User:Sunktanka

I reside in Pullman, Washington where I am working on my Master's Degree in Anthropology at Washington State University.

I spent my first ten years out of high school pursuing a career in the railroad industry. I spent my summer vacations from 1994 through 1997 working for the Black Hills Central Railroad as a locomotive fireman and mechanic. I then spent several years (1997 through 2003 ) in the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad as a Manager of Locomotive Maintenance (Pocatello, Idaho and Hermiston, Oregon ).

I then elected to make a career change and in 2003, I returned to college at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. I graduated with a B.Sc. in Anthropology (specializing in archaeology ). In the Fall of 2005, I applied and was accepted into graduate school at Washington State University.

I specialize in zooarchaeology and i'm interested in the utilization of fauna by prehistoric populations within the Northern Great Plains. I'm particularly interested in the interactions of prehistoric populations and faunal resources during the Altithermal period. I'm also interested in petroglyphs of Eastern Montana and Eastern Wyoming.

As a hobby, I research and study the history of the Byzantine Empire as well as the Roman Republic. I am also a licensed amateur radio operator: KD7ZST.