North American Database of Archaeological Geophysics

Projects Database (by archaeological site type): Prehistoric/Native Mound

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Projects sorted alphabetically by state or country; within each by project name and geophysical survey type

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ARKANSAS

Project Name: Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park (3LN42), AR (1);

Reference: Kaczor, M.J. and J. Weymouth. (1981). Magnetic Prospecting: Preliminary Results of the 1980 Field Season at the Toltec Site, 3LN42. Southeastern Archaeological Conference Bulletin 24:118-123 (used with permission).

 

Project Name: Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park (3LN42), AR (2);

Reference: Lockhart, J.J. (2001). Exploratory Archaeogeophysics at Toltec Mounds Archaeological State Park (3LN42), Mound G. Internal Arkansas Archeological Survey project report on file, Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville.

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ILLINOIS

Project Name: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, IL (1);

Reference: Dalan, R.A. and B.W. Bevan (1998). Directionality of Geophysical Parameters as an Indicator of Cultural and Natural Deposits: Experiments at the Cahokia Mounds Site. Office of Contract Archaeology, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois. Geosight, Pitman, New Jersey. Submitted to Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, Springfield, Illinois.

 

Project Name: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, IL (2);

Reference: Dalan, R.A. (1991). Defining Archaeological Features with Electromagnetic Surveys at the Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. Geophysics 56(8):1280-1287 (used with permission).

 

Project Name: Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, IL(3);

Reference: De Vore, S. L. (1996). Results of Geophysical Workshop Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site May 22-26, 1995. National Park Service, Intermountain Support Office, Denver, Colorado.

 

Project Name: Richland Archaeological Project, Pfeffer Site, IL;

Reference: Alt, S., M. Hargrave and T. Pauketat. (2001). Geophysical Investigations at Cahokia Outlying Settlements. Poster presented at the 66th Annual Meetingof the Society for American Archaeology, New Orleans, LA.

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INDIANA

Project Name: Angel Site, IN;

Reference: Johnston, R. B. (1961). Archaeological Application of the Proton Magnetometer in Indiana (U.S.A.). Archaeometry 4:71-72 (used with permission).

 

Project Name: Bellinger Mound (12SJ6), IN;

Reference: Schurr, M.R. (1999). Geophysical Surveys of Middle Woodland Mounds in Northwestern Indiana. Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Prepared for the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

 

Project Name: Goodall Site (12LE9), IN;

Reference: Schurr, M.R. (1999). Geophysical Surveys of Middle Woodland Mounds in Northwestern Indiana. Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Prepared for the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

 

Project Name: Mud Lake (12LE14), IN;

Reference: Schurr, M.R. (1999). Geophysical Surveys of Middle Woodland Mounds in Northwestern Indiana. Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Prepared for the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

 

Project Name: Weise Mound (12PR35), IN;

Reference: Schurr, M.R. (1999). Geophysical Surveys of Middle Woodland Mounds in Northwestern Indiana. Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Prepared for the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

 

Project Name: Williams Mounds (12SJ330), IN;

Reference: Schurr, M.R. (1999). Geophysical Surveys of Middle Woodland Mounds in Northwestern Indiana. Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Prepared for the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.

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IOWA

Project Name: Effigy Mounds, IA (1);

Reference: Bevan, B. (1999). Some Geophysical Experiments at Effigy Mounds. Geosight, Weems, Virginia. Submitted to the Midwest Archeological Center, U.S. National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska.

 

Project Name: Effigy Mounds, IA (2);

Reference: Dalan, R.A. (2000). Suceptibility Sampling of Mound 19, Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa. Department of Anthropology and Earth Science, Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, Minnesota. Prepared for the National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, Nebraska.

 

Project Name: Effigy Mounds, IA (3);

Reference: De Vore S.L. (1999). Investigations at Effigy Mounds National Monument during the 1999 "Recent Advances in Archeological Prospection Techniques" Workshop, May 10-14, 1999. Cultural Resources and National Register Program Services, Intermountain Support Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Submitted to Effigy Mounds National Monument, Harpers Ferry, Iowa.

 

Project Name: Effigy Mounds, IA (4);

Reference: Kvamme, K.L. (1999). Archeo-Geophysical Surveys at Effigy Mounds National Monument, Iowa. Department of Anthropology and Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Submitted to the Midwest Archeological Center, U.S. National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska.

 

Project Name: Effigy Mounds, IA (5);

Reference: Watters, M.S. (1999). Geophysical Work Conducted with the Geometrics G858 Cesium Vapor Magnetometer at Effigy Mounds National Monument, IA. As part of the U.S. National Park Service Workshop: "Recent Advances in Archeological Prospection Techniques," May 10-14, 1999. Submitted to the Midwest Archeological Center, U.S. National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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MINNESOTA

Project Name: Cove Bay Site (21ML77), MN;

Reference: Mather, D. (1999). Burial Authentication Investigations within the Cove Bay Site (21ML77), Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. Loucks & Associates, Inc., Maple Grove, Minnesota. Prepared for the Office of the State Archaeologist, Minnesota.

 

Project Name: Medicine Lake Mounds (21HE0068), MN;

Reference: Mather, D., D.W. Johnson, and E.J. Abel. (1997). Burial Authentication Investigations of the Medicine Lake Mounds (21HE0068) for the Proposed West Medicine Lake Park Improvements - Phase II, City of Plymouth, Hennepin County, Minnesota. Loucks & Associates, Inc., Maple Grove, Minnesota. Prepared for the Office of the State Archaeologist, Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, City of Plymouth, Parks and Recreation, Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc.

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MISSISSIPPI

Project Name: Hollywood Mounds Site (22TU500), MS;

References: Johnson, J.K., Stallings, R., Ross-Stallings, N., Clay, R.B., and V.S. Jones (2000). Remote Sensing and Ground Truth at the Hollywood Mounds Site in Tunica County, Mississippi. Univ. Prepared for the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

 

Project Name: Parchman Place (22CO511), MS;

Reference: Dissertation Research in Progress;

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OHIO

Project Name: Hopeton Works Enclosure (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park), OH;

Reference: DeVore, S. L. (2001). Magnetic Susceptibility Over West Wall of Hopeton Works Enclosure, Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ross County, Ohio. Midwest Archeological Center, National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska. Submitted to Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Chillicothe, Ohio.

 

Project Name: P Street Mound, OH (33GR31);

Reference: Bevan, B.W. (1996). Geophysical Surveys Over Mounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Geosight, Pitman, New Jersey. Prepared for Mark J. Lynott, National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska.

 

Project Name: Wright Memorial Mounds, OH (33GR30);

Reference: Bevan, B.W. (1996). Geophysical Surveys Over Mounds at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Geosight, Pitman, New Jersey. Prepared for Mark J. Lynott, National Park Service, Lincoln, Nebraska.

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OKLAHOMA

Project Name: Deer Creek Site (34KA3), OK (1);

Reference: Bevan, B.W. (1983). Electromagnetics for Mapping Buried Earth Features. Journal of Field Archaeology 10(1):47-54. Reproduced from Journal of Field Archaeology with the permission of the Trustees of Boston University. All rights reserved.

 

Project Name: Deer Creek Site (34KA3), OK (2);

Reference: Weymouth, J.W. (1986). Archaeological Site Surveying Program at the University of Nebraska. Geophysics 51(3):538-552. (used with permission).

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