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Papers by Maureen Meyers

Understanding and Teaching Native American History

Southeastern Archaeology, 2002

... However, recent works by Potter (1993), Gallivan (2003) and Hantman (2001) provide evidence t... more ... However, recent works by Potter (1993), Gallivan (2003) and Hantman (2001) provide evidence that chief ... River and portions ofthe Clinch drain the Cumberland Plateau; the North, Middle, and South ... One from the Ely Mound in Lee County, classified as a South Atlantic style, is a ...

Trends and Traditions in Southeastern Zooarchaeology, 2014

Advances in Archaeological Practice, 2020

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arsenic was used as an embalming agent ... more During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arsenic was used as an embalming agent in the United States. In 1996, Konefes and McGee brought the potential danger of arsenic poisoning during excavation to the attention of archaeologists. They developed methodology that was later refined by the present authors. This article discusses the history of arsenic as an embalming agent, explores socioeconomic and demographic factors that might suggest the presence of arsenic in certain burials, and presents methods for testing arsenic in archaeological contexts. We also discuss environmental impact mitigation considerations and review examples of arsenic testing in archaeological contexts.

New approaches to collapsed complex societies The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancien... more New approaches to collapsed complex societies The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience and transformation instead of collapse. In Beyond Collapse, editor Ronald K. Faulseit gathers scholars with diverse theoretical perspectives to present innovative approaches to understanding the decline and reorganization of complex societies. Contributors consider collapse and reorganization not as unrelated phenomena but as integral components in the evolution of complex societies. Using archaeological data to interpret how ancient civilizations responded to various stresses, contributors discuss not only what leads societies to collapse but also why some societies are resilient and others are not, as well as how societies reorganize afte...

Advances in Archaeological Practice

ABSTRACTChronic diseases and preexisting conditions shape daily life for many archaeologists both... more ABSTRACTChronic diseases and preexisting conditions shape daily life for many archaeologists both in and out of the field. Chronic issues, however, can be overlooked in safety planning, which more often focuses on emergency situations because they are considered mundane, or they are imperceptible to project directors and crews until a serious problem arises. This article focuses on asthma, diabetes, and depression as common medical conditions that impact otherwise healthy archaeologists during fieldwork, with the goal of raising awareness of these conditions in particular, and the need to be more attentive to chronic diseases in general. Archaeological fieldwork presents novel situations that put those with chronic diseases and preexisting conditions at risk: environmental hazards, remoteness from medical and social resources and networks, lack of group awareness, and varying cultural norms. As a result, if chronic diseases are not attended to properly in the field, they can lead to...

Mapping the Mississippian Shatter Zone

Contact, Colonialism, and Native Communities in the Southeastern United States

Foraging, Farming and Coastal Biocultural Adaptation in Late Prehistoric North Carolina. DALE L. ... more Foraging, Farming and Coastal Biocultural Adaptation in Late Prehistoric North Carolina. DALE L. HUTCHINSON, with contributions by ANN KAKALIOURAS, LYNETTE NORR, and MARK TEAFORD. University Press of Florida, Ripley P. Bullen Series (JERALD T. MILANICH, series ed.), Florida Museum of Natural History, University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 2002. xxiv + 275 pp., tables, figures, biblio., index. $55.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-8130-2474-9. This volume, a recent addition to the Ripley P. Bullen Series edited by Jerald T. Milanich, is another illustration of the exemplary scholarship highlighted in this series. Hutchinson compares dietary and pathological indicators of nutrition and health for inner and outer coastal populations of North Carolina during the Middle and Late Woodland periods. He uses a multilateral approach, one that includes an examination of skeletal and dental pathology as well as maritime and agricultural resources and their uses. Hutchinson begins by describing coasts, estu...

Understanding and Teaching Native American History

Southeastern Archaeology, 2002

... However, recent works by Potter (1993), Gallivan (2003) and Hantman (2001) provide evidence t... more ... However, recent works by Potter (1993), Gallivan (2003) and Hantman (2001) provide evidence that chief ... River and portions ofthe Clinch drain the Cumberland Plateau; the North, Middle, and South ... One from the Ely Mound in Lee County, classified as a South Atlantic style, is a ...

Trends and Traditions in Southeastern Zooarchaeology, 2014

Advances in Archaeological Practice, 2020

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arsenic was used as an embalming agent ... more During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, arsenic was used as an embalming agent in the United States. In 1996, Konefes and McGee brought the potential danger of arsenic poisoning during excavation to the attention of archaeologists. They developed methodology that was later refined by the present authors. This article discusses the history of arsenic as an embalming agent, explores socioeconomic and demographic factors that might suggest the presence of arsenic in certain burials, and presents methods for testing arsenic in archaeological contexts. We also discuss environmental impact mitigation considerations and review examples of arsenic testing in archaeological contexts.

New approaches to collapsed complex societies The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancien... more New approaches to collapsed complex societies The Maya. The Romans. The great dynasties of ancient China. It is generally believed that these once mighty empires eventually crumbled and disappeared. A recent trend in archaeology, however, focusing on what happened during and after the decline of once powerful societies has found social resilience and transformation instead of collapse. In Beyond Collapse, editor Ronald K. Faulseit gathers scholars with diverse theoretical perspectives to present innovative approaches to understanding the decline and reorganization of complex societies. Contributors consider collapse and reorganization not as unrelated phenomena but as integral components in the evolution of complex societies. Using archaeological data to interpret how ancient civilizations responded to various stresses, contributors discuss not only what leads societies to collapse but also why some societies are resilient and others are not, as well as how societies reorganize afte...

Advances in Archaeological Practice

ABSTRACTChronic diseases and preexisting conditions shape daily life for many archaeologists both... more ABSTRACTChronic diseases and preexisting conditions shape daily life for many archaeologists both in and out of the field. Chronic issues, however, can be overlooked in safety planning, which more often focuses on emergency situations because they are considered mundane, or they are imperceptible to project directors and crews until a serious problem arises. This article focuses on asthma, diabetes, and depression as common medical conditions that impact otherwise healthy archaeologists during fieldwork, with the goal of raising awareness of these conditions in particular, and the need to be more attentive to chronic diseases in general. Archaeological fieldwork presents novel situations that put those with chronic diseases and preexisting conditions at risk: environmental hazards, remoteness from medical and social resources and networks, lack of group awareness, and varying cultural norms. As a result, if chronic diseases are not attended to properly in the field, they can lead to...

Mapping the Mississippian Shatter Zone

Contact, Colonialism, and Native Communities in the Southeastern United States

Foraging, Farming and Coastal Biocultural Adaptation in Late Prehistoric North Carolina. DALE L. ... more Foraging, Farming and Coastal Biocultural Adaptation in Late Prehistoric North Carolina. DALE L. HUTCHINSON, with contributions by ANN KAKALIOURAS, LYNETTE NORR, and MARK TEAFORD. University Press of Florida, Ripley P. Bullen Series (JERALD T. MILANICH, series ed.), Florida Museum of Natural History, University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 2002. xxiv + 275 pp., tables, figures, biblio., index. $55.00 (cloth), ISBN 0-8130-2474-9. This volume, a recent addition to the Ripley P. Bullen Series edited by Jerald T. Milanich, is another illustration of the exemplary scholarship highlighted in this series. Hutchinson compares dietary and pathological indicators of nutrition and health for inner and outer coastal populations of North Carolina during the Middle and Late Woodland periods. He uses a multilateral approach, one that includes an examination of skeletal and dental pathology as well as maritime and agricultural resources and their uses. Hutchinson begins by describing coasts, estu...