1. MADISON RAINE TOWNSEND
23 Broadweather pl, The Woodlands, TX,
77382 | madirainetown@gmail.com | 281-795-3225
OBJECTIVE To fill a position of learning and contribution in a cultural and
environmental setting.
EDUCATION TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY, 2500 BROADWAY, LUBBOCK, TX,
79409
BA: CLASSICS WITH A MINOR IN ANTHROPOLGY
 Cumulative GPA: 2.8
 Major GPA: approximately 3.3
 Program Related Coursework: Ancient Technology, The World of
Rome, Research in Classics, Seminar in Classics, Beginning
Course Latin: I&II, Gender & Sexuality in the Classical World,
Classical Archaeologies, Second Course Latin: I&II, Sports &
Public Spectacles, Food of the Ancients, Graduate level Latin:
Individual Problems, Physical Anthropology, Cultural
Anthropology, Intro to Archaeology, Archaeology Lab, Physical
Anthropology Lab, Intro to Language & Linguistics, Human
Osteology, South American Archaeology, Forensic Archaeology,
Human Variation, Archaeology of Death, Methods and Theory in
Cultural Anthropology
HONORS & AWARDS Graduated with Honors as a member of Lambda Alpha, the National
Academic Anthropological Society.
Awarded The Study Abroad Competitive Scholarship for a 2012 Texas
Tech Study Abroad Program.
FIELD EXPERIENCE CLASSICS ABROAD SUMMER 2012
6/17/2012-7/29/2012
Two part program entailing a two week stay in Rome observing the city’s
Heritage, Architecture, and Art under the supervision of Dr. Corby Kelly,
visiting Professor at Texas Tech. The last four weeks were dedicated to
assisting in the excavation of the Roman fort at Binchester in the Northern
UK alongside students from Durham University. Here I developed skills
in Total Data Station use and basic application of Archaeological
technique (i.e.: mapping, sketching, cataloguing, finds recovery and care)

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under the supervision of Dr. Christoper Witmore, Associate Professor of
Classics at Texas Tech University.
TEXAS STATE HUMAN REMAINS RECOVERY COURSE
10/19/2013-10/20/2013
Workshop offered by Texas State University’s Forensic Anthropology
Center of Texas. This workshop was dedicated to teaching the proper
procedures for the handling of human remains in the field through hands
on recovery excavation.
CLASSICS ABROAD IN FEYNAN JORDAN
5/19/2014-6/21/2014
Program researching Chalcolithic/Early Bronze Age metal working site in
the Wadi Feynan region of Jordan supervised by Dr. Hannah Friedman,
Assistant Professor of Classics at Texas Tech. I developed skills in
excavating desert environments, participated in Geological Survey’s,
Furthered knowledge of both field and lab organization, and improved
ability at recording and analyzing level data and soil inclusions. This
program was also heavily entrenched in cultural relationship cultivation
both off and on site as it relied heavily on the support of the indigenous
population.
EXTRA CURRICULAR  Spent three years of college as either Historian or Parliamentarian
of Texas Tech Anthropology Society
 Spent one year of college as Historian to, and is currently a life
time member of, Texas Tech’s Lambda Alpha chapter, the national
academic Anthropological society.
 Was responsible for photographing events for both societies which
were used for recruitment and representation purposes.
INTERESTS I’m interested in all facets of Archaeological work and have always felt at
home in the field where I acquired the most praise from my peers. Areas I
find most interesting in terms of primary research exploration include
Maritime/Underwater Archaeology, Experimental Archaeology,
Archaeology of the North, Archaeology of Roman Britain, Ancient Food
Ways, Representation of Gender & Sexuality in the Archaeological
record, and much more.
CERTIFICATIONS TEXAS STATE DRIVERS LISCENCE