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1967 - B.A. (Magnum Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa) in ANTHROPOLOGY, University of Missouri
1977 - M.A. in ART HISTORY/ARCHAEOLOGY with an emphasis in LATE ROMAN/EARLY CHRISTIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE and ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY , University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.
1980 - STUDY ABROAD - Selected after national competition as one of ten Americans to attend the course in ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION at the UNESCO Rome Centre (ICCROM) (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property) in Rome, Italy. This was a six month international seminar in theory and practical methods of historic building conservation and stabilization with the city of Rome as our laboratory. A certificate of course completion was earned.
1983 - PREMIER DIPLÔME CULINAIRE from the Parisian Kitchen Cooking School, Tucson, Arizona.
1984-85 – Intensive course in SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION AND PHOTOGRAPHY University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. (2 semesters)
1966 - MEMBER, University of Missouri team excavating the Utz Site at Miami, Missouri, an American Indian campsite for basic archaeological training in American techniques.
1967 - MEMBER, Duke University team excavating Victorian, Medieval and Roman levels at Wolvesey Palace, Winchester, England for basic archaeological training in European techniques.
1969 - MEMBER, University of Pennsylvania team excavating the ruins of ancient Gordion at Yassihüyük, Turkey. Duties included conservation of bronzes and pottery.
1971-77 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSISTANT (Technical Illustrator and Conservator) for the Corpus of Ancient Mosaics of Tunisia Project (CAMT) of the Smithsonian Institution working at many ancient Roman sites around Tunisia studying mosaic pavements.
(1976 – present) TOUR PLANNER, LECTURER AND ESCORT for the American Museum of Natural History, the Archaeological Institute of America and other groups on over 30 tours and cruises all around the Mediterranean for archaeologists, private individuals and other groups.
1977-1981 - HISTORIC LANDMARK ARCHITECTURE SPECIALIST for the Department of Natural Resources of the State of Missouri. Duties included lecturing to student and civic groups throughout the State of Missouri ; selecting important architectural landmarks throughout the state for inclusion on a list of State Historic Sites; research and preparation of nomination forms for the National Register of Historic Places ;recording of historic buildings and research into selected topics for publication in local journals (see Publications).
1977-1990 - TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATOR for archaeological excavations sponsored by the University of Arizona, the University of Missouri and the Oriental Institute, University of Chicago at Idalion and Kourion, Cyprus; Mirobriga, Portugal; Carthage, Tunisia; and Lugnano in Teverina, Italy.
1981-82 – BUILDING/HOUSING INSPECTOR (HOUSING CONSERVATION OFFICER) for the City of Columbia, Missouri.
1983-84 - LECTURER for Elder Hostel, University of Arizona. Subjects included Northern Italian Cuisine (with a demonstration of pasta making), Understanding French Wines, A Basic Guide to Consumerism and Shopping for Food.
1983-84 - LECTURER / TEACHER on gourmet cooking at the Parisian Kitchen Cooking School, Tucson, AZ. During this period I also ran my own catering business, THE PAMPERED PALATE. (See "Backyard Herbs Fill the Bill", Arizona Daily Star, Lifestyle section front page, 28 September, 1983 for an article about by classes).
1986-89 - PHOTO LAB TEACHING ASSISTANT to D.B. Sayner in his intensive course, Scientific Illustration and Photography, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
1986 – present - EXCAVATION PHOTOGRAPHER for the University of Arizona archaeological excavations in Kourion, Cyprus; Lugnano in Teverina, Italy and Chianciano Terme, Italy
1987 - UNIT MANAGER for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) video production, Carthage: A Mirage of Antiquity, produced by the American Museum of Natural History in New York and KUAT-TV, Tucson. The video was shown nationally on 56 PBS stations.
1993-94- FACULTY, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Tucson, Arizona in Art History, Humanities, Photography, Archaeology
1996-1998 - ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTING EDITOR (see Publications)
1998-1999 - ARCHIVIST FOR ROY DRACHMAN, NOTED TUCSONAN - Duties included organizing the archives of Mr. Drachman , one of Tucson's "Founding Fathers".
1998-2000 - PROGRAM COORDINATOR, HUMANITIES SEMINARS PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA.
1999 – present - CO-OWNER - SOREN AND SOREN ESTATE SALES AND ANTIQUES - selling antiques and collectibles primarily on Ebay.
2004 - GUEST CURATOR, University of Arizona Museum of Art, for the show about my collection - The Art of Allure: Powder Compacts and Vanities of the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries from the Collection of Noelle Soren April 3 – May 23. Included a Powerpoint lecture "It's All About Glamour: Makeup, Compacts and Popular Culture" and a catalogue (see publications).
1967-present - Extensive and recurring travel in Tunisia, Turkey, Italy, France, England and Cyprus; travel to large cities and art historical/archaeological sites in Germany, Portugal, Spain, Algeria, Malta, Libya, Syria, Greece, Crete, Rhodes and the Cyclades, Belgium, Israel, Egypt, Morocco, Jordon; Cruise stops in the Sporades, Bulgaria, Romania, USSR, Yugoslavia, India, Oman, Yemen; Hawaii
Sole Author:
The Art of Allure: Powder Compacts and Vanities of the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries from the Collection of Noelle Soren. (University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson (AZ) (2004) 112 pages, 51 photos.
"Oh! Those "800" Italian Compacts!", Powder Puff, The Compact Collectors Chronicle, V. 16, No.3, Winter 2003, 3-4.
Windows to Wonderland: The Cinespace Creations of the Boller Brothers, Architects. A study of the 319 movie theatres of the Boller Brothers and their importance in the history of the movie theatre. (Self published 1999 and distributed to libraries throughout the USA)
"Oriental Opulence Along the Trail: The Missouri Theater in St. Joseph, Missouri", Marquee, XII, No.3, 1980, pp. 3-7.
"Architecturally Speaking", Missouri Preservation News, IV, No.4, 1980, p. 15.
Preliminary Historic Structure Report: San Benedetto in Piscinula in Rome. ICCROM, Rome, Italy, 1980.
"Usonian Automatic?... The Theodore Pappas House in St. Louis, Missouri", Missouri Preservation News, Fall, 1979, pp. 3-4.
"The German American Bank in St. Joseph, Missouri", Our Legacy,Winter, 1978, p.10.
"The Ambassador Theater in St. Louis: An Endangered Species", Missouri Preservation News, Fall, 1977, pp. 5-6.
Co-author:
(Co-editor with David Soren) A Roman Villa and a Late Roman Infant Cemetery: Archaeological Excavations at Lugnano in Teverina, Italy (L'Erma Brettschneider, Milan 1997) 2,000 pages, 500 photographs.
(Co-author with David Soren) "Summer on the River Styx", Archaeology Magazine (March -April 1999) photo p. 100.
(Co-author with David Soren and Chris Johnson), "The First Campaign of Excavations: Mezzomiglio Locality, Chianciano Terme, Italy", WEB PAGE http://www.coh.arizona.edu/terme/, 1996, multiple photographs.
(Co-author with David Soren and Chris Johnson), "The University of Arizona Excavations at Lugnano in Teverina, Italy," WEB PAGE http://www.coh.arizona.edu/lugnano/, 1996, multiple photographs.
(Co-author with David Soren) "Surrogate Stone", Archaeology Magazine (May-June, 1996) p. 76.
(Co-author with David Soren) "What Killed the Babies of Lugnano?"Archaeology Magazine (September, 1995) pp. 43-48 and 3 photographs.
(Co-author with David Soren) "The Life and Death of A Roman Villa: Excavations in Ancient Umbria", Italian Journal, August, 1992, pp. 52-57 and 5 photographs.
All of the above and:
2006 –
Soren, David, Ed. An Ancient Roman Spa at Mezzomiglio: Chianciano Terme, Tuscany Volume 1: Archaeological Excavations 1995-2001. British Archaeological Reports (BAR) Series 1548, John and Erica Hedges, Ltd., Oxford (UK) multiple photos.
1999 -
Soren, David and Frank Romer, "Horace's Healing Spring," Archaeology Magazine (January-February, 1999) pp 47-48 3 photographs.
"Taking the Plunge," Archaeological Odyssey (Winter, 1999) p8 1 photo.
Soren, David and Jose Olivas, "Reconstructing Horace's Sacred Spring", Etruscan Studies Vol. 6, 123 multiple photos.
1998 -
Soren, David, Claudio Bizzarri, Annalisa Marzano, Frank Romer. "La sorgente d'Orazio" a Chianciano Terme : Guida Archeologica. Tucson: University of Arizona Foundation, 1998 . Multiple photographs.
Wilford, John Noble, "Did Augustus Take the Waters Here? Ruins Hint "Yes'", New York Times, June 16, 1998 Science Section, photos.
1997 –
Soren, David, "Excavations at Mezzomiglio Locality, Chianciano Terme" Etruscan Studies Volume 4, 145 multiple photos.
1996 -
Soren David, Todd Fenton and Walter Birkby, "The Late Roman Infant Cemetery Near Lugnano in Teverina. Italy: Some Implications", Journal of Paleo-osteology (July, 1996) pp 13-42, 17 photographs.
1995 -
Soren, David, "Morte tra le rovine: Lugnano in Teverina : Riemerge un cimitero del V secolo D.C." Storia (publication of the University of Florence, Italy) pp. 36-41, 3 photographs.
1994 -
Rose, Mark, "Archaeology", Colliers Encyclopedia International Yearbook 1995, p. 124.
"Kralle im Krug", Der Spiegel 33 1994 p. 166.
Wilford, John Noble, "Malaria at Fall of Rome Signaled in Child Cemetery", New York Times, July 26. 1994, pp. 5B,9B 1 photo
Peckham, Norman, "Malaria Linked to Roman Fall", Tucson Citizen, July 27, 1994, pp. 1A,4A 3 photos
Aylward, William, "A Roman Villa and Infant Cemetery at Lugnano in Teverina", Roscius V. I, all photographs.
Soren, David and William Aylward, "Dazzling Spaces", Archaeology Magazine, V. 47, July-August, p. 24, all photographs.
1992 -
Baker, Rosalie, ed., "Africa's Carthage", Calliope: World History for Young People, Vol. 3, No.1, Sept./Oct., 1992, 8 photos.
1990 -
Ben Abed, Aisha, Hedi Slim and David Soren. Carthage: Uncovering the Mysteries and Splendors of Ancient Tunisia. New York: Simon and Schuster. Multiple photos.
Chiani, Giovanni, "Una bambola d'osso con braccia movibili...", La Nazione (Rome), July 5. 1 photo.
Coile, Norma, "Baby Cemetery", Tucson Citizen, July 18. 1 photo.
Erickson, Jim, "UA Archaeologist Continues Streak in Italy with Discovery of Infant Cemetery", Arizona Daily Star, July 18. 1 photo.
Lowe, Charlotte, "Gods and Man at Kourion", Tucson Citizen - Living, Friday, January 26. 2 photos.
"Lugnano in Teverina", Archaeologia No. 12, May-June. 2 photos.
1989 -
Nardi, F. and Finistauri, C., "Lugnano in Teverina", Archaeologia No. 9, May. 1 photo.
1988 -
Ferreir Dias, Louisa, Ines Vas Pinto and D. Soren, "Lamps of Kourion", Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, 3 drawings.
Passero, Sebastiano, "Il tesoro degli americani", Il Messagero di Roma, July 1. 3 photos.
Soren, D., John Leonard and Pricilla Molinari, "University of Arizona Excavations at Kourion,
1984-1987", Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, l988. 4 photos.
Soren, David. Kourion: The Search for a Lost Roman City. Doubleday and Co., New York. Multiple photos, drawings and plans.
Voorhees, Susan, "Exclusive Interview: Discoverer of Lost City", Southern Arizona Trails Vol.3, No. 98, Aug. 23, pp.1 and 5. 2 photos.
1987 -
Soren, David, ed., Carthage: A Mosaic of Ancient Tunisia. The American Museum of Natural History and W.W. Norton and Co., New York, l987, Fig. 6. 1 photo.
Soren, David, ed. Kourion I. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. Multiple drawings and plans.
Williams, David, "Roman Amphorae from Kourion", Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, p. 235. 1 photo, multiple drawings.
1986 -
"Lifestylers", Tucson Lifestyle Magazine, June, p. 64. 1 photo.
"Searching for Debris" - photo purchased by the National Geographic Society for press release about Kourion, Cyprus.
1985 -
Reconstruction drawings for montage in film, "Archaeological Detectives" for the National Geographic Explorer Series episode about our work at Kourion aired on Nickelodeon Cable Network and on WTBS-TV, Atlanta.
Soren, David, "The Mysterious Rock-cut Channels of Kourion", Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, p. 287 and p. 293. Illustations.
Soren, David, "An Earthquake on Cyprus: New Discoveries from Kourion", Archaeology, Vol. 38, No.2, p. 53. Drawings.
University of Arizona Foundation, Arizona Report. March/April, Vol. 18, No.4, p. 6. 1 illustration.
1984 -
Soren, David, "Temple of Apollo at Kourion", Report of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus, p. 235. Illustrations.
2004 –
"The Art of Allure: Compacts and Vanities of the 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries From the Collection of Noelle Soren" April 3- May 23, 2004 at the Museum of Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
2002 –
The Roman Spa at Chianciano Terme , permanent exhibition in the Museo Archaeologico di Chianciano at Chianciano Terme, Italy, Assistant Curator and photographer, multiple photos.
1996 -
Captured Light: Photographs of North Africa, multiple photographs, in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies of the University of Arizona.
1995 -
Turkey: Life, Legend and Landscape, eight photographs, in the Center for Middle Eastern Studies of the University of Arizona.
1990 -
Lugnano Scenes, a collection of six photos on permanent display in the City Hall of Lugnano in Teverina, Italy.
La Villa Rustica Poggio Gramignano, twenty photographs in a display of archaeological finds from the Roman villa, in the Antiquarium at Lugnano in Teverina, Italy.
1987 -
Fine Art for Fine Causes Charity Show, Tucson, Az., two photographs.
1986 -
The Great Earthquake of 365 A.D., eight photographs, in the Museum of Seismic Archaeology, Kourion, Cyprus (permanent exhibition).
Archaeological Excavations at Kourion, Cyprus, Arizona Council on the Humanities Traveling Show, twenty-five photos.
1985 -
Salute to Donald Bennet Sayner Tribute Exhibition, University of Arizona, 1 pastel portrait.
Our archaeological work currently in Chianciano Terme, Italy; the pre-Christian topography of the Vatican area; theaters and motion picture houses by the Boller Brothers architectural firm, 1903-1958; Ladies' compacts and vanities – collecting them and researching their histories.
Photography; gourmet international cookery, especially Italian; history and preservation of American architecture and especially of movie palaces of the 1920s; collecting Berber clothing and jewelry of North Africa, and fine vintage ladies' compacts; antiques; travel in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East; the topography of ancient Rome; time, entropy, entanglement, Higgs boson, string theory and quantum gravity; comets, asteroids and catastrophes; walking (4-5 miles a day); and 9-11 facts and fantasies.