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Ms. Burrus has experience in survey, monitoring, and testing phases of archaeological fieldwork, analysis, and report writing and has been a practicing archaeologist in the Southwest since 2001. She has supervised or participated in numerous survey, monitoring, and testing projects for TEC including several large-scale Forest Service surveys (La Jara Canyon WUI survey of 6,000 acres on the Carson NF; US 64/87 80-mile highway improvements survey from Raton to Clayton, NM; Borrego Fire Salvage survey of 2,900 acres on the Santa Fe NF; Bluewater Lake survey of 6,000 acres on the Cibola NF; Gallina WUI survey of 2,900 acres on the Santa Fe NF; Double Eagle II Airport survey of 4,000 acres; Turkey Creek WUI survey of 4,000 acres on the Lincoln NF; and the Viveash Fire Salvage survey of 8,000 acres on the Santa Fe NF. Ms. Burrus has also completed workshops relevant to cultural resource compliance work. She is also the author and co-author of numerous cultural resource management technical reports.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, Anthropology with a minor in Classical Studies
Employment History
- Taschek Environmental Consulting, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Project Manager/Field Supervisor Archaeology: July 2001 to Present: Responsibilities include managing, supervising, and participation in archaeological survey, monitoring, and testing projects throughout New Mexico including fieldwork, lab analysis, quality control, and report writing.
- Siloam Springs Museum, Siloam Springs, Arkansas, Museum Collections Manager: February 1996 to September 1996 and September 1997 to August 1999: Responsibilities included the registration, cataloguing, and inventory of museum collections using a specialized database, as well as managing collections storage and conservation. Other responsibilities included developing and constructing exhibit displays, documenting museum and private loans, and answering research requests.
- Arkansas Archaeological Survey, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Bioarchaeologist: May 1995 to August 1995: Responsibilities included analyzing Native American human remains by articulating remains and determining age, sex, and paleopathologies including documenting fractures, osteomyelitis, projectile point entries, dental wear, dental caries, molar patterns, hypoplasias, and identifying human bone fragments.
- University Museum, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Bioarchaeologist: June 1994 to December 1995: Responsibilities included analyzing hundreds of Native American human remains by articulating remains and determining age, sex, and paleopathologies including documenting fractures, osteomyelitis, projectile point entries, dental wear, dental caries, molar patterns, hypoplasias, and identifying human bone fragments.
Active Registration/ Permits
- New Mexico Archaeological Council
- Permitted Field Supervisor for archaeological investigations on New Mexico State lands, Bureau of Indian Affairs lands under the jurisdiction of the Southwest Regional Office, Navajo Nation lands, Bureau of Land Management lands in the Northwest New Mexico Permit Area, and all United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service lands in New Mexico
Practicing archaeologist since 1994
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