John D. Holland
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Lithics Specialist
Buffalo Museum of Science
1020 Humboldt Parkway
Buffalo NY 14211-1293
Office: Holland Lithics Laboratory
Phone: 896-5200 ext 381
Email: jack@chert.aol.com
POSITIONS HELD
Research Fellow. 1996-present. Buffalo Museum of Science
Curator. Holland Lithics Laboratory, Buffalo Museum of Science
RESEARCH
Stone or lithic materials used prehistorically by humans for stone tool construction. Describe and understand the geographic and geological sources for materials used in stone tool manufacture. Develop a classification system for chert through field and laboratory work
RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Developed the first visual comparative classification system for analyzing chert and other lithics resources (mostly chert or flint) in North America. Over a period of 25 years collected approximately 22,000 samples covering the entire the United States, most of Canada, and some other parts of the world to establish the most comprehensive North American collection of lithic materials (Holland Lithics Collection). This collection is made available for research by anthropologists and archeologists. See Engelbrecht, W.E. and Anselmi, L.M. 2009. Jack Holland: Pioneer chert collector. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 38: 13-16. pdf
AWARDS
| 2008 | Pioneers of Science award from the Hauptman-Woodward institute |
| 2001 | Crabtree Award from the Society of American Archeology 2001 |
| 2001 | J Alden Mason Award from the Society of Pennsylvania Archeology |
| 2001 | Recognition of Achievement from the Buffalo Museum of Science |
| 1998 | All-College Conference, 1st Place State Essay Award from the Empire State College |
SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS
| 2005 | Field archeologist by the Carnegie Museum of Natural History |
| 1998 | Research Fellow by the New York State Archeological Association |
| 1993 | Anthropology Research Fellow by the Buffalo Museum of Science |
| 1987 | Anthropology Research Assistant by the Buffalo Museum of Science |
| 1986 | Field Associate by the Carnegie Museum, Anthropology Division |
SERVICE
Former president, Houghton Chapter, New York Archeological Association
TEACHING
1988-1992 Instructor, stone tool making. Empire State College (SUNY)
EDUCATION
| 1986 | Anthropology, B.A. Empire State College. Buffalo, New York |
| 1985 | Flintknapping Technology. Malheur Field Station, Pacific University. Princeton, Oregon |
| 1983 | Stone tool making Workshop, Center for American Archaeology. Kampsville, Illinois |
| 1983 | Art of Flintknapping. Crow Haven. Branson, Missouri |
WORKSHOPS
| 2008 | Invited participating scholar for the Paleoamerican Origins Workshop, University of Texas |
| 2007 | Invited keynote presenter for the West Virginia chipped stone materials workshop, Council for West Virginia Archeology, Tamarack, Beckley |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2009 | Holland, J.D. FDR and me: archeology-politics. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 38: 31-32. pdf |
| 2008 | Holland, J.D. Illinois chert types, Illinois Antiquity 43, 3-17. |
| 2008 | Holland, J.D., Ashton, W. Indiana Chert Types. Illinois Antiquity 43, 18-26. |
| 2007 | Holland, J.D. West Virginia lithics of potential prehistorical significance. West Virginia Archeologist 53, 19-24. |
| 2006 | Holland, J.D. Virginia lithic types: chert, quartzite, and others. The Quarterly Bulletin 61,137-152. |
| 2005 | Holland, J.D. Types and varieties of archaeologically relevant Ohio chert. Ohio Archaeologist 55, 20-22. |
| 2005 | Holland, J.D. Chert and other lithic materials of prehistoric New Jersey. Bulletin of the Archaeology Society of New Jersey 60, 54-61. |
| 2004 | Holland, J. D. Lithic types of New York. The Bulletin 120, 17-36. |
| 2004 | Holland, J.D. New data on late-Pleistocene lithic artifacts from the Hiscock site (Western New York). Current Research in the Pleistocene 21, 46-48. |
| 2003 | Ellis, C.J., Tomenchuk, J. & Holland, J.D. Typology, Use and Sourcing of the Late Pleistocene Lithic Artifacts from the Hiscock Site. In The Hiscock Site: Later Pleistocene and Early Holocene Paleoecology and Archaeology of Western New York State, R. S. Laub (ed.), pp. 221-237. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 37. |
| 2003 | Holland, J. D. A guide to Pennsylvania lithic types. Journal of Middle Atlantic Archeology 19, 129-150. |
| 2003 | Storck, P.L. & Holland, J.D. From Text to Context: Hiscock in the Paleoindian World. In The Hiscock Site: Later Pleistocene and Early Holocene Paleoecology and Archaeology of Western New York State, R. S. Laub (ed.), pp. 281-300 Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 37. |
| 1999 | Ellis, C.J., Tomenchuk, J., & Holland, J.D. The Flately Brook Quarry: A source of Normanskill Chert Located in Washington County, New York. The Bulletin 115, 13-16 |
| 1999 | Holland, J. D. Lamb Site Lithics: Local and Exotic - An Analytical Assessment. American Society for Amateur Archaeology 5, 103-104. |
| 1998 | Smith, K.P., O'Donnell, N. & Holland, J.D. The Early and Middle Archaic in the Niagara Frontier: documenting the 'missing years" in Lower Great Lakes Prehistory. In Contributions to the Natural Sciences and Anthropology: a Festschrift in Honor of George F. Goodyear, convened by Ernst E. Both. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences 36, 1-79. |
| 1997 | Tankersley, K. B., Vanderlaan, S., Holland, J.D. & Bland, S. Geochronology of the Arc Site: A Palaeoindian Habitation in the Great Lakes Region. Archaeology of Eastern North America 25, 31-44. |
| 1996 | Holland, J.D. Geoarchaeology of the Kilmer Site: A paleoindian habitation site in the Appalachian Uplands. North American Archaeologist 17, 93-111. |
| 1995 | Ennis, R., Hess, M. Holland, J.D., Honsinger, V., Smith, K.P., Tankersley, K.P. & Vanderlaan, S. Survey and test excavations at the Arc site, Genese County, New York. Current Research in the Pleistocene 12, 9-10. |
| 1995 | Tankersley, K.B., Holland, J.D., & Kilmer, R.L. The Kilmer Site: A Paleoindian Site in the Allegheny Plateau. Current Research in the Pleistocene 12, 46-48. |
| 1994 | Holland, J.D. English flint on the coast of Maine. Chips 5, 6-7. |
| 1994 | Holland, J.D. Mount Jasper rhyolite. The Flintknappers Exchange. |
| 1994 | Holland, J.D. Lithic Procurement at the Paleo Crossing Site, Medina County, Ohio. Current Research in the Pleistocene 11, 61-63. |
| 1994 | Tankersley, K.B., Holland, J.D. Lithic procurement patterns at the paleo crossing site, Medina County, OH. Current Research in the Pleistocene 11, 61-63. |
| 1993 | Holland, J.D. Glass of the Fire Mountains. Chips 5, |
| 1994 | Holland, J.D. The ABC’s of flintknapping: A flintknapper’s alphabet. Bulletin of PrimitiveTechnology |
| 1994 | Holland, J.D. Paleoindians of Western New York. In Prehistory of Western New York (ed. Elaine Herold), State University of New York at Buffalo and F.M. Houghton Chapter, New York State Archaeology Association. |
| 1992 | Holland, J.D. Some Dover billets. Twentieth Century Lithics 1, 93-6. |
| 1992 | Holland, J.D. Onondaga Chert. Chips 4, |
| 1992 | Holland, J.D. Burlington Chert. Chips 4, 3-4. |
| 1992 | Holland, J.D. Knife River flint. Chips 4, |
| 1989 | Holland, J.D. Paleoindian Conference in Maine. Chips 4, 3-4. |
REPORTS
| 2007 | Smith, D., Schieppati, F., Holland, J.D., Emans, R., Steinbeck, M. & Cinquino, M. Phase III Cultural Resources Investigation of the Prehistoric Component (AO.0236502940) within the Erie Canal Harbor Archaeological District, City of Buffalo, Erie County, New York. |
| 1994 | Holland, J.D. Arc Site (MDA 17-4) Genesee County, New York, Artifact Inventory: Stanley Vanderlaan Collection. Holland Lithic Laboratory, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York. |
| 1992 | Holland, J.D. R. Haas Site II (UB 1061), Orchard Park, NY: Artifact assemblage & lithic analysis. Prepared for R. M. Braun, Watch Hill Development Corp., Orchard Park, New York. |
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
| 2006 | Holland. J.D. Eyewitness Account of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Historic 70th Year Anniversary of his, “I Hate War”, Presentational Campaign Speech at the Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY, August 17, 1936. |
| 2006 | Rush, L., Holland, J.D., Wood, A. & Schulz, M. Lithic sourcing and site Evaluation in the context of large scale survey. 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico. |
| 2003 | Storck, P.L. & Holland, J.D. From Text to Context: Hiscock in the Paleoindian World. The Hiscock Site: Smith II Symposium 2001, Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York. |
| 2001 | Ellis, C.J., Tomenchuk, J. & Holland, J.D. Typolgy, Use, and Sourcing of the Late Pleistocene lithic artifacts from the Hiscock Site. Smith II Symposium, 2001. Buffalo Museum of Science, Buffalo, New York. |
| 2000 | Holland, J.D. Lithic materials of prehistoric Pennsylvania. 71st Annual Meeting of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology,. Williamsport, PA. |
| 1999 | Holland, J.D. & Dincauze, D. The Shoop site revisited – again. 64th Annual meeting of the Society for American Archeology, Chicago, IL. |
| 1999 | Holland, J.D. The Holland Lithic Laboratory. Middle Atlantic Archeological Conference, Harrisburg, PA. |
| 1999 | Holland, J.D. The cherts of northwestern Pennsylvania: Indigenous and otherwise. 70th Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Society for Archaeology, Brookville, Pennsylvania. |
| 1999 | Holland, J.D. Chert and other lithics of upstate New York: Their types and usage. 83rd Annual Meeting of the New York State Archaeological Association, Sparrowbush, New York |
| 1999 | Holland, J.D. The Closet cherts of Ohio. Eastern States Archeological Federation, Kings Island, OH. |
| 1999 | Holland, J.D. A Visual reference collection approach to lithic Identification. Middle Atlantic Archaeology Conference, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. |
| 1997 | Holland, J.D. & Jarvis, H.W. A preliminary study of the Conrail site (36LU169) in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology Conference, Wilkes Barre, PA. |
| 1994 | Smith, K.P., Holland, J.D. & Tankersley, K.B. Wanderers of the wetlands? The Late Pleistocene Occupation of Eastern New York. Paper presented at the 59th Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology Conference, Anaheim, CA. |
| 1993 | Holland, J.D. Visual reference collection comparison identification of lithic material. Archaeometry Conference, State University of New York at Buffalo |
| 1986 | Holland, J.D. A replicated flake tool edge-wear study of broadly provenienced lithic material. Northeastern Anthropological Association Conference. Buffalo, NY. |
| 1985 | Holland, J.D. Prehistoric Stone Toolmaking. All-College Conference, Empire State College Saratoga Springs, NY. |
