The Carson site in northwest Mississippi is a monumental Mississippian center with
evidence of large and small earthen mounds, an extensive palisaded village, and a bundle …

In recent years, archaeological studies of long-term change and transformation in the human
past have often been dominated by the discussion of dichotomous processes of …

Abstract The Lower Mississippi Valley (LMV) and Mississippi River Delta (MRD) are
dramatically impacted by long-term and seasonal fluctuations in water levels, storm cycles …

Local lore has long identified an entrenched feature crossing Fort Morgan peninsula on
Alabama's Gulf of Mexico coast (USA) as an ancient canoe canal, a folk identification now …

Earthen mound construction is a cultural practice in the American Southeast that has over
5000 years of history. During this time, earthen mounds were variously associated with …

This dissertation is about living in a world of aging infrastructure with a focus on impacts to
environmental and community health rather than technological function. In this study I bring …

Archaeological investigations of Mississippian platform mounds have traditionally required
invasive excavation or coring. Excavations are damaging to sites, and in many cases …

I provide a spatiotemporal analysis of Māohi communal and specialized houses to access
transformations in social relationships at the supra-household level in the late pre-contact …