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Culver, Emily G.
Environment and Human Response at Newark's Great
Circle.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2011, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1312571965 
► As agents on the landscape, humans leave an imprint that becomes incorporated into the archaeological record. The archaeological record may include stone tools or…
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▼ As agents on the landscape, humans leave an
imprint that becomes incorporated into the archaeological record.
The archaeological record may include stone tools or broken pieces
of pottery, or, on a larger scale, geometric earthen constructions.
An anthropologist or archaeologist attempts to interpret the
behavior which led to the archaeological phenomenon. One cultural
phenomenon that has been a constant source of intrigue for
archaeologists is the earthen monuments built by indigenous people
in North America. Perhaps the greatest earthworks in the world in
terms of scale were built by indigenous people during the Middle
Woodland period (ca.2100-1500 B.P.) within the Ohio Valley. The
most visible expression of building prowess in terms of scale is
exhibited in the Newark Earthworks Complex. This
thesis explores the cultural phenomenon of the ditch at the Great
Circle, part of the Newark Earthworks Complex, in order to examine
the cultural response to environment during indigenous occupation
of the Newark area. Paleoenvironmental reconstruction using proxy
data helps elucidate cultural adaptation by indigenous people to
either environmental stability or duress. This thesis examines four
cores from one of the geometric components of the Newark
Earthworks, the ditch of the Great Circle, and uses various
environmental proxies including magnetic susceptibility (MS),
powder x-ray diffraction (XRD), particle size analysis, and loss on
ignition (LOI) from radiocarbon dated sediments retrieved from soil
cores as an exploratory investigation of climatic
conditions. Magnetic susceptibility in
conjunction with radiocarbon dating indicates that the Newark
Earthworks were built after a cold and dry period. The Great Circle
earthwork was likely used as a water management feature after a
climatic downturn. Mineralogical interpretation based on XRD
analysis supports the conjecture that the ditch of the Great Circle
held water, suggesting it was used as a water reservoir in
prehistoric times. However, the indigenous people may have used the
ditch for other purposes including using it as a social boundary as
a means of separating those outside the circle from those within
it. One or both of these behaviors may have been the impetus for
constructing the Great Circle.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Newark Earthworks; Great Circle; Climate; x-ray diffraction; environmental proxies; soil cores
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APA (6th Edition):
Culver, E. G. (2011). Environment and Human Response at Newark's Great
Circle. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1312571965
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Culver, Emily G. “Environment and Human Response at Newark's Great
Circle.” 2011. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1312571965.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Culver, Emily G. “Environment and Human Response at Newark's Great
Circle.” 2011. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Culver EG. Environment and Human Response at Newark's Great
Circle. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1312571965.
Council of Science Editors:
Culver EG. Environment and Human Response at Newark's Great
Circle. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2011. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1312571965
University of Cincinnati
2.
Hicks, Katherine E.
An Examination of Landscape Analysis in Bahamas Plantation
Archaeology.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences : Anthropology, 2009, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1245083263
► Landscape archaeology has been successfully used in the study of plantation contexts within the Caribbean and United States as a method of comparative analysis across…
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▼ Landscape archaeology has been successfully used in
the study of plantation contexts within the Caribbean and United
States as a method of comparative analysis across regions and
sites, and as a tool for detecting and interpreting the existence
of agency, or the actions and resistance, of the slaves who
inhabited those sites during the period from the 16
th through 19
th
centuries. Within the Bahamas, however, there is a lack in
landscape analysis; though surveys of former plantations reveal the
standing remains of the built environment, these buildings are used
for little more than locating site features and recording
construction techniques used during the Loyalist period of 1783 to
1834. In this thesis the history of the Bahamas, its geographic and
historical connections to other Caribbean islands and the American
mainland, and its participation in the plantation economy of the 16
th to 19
th centuries
are used to explain how employing comparative landscape studies in
the archaeological analysis of the Bahamian plantation context
would benefit the archaeology of the Bahamas archipelago by
providing further insight to the role and experiences of the
suppressed slave population, and how their traditions persist today
within the living inhabitants of the Bahamas.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; plantation archaeology; Bahamas; landscape archaeology
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Hicks, K. E. (2009). An Examination of Landscape Analysis in Bahamas Plantation
Archaeology. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1245083263
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Hicks, Katherine E. “An Examination of Landscape Analysis in Bahamas Plantation
Archaeology.” 2009. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1245083263.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Hicks, Katherine E. “An Examination of Landscape Analysis in Bahamas Plantation
Archaeology.” 2009. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Hicks KE. An Examination of Landscape Analysis in Bahamas Plantation
Archaeology. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2009. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1245083263.
Council of Science Editors:
Hicks KE. An Examination of Landscape Analysis in Bahamas Plantation
Archaeology. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2009. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1245083263
University of Cincinnati
3.
Connolly, Jocelyn M.
Modeling Woodland Land Use in the Lower Little Miami River
Valley, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2016, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1479816530691969
► This thesis examines Woodland (ca. 1,000 B.C.E. to 1,000 C.E.) land use patterns in the lower Little Miami River valley of Ohio. Theoretically, two models…
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▼ This thesis examines Woodland (ca. 1,000 B.C.E. to
1,000 C.E.) land use patterns in the lower Little Miami River
valley of Ohio. Theoretically, two models can be applied to the
distribution of archaeological sites that date to the Woodland
cultural period in this region: an ideological based model on
ceremonial and mortuary behavior and an evolutionary model based on
the socio-economic optimizing and risk-reducing behaviors of human
behavioral ecology. Archaeological data, including artifact
typology and composition, distance from food resources, raw
material resources, and water at the time of occupation, elevation,
geographic location, geological landform, relative and chronometric
age, soil type and underlying stratigraphic composition, site size
and type, and slope, were collected from the Ohio State Historic
Preservation Office (Ohio Archaeological Inventory). These data
were supplemented by collector interviews, bucket auguring and soil
probes, natural stream and ditch profiles, shovel testing, and
systematic and opportunistic surface surveys. These data were
digitized and encoded into ArcGIS 10.3.1 and used to evaluate
models using multivariate regression analysis. While the
availability of clay and upland resources were found to be
significant, neither ideological nor human behavioral ecological
models explained the distribution of archaeological sites in the
lower Little Miami River valley dating to the Woodland cultural
period. This situation is likely due to archaeological visibility
and an inadequate understanding of Algonquian
culture.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology
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Connolly, J. M. (2016). Modeling Woodland Land Use in the Lower Little Miami River
Valley, Hamilton County, Ohio. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1479816530691969
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Connolly, Jocelyn M. “Modeling Woodland Land Use in the Lower Little Miami River
Valley, Hamilton County, Ohio.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1479816530691969.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Connolly, Jocelyn M. “Modeling Woodland Land Use in the Lower Little Miami River
Valley, Hamilton County, Ohio.” 2016. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Connolly JM. Modeling Woodland Land Use in the Lower Little Miami River
Valley, Hamilton County, Ohio. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2016. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1479816530691969.
Council of Science Editors:
Connolly JM. Modeling Woodland Land Use in the Lower Little Miami River
Valley, Hamilton County, Ohio. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2016. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1479816530691969
University of Cincinnati
4.
Sparks-Stokes, Dominique.
The Impact of Ceramic Raw Materials on the Development of
Hopewell and Preclassic Maya Pottery.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2019, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin155361340000324
► This thesis examines the role ceramic raw materials play in the technological development of pottery in two geographically separated regions, the Middle Woodland Hopewell in…
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▼ This thesis examines the role ceramic raw materials
play in the technological development of pottery in two
geographically separated regions, the Middle Woodland Hopewell in
the Ohio River Valley and the Preclassic Maya in Lowland Belize. To
this end, a suite of physical, mineralogical, and chemical
analytical techniques including scanning electron microscopy,
energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray fluorescence spectrometry,
and X-ray diffractometry is used to examine the ceramic raw
material composition of pottery sherds from the Hopewell Twin
Mounds Village site in southwestern Ohio and the Preclassic Maya
Colha site in northeastern Belize. The Preclassic Maya pottery from
the Colha site is technologically more advanced than Hopewell
pottery from the Twin Mounds Village site in terms of hardness,
porosity, and refractory properties such as thermal conductivity,
resistance to thermal shock, and thermal decomposition. These
ceramic properties result from the use of locally available
volcanogenic clays at the Colha site. Comparable ceramic raw
materials were unavailable to the Hopewell at the Twin Mounds
Village site, which resulted in poorer quality
pottery.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Ceramics; Pottery; Maya; Hopewell; Mineralogical; Chemical Analysis
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Sparks-Stokes, D. (2019). The Impact of Ceramic Raw Materials on the Development of
Hopewell and Preclassic Maya Pottery. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin155361340000324
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sparks-Stokes, Dominique. “The Impact of Ceramic Raw Materials on the Development of
Hopewell and Preclassic Maya Pottery.” 2019. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin155361340000324.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sparks-Stokes, Dominique. “The Impact of Ceramic Raw Materials on the Development of
Hopewell and Preclassic Maya Pottery.” 2019. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Sparks-Stokes D. The Impact of Ceramic Raw Materials on the Development of
Hopewell and Preclassic Maya Pottery. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2019. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin155361340000324.
Council of Science Editors:
Sparks-Stokes D. The Impact of Ceramic Raw Materials on the Development of
Hopewell and Preclassic Maya Pottery. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2019. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin155361340000324
5.
Mortensen, Litsa A.
The Chronostratigraphy of Big Bone Lick and its
Archaeological Implications.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2013, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378108927
► This study presents and evaluates data obtained from five 2x2m profiles at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, Kentucky during summer fieldwork excavations of 2012.…
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▼ This study presents and evaluates data obtained from
five 2x2m profiles at Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, Kentucky
during summer fieldwork excavations of 2012. Through a multi-stage
and multi-method approach this study provides a chronostratigraphic
view of past geomorphic landscapes at the State Historic Site. The
data are presented and evaluated to include sediment stratigraphy,
archaeosediment stratigraphy, particle-size analysis, cultural
artifacts, vertebrate paleontology, optically stimulated
luminescence dates, and radiocarbon dates. The data are then
correlated and integrated into geochronological, archaeological,
and paleoenvironmental aspects. The current landscape,
environmental information, historical information, and previous
archaeological work at Big Bone State Historic Site are all taken
into account. The ultimate goal of archaeology is to determine the
interrelationships between past human cultures and the environment
in which they lived. The environment is a dynamic factor in the
analysis of archaeological content (Butzer 1982). Geoarchaeology
aims to use geological information for archaeological use. The
purpose of geoarchaeology is to reconstruct past environments and
landscapes in which prehistoric people lived and apply the
information to the archaeological record. By examining the
chronostratigraphy of Big Bone Lick State Historic Site, Kentucky,
this study aims to define what the environment was like at
different periods of human habitation as well as how the
environment and subsequently, human occupation, changed with
climatic fluctuations since the Late Pleistocene.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Big Bone Lick; Stratigraphy; Chronostratigraphy; Particle Size Analysis; Archaeology; Boone County
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Mortensen, L. A. (2013). The Chronostratigraphy of Big Bone Lick and its
Archaeological Implications. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378108927
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Mortensen, Litsa A. “The Chronostratigraphy of Big Bone Lick and its
Archaeological Implications.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378108927.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Mortensen, Litsa A. “The Chronostratigraphy of Big Bone Lick and its
Archaeological Implications.” 2013. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Mortensen LA. The Chronostratigraphy of Big Bone Lick and its
Archaeological Implications. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2013. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378108927.
Council of Science Editors:
Mortensen LA. The Chronostratigraphy of Big Bone Lick and its
Archaeological Implications. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2013. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1378108927
6.
Corrado, Kristi C.
An Analysis of the Corriental Reservoir Sediments in
Relation to Ancient Maya Land Management and Sustainability
Practices at Tikal, Guatemala.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2014, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1396454782
► The debate surrounding ancient Maya landscape practices questions their ability to maintain the required resources to support their steadily increasing population without causing degradation…
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▼ The debate surrounding ancient Maya landscape
practices questions their ability to maintain the required
resources to support their steadily increasing population without
causing degradation to the areas where these practices were
employed. At present, few studies have investigated the hypothesis
of Maya environmental degradation/sustainability with empirical
data from ancient reservoirs. This study investigated the
sedimentology of fifteen cores extracted from Corriental, one of a
handful of un-dredged reservoirs located in the Maya city-state
Tikal. This study aims to determine the impact of the Maya on the
Corriental catchment area in relation to their agricultural and
agroforestry practices. This research set out to establish the
degree to which the Maya altered the land within the Corriental
catchment area by measuring the presence of soil erosion evident by
way of the thickness and composition of these fifteen
cores. Corriental reservoir sediments have
remained intact since the Post-Conquest occupation. Since their
construction, reservoirs have been catchment areas through the
accumulation of both surface run-off and airborne deposits.
Therefore, each stratum provides a unique environmental proxy that
can be used to reconstruct ancient local environments. To combat
sediment buildup, the posited Maya implementation of a silting tank
and sand filtration system at Corriental likely provided potable
water during periods of high-erosion, thus creating a sustainable
system. Despite the implementation of a filtration system and
silting tanks, sediments still amassed from airborne volcanic ash
and washed-in sediment. By measuring the influx
of slope washed sediment and airborne deposits from the start of
the Preclassic period (ca. 2000 B.C.) to the Post-Conquest (ca.
A.D. 1500-Present) period, I found that volcanic activity was
frequent in this area and sandy deposits were present within each
stratum. This research found a steady flux of volcanic ash settling
within the Corriental reservoir indicating that volcanic eruptions
were typical for the area. Sandy deposits within this reservoir
steadily increased over time; however, this alluvium did not
positively correlate with conventional signs of erosion. This
aberration from a typical erosion pattern is identified in the
marked decrease in the depositional thickness of strata dating to
the Classic period. Rather than a pronounced and continued increase
in thickness, this declivity in sediment volume interrupts this
former steady rate of accumulation. With Maya population at its
highest during the Classic period, it would be expected that these
numbers would incite a similar spike in soil runoff rather than a
decline. The prevalence of a decline in
sedimentation amidst the peak of both social and depositional
buildup indicates sustainable patterns of behavior were employed,
thereby successfully reducing soil and nutrient loss. These
sustainable practices allowed the Maya to maintain a longer
occupation and gave way to a quicker environmental recovery…
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Maya; Tikal; Sustainability; Reservoirs; Land Management
…archaeology professors
and graduate students at the University of Cincinnati. This chapter covers… …Gary G. Gallopin at the University of
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Corrado, K. C. (2014). An Analysis of the Corriental Reservoir Sediments in
Relation to Ancient Maya Land Management and Sustainability
Practices at Tikal, Guatemala. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1396454782
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Corrado, Kristi C. “An Analysis of the Corriental Reservoir Sediments in
Relation to Ancient Maya Land Management and Sustainability
Practices at Tikal, Guatemala.” 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1396454782.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Corrado, Kristi C. “An Analysis of the Corriental Reservoir Sediments in
Relation to Ancient Maya Land Management and Sustainability
Practices at Tikal, Guatemala.” 2014. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Corrado KC. An Analysis of the Corriental Reservoir Sediments in
Relation to Ancient Maya Land Management and Sustainability
Practices at Tikal, Guatemala. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2014. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1396454782.
Council of Science Editors:
Corrado KC. An Analysis of the Corriental Reservoir Sediments in
Relation to Ancient Maya Land Management and Sustainability
Practices at Tikal, Guatemala. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2014. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1396454782
7.
Shaffer, Joseph C.
Protohistoric Fort Ancient Social and Climatic Adaptation at
the Wynema Site (33Ha837).
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2014, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397734874
► Wynema (33Ha837) is a significant Late Fort Ancient, Madisonville Horizon habitation site recently discovered in a shovel testing, solid sediment coring, and geophysical survey of…
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▼ Wynema (33Ha837) is a significant Late Fort Ancient,
Madisonville Horizon habitation site recently discovered in a
shovel testing, solid sediment coring, and geophysical survey of
the floodplain of the Lower Little Miami River in Hamilton County,
Ohio. Chronometrically, Wynema site dates to a period of
catastrophic social and climatic change for indigenous populations
in North America. The Little Ice Age (ca 1350-1850 C.E.) coincided
with European conquest and colonization, which resulted in
genocide, ethnocide, ecocide, and a suite of new and deadly
diseases. Late Fort Ancient artifacts and features exposed in a
recent excavation are used to test hypotheses derived from human
evolutionary ecology and optimal foraging theory. Laboratory
analysis of vertebrate and invertebrate food remains, flaked-stone
artifacts, and indigenous and European trade goods provide economic
information about the underlying mechanisms of how Late Fort
Ancient people adapted and sustained their livelihood during a
period of social and climatic stress. The inhabitants of the Wynema
site maximized caloric intake and minimized caloric loss by
dispatching a wide range of large and small vertebrates as well as
vulnerable juvenile, aged, and sick individuals. Extensive
butchering and food processing activity of both vertebrate and
invertebrate species further maximized caloric intake. Caloric loss
was also minimized in the primary procurement and heat-treatment of
poor-quality local lithic raw material resources. Long distance
trade with indigenous and European populations likely helped to
reduce risk of caloric loss and increase social ties.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; floodplain; Wynema; Little Miami River; Hamilton County
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Shaffer, J. C. (2014). Protohistoric Fort Ancient Social and Climatic Adaptation at
the Wynema Site (33Ha837). (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397734874
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Shaffer, Joseph C. “Protohistoric Fort Ancient Social and Climatic Adaptation at
the Wynema Site (33Ha837).” 2014. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397734874.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Shaffer, Joseph C. “Protohistoric Fort Ancient Social and Climatic Adaptation at
the Wynema Site (33Ha837).” 2014. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Shaffer JC. Protohistoric Fort Ancient Social and Climatic Adaptation at
the Wynema Site (33Ha837). [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2014. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397734874.
Council of Science Editors:
Shaffer JC. Protohistoric Fort Ancient Social and Climatic Adaptation at
the Wynema Site (33Ha837). [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2014. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1397734874
8.
Pritchett, Phoebe.
Was Yankeetown an Angel Mounds Progenitor?.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2013, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368013931
► A significant and lingering question in Ohio Valley archaeology is the genetic ancestry and cultural origin of Mississippian peoples. Most archaeologists assume that Mississippian peoples…
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▼ A significant and lingering question in Ohio Valley
archaeology is the genetic ancestry and cultural origin of
Mississippian peoples. Most archaeologists assume that
Mississippian peoples migrated into the Mississippi River valley
from an undefined cultural homeland. Recent archaeological data,
however, challenges the cultural homeland hypothesis. An
alternative hypothesis suggests that Mississippian culture
developed from a pre-existing in situ population in the Ohio River
valley, such as Yankeetown. Evidence in support of this hypothesis
is the appearance of Mississippian-like artifacts and features that
predate developed Mississippian populations. Presently, these
opposed hypotheses remain untested. The development of
Mississippian sites seems to happen simultaneously over a large
area with a multitude of potential causes. Migration may have
played a role in some areas, but not everywhere.
Mississippianization of the area may be a result of a combination
of human population growth, changes in subsistence strategy, and/or
sociopolitical organization.The Yankeetown site, which dates from
ca. A.D. 700 to A.D. 1100, has been defined as both a Late Woodland
and Emergent Mississippian site depending upon cultural traits and
inferred subsistence strategy. It is located in Warren County,
Indiana, less than ten miles from the Mississippian Angel Mounds
site located in adjacent Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Angel Mounds
was occupied between ca. A.D. 1050 and A.D. 1400 and is a classic
example of a Mississippian ceremonial center, village and mortuary
site with platform mounds and a central plaza. The possible
relationship between Yankeetown and Angel Mounds has long been
debated. Because of the chronological overlap and geographic
proximity of these two sites, it seems likely that goods, services,
or people were exchanged. Alternatively, it may be possible that
the people of Yankeetown were the founding population of Angel
Mounds.If the Yankeetown people were the progenitors of Angel
Mounds, then we should expect to see a closely related pattern of
cultural traits (i.e., artifacts and archaeological features). In
order to test the relationship of the cultural traits of Yankeetown
and Angel Mounds, I performed hierarchical cluster analysis on 364
distinctive cultural traits from sixteen penecontemporary
archaeological assemblages in the Midwestern United States using
Euclidean distances and maximum linkages.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Archaeology; Yankeetown; Angel Mounds; Mississippian; Late Woodland; Emergent Mississippian
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Pritchett, P. (2013). Was Yankeetown an Angel Mounds Progenitor?. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368013931
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Pritchett, Phoebe. “Was Yankeetown an Angel Mounds Progenitor?.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368013931.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Pritchett, Phoebe. “Was Yankeetown an Angel Mounds Progenitor?.” 2013. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Pritchett P. Was Yankeetown an Angel Mounds Progenitor?. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2013. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368013931.
Council of Science Editors:
Pritchett P. Was Yankeetown an Angel Mounds Progenitor?. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2013. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1368013931
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Haines, Angela L.
Determining Prehistoric Site Locations in Southwestern Ohio:
A Study in GIS Predictive Modeling.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2011, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306497891
► This study evaluates anthropological assumptions about prehistoric human use of the landscape with a spatial analysis in a Geographical Information Science (GIS) environment. Through a…
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▼ This study evaluates anthropological assumptions about
prehistoric human use of the landscape with a spatial analysis in a
Geographical Information Science (GIS) environment. Through a
multi-stage, multi-method, cross-cultural analysis, this study
proves that it is possible to predict where prehistoric
archaeological sites are located on a highly dynamic landscape.
Using each archaeological site found within a local scale as data
points, the variables of elevation, slope aspect, distance from
water and soils are statically evaluated and modified using GIS.
The results of this analysis proves that not only is it possible to
produce a predictive model of prehistoric landscape use, but it is
also possible to make conclusions about prehistoric land use
strategies.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Native American Prehistory; GIS; Landscape Archaeology; Ohio Valley Archaeology
…University of Cincinnati
in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of
Master of… …Angela L. Haines
B.A., Ohio University, 2007
B.A., University of Cincinnati, 2004
Committee… …Gustav Carlson
of the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Museum of Natural History… …Fred Fischer (1965, 1966, 1968,
1970, 1974) of the University of Cincinnati carried… …Museum Geier Collections and Research
Center and the University of Cincinnati, Department of…
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Haines, A. L. (2011). Determining Prehistoric Site Locations in Southwestern Ohio:
A Study in GIS Predictive Modeling. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306497891
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Haines, Angela L. “Determining Prehistoric Site Locations in Southwestern Ohio:
A Study in GIS Predictive Modeling.” 2011. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306497891.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Haines, Angela L. “Determining Prehistoric Site Locations in Southwestern Ohio:
A Study in GIS Predictive Modeling.” 2011. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Haines AL. Determining Prehistoric Site Locations in Southwestern Ohio:
A Study in GIS Predictive Modeling. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2011. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306497891.
Council of Science Editors:
Haines AL. Determining Prehistoric Site Locations in Southwestern Ohio:
A Study in GIS Predictive Modeling. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2011. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306497891
10.
McCall, Ashley E.
The Relationship of Stable Isotopes to Late Woodland and
Fort Ancient Agriculture, Mobility, and Paleopathologies at the
Turpin Site.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2013, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924972
► This thesis uses stable isotope analyses to examine the relationships between diet, migration, paleopathologies, and agriculture for Newtown Phase Late Woodland and Fort Ancient Turpin…
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▼ This thesis uses stable isotope analyses to examine
the relationships between diet, migration, paleopathologies, and
agriculture for Newtown Phase Late Woodland and Fort Ancient Turpin
Phase populations from the type-site, Turpin (33Ha19), located in
the lower Little Miami River Valley, Hamilton County, Ohio.
Investigating the subsistence strategy and health of the people who
inhabited the Turpin site is important because this is one of the
earliest locations of maize agriculture in eastern North America.
Therefore, the Turpin population is crucial for our understanding
of the dietary and health implications of maize agriculture in the
Ohio Valley. Human behavioral ecology states that as humans
increase their economic reliance on maize agriculture, they
decrease their mobility, increase social stratification, and
increase their susceptibility to disease. Stable isotope values in
human bone collagen and tooth enamel are used to determine dietary
composition and mobility. Statistical analyses comparing d13C and
d15N values among ages, sexes, and paleopathologies demonstrate
that maize was a significant part of the diet (d13C values greater
than -14.0‰) and that women were deficient in protein (low d15N
values). Maize was likely consumed on a regular basis by the Fort
Ancient population and made up more than 25% of the diet. With few
exceptions, there is little variation in the 87Sr/86Sr isotope
levels of enamel carbonate, which is indicative of a semi-sedentary
community. There is evidence that a few individuals may have
migrated into the area. These immigrations may have been the result
of captivity or intertribal marriage.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Isotopes; Nitrogen; Carbon; Strontium; Paleopathologies; Turpin
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McCall, A. E. (2013). The Relationship of Stable Isotopes to Late Woodland and
Fort Ancient Agriculture, Mobility, and Paleopathologies at the
Turpin Site. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924972
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
McCall, Ashley E. “The Relationship of Stable Isotopes to Late Woodland and
Fort Ancient Agriculture, Mobility, and Paleopathologies at the
Turpin Site.” 2013. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924972.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
McCall, Ashley E. “The Relationship of Stable Isotopes to Late Woodland and
Fort Ancient Agriculture, Mobility, and Paleopathologies at the
Turpin Site.” 2013. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
McCall AE. The Relationship of Stable Isotopes to Late Woodland and
Fort Ancient Agriculture, Mobility, and Paleopathologies at the
Turpin Site. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2013. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924972.
Council of Science Editors:
McCall AE. The Relationship of Stable Isotopes to Late Woodland and
Fort Ancient Agriculture, Mobility, and Paleopathologies at the
Turpin Site. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2013. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1367924972
11.
Sparks, Janine M.
The Movement and Procurement of Lithic Raw Materials in
Shawnee Lookout Park.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences: Anthropology, 2012, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1335463904
► Using lithic raw material data from 33Ha49 in Shawnee Lookout Park in Hamilton County, Ohio, this research explores the role that waterways play in lithic…
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▼ Using lithic raw material data from 33Ha49 in Shawnee
Lookout Park in Hamilton County, Ohio, this research explores the
role that waterways play in lithic raw material procurement
strategies. Previous archaeologists have investigated the cultural
processes associated with the movement of lithic raw materials
across the landscape (
Tankersley 1989, 1991, 1998). Explanations
for the movement of flaked-stone artifacts include both human
activity and geological processes. To best examine the cultural
processes associated with raw lithic procurement, Optimal Foraging
Theory was applied. By utilizing Optimal Foraging Theory, lithic
raw material is considered a type of “currency” and becomes
subjected to considerations of risk, energy expenditure, and
efficiency. The use of waterways in lithic procurement could offer
a way for groups to maximize their gain and acquire quality lithic
raw materials. Research has also found evidence of people operating
on the waterways. Evidence of dugout canoes operating on lakes and
rivers has been recovered (Fagan 2004; Gamble 2002; Johnston 1962).
Excavated during the summer of 2011, the lithic raw materials,
which consisted primarily of chert, numbered over 17,000. Using
primarily visual and petrographic identification techniques, all of
the lithic raw materials were sourced to their locations in the
Greater Ohio Valley. Statistical models considered stream location,
distance, direction, glaciation, quality, and locality as factors
to understand what elevates certain lithic raw materials over
others. These models demonstrated the importance of streams in
procuring these lithic raw materials. The evidence for this was
most visible with Wyandotte chert. It was concluded that streams
can be a viable route to more easily obtain lithic raw materials
from source areas. Waterways provide the most energetically
efficient way to procure currencies such as lithics.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; lithic procurement; archaeology; use of waterways; chert sourcing
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Sparks, J. M. (2012). The Movement and Procurement of Lithic Raw Materials in
Shawnee Lookout Park. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1335463904
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Sparks, Janine M. “The Movement and Procurement of Lithic Raw Materials in
Shawnee Lookout Park.” 2012. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1335463904.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Sparks, Janine M. “The Movement and Procurement of Lithic Raw Materials in
Shawnee Lookout Park.” 2012. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Sparks JM. The Movement and Procurement of Lithic Raw Materials in
Shawnee Lookout Park. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2012. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1335463904.
Council of Science Editors:
Sparks JM. The Movement and Procurement of Lithic Raw Materials in
Shawnee Lookout Park. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2012. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1335463904
12.
Ballantyne, Marianne R.
Miami Fort: An Ancient Hydraulic Structure.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences : Anthropology, 2009, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242752728
► Miami Fort, located in southwestern Ohio, is a multicomponent hilltop earthwork approximately nine kilometers in length. Detailed geological analyses demonstrate that the earthwork was a…
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▼ Miami Fort, located in southwestern Ohio, is a
multicomponent hilltop earthwork approximately nine kilometers in
length. Detailed geological analyses demonstrate that the earthwork
was a complex gravity-fed hydraulic structure, which channeled
spring waters and surface runoff to sites where indigenous plants
and cultigens were grown in a highly fertile but drought prone
loess soil. Drill core sampling, x-ray diffractometry,
high-resolution magnetic susceptibility analysis, and radiocarbon
dating demonstrate that the earthwork was built after the Holocene
Climatic Optimum and before the Medieval Warming Period. The
results of this study suggest that these and perhaps other southern
Ohio hilltop earthworks are hydraulic structures rather than
fortifications.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth B. (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Geography; Miami Fort; Hopewell; hilltop enclosure; Ohio Valley archaeology
…left out of the site maps (Connolly 1996).
The University of Cincinnati conducted… …1969, 1970; Dalbey 2007) of the University of Cincinnati, who directed a field school at… …Ken Tankersley (2008a) of the University of Cincinnati conducted the first…
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Ballantyne, M. R. (2009). Miami Fort: An Ancient Hydraulic Structure. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242752728
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Ballantyne, Marianne R. “Miami Fort: An Ancient Hydraulic Structure.” 2009. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242752728.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Ballantyne, Marianne R. “Miami Fort: An Ancient Hydraulic Structure.” 2009. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Ballantyne MR. Miami Fort: An Ancient Hydraulic Structure. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2009. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242752728.
Council of Science Editors:
Ballantyne MR. Miami Fort: An Ancient Hydraulic Structure. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2009. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1242752728
13.
Lane, Brian G.
Hopewell Resource Collection: A Paleoethnobotanical
Perspective of Twin Mounds.
Degree: MA, Arts and Sciences : Anthropology, 2009, University of Cincinnati
URL: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1248534276
► In the past five decades, studies of the Hopewell Interaction Sphere have focused on long distance resource procurement as exemplified by artifacts made from obsidian,…
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▼ In the past five decades, studies of the Hopewell
Interaction Sphere have focused on long distance resource
procurement as exemplified by artifacts made from obsidian, copper,
silver, and marine shells. The Hopewell Interaction Sphere includes
broad expanses of eastern North America and the Great Plains and
dates approximately from 2100 years B.P. to 1500 years B.P. In
recent years, two interpretative extremes in assessing resource
selection have arisen: (1) exotic materials dominate Hopewell
artifact assemblages, or (2) most of the artifact assemblages
evaluated is local in origin. A close examination of distinctive
Hopewell artifacts recovered from the Twin Mounds site that dates
to 2030 ± 40 B.P. reveals that most of this ancient material was
obtained locally. Plant fibers used to create two Hopewell textiles
were identified as <i>Asclepias incarnata</i> and
<i>Eryngium yuccifolium</i>. Palynological data from
the region was reviewed to determine local availability of these
plants and the results suggest that the local environment was
suitable for their growth and procurement.
Advisors/Committee Members: Tankersley, Kenneth B. (Committee Chair).
Subjects/Keywords: Archaeology; Hopewell; Paleoethnobotany; Exchange systems; Archaeology
…the University of Cincinnati field school (Dalbey
2007; Tankersley 2008).
Twin… …field schools from the University of
Cincinnati investigated and further documented many of… …culminated in a test excavation by students
from the University of Cincinnati during the 1971… …field school from the University of Cincinnati headed by Kenneth Tankersley
placed a series of… …candidates was
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collected from the University of Cincinnati Herbarium. Fibers were retted and…
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Lane, B. G. (2009). Hopewell Resource Collection: A Paleoethnobotanical
Perspective of Twin Mounds. (Masters Thesis). University of Cincinnati. Retrieved from http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1248534276
Chicago Manual of Style (16th Edition):
Lane, Brian G. “Hopewell Resource Collection: A Paleoethnobotanical
Perspective of Twin Mounds.” 2009. Masters Thesis, University of Cincinnati. Accessed December 14, 2019.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1248534276.
MLA Handbook (7th Edition):
Lane, Brian G. “Hopewell Resource Collection: A Paleoethnobotanical
Perspective of Twin Mounds.” 2009. Web. 14 Dec 2019.
Vancouver:
Lane BG. Hopewell Resource Collection: A Paleoethnobotanical
Perspective of Twin Mounds. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2009. [cited 2019 Dec 14].
Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1248534276.
Council of Science Editors:
Lane BG. Hopewell Resource Collection: A Paleoethnobotanical
Perspective of Twin Mounds. [Masters Thesis]. University of Cincinnati; 2009. Available from: http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1248534276
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