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Spanish Halberds In South Carolina?, Chester B. Depratter
Spanish Halberds In South Carolina?, Chester B. Depratter
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
A Legacy Of Land: From Dynasty To Death: The Redistribution Of Land And Wealth Explored Through The Lens Of Genealogy, Heather R. Amaral, Sherrie Cork
A Legacy Of Land: From Dynasty To Death: The Redistribution Of Land And Wealth Explored Through The Lens Of Genealogy, Heather R. Amaral, Sherrie Cork
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
The Civil War At Santa Elena, James B. Legg, Heathley A. Johnson
The Civil War At Santa Elena, James B. Legg, Heathley A. Johnson
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Santa Elena Research Trip To The Warren Lasch Conservation Center, Heathley A. Johnson
Santa Elena Research Trip To The Warren Lasch Conservation Center, Heathley A. Johnson
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Legacy - December 2021, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina
Legacy - December 2021, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina
SCIAA Newsletter - Legacy & PastWatch
Contents:
Tommy Charles (January 3, 1932-July 30, 2021) Tribute
Director's Notes
Spanish Halberds in South Carolina?
The Mica House Revisited
Santa Elena Research Trip to the Warren Lasch Conservation Center
The Civil War at Santa Elena
Update on the Southeastern Paleoamerican Survey 2021
Maritime Research Division: A Year of Fieldwork in Review
A Legacy of Land: From Dynasty to Death: The Redistribution of Land and Wealth Explored Through the Lens of Genealogy
A Cosmic Impact Demolshed an Ancient Middle Eastern City and Everyone in It
Historic Archaeology: The St. Patrick's Day Flood
Annual Report 2021
ART/SCIAA Donors August 2020-January 2022
Update On The Southeastern Paleoamerican Survey 2021, Albert C. Goodyear, Joseph A. Lindler Jr.
Update On The Southeastern Paleoamerican Survey 2021, Albert C. Goodyear, Joseph A. Lindler Jr.
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Triumph Of The Commons: Sustainable Community Practices On Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Robert J. Dinapoli, Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt
Triumph Of The Commons: Sustainable Community Practices On Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Robert J. Dinapoli, Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt
Anthropology Faculty Scholarship
The history of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) has long been framed as a parable for how societies can fail catastrophically due to the selfish actions of individuals and a failure to wisely manage common-pool resources. While originating in the interpretations made by 18th-century visitors to the island, 20th-century scholars recast this narrative as a “tragedy of the commons,” assuming that past populations were unsustainable and selfishly overexploited the limited resources on the island. This narrative, however, is now at odds with a range of archaeological, ethnohistoric, and environmental evidence. Here, we argue that while Rapa Nui did experience large-scale deforestation …
Remote Sensing At The Adamson Mounds Site (38ke11), Kershaw County, South Carolina, Christopher Judge, Chester Walker
Remote Sensing At The Adamson Mounds Site (38ke11), Kershaw County, South Carolina, Christopher Judge, Chester Walker
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
A Copper-Covered Wooden Object From The Wateree Valley, Adam King, David H. Dye
A Copper-Covered Wooden Object From The Wateree Valley, Adam King, David H. Dye
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Numismatic History Of The Charlesfort/Santa Elena Site: The U.S. Marine Corps Maneuver Grounds, Heathley A. Johnson
Numismatic History Of The Charlesfort/Santa Elena Site: The U.S. Marine Corps Maneuver Grounds, Heathley A. Johnson
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Legacy - August 2021, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina
Legacy - August 2021, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina
SCIAA Newsletter - Legacy & PastWatch
Contents:
South Carolina Lt. Governor Pamela S. Evette Honors Tommy Charles with the Order of the Palmetto…p. 1
Director’s Notes…p. 2
Ground Penetrating Radar Survey at the Wesley United Methodist Church, Beaufort, South Carolina…p. 8
A Copper-Covered Wooden Object from the Wateree Valley…p. 9
Remote Sensing at the Adamson Mounds Site (38KE11), Kershaw County, South Carolina…p. 12
Numismatic History of the Charlesfort/Santa Elena Site: The U.S. Marine Corps Maneuver Grounds…p. 14
Just How Far Did Soto Go? …p. 19
Conservation and Documentation of a Significant Camden Battlefield Collection…p. 22
Full Circle: John Bartlam’s Porcelain Returns to the Carolinas…p. 25
New …
Conservation And Documentation Of A Significant Camden Battlefield Collection, James B. Legg
Conservation And Documentation Of A Significant Camden Battlefield Collection, James B. Legg
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Just How Far Did Soto Go?, Chester B. Depratter, Lisa R. Hudgins
Just How Far Did Soto Go?, Chester B. Depratter, Lisa R. Hudgins
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Ground Penetrating Radar Survey At The Wesley United Methodist Church, Beaufort, South Carolina, George Wingard
Ground Penetrating Radar Survey At The Wesley United Methodist Church, Beaufort, South Carolina, George Wingard
Faculty & Staff Publications
No abstract provided.
Mapping Complex Land Use Histories And Urban Renewal Using Ground Penetrating Radar: A Case Study From Fort Stanwix, Tyler Stumpf, Daniel P. Bigman, Dominic J. Day
Mapping Complex Land Use Histories And Urban Renewal Using Ground Penetrating Radar: A Case Study From Fort Stanwix, Tyler Stumpf, Daniel P. Bigman, Dominic J. Day
Anthropology Graduate Research
Fort Stanwix National Monument, located in Rome, NY, is a historic park with a complex use history dating back to the early Colonial period and through the urban expansion and recent economic revitalization of the City of Rome. The goal of this study was to conduct a GPR investigation over an area approximately 1 acre in size to identify buried historic features (particularly buildings) so park management can preserve these resources and develop appropriate educational programming and management plans. The GPR recorded reflection events consistent with our expectations of historic structures. Differences in size, shape, orientation, and depth suggest that …
Approximate Bayesian Computation Of Radiocarbon And Paleoenvironmental Record Shows Population Resilience On Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Robert J. Dinapoli, Enrico Crema, Timothy Reith, Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt
Approximate Bayesian Computation Of Radiocarbon And Paleoenvironmental Record Shows Population Resilience On Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Robert J. Dinapoli, Enrico Crema, Timothy Reith, Carl P. Lipo, Terry L. Hunt
Anthropology Faculty Scholarship
Examining how past human populations responded to environmental and climatic changes is a central focus of the historical sciences. The use of summed probability distributions (SPD) of radiocarbon dates as a proxy for estimating relative population sizes provides a widely applicable method in this research area. Paleodemographic reconstructions and modeling with SPDs, however, are stymied by a lack of accepted methods for model fitting, tools for assessing the demographic impact of environmental or climatic variables, and a means for formal multi-model comparison. These deficiencies severely limit our ability to reliably resolve crucial questions of past human-environment interactions. We propose a …
Reconstructing The History Of Koch Cemetery, Clare Remy
Reconstructing The History Of Koch Cemetery, Clare Remy
Select or Award-Winning Individual Scholarship
This project examined commingled and fragmentary skeletal remains from Koch Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, where thousands of epidemic victims were buried in mass graves. There were two primary research objectives: 1) to use archival research to construct a site history and understand patient demographics, and 2) to decommingle and estimate collection population. Archival research used Ancestry LE and Newspapers.com to collect data on the demographics of the dead and historical social dynamics of healthcare. Zooarchaeological and forensic anthropological methods, including zonation and landmark analysis, were used to estimate the minimum number of individuals (MNI) and most likely number of …
Report On The Excavations Of The Gioiella-Vaiano Villa 2016-2019, Rebecca K. Schindler, Stefano Spiganti, Giampiero Bevagna, Pedar W. Foss
Report On The Excavations Of The Gioiella-Vaiano Villa 2016-2019, Rebecca K. Schindler, Stefano Spiganti, Giampiero Bevagna, Pedar W. Foss
Classical Studies Faculty publications
Since 2015, the Trasimeno Archaeological Project has been investigating a Roman villa located between the localities of Gioiella and Vaiano in the territory of Castiglione del Lago. A preliminary surface survey of the site (2015) indicated that the villa was occupied from the 2nd century B.C. through the 3rd century A.D. While there is extensive evidence for an Etruscan presence in the region, the Gioiella-Vaiano Villa is the first Roman period site to be scientifically investigated. Of particular interest is understanding the changing role of the villa in the economic and social life of Central Italy from the mid- Republican …
A 3d Point Cloud Deep Learning Approach Using Lidar To Identify Ancient Maya Archaeological Sites, Heather Richards-Rissetto, David Newton, Aziza Al Zadjali
A 3d Point Cloud Deep Learning Approach Using Lidar To Identify Ancient Maya Archaeological Sites, Heather Richards-Rissetto, David Newton, Aziza Al Zadjali
Department of Anthropology: Faculty Publications
Airborne light detection and ranging (LIDAR) systems allow archaeologists to capture 3D data of anthropogenic landscapes with a level of precision that permits the identification of archaeological sites in difficult to reach and inaccessible regions. These benefits have come with a deluge of LIDAR data that requires significant and costly manual labor to interpret and analyze. In order to address this challenge, researchers have explored the use of state-of-the-art automated object recognition algorithms from the field of deep learning with success. This previous research, however, has been limited to the exploration of deep learning processes that work with only 2D …
Datos Preliminares De La Temporada 2019 Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Cerro San Isidro, Distrito De Moro, Ancash, David Chicoine, Jeisen Navarro
Datos Preliminares De La Temporada 2019 Del Proyecto De Investigación Arqueológica Cerro San Isidro, Distrito De Moro, Ancash, David Chicoine, Jeisen Navarro
Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Migrating Genes: Using Adna And Archaeological Data To Explain Migration In The Casas Grandes Region Of Northern Mexico, Meradeth Snow, Michael T. Searcy
Migrating Genes: Using Adna And Archaeological Data To Explain Migration In The Casas Grandes Region Of Northern Mexico, Meradeth Snow, Michael T. Searcy
Faculty Publications
Migration as an archaeological topic has addressed huge distances, such as the colonization of the Americas, as well as smaller regions, such as the peopling of specific sites. The use of genetics as a medium to enhance our understanding of population movement can be an asset. There are potential pitfalls, however, such as the misrepresentation of DNA ranging across the landscape without human vectors or motivations. Genetic data must be interpreted through the lens of all available data from the site and surrounding region in order to understand how it its into the potential for human migration. These ideas will …