Ann S. DuFresne

Associate Curator of Archaeology, Laboratory Supervisor
e-mail: adufresn@cmnh.org
phone: (216) 231-4600, ext. 3243
B.A., anthropology, Reed College
M.A., anthropology/archaeology, Case Western Reserve University

Liaison for the Kirtlandia Society, a Museum associated society, and coordinator of its Donald S. Dean Adopt-A-Student Program; member of the Legislative Issues Committee of the Ohio Archaeological Council; member, Society for American Archaeology; Instructor, Department of Classical Studies, Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Akron.

Areas of specialization or interest:
Lithic studies; prehistory and ethno-history of Eastern North America; prehistory of India and Pakistan; archaeometry; technological analyses of artifacts and materials conservation; prehistoric society and social organization; collections computerization and databases; curation and archiving.

Current research:
Analyzing projectile points (arrowheads) from several late prehistoric Native American sites in Ohio. Studying stone tools from a Southern Neolithic site in India to determine the methods of their manufacture and use and changes in these through time.