LABORATORY MANAGER
TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY VCP
Amy Reid (M.A., B.A., Anthropology, Texas State University) serves as the Laboratory Manager for the satellite VCP at the Center for Archaeological Studies (CAS) at Texas State University. Amy is also the Curator for CAS. She has a background in Archaeology and Cultural Resource Management (CRM) in Central, South, and Coastal Texas. Prior to working in Texas, Amy participated in and supervised archaeological investigations in Belize, where her graduate research was focused on Prehispanic music and ceramic instruments in the archaeological record. At CAS, Amy has served as a Project Archaeologist on various investigations in Hays County, including data recovery at site 41HY160, a multicomponent site adjacent to Spring Lake in San Marcos, TX. Amy also served as Principal Investigator for CAS’s annual permit issued by the Texas Historical Commission authorizing CAS to conduct archaeological investigations on property owned by the University. During her time at CAS, Amy has conducted various artifact analyses and contributed to the center’s growing list of publications. In addition to her field experience, Amy has supervised lab work and managed CAS’s curation program. As the Curator at CAS, Amy is responsible for overall administration of CAS’s Curation Services Program. She is experienced in the day-to-day care of collections, as well as archaeological research and writing grant applications for research, collections care, and public outreach. Amy supervises the processing of new collections submitted for curation and manages the organization, maintenance, and reporting of curated collections. Amy enjoys training CAS personnel in proper curation procedures and methods and finding ways to help archaeologists prioritize curation in their own projects. Amy has helped to incorporate a public outreach function within CAS’s curation program and strives to bring value to the collections curated at CAS through providing access for research, guiding tours of the facility, public presentations, as well as creating virtual and museum exhibits. Amy also teaches a curation course for the Anthropology department at Texas State University.