E-mail: jf7679@albany.edu
Education:
1999 to present Ph.D. - Anthropology/Archaeology
University at Albany (SUNY), Albany, New York, USA
(Dr. Marilyn Masson, Advisor; Dr. Michael Smith, Co-Advisor)
Grade point average: 3.9
1996-1999 Master's of Arts - Anthropology
Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
(Dr. Paul F. Healy, Advisor; Dr. Gyles Iannone, Co-Advisor)
Thesis: The Ballgame at Baking Pot: An analysis of the ballcourts at a Maya
Civic Centre.
1991-1993 Bachelor Of Arts (Honors) - Anthropology
Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Research Interests:
Maya Prehistory, the Terminal Classic Period and “Maya Collapse”, Migration, Ancient Maya Cave Use, Architecture, Ceramics
Image Gallery of Excavations from Strath Bogue, Belize:
Field Experience:
Articles:
1994
An Examination of Structure 4, Zopilote Group, Cahal Pech. In Belize Valley
Archaeological Reconnaissance Project: Progress Report of the Sixth (1993) Field
Season, edited by J.J. Awe, pp. 152-171. Institute of Archaeology, University
of London, London.
1995
Jewels Among the Thorns: An Examination of the Modified Shell Artifacts from
Zubin, Cayo District, Belize. In Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance
Project: Progress Report of the 1994 Field Season, edited by G. Iannone
& J.M. Conlon, pp. Institute of Archaeology, University of London, London.
1996a
Shells and Status: An Analysis of the Zubin Modified Shell Artifact Assemblage,
In Social Archaeology Research Program Progress Report of the First (1995)
Field Season, edited by Gyles Iannone, pp. 72-86. Institute of Archaeology,
University of London, London.
1996b
Weston Lake, Saltspring Island Archaeological Assessment. Report on
file with the Culture Library, Ministry of Small Business, Tourism, and Culture.
Victoria, B.C. Non-Permit Application.
1997
The Ballcourt at X-ual-canil, Belize:1996 Investigations. In Social Archaeology
Research Program, Progress Report of the Second (1996) Field Season, edited
by G. Iannone, pp. 39-56. Trent University, Peterborough.
1998a
Marker in Time: The North Ballcourt at the Maya Civic Centre of Baking Pot.
In Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project: Progress Report
of the 1997 Field Season, edited by J.M. Conlon and Jaime J. Awe. Trent
University, Peterborough.
1998b
Entranceway or Barrier: Excavations at the Xaman Nab Acropolis and Ballcourt
Juncture. In The Social Archaeology Research Program: Progress Report of
the Third (1997) Season, edited by G. Iannone, pp. 21-27. Trent University,
Peterborough.
1999a
The Ballgame at Baking Pot: An analysis of the ballcourts at a Maya Civic
Centre. Thesis completed in partial fulfillment of the requirements of
a Masters of Arts Degree, Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough,
Ontario.
1999b
Excavations in the Ballcourt Playing Alley at Cahal Witz Na, Cayo District,
Belize. In Western Belize Regional Cave Project: Progress Report of the
1998 Field Season, edited by D.F. Lee and J.J. Awe. University of New Hampshire,
Durham.
1999c
Actun Uayazba Kab: 1998 Excavations. In Western Belize Regional Cave Project:
Progress Report of the 1998 Field Season, edited by D.F. Lee and J.J. Awe.
University of New Hampshire, Durham.
2000
Architecture From Within: A Report on the Investigation of Entrance II, Actun
Chapat, Belize. In Western Belize Regional Cave Project: Progress Report
of the 1999 Field Season, edited by J.J. Awe and David F. Lee. University
of New Hampshire, Durham.
2001a
A Preliminary Report on the Investigations in Chamber 3B, Actun Chapat, Belize. Western Belize Regional Cave Project: Progress Report of the 2000 Field
Season, edited by J.J. Awe and David F. Lee. University of New Hampshire,
Durham.
2001b
Investigations at the Erlington and Chuk Groups, Progress Lagoon Shore (PR 9),
Orange Walk District, Belize. In Belize Postclassic Project 2000:Investigations
at Caye Coco and the Shore Settlements of Progresso Lagoon, edited by Robert
M. Rosenswig and Marilyn A. Masson, 97-128. Institute of Mesoamerican Studies
Occasional Publication No. 6. The University at Albany - SUNY.
2002
Initial Investigations of the Terminal Classic Strath Bogue Site (PR10), Corozal
Belize. In Belize Postclassic Project 2001:Investigations at Caye Coco and
the Shore Settlements of Progresso Lagoon, edited by Antonina Delu, Bradley
W. Russell and Marilyn A. Masson, pp.33-63. Institute of Mesoamerican Studies
Occasional Publication No. 7. The University at Albany - SUNY.
2003
Continued Investigations (2002) of the Terminal Classic Strath Bogue Site (PR10),
Corozal District, Belize. In Belize Postclassic Project 2002:Investigation
of the Shore Settlements of Progresso Lagoon, and San Estevan, edited by
Josalyn M. Ferguson, Maxine H. Oland and Marilyn A. Masson, pp. 46-99. Institute
of Mesoamerican Studies Occasional Publication No. 9. The University at Albany
- SUNY.
Edited Volumes:
Ferguson, Josalyn M., Maxine H. Oland and Marilyn A. Masson
2003 Belize Postclassic Project 2002:Investigation of the Shore Settlements
of Progresso Lagoon, and San Estevan. Institute of Mesoamerican Studies
Occasional Publication No. 9. The University at Albany - SUNY.
Co-Authored Articles:
Ferguson, Josalyn M., Tina Christensen and Sonja Schwake
1996 The Eastern Ballcourt, Cahal Pech, Belize: 1995 Excavations, In Belize
Valley Preclassic Maya Project: Report on the 1995 Field Season., edited
by P. F. Healy and J.J. Awe, pp. 34-58. Occasional Papers in Anthropology No.
12. Trent University, Peterborough.
Ferguson, Josalyn M., Jim Stafford and Morley Eldridge
1996 Overview Mapping of Archaeological Resource Potential in the North
Coast Forest District. On file, Archaeology Branch, Victoria, B.C.
Owens-Baird, D'Ann and Josalyn M. Ferguson
1996a Vancouver Island Highway Project, Victoria Approaches Archaeological
Data Recovery DcRu 82. Report prepared for Ministry of Transportation and
Highways, Esquimalt First Nation, Songhees First Nation under conditions of
Permit 1995-219, issued by the British Columbia Archaeology Branch, January
15, 1996.
1996b Vancouver Island Highway Project, Victoria Approaches Archaeological
Data Recovery DcRu 572. Report prepared for Ministry of Transportation
and Highways, Esquimalt First Nation, Songhees First Nation under conditions
of Permit 1995-045, issued by the British Columbia Archaeology Branch.
1996c Vancouver Island Highway Project, Victoria Approaches Archaeological Data Recovery DcRu 576. Report prepared for Ministry of Transportation and Highways, Esquimalt First Nation, Songhees First Nation under conditions of Permit 1995-101, issued by the British Columbia Archaeology Branch.
Owens, D'Ann A., John Maxwell, Josalyn M. Ferguson, Rob Vincent
and P. Dady
1997 Vancouver Island Highway Project, Victoria Approaches, Archaeological
Data Recovery, DcRu-572. Report prepared by Millennia Research Limited
for Ministry of Transportation and Highways Esquimalt First Nation Songhees
First Nation. Victoria, BC. 1995-045.
Griffith, Cameron, Josalyn M. Ferguson and Christophe Helmke
2000 Salvage Investigation and Excavation of the Yax Caan Chultun, Belize.In Western Belize Regional Cave Project: Progress Report of the 1999 Field
Season, edited by J.J. Awe. University of New Hampshire, Durham.
Ferguson, Josalyn M. and Sheila Sastry
2001 Report on the 2000 Excavation’s of Structure 13, Caye Coco, Belize.
In Belize Postclassic Project 2000:Investigations at Caye Coco and the Shore
Settlements of Progresso Lagoon, edited by Robert M. Rosenswig and Marilyn
A. Masson, 41-44. Institute of Mesoamerican Studies Occasional Publication No.
6. The University at Albany - SUNY.
Oland, Maxine H., Josalyn M. Ferguson and Marilyn A. Masson
2003 Overview of the 2002 Season. In Belize Postclassic Project 2002:Investigation
of the Shore Settlements of Progresso Lagoon and San Estevan, edited by
Josalyn M. Ferguson, Maxine H. Oland and Marilyn A. Masson, pp.1-5. Institute
of Mesoamerican Studies Occasional Publication No. 9. The University at Albany
- SUNY.
Papers Presented at Conferences:
1995 The Little People: A Discussion of Dwarfs Among the Pre-Columbian Maya. Paper Presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
1997 Preliminary Results of the Excavation of the Ballcourt at the Minor Maya Centre of X-ual-canil, Belize. Paper Presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Nashville, Tennessee.
1999 The Ballcourts of the Maya Civic Centre of Baking Pot. Paper Presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Chicago, Illinois
2002 Reevaluating the Maya “Collapse”: Cultural Opportunism, Transition
and Reorganization in the Terminal Classic Period. Paper Presented at the 33rd
Annual Chacmool Conference, University of Calagary, Calgary, Alberta, November
13-17th, 2002.
Ferguson, Josalyn M., Cameron Griffith, Christopher Morehart and Reiko Ishihara
2003 Investigation of the Maya Cave site of Actun Chapat. Paper Presented at the 68th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Milwaukee. April 2003.
