1. CIRRICULUM VITAE
Sonali Devi Patangay
44725 State Highway 74 #11 Hemet, CA 92544
760-707-3092 | Sona_22@live.com
Research Interest______________________________________________________________
Mesoamerican Cave archaeology ( emphasis in Bioarcheology)
• West African Archaeology
• African Iron Age and Late Stone Age
• Archaeology in Togo ( Bassar iron industry)
• Southern Californian, Kumeyaay Indian bedrock milling features
• Coso Indian rock art
Education_____________________________________________________________________
BA California State University, Los Angeles 2015
Anthropology
AA Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 2013
Anthropology
Language Proficiency___________________________________________________________
English Fluent
Spanish Intermediate
French Intermediate
2. CIRRICULUM VITAE
Marathi (Asian Indian Dialect) Intermediate
Hindi Basic
Employment___________________________________________________________________
Research Environmental & city planning-CEQA 562, Cal State LA 2015-2016
Lab assistant and student Archaeologist, Cal State LA ( China Lake) 2014-2015
Student Archaeologist, Palomar College, San Marcos, CA 2010-2013
Cashier, Sprouts Farmer’s Market, Hemet, CA June 2008- Present
Shift Supervisor, Starbucks Coffee, Oceanside, CA August 2004-2008
Volunteer Work_______________________________________________________________
In January 2013, I had a special opportunity to do Archaeological research in West Africa. I did
volunteer work, such as slag mound excavations, and survey work in late iron age and stone age sites in
Bassar, Togo. I helped Archaeologist, Dr. Philip De Barros, Senior Fulbright recipient 2013 with his
research in this area. The purpose of this research was conducted in order to develop a chronology of the
smithing and smelting (Bassar ) iron industry.
Archaeological research in Bassar, Togo January 2013- April 2013
Food bank volunteer, Brother Bennos Foundation December 2012
Homeless shelter and Soup kitchen, Oceanside, CA
Volunteer work with the elderly, Silverado Senior Living, Encinitas, CA April 2010
Math and English tutor, El Camino High School, Oceanside, CA April 2004
Honors and Awards____________________________________________________________
Pell Grant recipient August 2013-
3. CIRRICULUM VITAE
California State University June 2015
Cal Grant recipient August 2013-
California State University, Los Angeles June 2015
Dean’s list
California State University, Los Angeles Fall 2015-Winter 2016
Palomar College Archaeological field school scholarship January 2013-
Togo, volunteer under Senior Fulbright recipient Philip De Barros April 2013
Henry Boney Memorial Scholarship recipient April 2010
Sprouts Farmer’s Market, San Marcos, CA
Academic Excellence August2008-2013
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
San Diego Opera, Summer intensive workshop Scholarship recipient June2006-July2006
San Diego Opera, San Diego, CA
Dean’s list August 2004
Mira Costa College,Oceanside, CA
Academic Excellence June 2004
El Camino High School,Oceanside, CA
National Association of Teachers of Singing scholarship recipient April 2000
Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA
Clubs and Organizations________________________________________________________
Lambda Alpha Honors society December 2014-present
Society of Biological Anthropology December 2014
4. CIRRICULUM VITAE
California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Archaeology Club April 2013-
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA August 2010
Vocal Jazz Ensemble ( Frequency) August 2004-
Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA August 2008
Chamber Chorale August 2004-
Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA August 2008
Key Club September 2004
El Camino High School, Oceanside, CA
International Experience________________________________________________________
-France April 2013
Paris, France.Places visited: La Louvre, Arc De Triomphe,Le Moulin Rouge, Eiffel Tower, Notre
Dame Cathedral,La Sacre Coeur de Montmarte, La Champs Elysee
-England April 2013
London
-Germany April 2013
Fussen, Munich
-Netherlands April 2013
Amsterdam
-Northwest Africa January 2013-April 2013
5. CIRRICULUM VITAE
Bassar, Togo;Villages in Togo: Bitchabe, Bitchobebe, Bitchomambe, Binadjoube
-India January 1993
New Dehli, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Agra, Pune
Professional Field Experience- Archaeolgy
Environmental planning in urban estuaries Longbeach, CA December 2015
Excavator-Archaeological Research, China Lake(NAWS),CA December 2014
California State University Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Excavator- Slag mound excavation, Bassar, Togo January 2013-
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA April 2013
Excavator- Rancho Penasquitos Old Adobe house December 2012
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Survey- Survey Bedrock milling features Lake Cuyamaca, CA April 2010
Palomar College, San Marcos, CA
Skills_________________________________________________________________________
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Power point
• Microsoft excel
• Experience with NVIVO 10.1 word cloud
• Intermediate level in speaking and writing in Spanish
• Fluent in English
• Intermediate level in speaking and writing in French
