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Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Test Excavations at the Paynetown Light Site (12 MO 193), Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County, Indiana, Paynetown Light Site (12MO193) 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Test Excavations Report, Pine Grove Site (12MO183) 1987

Research paper thumbnail of A Young Man with Developmental Delays at the Murphy Site, 12Po1: Can Grave Goods Shed Light on Social Identity?

Research paper thumbnail of Geoarchaeological dating of Holocene-age, earthquake-induced paleoliquefaction features in southwestern Indiana

Although archaeological geology generally involves the application of geological methods to archa... more Although archaeological geology generally involves the application of geological methods to archaeological research questions, recent research on earthquake-induced paleoliquefaction in Indiana provides an example off archeological methods applied to geological questions. Surveys in 1990-1992 have documented numerous paleoliquefaction features in Holocene-age alluvial sediments in the Wabash Valley region of southwestern Indiana that resulted from strong-earthquake shaking. A combination of archaeological and geological dating is critical to the study of prehistoric earthquakes in this region, where evidence of surface faulting is absent. Both direct dating and cross-dating are being used to develop a chronology for stratigraphic sequences within the alluvial facies of the Martinsville Formation. Temporally diagnostic artifacts and archaeological features such as hearths add significantly to the traditional array of datable samples from strata that underlie, overlie, or are penecont...

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Reconnaissance of a Proposed Borrow Pit for Bridge 104, Lawrence County, Indiana

Research paper thumbnail of Liquefaction evidence for strong Holocene earthquake(s) in the Wabash Valley of southern Indiana-Illinois, with a preliminary estimate of magnitude

Research paper thumbnail of Liquefaction evidence for one or more strong Holocene earthquakes in the Wabash Valley of southern Indiana and Illinois, with a preliminary estimate of magnitude

Professional Paper, 1993

We have discovered hundreds of planar, nearly vertical sand-and gravel-filled dikes that we inter... more We have discovered hundreds of planar, nearly vertical sand-and gravel-filled dikes that we interpret to have been caused by earthquake-induced liquefaction in the Wabash Valley of southern Indiana and Illinois. These dikes range in width from a few centimeters to as much as 2.5 meters. The largest dikes are centered about the general area of Vincennes, Ind.; they decrease in size and abundance to the north and south of this area. Preliminary studies indicate that it is highly possible that many, if not all, of the dikes were formed by a single large earthquake that took place in the Vincennes area sometime between 1,500 and 7,500 years ago. The severity of ground shaking required to have formed the observed dikes far exceeds the strongest level of shaking of any earthquake in the Central United States since the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes. Our engineering-seismologic analysis, based on comparison of liquefaction effects with those of historic earthquakes in the Central and Eastern United States, indicates that the moment magnitude of the prehistoric earthquake was on the order of 7.5.

Research paper thumbnail of Prehistoric Selenite and Satinspar Mining in the Mammoth Cave System, Kentucky

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Research paper thumbnail of PIXE analysis of prehistoric and protohistoric Caborn-Welborn phase copper artifacts from the lower Ohio River Valley

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1998

Particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) spectrometry is being used to nondestmctively determine th... more Particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) spectrometry is being used to nondestmctively determine the elemental composition of copper-based artifacts excavated from prehistoric/protohistoric sites in the Ohio River Valley. Copper objects from Caborn-Welbom (CW) and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Midwest Archaeological Conference 2014 Distinguished Career Awards

Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of On the Northeastern Mississippian Frontier: Investigations at the Prather Site (12CL4), Clark County, Indiana

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Research paper thumbnail of Archaeology of the Lower Ohio River Valley . Jon Muller

American Anthropologist, 1989

Research paper thumbnail of Cultural Resources Report, Ohio River Cultural Resources Assessment 1976-1983

Research paper thumbnail of Residential Mortuary Practices and Skeletal Biology at the Late Mississippian Hovey Lake Site, Posey County, Indiana

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Research paper thumbnail of In memoriam: James H. Kellar: James H. Kellar

SAA archaeological record, 2003

Información del artículo In memoriam : James H.Kellar: James H.Kellar.

Research paper thumbnail of Determining the Cultural Affiliation of Terminal Late Woodland. Mississipian Hunting Stations: A Lower Ohio Valley Example

North American Archaeologist, 1980

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Research paper thumbnail of Mississippian settlement patterns in southwestern Indiana

Mississippian Settlement Patterns, 1978

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the Mississippian settlement patterns in southwestern In... more Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the Mississippian settlement patterns in southwestern Indiana. Willey's Viru Valley study and Winters' Wabash Valley study have demonstrated the value of settlement pattern data for facilitating inferences about the character of prehistoric society and culture that are not readily observable in archaeological record. Archaeological research spanning 80 years can be brought together to describe the areal settlement patterns of two Mississippian phases in the Ohio River Valley of southwestern Indiana and the adjacent portions of Kentucky: the Angel phase and the Caborn–Welborn phase. Special problems that are discussed in the chapter include (1) the question of the ethnicity of the late prehistoric–protohistoric Caborn–Welborn phase; (2) the strength and nature of the relationship that existed among the five large village sites of the Caborn–Welborn phase; (3) the continuity or discontinuity that existed between the Caborn–Welborn and Angel phase occupations; and (5) the relationship of the Angel phase to the Yankeetown phase and the nature of the initial Mississippian emergence in the study area.

Research paper thumbnail of Cultural Resource Survey of Proposed Timber Management Areas in the Hoosier National Forest, Perry County, Indiana

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Reconnaissance of Proposed Development Areas at Mogan Ridge, Hoosier National Forest, Indiana

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Test Excavations at 12 PE 571 in the Clover Lick Wetland Area, Hoosier National Forest, Indiana

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Test Excavations at the Paynetown Light Site (12 MO 193), Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County, Indiana, Paynetown Light Site (12MO193) 1987

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Test Excavations Report, Pine Grove Site (12MO183) 1987

Research paper thumbnail of A Young Man with Developmental Delays at the Murphy Site, 12Po1: Can Grave Goods Shed Light on Social Identity?

Research paper thumbnail of Geoarchaeological dating of Holocene-age, earthquake-induced paleoliquefaction features in southwestern Indiana

Although archaeological geology generally involves the application of geological methods to archa... more Although archaeological geology generally involves the application of geological methods to archaeological research questions, recent research on earthquake-induced paleoliquefaction in Indiana provides an example off archeological methods applied to geological questions. Surveys in 1990-1992 have documented numerous paleoliquefaction features in Holocene-age alluvial sediments in the Wabash Valley region of southwestern Indiana that resulted from strong-earthquake shaking. A combination of archaeological and geological dating is critical to the study of prehistoric earthquakes in this region, where evidence of surface faulting is absent. Both direct dating and cross-dating are being used to develop a chronology for stratigraphic sequences within the alluvial facies of the Martinsville Formation. Temporally diagnostic artifacts and archaeological features such as hearths add significantly to the traditional array of datable samples from strata that underlie, overlie, or are penecont...

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Reconnaissance of a Proposed Borrow Pit for Bridge 104, Lawrence County, Indiana

Research paper thumbnail of Liquefaction evidence for strong Holocene earthquake(s) in the Wabash Valley of southern Indiana-Illinois, with a preliminary estimate of magnitude

Research paper thumbnail of Liquefaction evidence for one or more strong Holocene earthquakes in the Wabash Valley of southern Indiana and Illinois, with a preliminary estimate of magnitude

Professional Paper, 1993

We have discovered hundreds of planar, nearly vertical sand-and gravel-filled dikes that we inter... more We have discovered hundreds of planar, nearly vertical sand-and gravel-filled dikes that we interpret to have been caused by earthquake-induced liquefaction in the Wabash Valley of southern Indiana and Illinois. These dikes range in width from a few centimeters to as much as 2.5 meters. The largest dikes are centered about the general area of Vincennes, Ind.; they decrease in size and abundance to the north and south of this area. Preliminary studies indicate that it is highly possible that many, if not all, of the dikes were formed by a single large earthquake that took place in the Vincennes area sometime between 1,500 and 7,500 years ago. The severity of ground shaking required to have formed the observed dikes far exceeds the strongest level of shaking of any earthquake in the Central United States since the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes. Our engineering-seismologic analysis, based on comparison of liquefaction effects with those of historic earthquakes in the Central and Eastern United States, indicates that the moment magnitude of the prehistoric earthquake was on the order of 7.5.

Research paper thumbnail of Prehistoric Selenite and Satinspar Mining in the Mammoth Cave System, Kentucky

RefDoc Bienvenue - Welcome. Refdoc est un service / is powered by. ...

Research paper thumbnail of PIXE analysis of prehistoric and protohistoric Caborn-Welborn phase copper artifacts from the lower Ohio River Valley

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1998

Particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) spectrometry is being used to nondestmctively determine th... more Particle-induced X-ray emission (PIXE) spectrometry is being used to nondestmctively determine the elemental composition of copper-based artifacts excavated from prehistoric/protohistoric sites in the Ohio River Valley. Copper objects from Caborn-Welbom (CW) and ...

Research paper thumbnail of Midwest Archaeological Conference 2014 Distinguished Career Awards

Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of On the Northeastern Mississippian Frontier: Investigations at the Prather Site (12CL4), Clark County, Indiana

Skip to main content: ...

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeology of the Lower Ohio River Valley . Jon Muller

American Anthropologist, 1989

Research paper thumbnail of Cultural Resources Report, Ohio River Cultural Resources Assessment 1976-1983

Research paper thumbnail of Residential Mortuary Practices and Skeletal Biology at the Late Mississippian Hovey Lake Site, Posey County, Indiana

RefDoc Bienvenue - Welcome. Refdoc est un service / is powered by. ...

Research paper thumbnail of In memoriam: James H. Kellar: James H. Kellar

SAA archaeological record, 2003

Información del artículo In memoriam : James H.Kellar: James H.Kellar.

Research paper thumbnail of Determining the Cultural Affiliation of Terminal Late Woodland. Mississipian Hunting Stations: A Lower Ohio Valley Example

North American Archaeologist, 1980

RefDoc Bienvenue - Welcome. Refdoc est un service / is powered by. ...

Research paper thumbnail of Mississippian settlement patterns in southwestern Indiana

Mississippian Settlement Patterns, 1978

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the Mississippian settlement patterns in southwestern In... more Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the Mississippian settlement patterns in southwestern Indiana. Willey's Viru Valley study and Winters' Wabash Valley study have demonstrated the value of settlement pattern data for facilitating inferences about the character of prehistoric society and culture that are not readily observable in archaeological record. Archaeological research spanning 80 years can be brought together to describe the areal settlement patterns of two Mississippian phases in the Ohio River Valley of southwestern Indiana and the adjacent portions of Kentucky: the Angel phase and the Caborn–Welborn phase. Special problems that are discussed in the chapter include (1) the question of the ethnicity of the late prehistoric–protohistoric Caborn–Welborn phase; (2) the strength and nature of the relationship that existed among the five large village sites of the Caborn–Welborn phase; (3) the continuity or discontinuity that existed between the Caborn–Welborn and Angel phase occupations; and (5) the relationship of the Angel phase to the Yankeetown phase and the nature of the initial Mississippian emergence in the study area.

Research paper thumbnail of Cultural Resource Survey of Proposed Timber Management Areas in the Hoosier National Forest, Perry County, Indiana

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Reconnaissance of Proposed Development Areas at Mogan Ridge, Hoosier National Forest, Indiana

Research paper thumbnail of Archaeological Test Excavations at 12 PE 571 in the Clover Lick Wetland Area, Hoosier National Forest, Indiana

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