Collaborations

Archaeology is an inherently collaborative form of scholarship. Fieldwork and collections analysis are supported by scores of students and scholars working behind the scenes. Below are just some collaborations that Jillian has helped spearhead.

Current Collaborations Include:

  • Thirty Years at Roslin Castle Estate, with Dr. Suzanne Francis-Brown, Emerita Curator, University of the West Indies Museum.
  • The Archaeology of Trelawny Parish, with Dr. Ivor Conolley, Dr. Suzanne Francis-Brown, Jamaica National Heritage Trust.
  • Locally-produced Ceramics in Jamaica and the Eastern Caribbean, with Dr. Fraser Neiman, Thomas Jefferson Foundation, and Dr. Lindsay Bloch, Tempered Archaeological Services.
  • Project Consulting, Estate Little Princess, with Dr. Ayana Flewellen, Stanford University, Dr. William White, UCBerkeley, and Dr. Justin Dunnavant, UCLA.
  • Project Consulting, Free Gut Hospital Street, St. Croix, with Ms. Gabriel Miller, University of Tulsa.

Past Collaborations Include:

  • The Comparative Mission Archaeology Portal, with Dr. Charles Cobb and Dr. Gifford Waters, Florida Museum of Natural History. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  • Digitizing St. Augustine, with Dr. Charles Cobb and Dr. Gifford Waters, Florida Museum of Natural History. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  • Digitizing South Carolina Sites from the South Carolina, with Dr. Karen Smith, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources and South Carolina Institute for Anthropology and Archaeology. Funded by SCDNR.
  • Digitizing Morne Patate Estate, with Dr. Mark Hauser, Northwestern University. Funded by Northwestern University.
  • Digitizing Trents Estate, with Dr. Douglas Armstrong, Syracuse University. Funded by Syracuse University and National Geographic.
  • Beyond the Mansion: Digitizing Thirty Years of Archaeological Research at The Hermitage, with Ms. Marsha Mullins, Mr. Howard Kittel, The Hermitage, Tennessee. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
  • DAACS-University of West Indies, Mona Archaeological Field Schools, 2008-2011, with Dr. Ivor Conolley, Sabrina Rampersad, Dr. Suzanne Francis-Brown, Dr. Lindsay Bates. Ms. Leslie Cooper, Ms. Karen Spence, Mr. Clive Grey and many students and staff. Funded by DAACS Endowment and the Reed Foundation.
  • DAACS-University of Virginia Archaeological Field School, 2007, with Dr. Ivor Conolley, Ms. Leslie Cooper, Dr. Karen Hutchins, and many other students and staff. Funded by DAACS Endowment and the University of Virginia.
  • The Archaeology of Slave Life at Yaughan and Curriboo Plantations, South Carolina, with Dr. Charles Cobb, South Carolina Institute for Archaeology and Anthropology. Funded by Save America’s Treasures.
  • The St. Kitts-Nevis Digital Archaeology Initiative, with Dr. Roger Leech, University of Southampton, Dr. Robert Philpott, National Museums Liverpool, and Dr. Fraser Neiman, Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Funded by NEH-JISC and The Reed Foundation.
  • Digitizing Montpelier Estate, Jamaica, with Dr. Barry Higman and the University of West Indies, Mona. Funded by Mellon Foundation.
  • Digitizing Seville Estate, Jamaica, with Dr. Douglas Armstrong and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust. Funded by Mellon Foundation.