Using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (LA-ICP-MS) and
Raman spectroscopy, we investigate red pigment applied to ceramic vessels as a slip or film …

We explore the population history of Cahokia relative to local and regional climatological
conditions to better understand the factors that may have contributed to the migration of …

Religious observance historically incorporated journeys to sacred places for American
Indian groups on the Plains and around the Great Lakes as an integral part of individual …

When Julie gardiner of Oxbow Books contacted me and asked if I would do a book on
Eastern Rock Art and the landscape, my first inkling was to say,“No, thank you.” I'd just …

As a period of relative peace associated with the founding of the Cahokia polity dissolved
around AD 1150-1200, Mississippians living at Cahokia constructed fortifications, large …

This research will address how the monumental organization of Kincaid Mounds was put
together through time. The measurable variability in the potential performative presentation …

The social context of mines and quarries is fundamental to the interpretation of Neolithic
stone extraction. Why did communities choose to exploit certain raw materials in preference …

This paper presents material and spatial evidence on skilled crafting from a series of
archaeological investigations at the Fingerhut Tract, located in the western portion of the …

Identifying sources of lithic raw material can provide insight into interaction between distant
communities in the form of travel or exchange. Geological sources might index symbolically …

Methods Because I consider the collector to be an Avocational Archaeologist, and in order to
protect his privacy as well as the security of his collection, I shall refer to him as AA for the …