Christopher Goodmaster

 

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Christopher Goodmaster conducts a magnetic gradiometer (magnetometry) survey at the site of Avkat in Turkey.

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Research Interests 

3D laser scanning and terrestrial LiDAR for high definition documentation and analyses of archaeological sites and artifacts, high resolution shallow subsurface geophysical survey techniques and analysis of geophysical data, prehistoric archaeology of the Southeast, Midsouth, Midwest, and Plains regions of the US, prehistoric archaeology of the Andes, landscape archaeology, geoarchaeology, archaeoinformatics, & public archaeology.
 

Education


M.A.    Anthropology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (2007)

B.S.    Geography, Middle Tennessee State Univ., Murfreesboro (2004)

 

Field Experience


March 2008 - present
The Amarna Project, el-Hagg Qandil, Minya, Egypt
Collection and processing of high resolution 3D data for 105 artifacts dating to the Amarna period (c. 1332 - 3317 BP) for the development of an online "virtual museum," preparation for large scale geophysical survey, assisted in terrestrial LiDAR survey of excavated village sites.
Project Director: Dr. Barry Kemp (Amarna Trust)

July 2007 - present    
The Virtual Hampson Museum Scanning Project, Wilson, AR
Collection and processing of high resolution 3D data for 471 late Mississippian artifacts, artifact photography and archival research for online “virtual museum”.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Fred Limp (University of Arkansas)
Project Director: Angelia Payne (University of Arkansas)

Aug 2007 - present    
Avkat/Euchiata Geophysical Survey, Beyözü, Çorum, Turkey
Conducting large area magnetic gradiometry survey of the site of Avkat; part of the larger Avkat Project, a component of the Medieval Logistics Project at Princeton University, in collaboration with the British Institute at Ankara’s strategic research initiative Settlement History of Anatolia.
http://www.princeton.edu/history/programs/special_projects/avkat/
Principle Investigator: Dr. John Haldon (Princeton University)
Geophysical Director: Dr. Margaret Watters (University of Birmingham)

July 2006 - present    
Proyecto Arqueológico Pumapunku-Akapana, Tiahuanaco, La Paz, Bolivia
Conducted terrestrial LiDAR survey of the Monumental Core at the Tiwanaku site and 3D laser scanning of artifacts and osteological elements.  Assisted with geophysical surveys.  Developed methods for data fusion of survey data (CAD, LiDAR, GIS, geophysical, aerial photography, and historical data).  Actively contributing to website content and grant development.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexei Vranich (Harvard University)

March 2007    
Ostia Antica 3D Scanning Project, Ostia Antica, Lazio, Italy
Conducted terrestrial LiDAR survey of the Ostia Antica ruins and 3D laser scanning of architectural elements for the development of a two-semester Honors colloquium offered by the University of Arkansas.
http://www.cast.uark.edu/classes/ostia/roman_city/index.html
Faculty: Dr. Fredrick Limp, Dr. David Fredrick, Tim DeNoble, Dr. Jackson Cothren (University of Arkansas)

Oct 2006    
Deadwood Historic Cemeteries Geophysical Survey, Deadwood, SD
Conducted electromagnetic induction (conductivity and magnetic susceptibility survey of Mount Moriah and St. Ambrose's cemeteries to locate potential unmarked historic period graves.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kenneth L. Kvamme (University of Arkansas)

Sept 2006
Old Stone Fort Geophysical Survey, Manchester, TN
Conducted electromagnetic induction (conductivity and magnetic susceptibility) survey of the Old Stone Fort site (40CF1) to locate prehistoric and historic features.
Principal Investigator: Stephen Yerka (University of Tennessee)

Aug 2006
Samaipata 3D Scanning Project, Samaipata, Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Conducted terrestrial LiDAR survey of El Fuerte de Samaipata, the largest carved stone monolith in the world and a UNESCO site.
http://www.cast.uark.edu/samaipata
Principal Investigator: Dr. Alexei Vranich (Univ. of Penn. Museum)    

May 2006
Fort Frederica National Monument, St. Simons Island, GA
2006 NPS Archaeological Prospection Workshop
Conducted terrestrial LiDAR survey of historic structures while instructing course participants on the use of technology in archaeology
Coordinator: Steve DeVore (Midwestern Archaeological Center, NPS)

 

Presentations & Publications


Goodmaster, Christopher
in prep.    Reinterpretation of an Initial Variant Site through Geophysical Methods.  Plains Anthropologist.

Goodmaster, Christopher
in prep.    Multi-Sensor Geophysical Investigations at Double Ditch (13OB8): A Non-Invasive Study of a Late Prehistoric Plains Village Site in Northwestern Iowa. Journal of the Iowa Archeological Society.

Cothren, Jackson, W. Fredrick Limp, David Fredrick, Tim de Noble, Adam Barnes, Christopher Goodmaster, and Caitlin Stevens
in prep.    Visualizing the Roman City: Viewing the Past through Multidisciplinary Eyes.  Proceedings of the 35th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Cothren, Jackson, Christopher Goodmaster, Adam Barnes, Eileen Ernenwein, Alexei Vranich, W. Fredrick Limp, and Angelia Payne
in prep.    Fusion of Three‐Dimensional Data at Tiwanaku: An Approach to Spatial Data Integration.  Proceedings of the 35th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Cothren, Jackson, W. Fredrick Limp, David Fredrick, Tim de Noble, Adam Barnes, Christopher Goodmaster, and Caitlin Stevens
2008        Visualizing the Roman City: Viewing the Past through Multidisciplinary Eyes.  Paper presented at the 35th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Cothren, Jackson, Christopher Goodmaster, Adam Barnes, Eileen Ernenwein, Alexei Vranich, W. Fredrick Limp, and Angelia Payne
2008        Fusion of Three-Dimensional Data at Tiwanaku: An Approach to Spatial Data Integration.  Paper presented at the 35th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Budapest, Hungary.

Goodmaster, Christopher and Angelia Payne
2007        3D Laser Scanning at Tiwanaku: Potentials for Documentation, Visualization, and Analysis. Paper presented at the Technology and Archaeology Workshop, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

Cothren, Jackson, Adam Barnes, Christopher Goodmaster, Alexei Vranich, Eileen Ernenwien, and Fredrick Limp
2007        Mapping Tiwanaku: Ancient Sites in 21st Century Environments: Fusion of Three-dimensional, Multi-scale Digital Data. Paper presented at the Technology and Archaeology Workshop, Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

Goodmaster, Christopher, with Lynn M. Alex and Stephen Lensink
2007        What Lies Beneath?  Geophysical Survey of a Prehistoric Fortified Village.  Newsletter of the Iowa Archaeological Society 57(2):1-3.

Goodmaster, Christopher
2007        Multi-sensor Geophysical Data Fusion: A Case Study From the American Great Plains.  Poster presented at the 72nd Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, Austin, TX.

Goodmaster, Christopher, Jackson Cothren, Adam Barnes, and Angelia Payne
2007        Archaeological Laser Scanning at Tiwanaku: A Multiyear High Density Survey of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.  Paper presented at the 34th Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Berlin, Germany.

Goodmaster, Christopher
2006        High Resolution Multi-sensor Geophysical Investigations at Double Ditch (13OB8): A Non-invasive Study of a Late Prehistoric Plains Village Site in Northwestern Iowa. Paper presented at the 33rd Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Fargo, ND.

Goodmaster, Christopher
2006        Image Processing and Data Fusion of Multi-sensor Geophysical Data: A Case Study from a Late-Prehistoric village site on the North American Great Plains. Poster presented at the 33rd Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA) Conference, Fargo, ND.

Goodmaster, Christopher, and Kenneth L. Kvamme
2006        Geophysical Investigations at Double Ditch: A Non-invasive Study of a Prehistoric Village in Northwestern Iowa. Poster presented at the 118th Annual Meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science, Storm Lake, IA.

Goodmaster, Christopher, and Kenneth L. Kvamme
2005        Geophysical Investigations at an Initial Variant Village in Northwestern Iowa. Paper and poster presented at the 63rd Plains Anthropological Conference, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

Goodmaster, Christopher, and Stephen Yerka
2003        Revisiting 40CF1: The Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park Inventory Project. Paper presented at the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) 60th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

Landers, Sommer, and Christopher Goodmaster
2003        The Old Stone Fort State Archaeological Park GIS: A Tool for Park Management & Archaeological Research. Poster presented at the Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) 60th Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC.

Sherwood, Sarah, Nicholas Herrmann, Stuart Carroll, Christopher Goodmaster, Julianna Lindsay, Stephen Yerka, & Daniel Brock
2003        The Fall Creek Falls Archaeological Project: Our First Year. Paper presented at the Current Research in Tennessee Archaeology (CRITA) 15th Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN.