Upon graduating from UI&U, Melanie Diedrich founded
Archaeological Macroflora Identification (AMI), a subcontracting
business serving archaeologists. She explains, “Macrofloral analysis
from archaeological excavation is an important component of the overall
analysis of a site.” Diedrich has been hired for this specialized work
by such organizations as the Washington State Department of
Transportation, Drayton Archaeology Research, and Rain Shadow Research,
Inc., and Cultural Resource Consultants, Inc.
Diedrich’s successful academic career at UI&U resulted in articles published in both the Journal of Wetland Archaeology and Archaeology in Washington Journal. The articles Diedrich authored in Journal of Wetland Archaeology,
Volume 9, focus on the site work she completed at Sunken Village
Archaeology Site on Sauvie Island, Oregon, during her application
courses. Her thesis work, "Pacific Northwest Paleobotany: Native Seeds
and the Creation of a Comparative Library," was published in Archaeology in Washington Journal and
describes the importance of sampling for botanical material in Pacific
Northwest Archaeology, her efforts to design a seed-key, and the digital
photography of native seeds as a comparative library for research.
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