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Papers by Victoria Dekle

Research paper thumbnail of Recent approaches to pottery and society in the Southeast

This article discusses the themes of this special edition of Southeastern Archaeology on modern p... more This article discusses the themes of this special edition of Southeastern Archaeology on modern pottery studies and summarizes the articles included in this edition. Southeastern archaeologists increasingly are applying new theoretical constructs and techniques to ceramic studies. These new techniques, in conjunction with traditional typological analysis, allow archaeologists to approach the study of past peoples from a broader perspective.

Research paper thumbnail of Ritual Life and Landscape at Tunnacunnhee

Research paper thumbnail of Preliminary Results of the SEAC Sexual Harassment Survey (pp. 19-35)

Research paper thumbnail of What Happens in the Field? Preliminary Results of the SEAC Sexual Harassment Survey

In September 2014 SEAC sponsored a sexual harassment survey of its membership. Goals of the surve... more In September 2014 SEAC sponsored a sexual harassment survey of its membership. Goals of the survey were to identify frequency and types of sexual harassment in field situations and identify consequences of such incidences for perpetrators and victims. Specifically, the survey was designed to identify if victims of sexual harassment had suffered adverse affects to their career. This poster presents preliminary results of the survey and identifies ways to decrease sexual harassment incidents in the field, including education, communication, examination of field and field house practices, and the use of a conduct code in the field.

Research paper thumbnail of Hickory Nuts, Bulk Processing, and the Advent of Early Horticultural Economies in Eastern North America

Employing a dwelling perspective, this paper reinterprets the adoption of horticulture during the... more Employing a dwelling perspective, this paper reinterprets the adoption of horticulture during the terminal Late Archaic in eastern North America as an unintended consequence of changing human-animal-plant relations and the invention of bulk processing techniques during the Middle and Late Archaic. The incorporation of immobile plant and animal species into the lifeworlds of Archaic individuals by 7000 BP was part of a dynamic series of changes that greatly altered the taskscapes of these hunter-gatherers. The activities characteristic of these new taskscapes were group oriented and included the bulk processing of nuts and mussels to buffer against risk of winter food shortages. Changing social relations during the terminal Late Archaic dissociated certain groups from important riverine resources; however, the adoption of bulk wild-food-processing techniques provided a technological foundation for the replacement of aquatic immobile resources with upland garden crops, leading to the advent of a stable upland horticultural complex.

Research paper thumbnail of New Considerations of Old Distributions: Site Occupations at the Deptford Site (9CH2), Chatham County, Georgia

SAA Archaeological Record 11(5):27-29., 2011

Visite http://bit.ly/ConfRes para ver los resúmenes aceptados ¡La SAA viene a América Latina! Pre... more Visite http://bit.ly/ConfRes para ver los resúmenes aceptados ¡La SAA viene a América Latina! Presenta la primera Conferencia Intercontinental de la SAA, una conferencia única diseñada para unir a la SAA y los Latinoamericanos. La Conferencia abrirá con una sesión especial por la tarde del viernes, seguida de un día completo de sesiones plenarias el sábado y terminando con medio día de sesiones plenarias el domingo. La capacidad máxima para la Conferencia es 235 asistentes.

Research paper thumbnail of The Deptford Site: Reconfigured and Reconsidered

Research paper thumbnail of Making Sense of a W.P.A. Excavation: Archaeological Reassessment of the Deptford Site (9CH2) in Chatham County, Georgia

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, May 2007

excavated a large multicomponent site located near the city of Savannah, Georgia. Due to lack of ... more excavated a large multicomponent site located near the city of Savannah, Georgia. Due to lack of funds and time, the investigators never published a report on the Deptford excavations. Additionally, most of the original field notes and profile drawings were lost over the past 60 years. The first published manuscript of Deptford was written by Chester DePratter (DePratter 1991), who conducted only limited analysis on this extensive collection. During the 1990s, the National Park Service gave the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology funding to analyze completely the Deptford collection. This manuscript is a report of that analysis, as well as an interpretation of the large data set.

Conference Presentations by Victoria Dekle

Research paper thumbnail of What Happens in the Field? Preliminary Results of the SEAC Sexual Harassment Survey

Research paper thumbnail of Artistic Style and Identity among the Late Archaic Peoples of the Southern Atlantic Coast

Research paper thumbnail of Bone Pin Design and Late Archaic Regional Connections across the Southern Atlantic Coast

Research paper thumbnail of An Investigation of Late Archaic Bone Pins in the Coastal Plain of Georgia and South Carolina

Research paper thumbnail of The Political Ecology of Archaeological Climatic Research

Research paper thumbnail of Predictions for Political Ecology Studies in Southeastern Archaeology: Implications of the Climatic Narrative

Political ecology is an interdisciplinary research agenda that works beyond traditional livelihoo... more Political ecology is an interdisciplinary research agenda that works beyond traditional livelihood studies to investigate the implications of ecological research on present and future human societies. While anthropologists and other social scientists have widely embraced political ecology, archaeology is essentially absent from this discussion. Ancient sea level rise is one way that Southeastern archaeologists use public and political influence to promote research and we must now consider future implications of this work. I argue that we must reference reflexive social theory in addition to scientific climatic measures to investigate the impact of archaeological research on future populations.

Research paper thumbnail of Ritual Life and Landscape at Tunacunnhee: Ideology and Politics at a Middle Woodland Site in Northwest Georgia

Research paper thumbnail of The Climatic Narrative and Archaeology's Use of the Past: Sea Level Rise on the Southern Atlantic Coast

Research paper thumbnail of The Deptford Site: Reconfigured and Reconsidered

Talks by Victoria Dekle

Research paper thumbnail of Navigating the Career and Graduate School Search - or- So I've Graduated, Now What?

What: Brown bag lunch talk. Bring your own lunch and enjoy an informal presentation and Q&A sessi... more What: Brown bag lunch talk. Bring your own lunch and enjoy an informal presentation and Q&A session with Victoria Dekle. Victoria has experience in professional archaeology and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Kentucky. Victoria can answer your questions about what to do with your degree in anthropology! All are invited! About the speaker: Victoria Dekle is an archaeology Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. She is also a writer for the Creative Content and Social Media team at the Hive for the UK College of Arts and Sciences. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in 2007 with a B.A. in Anthropology, a minor in History, and a Certificate of Archaeological Science. Her dissertation research examines Late Archaic (6000 -3100 B.P.) identity along the Lower Savannah River Valley in Georgia and South Carolina. Her research interests include but are not limited to Native American culture and history, the archaeology of childhood, ceramic technology, landscapes and settlement patterns, and Science and Technology Studies (STS). Although she specializes in archaeological research, she considers her interests and research to be multidisciplinary and fundamentally grounded in social theory.

Teaching Documents by Victoria Dekle

Research paper thumbnail of Origins of Old World Civilizations Spring 2013 (ANT 355)

Research paper thumbnail of Cermaic Analysis Fall 2015 Bibliography (ANT 550/ANT 650)

Research paper thumbnail of Recent approaches to pottery and society in the Southeast

This article discusses the themes of this special edition of Southeastern Archaeology on modern p... more This article discusses the themes of this special edition of Southeastern Archaeology on modern pottery studies and summarizes the articles included in this edition. Southeastern archaeologists increasingly are applying new theoretical constructs and techniques to ceramic studies. These new techniques, in conjunction with traditional typological analysis, allow archaeologists to approach the study of past peoples from a broader perspective.

Research paper thumbnail of Ritual Life and Landscape at Tunnacunnhee

Research paper thumbnail of Preliminary Results of the SEAC Sexual Harassment Survey (pp. 19-35)

Research paper thumbnail of What Happens in the Field? Preliminary Results of the SEAC Sexual Harassment Survey

In September 2014 SEAC sponsored a sexual harassment survey of its membership. Goals of the surve... more In September 2014 SEAC sponsored a sexual harassment survey of its membership. Goals of the survey were to identify frequency and types of sexual harassment in field situations and identify consequences of such incidences for perpetrators and victims. Specifically, the survey was designed to identify if victims of sexual harassment had suffered adverse affects to their career. This poster presents preliminary results of the survey and identifies ways to decrease sexual harassment incidents in the field, including education, communication, examination of field and field house practices, and the use of a conduct code in the field.

Research paper thumbnail of Hickory Nuts, Bulk Processing, and the Advent of Early Horticultural Economies in Eastern North America

Employing a dwelling perspective, this paper reinterprets the adoption of horticulture during the... more Employing a dwelling perspective, this paper reinterprets the adoption of horticulture during the terminal Late Archaic in eastern North America as an unintended consequence of changing human-animal-plant relations and the invention of bulk processing techniques during the Middle and Late Archaic. The incorporation of immobile plant and animal species into the lifeworlds of Archaic individuals by 7000 BP was part of a dynamic series of changes that greatly altered the taskscapes of these hunter-gatherers. The activities characteristic of these new taskscapes were group oriented and included the bulk processing of nuts and mussels to buffer against risk of winter food shortages. Changing social relations during the terminal Late Archaic dissociated certain groups from important riverine resources; however, the adoption of bulk wild-food-processing techniques provided a technological foundation for the replacement of aquatic immobile resources with upland garden crops, leading to the advent of a stable upland horticultural complex.

Research paper thumbnail of New Considerations of Old Distributions: Site Occupations at the Deptford Site (9CH2), Chatham County, Georgia

SAA Archaeological Record 11(5):27-29., 2011

Visite http://bit.ly/ConfRes para ver los resúmenes aceptados ¡La SAA viene a América Latina! Pre... more Visite http://bit.ly/ConfRes para ver los resúmenes aceptados ¡La SAA viene a América Latina! Presenta la primera Conferencia Intercontinental de la SAA, una conferencia única diseñada para unir a la SAA y los Latinoamericanos. La Conferencia abrirá con una sesión especial por la tarde del viernes, seguida de un día completo de sesiones plenarias el sábado y terminando con medio día de sesiones plenarias el domingo. La capacidad máxima para la Conferencia es 235 asistentes.

Research paper thumbnail of The Deptford Site: Reconfigured and Reconsidered

Research paper thumbnail of Making Sense of a W.P.A. Excavation: Archaeological Reassessment of the Deptford Site (9CH2) in Chatham County, Georgia

Undergraduate Honors Thesis, University of Georgia, Athens, May 2007

excavated a large multicomponent site located near the city of Savannah, Georgia. Due to lack of ... more excavated a large multicomponent site located near the city of Savannah, Georgia. Due to lack of funds and time, the investigators never published a report on the Deptford excavations. Additionally, most of the original field notes and profile drawings were lost over the past 60 years. The first published manuscript of Deptford was written by Chester DePratter (DePratter 1991), who conducted only limited analysis on this extensive collection. During the 1990s, the National Park Service gave the University of Georgia Laboratory of Archaeology funding to analyze completely the Deptford collection. This manuscript is a report of that analysis, as well as an interpretation of the large data set.

Research paper thumbnail of What Happens in the Field? Preliminary Results of the SEAC Sexual Harassment Survey

Research paper thumbnail of Artistic Style and Identity among the Late Archaic Peoples of the Southern Atlantic Coast

Research paper thumbnail of Bone Pin Design and Late Archaic Regional Connections across the Southern Atlantic Coast

Research paper thumbnail of An Investigation of Late Archaic Bone Pins in the Coastal Plain of Georgia and South Carolina

Research paper thumbnail of The Political Ecology of Archaeological Climatic Research

Research paper thumbnail of Predictions for Political Ecology Studies in Southeastern Archaeology: Implications of the Climatic Narrative

Political ecology is an interdisciplinary research agenda that works beyond traditional livelihoo... more Political ecology is an interdisciplinary research agenda that works beyond traditional livelihood studies to investigate the implications of ecological research on present and future human societies. While anthropologists and other social scientists have widely embraced political ecology, archaeology is essentially absent from this discussion. Ancient sea level rise is one way that Southeastern archaeologists use public and political influence to promote research and we must now consider future implications of this work. I argue that we must reference reflexive social theory in addition to scientific climatic measures to investigate the impact of archaeological research on future populations.

Research paper thumbnail of Ritual Life and Landscape at Tunacunnhee: Ideology and Politics at a Middle Woodland Site in Northwest Georgia

Research paper thumbnail of The Climatic Narrative and Archaeology's Use of the Past: Sea Level Rise on the Southern Atlantic Coast

Research paper thumbnail of The Deptford Site: Reconfigured and Reconsidered

Research paper thumbnail of Navigating the Career and Graduate School Search - or- So I've Graduated, Now What?

What: Brown bag lunch talk. Bring your own lunch and enjoy an informal presentation and Q&A sessi... more What: Brown bag lunch talk. Bring your own lunch and enjoy an informal presentation and Q&A session with Victoria Dekle. Victoria has experience in professional archaeology and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Kentucky. Victoria can answer your questions about what to do with your degree in anthropology! All are invited! About the speaker: Victoria Dekle is an archaeology Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky. She is also a writer for the Creative Content and Social Media team at the Hive for the UK College of Arts and Sciences. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia in 2007 with a B.A. in Anthropology, a minor in History, and a Certificate of Archaeological Science. Her dissertation research examines Late Archaic (6000 -3100 B.P.) identity along the Lower Savannah River Valley in Georgia and South Carolina. Her research interests include but are not limited to Native American culture and history, the archaeology of childhood, ceramic technology, landscapes and settlement patterns, and Science and Technology Studies (STS). Although she specializes in archaeological research, she considers her interests and research to be multidisciplinary and fundamentally grounded in social theory.