CURRICULUM VITA
BA Florida State University, 1967. Anthropology Major, Geology Minor
MA Florida State University, 1969. Anthropology, Archaeology Specialty
Ph.D. Washington State University, 1972. Anthropology, Archaeology Specialty
PRIMARY CONTRIBUTIONS
Programs founded at the University of West Florida
President, University of West Florida 2008-2016
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
Present Position: President Emeritus and Professor of Anthropology
Former Positions:
2008-2016 President, University of West Florida
2001-2008 Executive Director, Division of Anthropology and Archaeology
2001-2008 Chair, Department of Anthropology
2000 Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
1994 Professor of Anthropology
1988 Tenured
1987Associate Professor of Anthropology
1985 to 1997 Director, Archaeology Institute;
1985 Assistant Professor of Anthropology
1983 Visiting Assistant Professor of Anthropology
1980 Research Associate
1978-1980 Senior Research Archaeologist, Office of Archaeological Research University of Alabama; 1977 Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of West Florida Panama City Center.
ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL AWARDS (12)
2010 Harrington Lifetime Achievement Award: Society for Historical Archaeology
2010 Award of Merit. Society for Historical Archaeology for Contributions to Public Archaeology
2010 Senator Bob Williams Award Florida Secretary of State Outstanding achievements in Public Archaeology,
2001 Distinguished Teaching Award (at Large). University of West Florida students
1999 Presidential Award. Society for American Archaeology for Leadership in Government Affairs
1998 Ripley P. Bullen Award. Florida Anthropological Society for outstanding achievement in encouraging cooperation between professional and avocational archaeologists.
1996 National History Award Medal. Daughters of the American Revolution.
1995 Pensacola Pride Award. Pensacola media in premier year designed to recognize professionals who "Put Pensacola on the Map"
1994 Distinguished Teaching Award. University of West Florida students
1990 Outstanding Performance and Achievement Award. Florida Legislature
1986 National Public Service Award. Department of the Interior National for the Gulf Power Company Archaeology Project: "Hawkshaw."
1985 Who's Who of Florida's Successful Women
Florida Historical Commission 2002-2008: Chair by Appointed Governor Jeb Bush 12/2002; Elected Vice Chair Pro-Tem 6/2002; Member appointed by Secretary of State 8/2001.
Florida Coin Committee. 2002. Appointed by Florida Governor Jeb Bush (one of 6 persons)
Florida National Register of Historic Places Review Board, Member 2001-present, Chair 2002-present; Member 1990-1992, 2001-2005; Chair 1992-1994. Appointed by Florida Secretary of State
Florida Historical Marker Commission, Chair Appointed by th Department of State, Division of Historical Reaources. 1995-97
National Committee on Teaching Archaeology in the 21st Century: Promoting a National Dialog on Curricula Reform. 1997. Sponsored by the Society for American Archaeology, National Park Service, and Archaeological Institute of America, and the Society for Historical Archaeology. Undergraduate Curricula Group.
Society for Historical Archaeology (member since 1982), President 2005-2006; Board of Directors 2001-2003, Chair, Governmental Affairs Committee 2001- 2008, Committee for City Archaeology 1986-1889
Society for American Archaeology member since 1977, Government Affairs Committee 1984‑1999, Chair 1995-1999, Southeastern Cultural Resource Management Committee 1984‑86
Register of Professional Archaeologists (1999 to present) member
Southeastern Archaeological Conference (member since 1977), 1999 Organizer of 1999 Conference in Pensacola, FL, 1997-1999 Board of Directors, 1984 Organizer and Chairperson for 41st Annual Conference in Pensacola, FL, 1980‑1985 Board of Directors
Florida Anthropological Society (member since 1977), 2nd Vice President, 1992-1993
Florida Archaeological Council (member since 1977), Board of Directors 1995-1997, Stewards of Heritage Awards Committee, Chair 1994-95, Florida Archaeology Week Committee, Media Chairman, 1993
PUBLICATIONS
2003 Presidio Santa María de Galve (1698-1719): A Struggle in Survival in 18th Century Pensacola, Florida. Edited by Judith A. Bense. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 492 pages.
1999 Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola 1750-1821. Edited by Judith A. Bense. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. 415 pages.
1994 Archaeology of the Southeastern United States: Paleoindian to World War II. By Judith A. Bense. Academic Press, Orlando. 393 pages.
PUBLIC BOOKS (2)
1994 Unearthing Pensacola (coffee table book)
1989 Underground Pensacola
CHAPTERS AND SECTIONS IN BOOKS AND REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES (19)
2004 Presidios of the Spanish Borderlands. Judith A. Bense, editor. Historical Archaeology Volume 37, Number 8
2002 Some Aspects of Deptford and Swift Creek of the South Atlantic ad Gulf Coast Plains. With Keith Stephenson and Frankie Snow. In The Woodland in Eastern North America Edited By David Anderson. University Press of Florida, Gainesville. Pp. 318-352.
1998 Santa Rosa-Swift Creek in Northwest Florida. In A World Engraved: Archaeology of Swift Creek Culture. Edited by Mark Williams and Daniel T. Elliot. Pp. 247-273. University of Alabama press, Tuscaloosa.
1998 Archaeology at the Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, Chapter in Santa Matia de Galve: A Story of Survival, Edited by Virginia Parks. (Pg 99-134). Pensacola Historical Society, Pensacola, FL.
1998 Teaching Archaeology in the 21st Century: Thoughts on Undergraduate Education, Co-Authored with seven others on committee. Bulletin of the Society for American Archaeology, November Issue. Volume 16, Number 5:11-13.
1998 Archaeology of Prehistoric Native Americans: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press.
Sections: Weeden Island Culture. By Judith A. Bense. ( Pg 877-879)
Hawkshaw. By Judith A. Bense (Pg 349-350)
Deptford Culture. By Judith A. Bense (Pg 208-210)
1996 Overview of the Mississippian Stage in the Southeastern United States. By Judith A. Bense. Journal of American Archaeology, Number 10 (53-71).
1992 Public-Private Partnerships in Archaeology. By Judith A. Bense. Chapter in The Public Trust and the First Americans, Proceedings of the First World Summit Conference on the Peopling of the Americas, Volume 5. Edited by Ruthann Knudsen and Bennie C. Keel. Pg 94-99.
1991 Archaeology at Home: A Partnership in Pensacola, By Judith A. Bense. Chapter in Protecting the Past. Edited by George S. Smith and John E. Erenhard. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. Pg 117-122.
1991 The Pensacola Model of Public Archaeology, By Judith A. Bense. Chapter in Archaeology and Education: The Classroom and Beyond Edited. by K. C. Smith and Francis P. McManaman. Archaeological Assistance Study Number 2, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, D.C.
1991 The National Environmental Policy Act and Archaeological Resource Management: Government Agency and Community Perspective, By Judith A. Bense. Chapter in Proceedings: 1991 Conference of the National Association of Environmental Professionals. Edited by Donald B. Hunsaker and Gary F. Kelman. National Association of Environmental Professionals, Alexandria, Va. Pg 51-55.
1990 The Search for the Lost Rectors: A Public Archaeology Project Four articles in Florida Anthropologist. Volume 43, No. 2. Pg 127-130 Pages 127-143. Article entitled "Overview and Project Description" written By Judith A. Bense. Pg 217-130.
1989 Anthropic Epipedons in the Tombigbee Valley of Mississippi, By David E. Pettry and Judith A. Bense. Soil Science Society of America Journal. Volume 52, No. 2. Pg 505-511.
1987 Development of a Management System for Archaeological Resources in Pensacola, Florida, By Judith A. Bense. In Living in Cities: Current Research in Urban Archaeology, Edited by Edward Staski. Historical Archaeology, Special Publication No. 5. Pg 82-91.
1986 Standards and Guidelines for Quality control in Archaeological Resource Management in the Southeastern United States, By Judith A. Bense, Hester A. Davis, Lorraine Heartfield and Kathleen Deagan. Southeastern Archaeology Volume 4, No.2. Pg 52-62.
1985 Archaeological Resource Management Plan in Pensacola, Florida and the Hawkshaw Project, By Judith A. Bense. Florida Anthropologist. Special Publication Number 11. Pg 120-123.
1983 Tallahatta Quartzite Quarries in the Escambia River Drainage, By Judith A. Bense, Janet Lloyd, and Jesse Davis). Journal of Alabama Archaeology.
1978 A Swift Creek‑Weeden Island Village Complex (8By73‑74) in the St. Andrews Bay System of the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast: Analysis and Implications, By Judith A. Bense and Tom Watson) Journal of Alabama Archaeology. Volume XXV. Number 2. Pg 85-132.
1971 Cultural Stability During the Altithermal in the Lower Snake River Valley, Southeastern Washington, By Judith A. Bense. University of Oregon Memoirs. Anthropological Papers, No.1.
1999 The Timucuans Indians of Florida. Volume 1:Missionization. By John E. Worth. Reviewed for the Gulf Coast Historical Review (in Press)
1998 The Spanish Missions of La Florida. Edited by Bonnie McEwan. In Historical Archaeology Volume 32, Number 4, Pg 99-100.
1996 Stone Tools, Politics, and the 18th Century Chickasaw by Jay K. Johnson In American Antiquity
1994 Early Pottery in the Southeast by Kenneth Sassaman. In American Antiquity
1988 Spanish St. Augustine by Deagan. In The Public Historian. Volume 7, Number 4,
1988 Historic Tribes of Louisiana In The Florida Anthropologist
1985 Perspectives in Gulf Coast Prehistory edited by Davis, Southeastern Archaeology Volume 4, Number 2.
GRANT REVIEWS
2004 National Science Foundation: Archaeology of Culture Contact at El Presidio de San Francisco, California: Investigation of the El Polin Springs Site
ACADEMIC PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
2004 Latin American Studies minor
2004 Africana Studies minor reorganized
2003 Maritime Studies Bachelors Program
2002 Masters in Anthropology Program
2001 Revised Social Sciences Interdisciplinary program
1999 Archaeology Program and Archaeology Institute Expansion
Developed an expansion of the academic and public/research archaeology program to the Fort Walton Beach campus.
1979 Co-Designed original Anthropology curriculum and all archaeology curriculum
1985 Co-Restructured Anthropology curriculum and all archaeology curriculums
2008-16 President, University of West Florida
2003-04 Marine Services Center Executive Committee
2003-04 Appointed to Collective Bargaining Committee
2003-04 Environmental Studies faculty search committee
2002-2008 College of Arts and Sciences Chairs Executive Committee and Chair
2002-03 Interim CAS Dean Advisory Search Committee
2002-03 Executive Committee of Arts and Sciences Chairs, elected Chair
2002-03 Sponsored Research Directors Council Chair
2002-03 External Review Team for Environmental Studies Program Review
2002-03 Arts and Sciences Chairs Executive Committee, Chair 2002-03
2002-03 Interim Dean Search Advisory Committee,
2000 Social Sciences Interdisciplinary Committee
1999-2002 Faculty Personnel Committee, Chair 2002
1997-2000 Academic Standards Committee
1991-1994 University Facilities and Planning Committee
1987-1989 Arts and Sciences Council, Vice Chair
1987-1989 Biology Department Oversight Committee 1988-1989
1987-1989 Curriculum Committee, 1987-1988
1987-89 Principal Investigator Group (charter member and chair)
EXTERNAL SUPPORT: $5.7 million total
PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS ($632,000)
1997 $1,000 Discretionary gift from Betty Rainwater
1996 $1,000 Discretionary gift from Betty Rainwater
1994-1997 $100,000 Endowment payment from Hal and Pat Marcus for $100,000 Endowment for a Historical Archaeology Graduate Student Fellowship
1994 $540,000 Bequest from Margaret Jane Smith to Archaeology Program at University of West Florida
CONTRACTS AND GRANTS ($5,259,388)
2003 Archaeological Investigations at Presidio Santa Rosa. Special Category Historic Preservation Legislative Grant ($233,719)
2000 Colonial People of Pensacola. Judith A. Bense and Elizabeth D. Benchley, Co-Principal Investigators. Special Category Historic Preservation Legislative Grant ($197,415)
1998 Archaeology at the First Pensacola Site. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator State of Florida Special Category Historic Preservation Legislative Grant ($200,000)
1997 Naval Air Station, Pensacola for Archaeological Investigations at the First Spanish Presidio Archaeology at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator ($40,000).
1996 U.S. National Park Service for National Register Nomination of Gulf Islands National Seashore Naval Live Oaks Reservation. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator ($3000)
1996 State of Florida Historic Preservation Acquisition and Development Grant-In-Aid for Archaeological Investigations at the First Spanish Presidio in Pensacola. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator ($29,978)
1995 Archaeological Investigations at the Spanish and British Colonial Military Site on the Naval Air Station, Pensacola. Contract with Naval Air Station, Pensacola. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. ($70,000)
1994 Assessment of Archaeological Resources at Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, FL. Contract with 3D/Environmental, Inc. Cincinnati, Ohio. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator ($20,999)
1994 Phase I Archaeological Assessments of Region 1 of the Sunshine Pipeline Project in Okaloosa, Holmes and Counties, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Ecology and Environments, Inc., Buffalo, New York. ($178,000)
1994 Emmanuel Point Shipwreck Investigations. Judith A. Bense, Principal Investigator. Historic Pensacola Preservation Board. $36,000.
1994 Intendencia Street Improvement Project. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. City of Pensacola. $1991
1993 Amendment to the contract for Phase I and II Archaeological Assessments of the Florida Segment of the Sunshine Interstate Transmission Company (SITCO) Pipeline Project in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator Contract with Ecology and Environments, Inc., Buffalo, New York. ($44,000)
1993 Phase I and II Archaeological Assessments of the Florida Segment of the Sunshine Interstate Transmission Company (SITCO) Pipeline Project in Escambia, Santa Rosa, and Okaloosa Counties, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Ecology and Environments, Inc., Buffalo, New York. ($186,939)
1993 Archaeological Excavations at the Bernath Site, Santa Rosa County, Florida. Judith A. Bense and John C. Phillips, Co- Principal Investigators. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($15,000)
1992 Discretionary Grant from Knight Foundation ($10,000)
1992 Colonial Fort of Pensacola Archaeological Trail. Judith A. Bense, Principal Investigator. State of Florida Special Category Historic Preservation Legislative Grant. ($272,800)
1992 Archaeological Survey of the Moors Development. Judith A. Bense and John C. Phillips Co-Principal Investigators. Contract With Northwest Florida Engineering Company, Pensacola, FL. ($6,370)
1992 Preparation of a National Register Nomination for the Upper St. Johns River. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Brevard County, Florida. ($10,000)
1992 Okaloosa County Archaeological Assessment. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. contract with Historic Properties Associates, St. Augustine, FL. ($10,002)
1991 North Palafox Parkway Project. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Pensacola. ($3,846)
1991 Archaeological Survey of Mill Sites in Northwest Florida. Judith A. Bense and John C. Phillips Co-Principal Investigators. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($9,997)
1991 Archaeological and Architectural Survey of Escambia County, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Escambia County. ($11,999)
1991 Archaeological Monitoring of AT&T Fiber Optic Line Construction in Pensacola, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Comtech, Inc. ($10,237)
1991 Phase 2 and 3 Archaeological Assessment of the Tree Removal Area: Port of Panama City. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the Port of Panama City. ($18,100)
1991 Holmes Valley Archaeological Survey. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($10,000)
1991 Fatal Flaw Cultural Resource Analysis of the Rainwater Tract, Escambia County, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with CH2M Hill, Inc. ($5,000)
1990 Arcadia Public Archaeology Project. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Special Florida Legislative Grant in Historic Preservation. ($187,500)
1989 Review of Florida's Archaeological and Architectural Resources: Pilot Study. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($10,000)
1989 Archaeological Survey of the Blackwater River Drainage: Phase 3. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($10,000)
1989 Public Archaeology at the Mote-Morris House, Leesburg, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Leesburg, Florida. ($6,000)
1989 Archaeological Survey of Wastewater Treatment Areas. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Tallahassee, Florida. ($2,500)
1989 Phase 2 Archaeological Assessment of the Pirate's Bay Site. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Marina Vistas Inc. ($7,900)
1989 Archaeological Survey of Escambia County Utility Authority Area "F". Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the Escambia County Utility Authority. ($33,000)
1989 Archaeological Testing of the Hickory Ridge site. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Landfall Development, Inc. ($12,600)
1989 Archaeological Survey of University of West Florida Campus, University of West Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the University of West Florida. ($14,500)
1989 Archaeological Survey of Blackwater River Drainage, Phase II. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($10,000)
1989 Archaeological Survey of Santa Rosa County. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($5,000)
1989 Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of St. Michael's Cemetery. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with St. Michael's Cemetery Foundation. ($16,000)
1989 Archaeological Testing of Zaragosa Street Improvement. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Pensacola. ($6,868)
1988 Colonial Pensacola Archaeological Trail, Phase I. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Special Category Historic Preservation Legislative Grant. ($145,000)
1988 Archaeological Monitoring for the Baylen Street Fiber Optic Cable Installation. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with DCCI, Inc. ($4,868)
1988 Phase III Palafox Place Mitigation. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Pensacola. ($2,922)
1988 TT Wentworth Museum Trench Investigations, Phase I. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Pensacola. ($1,200)
1988 TT Wentworth Museum Trench Investigations, Phase II. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Pensacola. ($1,560)
1988 Archaeological Survey of the Perdido River Drainage. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($5,000)
1988 Archaeology at Old Christ Church. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Grant from Christ Episcopal Church. ($37,611)
1988 Archaeological Survey of the Barrancas Cemetery Extension. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Heffernan and Holland Architectural Firm. ($7,088)
1988 Preliminary Archaeological Survey of the City of Gulf Breeze. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Gulf Breeze. ($2,800)
1988 Archaeological Survey and Evaluation of Deadman's Island. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the City of Gulf Breeze. ($15,150)
1988 Archaeological Sensitivity Map of the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Johnson, Creekmore and Fabre Engineers. ($3,995)
1987 Archaeological Investigations at Mimm's Island, Santa Rosa County, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Santa Rosa County. ($2,748)
1987 Archaeological Survey and Testing at Bayside Development, Santa Rosa County, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Bayside Development, Inc. ($5,622)
1987 Archaeological Investigations at Meigs Pasture Site, Okaloosa County, Florida. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Bayside Development, Inc. ($13,860)
1986 Pensacola Archaeological Survey. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($8,000)
1984 Analysis of Materials Recovered by Archaeological Excavations Aberdeen Lock and Dam and Locks C,D,E of the Tennessee‑Tombigbee Waterway. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‑Mobile District. ($199,473)
1984 Archaeological Reconnaissance on Santa Rosa Island. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Grant from the National Park Service, Gulf Islands National Seashore. ($700)
1984 Archaeological and Historical Investigations at the Hawkshaw Locality, Pensacola. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Gulf Power Company. ($17,000)
1984 Archaeological and Historical Mitigation Investigations at the Hawkshaw Locality, Pensacola, FL. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Gulf Power Company. ($173,000)
1983 Archaeological Survey of the Escambia Bay Drainage. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. State of Florida Historic Preservation Grant. ($3,700)
1982 Archaeological Mitigation of two Archaeological Sites. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with Jacksonville Electric Authority, Jacksonville, FL. ($185,000)
1981 Archaeological Investigations at Four Sites in Itawamba County, Mississippi. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. ($412,000)
1981 Cultural Resource Survey of 340 Acres in the Tombigbee River Multi‑Resource District, Itawamba County, Mississippi. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. ($9,812)
1980 Re‑Analysis of the Materials from Testing 58 Sites in the River and Canal Section of the Tennessee‑Tombigbee Waterway and Preparation of the Final Report. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the University of Alabama. ($23,850)
1979 Archaeological Investigations at Eleven Sites in Itawamba and Monroe Counties, Mississippi. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. ($1,875,000)
1978 Testing 58 Sites in the River and Canal Sections of the Tennessee‑Tombigbee Waterway. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the Interagency Archaeological Services‑Atlanta. ($191,000)
1977 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance in the St. Marks Wildlife Refuge, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. Judith A. Bense Principal Investigator. Contract with the Interagency Archaeological Services‑Atlanta. ($4,824)
SYMPOSIA AND PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES
2004 Paper: “Architecture at Presidio Santa Maria (1698-1719) in Spanish Florida,” Society for Historical Archaeology, St. Louis, MO
2004 Paper: “Presidio Isla de Santa Rosa 1722-1752 on Pensacola Bay: A Hurricane Catastrophe,” Society for Historical Archaeology, St. Louis, MO (with Norma Harris)
2004 Paper: “Colonies of Colonies,” World Archaeological Conference, Washington, D.C.
2004 Keynote Presentation: Georgia Archaeological Society, Jekyll Island, GA: “Spanish Colonial Archaeology in North and East Florida”
2004 Florida Trust for Historical Preservation, Daytona Beach, FL
Paper: “The Florida Department of State and Florida Historical Commission: A New Relationship,”
2003 Society for Historical Archaeology, Providence, Rhode Island
Symposium: Fortifications, Spanish Military Defenses, and Related Topics
Paper: Presidio Defenses for Pensacola Bay in Spanish West Florida
Symposium: Presidios of the Spanish Borderlands
Paper: Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, Pensacola, Florida
2002 Gulf of Mexico States Accord Conference in Veracruz, Mexico.
Paper: “Presidio Santa Maria de Galve: The Settlement.” Plenary Session
2002 Presidio de Pasados: 250th anniversary celebration of the Presidio of San Francisco, California.
Paper: “Presidio Santa Maria de Galve: The Settlement.”
2001 Florida Anthropological Society Annual Meeting, St. Augustine, Florida
Paper: AGoing Digital in Archaeology; No More Film@ with Kenneth W. Alderman
2001 Society for Historical Archaeology, Long Beach, California
Paper: >Increasing the Value of Archaeological Resources in Pensacola, Florida Through Long-Term Public Archaeology@ In invited Symposium ABeyond Public Archaeology: Community and Partnerships@.
2000 Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Meeting, Quebec City, Canada
Symposium Organized:
French-Spanish-British Colonial Competition for the Southeast: the View From a Colonial Penal Presidio on Florida=s Western Frontier.
Paper:AThe Archaeological Record of the Colonial Penal Presidio of Santa Maria de Galvé in Pensacola, Florida.@
Paper: AThoughts and Recommendations on Undergraduate Education in Archaeology.@
2000 Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Tallahassee, FL.
Paper: APublic Archaeology and Historic Preservation. A
1999 Florida Anthropological Society Annual Meeting Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Paper: APublic Archaeology and the 300th Anniversary of the First Pensacola Site: Presidio Santa Maria de Galve (1698-1719).@
1999 Society for American Archaeology 64th Annual Meeting
Invited Paper: The Many APublics@ of Public Archaeology.
1998 Southeastern Archaeological Conference Annual Meeting, Greenville, South Carolina
Paper: ACommunity Patterning and Settlement Organization of the Swift Creek Societies of Northwest Florida and South Georgia@ with Keith Stephenson and Frankie Snow.
1998 Gulf Regional Interstate Collegiate Consortium Conference. Pensacola, FL.
Paper: ACross College and Public School Linkages.@ Co-authored with Vance Burgess
1998 Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting. Seattle, Washington
Forum Organized: Washington Politics: How It Really Works.)
1997 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Baton Rouge, LA.
Symposium: Pensacola's First Spanish Presidio: Santa Maria de Galvé, 1698-1722: Mid-Project Results.
Paper: AArchaeological Research at the site of the Presidio Santa Maria de Galve, Pensacola, FL@
1997 Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, Annual Meeting. Pensacola Beach, FL.
Symposium: History and Archaeology at the Presidio Santa María de Galve, Pensacola: Preliminary Summary of Research in Progress.
Papers: History and Archaeology at the Presidio Santa María de Galve: Context and Overview of the Research Project
History and Archaeology at the Presidio Santa María de Galve, Pensacola: Preliminary Summary of Research in Progress.
Round Table Panel: Colonial History and Archaeology on the Gulf Coast: Trends and Traditions
1997 Maritime History Symposium, Gulf Breeze, FL
Paper: A Presidio Santa María de Galve Excavations
1997 Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN.
Plenary Session Celebrating National Commitments to Archaeology:
Paper: The Southeastern Jump Start and Equal Opportunity Effect of the Modern National Archaeology Program.
Forum: Washington Politics and Archaeology: What the Heck is Going On and What Can We Do About it? (Organized and Chaired)
Paper: All Politics Are Local: How Local Archaeology Contacts with Legislators Directly Affects Archaeology on Capitol Hill@
Forum: Pathways to Successful Public Outreach Programs
Paper: Pensacola Public Archeology and the Washington High School Archaeology Institute@ co-authored with Glenda Marshman and Michael Davis.
1997 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology, Corpus Christi, TX.
Symposium: Defending the Pensacola Pass: Results of the First Year of Investigating the Early Military Communities at the Barrancas in Pensacola, Florida. (Organized and Chaired)
Paper: A Context of the Colonial and Antebellum Military Communities at the Barrancas in Pensacola, Florida@
Symposium: Historical Archaeology in Our Big Back Yard
Paper: Colonial Spanish Roots ‑‑ A Presidio in Pensacola, Florida@
1997 Florida Anthropological Society, Annual Meeting. Miami, FL.
Paper: Three Presidios and a Shipwreck: Colonial Spanish Roots in Pensacola, Florida:
1997 Certified Local Government Workshop, Alabama Historical Commission, Selma, AL.
Paper: Urban Archaeology in Pensacola: A Case Study
1996 Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Forum: Washington Politics and Archaeology: What the Heck is Going On and What Can We Do About it? (Organized and Chaired)
Panel Member: Academic Training and Cultural Resource Management
Discussant: Symposium on Louisiana Historical Archaeology
1996 Conference on Building Successful Communities; Preservation and Economic Development, Ohio Historical Society. Columbus, Ohio
Paper: Using Archaeological Resources in Economic Development@
1996 Southeastern State Historic Preservation Office Conference, Pensacola, FL.
Paper: Archaeology of the Naval Air Station, Pensacola@
1996 Symposium on Maritime History and Shipwrecks, Sponsored by the Division of Historical Resources, Department of State, Panama City, FL.
Paper: Underwater Archaeology in Northwest Florida@
1995 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, DC.
Symposium: Colonial Pensacola, A First Synthesis. (Organized and Chaired)
Paper: AThe Colonial Archaeological Record in Pensacola, Florida@
1994 Southeastern Archaeological Conference and Midwest Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Lexington, KY.
Symposium: Swift Creek Research in the Lower Southeast.(Organized and Chaired)
Paper: The Unexpected Shell Ring and Cemetery at the Santa Rosa-Swift Creek Bernath Site, Pensacola, Florida@
Symposium: Archaeology and Public Education as it Applies to Pre-collegiate Students and Instructors
Paper: AThe Archaeological Education of Pre-collegiate Students and Teachers in Pensacola, FL.
1993 Swift Creek Conference, Sponsored by the Lamar Institute, Macon Georgia.
Paper: ASanta Rosa - Swift Creek in Northwest Florida@
1993 Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting. St. Louis, MO.
Symposium: Government Relations and the Archaeologist: Making A Difference.
Paper: AGaining and Maintaining A Local Archaeological Ordnance in Pensacola, Florida@
Symposium: Is there a Future in Archaeology?
Paper: Is there a Future in Archaeology?
Symposium: Teaching Cultural Resource Management in the University
Paper: ATeaching Cultural Resource Management in the University Classroom and Using the Co-Op Training Program@
1992 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Little Rock, Arkansas.
Paper: ASanta Rosa-Swift Creek in Northwest Florida@
1992 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology, Kingston Jamaica
Symposium: ANon-Traditional Archaeology in Cemeteries. Organized and Co-Chaired with Patrick Garrow.
Paper: AArchaeological Investigations for three 19th Century Priest Burials Under a Church in Pensacola, Florida@
1992 Conference on Underwater Archaeology, Sponsored by the Division of Historical Resources, Department of State Pensacola, Florida.
Paper: AThe Land-Water Interface of Culture and Archaeological Remains@
1991 Florida Anthropological Society, Annual Meeting, Pensacola, Florida
Paper: AThe Disappearance of Florida Archaeology@
1990 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting
Paper: AThe Relationship Between Academic and Contract Archaeology@
1990 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Society for Historical Archaeology Annual Meeting, Tucson, Arizona
Paper: APublic Archaeology@
Paper: AThe Colonial Period in Pensacola: An Overview@
1990 Annual Conservation Archaeology Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Paper: APublic Archaeology: How It Gets Done@
1990 Florida Anthropological Society, Annual Meeting, Naples, Florida
Paper: AArchaeology in Pensacola: An Overview@
1989 First World Archaeological Congress, Society of Historical Archaeology, Baltimore, Maryland.
Symposium: Evaluating the Significance of Urban Archaeological Deposits
Paper: How Much is Enough? The Issue of Quantity in Evaluating Significance of Urban Archaeological Deposits,
1989 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting, Tampa, Florida.
Paper: AThe Search for the Lost Rectors: A Public Archaeology Project in Pensacola, Florida@
1990 Florida Trust for Historic Preservation, Lakeland, Florida.
Workshop: APublic Archaeology in Florida@
1989 World Summit on Peopling of the Americas, Bangor, Maine.
Paper: APublic-Private Partnership in Archaeology@
1989 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL
Symposium: The Search for the Lost Rectors Public Archaeology Project (Organized and Chaired)
Paper: AThe Search for the Lost Rectors Public Archaeology Project: Research Design and Overview@
1988 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Society of Historical Archaeology, Reno, Nevada
Paper: Surveying a City: The Pensacola Archaeological Survey@
1986 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Society of Historical Archaeology, Sacramento, Ca.
Workshop: Preservation in Cities Workshop
Paper: APreserving Cities: The Pensacola Plan@
1986 Society of American Archaeology, Annual Meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Symposium: The Midden Mounds: Their Contribution to the Understanding of the Archaic Stage
Paper: AThe Midden Mounds: A Study in the Archaic of the Mid‑South@
Paper: :Development of an Archaeological Ordinance in Pensacola, FL with Jennifer Hodnette.
1986 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN.
Paper: AThe Archaeological Ordinance and Management Plan in Pensacola, Florida"
1986 Third National Conference on Cultural Resource Management in the Electric Utility Industry. Edison Electric Institute. St. Louis, MO.
Paper: AHawkshaw: An Innovative Archaeological and Historical Project@
1986 American Ethnohistory Association, Annual Meeting. Savannah, Ga.
Paper: AArchaeological Remains from the Spanish in Pensacola, Florida@
1985 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting Birmingham, Alabama.
Symposium: Hawkshaw: Archaeology and History in Urban Pensacola. (Organized and Chaired)
Paper: AThe Hawkshaw Project: Crossing the Frontier into Urban and Public Archaeology in Pensacola, Florida@
1984 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Pensacola, FL.
Paper: AArchaeological Resource Management Plan in Pensacola, Florida and the Hawkshaw Project@
1983 Society for American Archaeology, Annual Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA.
Symposium: Geoarchaeological Research in Three River Valleys in the Southeast (Organized and Chaired)
Paper: AGeoarchaeological Correlations in the Upper Tombigbee Valley in Northeast Mississippi@
1983 Florida Anthropological Society, Annual Meeting. Tallahassee, FL.
Paper: ATallahatta Quartzite Quarries in the Escambia River Drainage@with Janet Lloyd and Jesse Davis, Jr.
1982 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Columbia, SC.
Paper: ASettlement Pattern, Climate, and Marine Ecosystem Evolution Correlations in the Escambia Bay Drainage System in Northwest Florida@
1982 XI INQUA Congress, Moscow, USSR.
Paper: ACultural/Paleosol Correlations During the Holocene in the Upper Tombigbee Valley in the Southeastern United States@
1982 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Memphis, TN.
Paper: AThe Benton Culture (5‑6,000 B.P.) in the Upper Tombigbee Valley of Northeast Mississippi@
1981 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Asheville, NC.
Paper: ALarge Scale Multi‑Component Floodplain Investigation in the Upper Tombigbee Valley@
1980 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Orleans, LA.
Paper: AThe Dead Lake Site and the Bayou La Batre Culture in the Mobile Bay/Delta@
1981 Tennessee‑Tombigbee Waterway Co‑Ordination Meetings. Tupelo, MS.
Paper: The Midden Mound Project: A Preliminary Overview@
1979 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.
Symposium: Practical Application of Heavy Machinery in Archaeological Investigations: Knowledge from the Tennessee‑Tombigbee Waterway
Paper: AThe Use of Heavy Equipment in Testing in the Tennessee‑ Tombigbee Waterway@
Symposium: Symposium on the Tennessee‑Tombigbee Waterway: Synthesis and Overview of Information
Paper: AThe Tennessee‑Tombigbee Testing Project and the Accretionary Mounds of the Upper Tombigbee Valley@
1979 Tennessee Anthropological Association, Annual Meeting. Knoxville.
Paper: AThe Interface of the Archaeological Contractor and the Federal Agency:
1978 Florida Anthropological Association, Annual Meeting. Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Paper: AA Late Archaic‑Early Woodland Village in the St. Andrew Bay System of the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast@
1977 Southeastern Archaeological Conference, Annual Meeting. Lafayette, LA.
Paper: A A Swift Creek‑Weeden Island Village Complex (8By73‑74) in the St. Andrew Bay System of the Northwest Florida Gulf Coast@
1971 Northwest Anthropological Conference. Moscow, Idaho.
Paper: AThe Cascade Phase: A Study in the Effect of the Altithermal@
1971 Northwest Scientific Association, Annual Meeting. Moscow, Idaho.
Paper: AThe Frequency of Natural Flaking in a Basalt Talus Slope, Three Springs Canyon, Southeastern Washington@
1970 Great Basin Conference, Annual Meeting. Eugene, Oregon
Paper: ACultural Stability in the Lower Snake River Valley During the Altithermal Climatic Episode@
2002 Archaeological Evaluation of Presidio Isla de Santa Rosa (8Es22) Field Report. Reports of Investigations Number 105. Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida, Pensacola FL. Report submitted to the National Park Service, Southeastern Archaeological Center, Tallahassee, FL.
1999 Presidio Santa Marìa de Galve (1698-1719): Interim Report. By Judith A. Bense and Harry James Wilson. Reports of Investigations Number 67. Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida, Pensacola FL.
1999 Archaeology and History of the First Spanish Presidio: Presidio Santa María de Galve in Pensacola, Florida (1698-1719). Interim Report of the First Three Years of Research. (With Harry J. Wilson). Report of Investigations Number 67. Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida, Pensacola. 133pp.
1999 AGround Penetrating Radar Archaeology Project. Study #1. Preliminary Technical Report@ ( with Marco Giardino, National Aeronautics and Space Administration ). Report submitted to the Naval Coastal system Station, Panama City, Florida.
1997 8SR01: Santa Rosa Sound Site, Survey Update. By Judith A. Bense and Harry James Wilson. Report to the Pensacola Archaeological Society. Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida, Pensacola FL. UWF Archaeology Institute Reports of Investigations Number 63, with Harry J. Wilson.
1991 Assessment of Historic Resources in Florida. Pilot Study: Northwest Florida. By Judith A. Bense and William H. Adams. Report to the Florida Division of Historical Resources. Reports of Investigations Number 43, Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. 65 pgs plus appendices.
1990 Field Damage Assessment of 50 Archaeological Sites on the Transcontinental Gas and Pipeline Company's Mobile Bay Pipeline, By Judith A. Bense and Joel Klein. Final Report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington D.C. Ebasco Environmental, A Division of Ebasco Services, Inc., Lyndhurst, NJ. 374 pgs plus appendix.
1990 Preliminary Assessment of Damage to 50 Archaeological Sites on the Transcontinental Gas and Pipeline Company's Mobile Bay Pipeline, By Judith A. Bense and Joel Klein. Report to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Washington D.C. Ebasco Environmental, A Division of Ebasco Services, Inc., Lyndhurst, NJ.
1990 Archaeologically Sensitive Areas in Santa Rosa County, Florida. By John C. Phillips and Judith A. Bense. Report to Historic Property Associates, Inc., St. Augustine, FL. Reports of Investigations Number 34, Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. 64 pgs plus appendices.
1990 Archaeological Assessment of Six Selected Areas in Brevard County: A First Generation Model. By Judith A. Bense and John C. Phillips. Report to Brevard County Board of Commissioners and Historic Property Associates, Inc., St. Augustine, FL. Reports of Investigations Number 32, Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. 68 pgs plus appendices.
1990 Archaeological Survey and Management Plan of the University of West Florida Campus. Report to the University of West Florida and the Florida Division of Historical Resources. Reports of Investigations Number 31. Archaeology Institute, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. 124 pgs.
1989 Pensacola Archaeological Survey By Judith A. Bense. Two Volumes. Published by the Pensacola Archaeological Society Number 2 and 3, Pensacola Florida. 183pgs and 193pgs.
1989 Pilot Survey of St. Michael's Cemetery Using Ground Penetrating Radar, By Judith A. Bense. Report to St. Michael's Cemetery Foundation. Reports of Investigations No 20. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research, University of West Florida. 29 pgs.
1988 Deadman's Shipwreck, Gulf Breeze, Florida, By Judith A. Bense. Report to the City of Gulf Breeze. Reports of Investigations No. 18. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research, University of West Florida. 25 pgs.
1987a The Midden Mound Project: Final Report, By Judith A. Bense, Editor. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Reports of Investigation Number 6. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research, University of West Florida. 431 pp.
1987b Pensacola Archaeological Survey, 1986 Season, By Judith A. Bense. Report to the State of Florida, Division of Historical Resources, Department of State. Reports of Investigation Number 10. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research, University of West Florida. 48pp.
1986 Archaeological Survey and Description of City-Owned Property, Pensacola, Florida. Report to the City of Pensacola. Reports of Investigation Number 13. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research, University of West Florida. 431 pp.
1985 Hawkshaw: Archaeology and History in an Urban Residential Neighborhood in Pensacola, Florida, Edited By Judith A. Bense. Report to Gulf Power Company, Pensacola. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research. Reports of Investigation Number 7. University of West Florida. Pensacola, FL. 298 pgs plus appendices. (Bense wrote 2 and co-authored 4 of 11 chapters.
1985 Reconnaissance Survey of Prehistoric Archaeological Sites on the Santa Rosa Island, Northwest Florida, By Judith A. Bense, Editor. Report to Gulf Islands National Seashore, National Park Service. Reports of Investigation Number 8. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research. University of West Florida. Pensacola, FL. 67pgs.
1984 Archaeological Investigations at the Barkley House (8Es119), Pensacola, FL. Report to the Historic Pensacola Preservation Board, Pensacola, FL.
1983 Archaeological Investigations at Eleven Sites in Monroe and Itawamba Counties, Mississippi: Phase I. Edited By Judith A. Bense. Five Volumes. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Reports of Investigations Number 3. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research. University of West Florida. Pensacola. 1,902 pgs plus appendices.
1983 Archaeological Investigations at 22It581 in the Upper Valley of Northeast Mississippi, By Judith A. Bense. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Office of Archaeological Research. Report of Investigations Number 19. University of Alabama. Moundville. 54 pgs plus appendices.
1982 Archaeological Testing Investigation of 58 sites in the River and Canal Sections of the Tennessee‑Tombigbee Waterway, By Judith A. Bense. Office of Archaeological Research. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Report of Investigations No. 18. University of Alabama. Moundville. 515 pgs.
1982 Cultural Resource Survey of the Queen Lake Tract, Mississippi. Office of Cultural and Archaeological Research. Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District. Report of Investigations Number 2. University of West Florida. Pensacola. 53pgs.
1980 The Dead Lake Site: Final Report, By Judith A. Bense. Report to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers‑Mobile District. Published by Cultural Heritage Ltd., Panama City, FL. 94pgs.
1978 Cultural Resource Reconnaissance in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, by Judith A. Bense. Report to Interagency Archaeological Service‑Atlanta and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Published by Cultural Heritage Ltd., Panama City, FL. 74pp. (copy of report not available)
1971 Wexpusnime (45Wt41), By Judith A. Bense, Gerald Schroedl, Frank Leonhardy, and Seth Beckerman). Report to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Washington State University Laboratory Reports No. 49. 203 pgs