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Fiona Shaffer

Fiona Shaffer
Archaeological Crew Chief
fiona.shaffer@dca.nm.gov

Fiona Shaffer is an Archaeological Crew Chief for the Office of Archaeological Studies.

Fiona began her archaeological career during her undergraduate education at the University of New Mexico, where she concentrated primarily on Chaco collections and worked closely with several prominent professors in the field.

After attending field school in Farmington, New Mexico, she went on to conduct various collection analyses and presented a poster at the 2019 Pecos Conference. Graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree and Bachelor of Science degree in anthropology and psychology, respectively, she went on to earn her master's degree in public archaeology from UNM. She completed the process in 2023.

While working closely with the University of New Mexico's Angelyn Bass, she spent time in Canyon de Chelly, Tonto National Monument, and Fort Davis preserving, photographing, and analyzing adobe and plaster. She led a small field crew in Arizona before moving on to work as a field technician for the U.S. Forest Service in the Jemez and Cuba Ranger districts. Her expertise is in lithic analysis, and she focuses on Plains-Pueblo relationships in Northern New Mexico.

Fiona lives in Santa Fe with her dog.