Curriculum Vitae
Daniel Ware
661-444-0374
danieljohnware@proton.me

Profile

I am a graduate student in the History M.A. program at California State University, Bakersfield, specializing in Luso-African studies. I hold a B.A. in Anthropology and currently work as an archaeological technician for ASM Affiliates, where I have two years of experience in surveying, excavation, monitoring, and historic records research across California and Nevada. My work includes outreach to Native American communities as well as archival and special collections practice.

I plan to pursue a Ph.D. in order to further develop my research on Portuguese colonialism in Africa. I am interested in combining anthropological field work with colonial archival searches to contribute original scholarship to the field and to help expand the academic discourse around modern African history, independence movements, and decolonization.

Education

Expected 2025 M.A., History: California State University, Bakersfield
Thesis topic: How the rural village of Tite in Guinea-Bissau affected the outcome of the independence war and why it played such a central role (1960-1975).

2022 B.A., Anthropology: California State University, Bakersfield

2020 A.A., Anthropology: Bakersfield College

Skills

• Archaeological excavation, surveying, and monitoring (historic and prehistoric sites)
• Archival digitization and research (audio and physical collections)
• Community outreach and CalNAGPRA compliance
• Historical and Anthropological Writing
• Languages: English (native), Portuguese (reading proficiency)

Historical Research and University Experience

2025

MEAP Sound Archives Restoration Project. Bissau, Guinea-Bissau.
University of California, Los Angeles.
Travelled to Guinea-Bissau to help set up an audio lab and digitize historic reel-to-reel tapes originally broadcast by an anti-colonial radio station during Guinea-Bissau’s War of Independence (1963-1974).

2022

CalNAGPRA Compliance Project. Kern County, CA.
California State University, Bakersfield.
Cataloged, digitized, and archived a repository of archaeological artifacts and documents in accordance with California’s Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Select Archaeological Technician Experience

2025

CRC Ring 18 Lease Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for an oil development land lease. Idemitsu Kings Road Solar Project. Kings County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a solar energy development project.
Kern Front Solar Fields Survey. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a solar panel field development project.
Luminia Mount Poso Solar Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a solar panel field development project.
NLC Energy Sentinel Peak Land Lease Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for an oil development land lease.
Rosamond South Solar Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted archaeological monitoring during active solar panel construction

2024

Aera Kendon National Lease Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for an oil development land lease.
Alta Wind BESS Survey. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a wind farm construction project.
Chimney Creek Campground Testing Project. Tulare County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a series of excavations to determine both site boundaries as well as potential site eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places.
Gold Dust Solar Project. Esmeralda County, NV.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey of over 17,000 acres for a solar energy construction project.
James Irrigation District Bypass Project. San Joaquin County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a canal reconstruction project.
Pixley Magnetic Smart Metering Project. Tulare County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a series of proposed canal water metering stations.
Tehachapi Development Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a housing development project.

2023

AVEP BESS Monitoring Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted archaeological monitoring during active solar panel construction.
Atwater Utilities Project. Merced County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for an irrigation utilities construction project.
Camino Environmental Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for an environmental development project.
Caruthers CSD Well No. 7 Project. Fresno County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for an oil well construction project.
Eagle Feather Commercial Development Project. Tulare County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a commercial/industrial development project within the Tule River Indian Reservation.
Easley Renewable Project. Riverside County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a solar panel construction project.
ELFO Stream Enhancement Project. Lassen County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a groundwater reconstruction project.
Heroes Park Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a park reconstruction project.
Hills Ferry Road Improvements Project. Stanislaus County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a road property improvements project.
Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a water tank farm analysis project.
Mammoth Lakes SHARP Survey. Mono County, CA.
ASM Affiliates and Stantec.
Surveyed and recorded several historic and prehistoric sites for a pedestrian trail expansion and construction project.
Parlier Basins Survey. Fresno County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a groundwater basin construction project.
Portuguese Flats Fuel Reduction Project. Modoc County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Recorded a series of prayer seats and placed rock cairns, as well as conducted a cultural resources survey.
Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a water basin construction project.
San Bernardino Municipal Flood Capture Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a flood capture basin construction project.
Self Help Enterprises Survey Project. Kern County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for an affordable housing development project.
Stagecoach Wind Project. White Pine County, NV.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey of over 33,000 acres for a wind energy construction project.
Tulare Irrigation District Canal Siphons Project. Tulare County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a cultural resources survey for a canal reconstruction project.
Walker Mine Project. Plumas County, CA.
ASM Affiliates.
Conducted a historical resources survey for an abandoned mining town historical project.

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