Staff and Qualifications

Diane DiGiuseppe and Dave Grant are the founders and owners of D&D Osteological Services. With years of study and experience they oversee all of D&D’s projects.

Diane DiGiuseppe

M.S. in Environmental Studies, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, 2009 Concentrations: Bioarchaeology B.A. in Anthropology, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, 2004 Concentrations: Archaeology, Bioarchaeology, Osteology, Paleopathology, Archaeological Methodologies Minor in Art History, San Jose State University, San Jose, California 2004 Concentrations: Ancient World including in-depth study of Mesopotamia and Egyptian cultures A.A. in Anthropology, West Valley Community College, Saratoga, California, 2000 Concentrations: Anthropology Introduction A.A. in Anthropology, West Valley Community College, Saratoga, California, 2000 Concentrations: Anthropology Introduction Field School, Cabrillo College Archaeological Technology Program, Santa Cruz, California 2003 Concentrations: Mapping and surveying various sites in the Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay Area; Development of excavation techniques at Santa Cruz, Monterey Bay Area, and San Mateo Country Click here to download and review Diane’s full resume and qualifications. Click here to download and read Diane’s Thesis

Experience

D&D Osteological Services, LLC, P.O. Box 10027, San Jose, California 95157:
Co-Owner WesTower Communications, Sacramento, California
Contact: Shawn Rogers/Corey Vande Voort
Position: Contractor / Bioarchaeologist

San Jose Healthcare System, L.P., Regional Medical Center of San Jose
Contact: 225 N. Jackson, San Jose, CA 95116
Position: Contractor / Osteologist

URS, Oakland, California
Contact: 1333 Broadway, 8th Floor Oakland, CA
Position: Sub-Contractor / Osteologist

Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc., Davis, California
Contact: 2727 Del Rio Place, Suite A, Davis, California 95618
Position: Sub-Contractor / Osteologist

William Self Associates, Inc., Orinda, California
Contact: 61d Avenida de Orinda, Orinda, CA 94563
Position: Sub-Contractor / Osteologist

Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Inc., Davis, California, July 2010 – Present
Supervisor: Brian Byrd, 2727 Del Rio Place, Suite A, Davis, California 95618, 530-756-3941
Position: Osteologist / Archaeologist
Job Application: Perform duties as crew member in excavating, screening, and sorting of artifact materials recovered from sites.
Use expertise in identifying recovered human skeletal elements.

Santa Clara Medical Office, San Jose, California, 2005 – Present
Supervisor: Lorna Pierce, 999 Capitola, Santa Clara, California, 408-234-8504 (cell)
Position: Trainer / Volunteer Forensic Anthropologist
Job Application: Train crime scene investigators in clandestine burial recovery methods, assist in recovery of unknown individuals in forensic cases,
and examine skeletal elements in determination of forensic significance

Ohlone Families Consulting Services (OFCS), San Jose, California, August 2004 – July 2012
Supervisor: Alan Leventhal, 711 Taylor Street, San Jose, CA 95111, 408-924-5722 (work)
Position: Consulting Staff Archaeologist / Osteologist
Job Application: Perform excavation of habitation sites and human remains, monitoring of ongoing projects, laboratory analysis, and coauthor site reports

Dave Grant

M.S. in Environmental Science, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, 2010 Concentrations: Archaeology B.A.University of Michigan Concentrations: Psychology with a focus in Neurophysiology; attended on a double tuition scholarship Click here to download and review Dave’s full resume and qualifications. Click here to download and read Dave’s Thesis

Experience

August 2014. Larch Rd, Tracy Ca. project (CA trinomial pending).
Removal of two Native American burials with subsequent analysis and write up. D & D Osteological Services,
LLC. acting as the Archaeological principal for this project.

June 2012 to Jan 2014 CA-SCL-920H.
Excavation of a pauper cemetery at Valley Medical Center in San Jose Ca. as primary sub contactor to URS.
Responsible for providing employees, volunteers and interns to excavate, and analyze and write up 1,004 burials for pathology, skeletal inventory, dental inventory and disease during this 18 month project. .

March 2013 CA-SCL-921
Remove, analyze and write up two Native American burials from Regional Medical Center, San Jose. D & D Osteological Services, LLC acted as the Archaeological principal for this project.

June 2011—CA-SCL-755
Excavated, analyzed and write up of two late period burials with a focus on dental features and information.

April 2011—CA-ALA-312
Consulting osteologist for URS Corp for two 4,000 year old burials with a strong focus on dental information.

July 2010-February 2011
Far Western Anthropological Research Group, Davis Ca.
Various projects including July, 2010 CA-FRE-1044 Wahtoke Bridge project, November, 2010 CA-CAL-1983 Savage Way; January, 2011. CA-SFR-171. Quint Street Bridge; February, 2011. CA-SMA-6. San Mateo;February 2011, Sunnydale Sewer treatment project, excavated two 1800 era ships from Candlestick Point.

January 2010 CA-SCL-30H
Ohlone Family Consulting Services.
Excavation of four complete and nine incomplete individuals from the Historic Neophyte Cemetery at Santa Clara University. P.G. E. funded project. Project involved excavation, skeletal paleopathological and dental analysis and subsequent reburial.

June to July 2009,
Barrow Alaska, Excavation of a 1,000 year old Thule Cemetery, six week project funded and paid for by NSF. Project Director Anne Jensen, PhD. Barrow, Alaska.

June to August 2008
Barrow Alaska, Excavation of a 1,000 year old Thule Cemetery, 12 week project funded and paid for by NSF. Project Director Anne Jensen, PhD. Barrow, Alaska.

March 2008
Forensic excavation of a recently deceased murder victim, at the request of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department.

July-August 2007
Calahan Fire Station project, CA- SCL 869, excavation and analysis of four burials.

November 2006
invited by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department to train 20 CSI agents from San Jose, Los Gatos, Morgan Hill, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara in clandestine burial recovery techniques, including recovery of grave goods and evidence recovery.

October 2006
Coolidge Ave Project.CA-SCL-867.
Burial excavation for The Ohlone Families Consulting Service, duties included excavation, dry screening and cranial analysis with preservation of phytoliths. Funded by P.G.E.

August 2006
Ca SCL 287/CA SMA 263 Stanford Project
Dental wear documentation and analysis. June 2006 Kaweah Excavation project. Excavated the site of an 1890 Utopian colony, under the direction of Stacy Kasakavich, doctoral student, UC Berkeley.

Sept-Nov 2005
CA SCL-732 Re-Reburial Project.
Fieldwork for the OFCS. Excavated human remains interred in 1992. Duties included excavation, dry screening, site analysis, reburial ceremony and site report write up.

March 2004
San Mateo Poor Farm Project.
Excavation attempting to find the location of a cemetery with 640 documented burials under the direction of Dr Russell Skowrenek, Santa Clara University.

August 2004-June 2005
Ca SCL-134 Corvin Project.
Lab analysis of 24 previously excavated burials for OFCS. Performed skeletal inventory, paleopathology and dental inventory.

August 2004
CA SCL-851 MST Project.
Performed skeletal analysis, paleopathology and dental analysis.

October 2003 – February 2005,
SCL-30 Benton Sherman Project.
Excavated 12, 2M X 2M units down to 110cm looking for foundations of neophyte housing for CA-SCL-30H.

August 2003- May 2005 CA MNT -18
Carmel Mission.
Excavated 1M X 1M units under the direction of Dr Ruben Mendoza, duties included dry and wet screening and computer recording of artifacts recovered.