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Site Comparisons of Earthquake Destructions in Roman Corinth

Archaeology

Site Comparisons of Earthquake Destructions in Roman Corinth

2017 by Brooke Bergantzel

Corinth has been subject to much seismic activity throughout the years. Due to Corinth’s placement near tectonically active plates, it is expected that there would have been many earthquakes throughout its history. Romans occupied Corinth from 44 BCE to the 12th century CE. During this time, several Roman phases occurred. Several ancient literary sources (Suetonius, … [Read more…]

Posted in: 2017 Symposium Tagged: Archaeology

The Prehistory of Lake Darling: Tools of Trade

2014 by Brooke Bergantzel

The Lake Darling renovation project, including replacing its dam, has presented opportunities for archaeological surveys and an excavation by the Office of State Archaeology. There have been over 30 sites surveyed around Lake Darling. The excavation site 13WS357 has shown results and artifacts from the Archaic and Woodland period, the transition between both periods a … [Read more…]

Posted in: 2014 Symposium Tagged: Archaeology

Flooding in the Roman Forum

2014 by Brooke Bergantzel

Seated in a low lying valley near the Tiber River, the Roman Forum is prone to heavy flooding. Throughout time, Roman architects tried various methods to adapt to flooding and to prevent flood damage, when flooding inevitably occurred. Using QGIS, I will graphically represent changes in the water table in order to demonstrate when, where, … [Read more…]

Posted in: 2014 Symposium Tagged: Archaeology

Tool Making and Trade in the Prehistoric Palisades

2014 by Brooke Bergantzel

In 1942, four seniors at Cornell College petitioned for a field school at the nearby Minott’s Rockshelter. The archaeologist Charles R. Keyes had recently confirmed Native American occupation of the site and under his tutelage they would conduct their first excavation. Over a period of six weeks they recovered hundreds if not thousands of artifacts … [Read more…]

Posted in: 2014 Symposium Tagged: Archaeology

Remnants of History: The Pal House a Landmark of the Palisades

2012 by Belou Quimby

Application for the National Historic Registry of Places follows three pieces of criteria—historic background, historic context, and historic integrity—explained through one criterion of significance that focuses on a person, an architect, construction, a date, or an event. The “Pal House,” located across from Palisades-Kepler State Park on the Cedar River

Posted in: 2012 Symposium Tagged: Archaeology, Hattie Wagner, History

A Quantitative Analysis of Ceramic Thin Sections at Site 13LN323, Palisades-Dows State Preserve, Linn County, Iowa

2011 by Belou Quimby

Thin sections, prepared from sherds that were collected during recent excavations at site 13LN323, were analyzed by point counting compositional elements, which included natural inclusions (sand and silt), non-natural inclusions (temper) and matrix (clay). Dominant temper lithologies are granite, gabbro and basalt.

Posted in: 2011 Symposium Tagged: Archaeology, Geology

The Diseases and Medicinal Practices of the Ancient Egyptians of the Western Desert Oases

2008 by Belou Quimby

The knowledge that life is precious and that our hold on life is tenuous has haunted humans for thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians had a strong belief surrounding life, death and the afterlife.

Posted in: 2008 Symposium Tagged: Archaeology, Biology

Evidence of Scurvy in North American Archaeological Skeletal Remains

2007 by Belou Quimby

Subadult skulls from protohistoric archaeological sites in Maryland and Georgia were surveyed for evidence of scurvy.

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Archaeology, Biology

Preliminary Results from the 2006 Survey of Pomar in Central Portugal

2007 by Belou Quimby

The amount of research on the Late Upper Paleolithic period in Portugal is small but steadily growing.

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Archaeology

Fire-Cracked Rock Composition and Distribution in Palisades-Dows State Preserve, Linn County, Iowa

2006 by Belou Quimby

Palisades-Dows State Preserve was excavated by students at Cornell College and has produced sizeable lithic and ceramic assemblages.

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Archaeology, Geology

The Lithic Analysis of Flaking Debris for Late Woodland Native American Archaeological Sites in the Palisades-Dows Nature Preserve, Linn County, Iowa

2004 by Belou Quimby

Archaeological investigations were conducted at three presumed Late Woodland period Native American sites, 13LN315, 13LN316, and 13LN323, located within the Palisades-Dows Nature Area, Linn County , Iowa . This study was conducted as a field school under the joint auspices of the University Of Iowa ‘s Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA), Iowa City , … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: Archaeology, Geology

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