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PublicationsPapers Presented at Conferences
2000 Beyond
the Three Rs: Public Archaeology and a Well-Rounded Education
at the Joint Midwest Archaeological & Plains Anthropological
Conference (The Next Step Education through Archaeology Project session),
Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2000 Relationships in an Early Indiana Pioneer Community: Investigations at the Fletcher Cemetery, co-authored with Christopher Duke, at the Joint Midwest Archaeological & Plains Anthropological Conference (The Next Step Education through Archaeology Project session), Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1999 Literary Style as an Effective Tool in Anthropology at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society (Students on Anthropology’s Relevance Session), Chicago, Illinois. 1999 Webbing: A Global Rock Art Archive of Digital Camera Photographs at the 12th Annual International Rock Art Congress (Recording Rock Art Session), Ripon, Wisconsin (with Dr. B.K. Swartz, Jr.). 1999 The Development of an Online Global Rock Art Image Archive at the 45th Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference (Analytical Techniques and Methods Session), Lansing, Michigan (with Dr. B.K. Swartz, Jr.). 1999 A Bead in Time: An Analysis of the Significance of the Rolled Copper Beads Excavated at the White Site, Mound One at the 45th Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference (Woodland Manifestations Through Time and Space Session), Lansing, Michigan Papers Written but Not PresentedTitle: Define Historical Archaeology, Please Abstract:
If the definition of historical
archaeology is rather vague, it is only because the definition of archaeology
is rather vague. In the first
half of this paper, I explore several definitions of archaeology, and
evaluate them. In the second
half, I evaluate several definitions of historical archaeology, and evaluate
them. Lastly, I create my own
definition of historical archaeology, incorporating the best bits of the
other definitions.
Title: GIS in Archaeology: a Survey Abstract:
There are many reasons for applying a GIS system to
archaeological research and many pitfalls to be aware of. Advantages include
synthesis of diverse sources of data and data exchange, the systematic testing
of hypotheses, predictive modeling, and the visualization of patterns not
previously discernible. Disadvantages, however, include the current lack of data
standards, the lack of standardized terminology within the field of archaeology,
theoretical obstacles, such as environmental determinism, and the imposition of
arbitrary boundaries, which can seriously affect the final interpretation of
data. But as long as the archaeologist is aware of potential problems in using a
GIS, it can be a very effective tool for manipulating spatially-referenced
archaeological data.
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