANTH 131, 8 Week Course,
Grossmont College, 35
2023 Sum. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANTH 1200, University of Wyoming, Async. OL
2023 Spring Introduction to Archaeology ANTH1300, University of Wyoming, Synch. Online
2022 Fall Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANTH 1200, University of Wyoming, 20 students
2022 Sum. Archaeology Field School ANTH 4140, University of Wyoming, 15 students
2022 Spring Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 1300, University of Wyoming, 103 students
2021 Fall Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 1300, University of Wyoming, 88 students
Graduate Teaching Assistant
2021 Spring Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANTH 1200, University of Wyoming, 87 students
2020 Fall Introduction to Archaeology ANTH 1300, University of Wyoming, 113 students
2020 Fall Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANTH 1200, University of Wyoming, 107 students
Guest Lecturer
2022 Spring Research Methods, University of Wyoming
2021 Fall World Archaeology, University of Wyoming
2020 Fall Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, University of Wyoming
2020 Fall Introduction to Archaeology, University of Wyoming
2020 Spring Introduction to Archaeology, University of Wyoming
2016 Fall Laboratory Methods in Archaeology, California State University, Chico
2016 Fall Laboratory Methods in Archaeology, California State University, Chico

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
2024 Pelton, Spencer R., Chase M. Mahan, and Bill Scoggin. Folsom Obsidian Conceyance at the
Great Divide Paleoindian Sites, Wyoming. Rocky Mountain Anthropological Conference,
Laramie, WY, May 4.
2024 Mahan, Chase M. & Spencer R. Pelton. Eocene Chert of the Wyoming Basin: A Case Study
from the Great Divide Paleoindian Surveys. Rocky Mountain Anthropological Conference,
Laramie, WY, May 4.
2023 Mahan, Chase M. Paleoindian Use of Eocene Chert from the Wyoming Basin. Society of
American Archaeology, Portland, Oregon, April 1.
2022 Mahan, Chase M., S. A. Allaun, Todd A. Surovell, Jessi Halligan. The Weathering and
Scavenging of Keratin. Wyoming Archaeological Society, Sheridan, WY. April 30.
2022 Mahan, Chase M., S. A. Allaun, Todd A. Surovell, Marcel Kornfeld, George C. Frison
Redating the Sheaman Clovis Site, Wyoming (Poster). Society of American Archaeology,
Chicago, Illinois, April 1.
2020 *Mahan, Chase M., S. A. Allaun, Todd A. Surovell, Marcel Kornfeld, George C. Frison
Redating the Sheaman Clovis Site, Wyoming (Poster). Society of American Archaeology, Austin,
Texas, April 22.
2020 *Mahan, Chase M., Todd A. Surovell
A Systematic Survey and Analysis of Wyoming Archaeological Assemblages of Lithic Raw
Materials. Wyoming Archaeological Society, Sheridan, WY. October 16.
2019 Mahan, Chase M., S. A. Allaun, Todd A. Surovell, Marcel Kornfeld, George C. Frison.
Redating the Sheaman Clovis Site, Wyoming. Wyoming Archaeological Society, Casper, WY.
May 4.
2019 Mahan, Chase M. Sourcing A State: A Systematic Survey and Analysis of Wyoming
Archaeological Assemblages of Lithic Raw Materials, Session: Geoarchaeology in the
Americas, Society of American Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM, April 12.
2019 Pelton, Spencer, Newton, Cody, Mahan, Chase M., Mackie, Madeline E. Reinvestigation and
Excavation of the Sister’s Hill Site (48JO314), Johnson County, Wyoming. Session: New and
Ongoing Research on the North American Plains and Rocky Mountains. Society of American
Archaeology, Albuquerque, NM, April 12.
2019 VanEtten, Heidi L., Mahan, Chase M., Arksey, Marieka. Keeping Track of it All: Building a
Repository Database from the Ground Up (Poster), Society of American Archaeology,
Albuquerque, NM. April 13.
2018 Mahan, Chase M. An Experiment to Determine Alternatives: Edge-Modified Ground Stone in
Wyoming and the Colorado Plateau, Wyoming Archaeological Society and Montana
Archaeological Society joint meeting, Billings, MT. April.
2016 Mahan, Chase M., O’Brien, Matthew, Whelan, Carly. Prehistoric Great Basin: Massacre Lake
Tool Assemblage and Analysis (Poster). Great Basin Anthropological Conference, Reno, NV.
October.
* Conference cancelled due to Covid-19

ORGANIZED SESSION
Meyer, Kelton A., and Chase M. Mahan
2024 Sites without Borders: Evaluating the Role of Surface Scatters and Shallow Sites in Models of
Forager Technology and Mobility. Organized Symposium at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the
Rocky Mountain Anthropological Conference. Laramie, Wyoming.

INVITED LECTURES
2023 The Weathering and Scavenging of Keratin at the Wold Bison Jump, Johnson County, Wyoming,
Wyoming Archaeological Society, Casper Chapter, March.
2022 Archaeology of the Red Desert, Sierra Club, Wyoming Chapter, Laramie, Wyoming, March.
2021 The Weathering and Scavenging of Keratin: What it Means for Archaeology, Wyoming
Archaeological Society, June Frison Chapter, Laramie, Wyoming, November.
2021 Paleoindian Lithic Procurement in Wyoming, George C. Frison Institute of Archaeology and
Anthropology Board Meeting, Laramie, September,
2017 Anthropological Relevance in STEM. Presentation given to the National Leadership Honor
Society for Biology, CSU, Chico. February.

HONORS
2022 Mary Lou Larson Student Paper Award, Wyoming Archaeological Society Annual Meeting,
Sheridan, April 30.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
National and Regional:
2022-Present Member, UW Anthropology Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
2021-2023 Co-Editor and State Librarian, Wyoming Archaeological Society, Wyoming
2021-2023 Board Member, Sierra Club, Wyoming Chapter, Public Lands and Wildlife Team

PUBLIC OUTREACH
2019 Co-Coordinator, Wyoming Archaeology Fair, Laramie, Wyoming

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
2017 Cultural Resource Management Certification, Director: Matthew O’Brien, CSU, Chico.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Geochemical Sourcing: X-Ray Florescence (S1 Titan/Tracer 5 Bruker, Tracer III)

Geographical Informational Systems: ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, Esri Mapping Software, QGIS
Trimble GNSS Systems
Nikon Total Station and Phantom 4 Drone
Structure for Motion (SfM) Photogrammetry
R programing software
Particle Size Analysis: Lazer Diffraction and Sieve Analysis

FOREIGN LANGUAGES
Spanish (conversational)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Membership in Professional Associations:
Society for American Archaeology
Plains Anthropological Society
Rocky Mountain Anthropological Association
Wyoming Archaeological Society
Great Basin Anthropological Association

REFERENCES
Dr. Todd Surovell: University of Wyoming; Department of Anthropology
surovell@uwyo.edu (307) 314-2733 George C. Frison Bldg. 3431
Dr. Bree Doering: University of Wyoming; Department of Anthropology
bdoerin2@uwyo.edu (307) 766-5136 George C. Frison Bldg. 3431
Dr. Allison Caine: University of Wyoming; Department of Anthropology
acaine@uwyo.edu George C. Frison Bldg. 3431
Dr. Robert Kelly: University of Wyoming; Department of Anthropology Emeritus Professor
rlkelly@uwyo.edu (307) 766-3135 George C. Frison Bldg. 3431