Brian Birdsall

Background

Educated in engineering and business, Brian became interested in rock art while attending a site stewardship class in 2003. He received training as a volunteer archaeological site steward in Mojave National Preserve that same year, and began active participation in the annual Mojave Rock Art Workshop (MORAW). In 2006, Brian traveled to Australia with David Lee and Charlotte Anderson to assist with recording rock art sites in the Northern Territory. Since returning from that trip, he has worked with David Lee to produce a series of site records for the rock art of Wardaman country. Brian is interested in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and has completed a GIS Certificate at California State University, Northridge. He is currently responsible for Accounting and GIS systems at WRAR.

Education

B.S. in Engineering, UCLA, 1986
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, USC, 1989
M.B.A. in Business, Pepperdine University, 2000

Publications

Brian Birdsall
Archaeological Site Stewardship in Mojave National Preserve 2003-2006: A Case Study. Published in CASSP Newsletter, Volume 5, Issue 2, August 2009

Harney, B., D. Lee, and B. Birdsall
2010 Lirminining Site Report and Associated Traditional Stories of Yidumduma Bill Harney. In Press

Harney, B., D. Lee, and B. Birdsall
2009 Menngen-ya Site Report and Associated Traditional Stories of Yidumduma Bill Harney. In Press

Harney, B., D. Lee, and B. Birdsall
2009 Gandawag-ya Site Report and Associated Traditional Stories of Yidumduma Bill Harney. In press.

Harney, B., D. Lee, and B. Birdsall
2007 Gornbun-ya Site Report and Associated Traditional Stories of Yidumduma Bill Harney. In press.