Michael C. Pante, Ph. D. Assistant Professor, Colorado State University Address: Department of Anthropology Colorado State University B-219 Andrew Clark Building Fort Collins, CO, 80523 Phone: (970) 491-1910 Website: http://www.olduvai-gorge.org Email: michael.pante@colostate.edu Date of Birth: April 18, 1979 Current Positions 2013: Assistant Professor of Biological Anthropology, Colorado State University. Co-director, The Olduvai Gorge Project, field school at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Previous Positions 2012-2013: Research Associate in the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. 2011-2012: Senior Lecturer in the Department of Anthropology and Classical Studies, University of Akron. Education 2010: Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology, Rutgers University. Dissertation: The larger mammal fossil assemblages from Beds III and IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: Implications for the feeding behavior of Homo erectus. Advising committee: Dr. Robert Blumenschine, Dr. Jack W.K. Harris, Dr. Robert Scott, Dr. Ian Stanistreet. 2006: M. A. Rutgers University in taphonomy, African prehistory, and carnivore ecology. 2001: B.S. with high honors in Evolutionary Anthropology, Rutgers University. Thesis: Hominid and carnivore induced modification marks on the remains of white-tailed deer from the Late Archaic Lamoka Lake Site, New York. Research Interests Paleoanthropology, Zooarchaeology, Taphonomy, Hominin Carnivory, Paleoecology, African Prehistory Fellowships and Scholarships 2013: British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant # SG121630, The carnivorous feeding behavior of early Homo, Role: Co-PI, with Dr. Ignacio de la Torre, UCL ( 10,000). Teaching Innovation Grant, University College London, 3D modeling in archaeology teaching, Role: Collaborator, PI: Dr. Ignacio de la Torre, UCL ( 5000). 1
2011-2016: European Research Council Starter Grant; Role: Senior zooarchaeologist, PI: Ignacio de la Torre, UCL ( 1,500,000) 2009-2012: NSF Archaeology. Role: Collaborator, PI: Dr. Lindsay McHenry, UW Milwaukee ($223,510). 2007: Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant, #7640 ($24,820). 2001-2009: Bigel Grant Program, Rutgers University (6 grants awarded totaling $4500). 2003-2009: Center for Human Evolutionary Studies (CHES) Grant Program, Rutgers University (Four grants awarded totaling $2700) 2004: Graduate School Grant Program, Rutgers University ($2000) 2001: Henry Rutgers Scholarship, Rutgers University ($1500) Koobi Fora Field School Fellowship, Rutgers University ($4000) Fieldwork 2009-Present: Survey and co-direction of excavation for Bed II sites, Olduvai Gorge. This research is currently funded by a European Research Council Starter Grant through 2017. I am the senior zooarchaeologist responsible for all excavated fossil specimens and assist in directing excavations. 2007: Consultant to Dr. Fidelis Masao and Dr. Jackson Njau for Earthwatch excavations at the JK site, Bed III, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. 2003-2005: Instructor for three field seasons on the Koobi Fora Field School, Kenya. 2004: Naturalistic observations of carnivore feeding behavior in Laikipia district, Kenya. 2001: Student on the Koobi Fora Field School, Kenya. 2000: Excavation of Late Archaic site, Lamoka Lake, New York. Lab Work 2012-2013: 3-D imaging of bone surface modifications using a laser confocal microscope, University College London. Spatial mapping of artifacts of fossils excavated by (OGAP) using ArcGIS in the Institute of Archaeology, University College London. 2010-2011: Primate locomotor biomechanics research in Anatomy and Neurobiology Department, Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy. 2007: Taphonomic and paleoecological analyses of fossil assemblages from Beds III and IV, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. 2
2006-2007: Flume simulations at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Science, Rutgers University. 2003: Analysis of the fossil assemblage from FxJj 20, Koobi Fora Kenya, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya. 2000-2001: Taphonomic analysis of white-tailed deer remains from Lamoka Lake, New York. Teaching 2011-2012: Instructor for Human Evolution, Department of Anthropology and Classical Studies, University of Akron. 2009, 2011: Instructor for Human Osteology, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University. 2009: Instructor for From Death to Discovery: The making of a fossil. Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University. 2005-2006: Instructor for Introduction to Expository Writing, Department of English, Rutgers University. 2005: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Archaeology, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University. 2004, 2009: Teaching Assistant for Faunal Analysis in Archaeology, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University. 2004, 2008: Teaching assistant for Human Osteology for fall and spring sections in 2008, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University. 2003: Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Human Evolution, Department of Anthropology, Rutgers University. Public Outreach 2013: Pante, M.C. Human Evolution, Lecture to the 6 th Grade Class at Dr. Albert Einstein Academy, Elizabeth N.J. 2012: Exhibition by the Olduvai Geochronology and Archaeology Project at the Arusha Natural History Museum in Tanzania entitled Olduvai Gorge, 2 million years of human history in Tanzania. The exhibit serves to educate the public about human origins research in Africa. Presentations 2013: McHenry, L. J., de la Torre, I., Pante, M. C., Njau, J. K. New insights into the stratigraphy and archaeology of the late Oldowan and early Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Paper at Paleoanthropology Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. 3
2012: Pante, M. C. The carnivorous feeding behavior of early Homo at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Invited lecture Institute of Archaeology, Oxford. Pante, M. C. The carnivorous feeding behavior of early Homo at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Invited lecture for the African Seminar Series, University College London. 2011: McHenry, L. J., de la Torre, I., Pante, M. C., Njau, J. K. New archaeological and geological research on the origins of the Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Podium presentation at the EAAPP Conference, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Pante, M. C. The larger mammal fossil assemblage from JK2, Beds III, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: Implications for the feeding behavior of Homo erectus. Paper at Paleoanthropology Society meeting in Minneapolis, MN. de la Torre, I., McHenry, L. J., Pante, M. C., Njau, J. K.. New archaeological research on the origins of the Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Podium presentation at the Paleoanthropology Society meeting in Minneapolis, MN. 2009: Richmond, B.G., Harris, J.W.K., Mbua, E., Braun, D. R., Bamford, M., Bobe, R., Green, D.J., Griffin, N.L., McCoy, J.T., Merritt, S., Pante, M.C., Pobiner, B., Carter- Menn, H., Chirchir, H., Kiura, P., Kibunjia, M. Divergence in hominin limb anatomy in the early Pleistocene. Podium presentation American Association of Physical Anthropologists meetings, Chicago. Pante, M. C., Blumenschine, R. J. Fluvial transport of bovid long bones fragmented by the feeding activities of hominins and carnivores. Poster presentation American Association of Physical Anthropologists meetings, Chicago. 2006: Pante, M. C. A taphonomic investigation of hominin scavenging from tree-stored leopard kills: Identifying early access to carcasses in the archaeological record. Poster presentation, Society for American Archaeology meetings, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2004: Pante, M. C. Quantified Proxies of Competition Among Carnivores: Analytical, Behavioral and Ecological Implications of Carnivore Ravaging. Invited lecture, Workshop and research collaboration meetings between the National Museums of Kenya and Rutgers University. Publications 2013: Pante, M. C. The larger mammal fossil assemblage from JK2, Bed III, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania: Implications for the feeding behavior of Homo erectus. Journal of Human Evolution 64(1), 68-82. 2012: Pante, M. C., Blumenschine, R. J., Capaldo, S. D., Scott, R. S. Validation of bone surface modification models for inferring fossil hominin and carnivore feeding interactions, with reapplication to FLK 22, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Journal of Human Evolution 63(2), 395-407. Torre, I. de la, McHenry, L.J., Njau, J.K., Pante, M.C. The Origins of the Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania): A New Paleoanthropological Project in East Africa. Archaeology International 15:69-78. 4
2010: Pante, M. C., Blumenschine, R. J. Fluvial transport of bovid long bones fragmented by the feeding activities of hominins and carnivores. Journal of Archaeological Science 37, 846-854. 2007: Blumenschine, R. J., Prassack, K. A., Kreger, D., Pante, M. C. Carnivore Tooth Marks, Microbial Bioerosion and the Invalidation of Dominguez-Rodrigo and Barba s (2006) Test of Oldowan Hominin Scavenging Behavior. Journal of Human Evolution, 53(4), 420-426. Harris, J. W. K., Braun, D. R., and Pante, M. C. Archaeological Archive from Africa: 2.7 myr-300,000 years ago In Encyclopedia of Quaternary Studies Scott A. Elias (Eds.) pp 52-63. Publications Actively in Prep No date: No date: Mortality profiles as an indicator of hominin predation in the early Pleistocene? Capaldo, S. D., Pante, M. C. Opportunistic carcass acquisition by hominins at the FLK complex, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania. Affiliations and Associations 2011: Paleoanthropology Society 2010-2011: Department of Anthropology Rutgers University. 2009-Present: Olduvai Geochronology and Archaeology Project (OGAP) 2009: American Association of Physical Anthropologists 2007-2008: National Museums of Kenya, Archaeology Division. 2006: Society for American Archaeology 2005-Present: Olduvai Landscape Paleoanthropology Project (OLAPP) 2003-2010: Koobi Fora Field School, Study Abroad, Rutgers University 2002-2011: Center for Human Evolutionary Studies (CHES), Rutgers University Reviewer 2013: The Leakey Foundation Colorado State University Anthropology Student Journal, Furthering Perspectives: Anthropological Views of the World 2012: The National Science Foundation 5
The Journal of Archaeological Science 2010-Present: The Journal of Human Evolution References Professor Rob Blumenschine Department of Anthropology Rutgers University 131 George Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 rjblumenschine@gmail.com Professor Ignacio de la Torre Institute of Archaeology University College London 31-34 Gordon Square London WC1H 0PY United Kingdom i.torre@ucl.ac.uk +44 (0)20 7679 4721 Professor Susan Antón Department of Anthropology New York University 25 Waverly Place New York, NY 10003 susan.anton@nyu.edu 212-992-9786 Professor Robert Scott Department of Anthropology Rutgers University 131 George Street New Brunswick, N.J. 08901 robertsc@rci.rutgers.edu 732-932-6760 Professor Lindsay McHenry Department of Geosciences University of Wisconsin 24 Lapham Hall Milwaukee, WI 53210 lmchenry@uwm.edu 414-229-3951 Professor Jackson Njau Department of Geosciences Indiana University 1001 East 10th Street Bloomington, IN 47405 jknjau@indiana.edu 812-391-3334 6