CURRICULUM VITAE - 2014 Mark C. Branstner, MA, RPA

Current Employment Illinois State Archaeological Survey Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 209 Nuclear Physics Lab 23 East Stadium Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 1.217.244.4244 / 1.217.244.7458 (FAX) / [email protected] Position: Senior Historical Archaeologist Historic Research Section (2005-Present) Consulting Employment Research, Inc. P.O. Box 2341, Champaign, IL 61825-2341 1.217.549.6990 / [email protected] Position: Principal Investigator (1985-Present) Education Wayne State University, , Michigan M.A., Anthropology, with Specialization in Historical Archaeology (1984) B.A., Anthropology (1978) Selected Field Experience Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (1978) Field school, Late Woodland camp, southeast Michigan, directed by Dr. Gordon Grosscup. Position: Student. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (1979) Fort Ouiatenon, 18th century French/British trading post, Lafayette, Indiana, directed by Vergil Noble and Dr. Charles Cleland. Position: Field Assistant. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (1979) Lubbub Creek Cut-off, Mississippian mound and village mitigation, Aliceville, Alabama, directed by Dr. Christopher Peebles. Position: Field Assistant. Caminos Associates, Bay City, Michigan (1979-85) Various survey and mitigation projects, prehistoric and historic, various Michigan locations, directed by Dr. Earl Prahl. Position: Field Assistant, Crew Chief, and Project Manager. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (1983) Liberty Bridge replacement project, Archaic/Woodland mitigation, Bay City, Michigan, directed by Dr. William Lovis. Position: Field Assistant. Great Lakes Research, Inc., Williamston, Michigan (1985-2014) CRM firm responsible for approximately 600 projects relating to prehistoric and historic archaeology, architectural history, ethnoarchaeology, etc., in Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Position: Principal Investigator/Project Manager. See below for selected examples.

1 Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (1997) Mesolithic/Neolithic small site testing, Sejerø, Denmark, directed by Dr. Michael Stafford. Position: Volunteer Field Assistant. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan (2000) Marquette Viaduct mitigation, Late Archaic/Woodland, Bay City, Michigan. Field Director, under Principal Investigator, Dr. William Lovis. Selected Professional Experience Large-scale archaeological and architectural surveys: TCPL-2 Pipeline Project, Michigan - In 1991 completed three years of Phase I corridor survey (250 miles) and Phase II evaluation work (n=25 sites) associated with a natural gas pipeline that extended from Iron River, Michigan to St. Clair, Michigan. US-23 Expansion Project, Michigan - In 1994 conducted archaeological and historical architecture surveys for approximately 60+ miles of alternate corridors for the proposed extension of US-23 between Standish and Tawas City, Michigan. This work resulted in the identification of 71 historic archaeological components within the affected corridor alternates, and the Phase II evaluation of approximately 50% of these sites. US-31 Expansion Project, Michigan - In 1995 conducted archaeological and historical architecture surveys for approximately 60+ miles of alternate corridors for the proposed extension of US-31 between Holland and Grand Haven, Michigan. This work resulted in the identification of 25 historic period components within the affected corridor alternates, and the Phase II evaluation of approximately 50% of these sites. , Michigan - Between 1992-1997 conducted Phase I survey of 193,000+ acres, which led to the recordation of the 500+ prehistoric and historic period archaeological sites and the Phase II evaluation of 30+ cultural resources. These surveys included the NRHP evaluation of an early twentieth century dam and iron bridge by our architectural consultant. Chequamegon National Forest, Wisconsin - Between 1994-1997 conducted Phase I survey of 84,000+ acres, which led to the recordation of the 110+ prehistoric and historic period archaeological resources. Camp Grayling Military Reserve, Michigan - In 1997 conducted the Phase I survey of 90,000+ acres, which led to the recordation of 90+ prehistoric and historic period archaeological sites and recommendations for the Phase II evaluation of 32 archaeological resources. City of Lansing, Michigan – Recordation and evaluation of several hundred residential structures within three historic districts, dating to the late 19th and early 20th centuries (1989). Statewide Illinois – Between 2005-2014 reviewed numerous IDOT projects, conducted land use history research, prepared historic period archaeological sensitivity statements, oversaw survey efforts, reviewed results, and made recommendations for further archaeological research, where necessary. Prehistoric archaeological site evaluation, management and mitigation: TCPL-2 Pipeline Project, Michigan - 1991 culminated three years of Phase I corridor survey (250 miles) and Phase II evaluation work (n=25 sites) with the mitigative excavation of four large prehistoric sites in Saginaw County, Michigan. 20SA291/Vogelaar: Mechanical stripping and block excavation of 730 m² of agricultural fields, revealing 89 features and a material culture assemblage dating from the Late Archaic through the early Late Woodland period.

2 20SA1021/Casassa: Block excavation of 630 m² of stratified dune deposits, revealing 170 features and a material culture assemblage dating from the Early Woodland through the Late Woodland period. 20SA1033/Shiawassee River: Mechanical stripping and block excavation of 87 m², revealing the presence of two Late Woodland features in stratified floodplain contexts. 20SA1034/Bear Creek: Mechanical stripping and testing of deeply buried floodplain contexts that resulted in the hand excavation of 73 m² of excavation units. Work revealed a stratified food processing area dating from the Middle Archaic through Late Woodland periods. US-31 Bicycle Path, Michigan - In 1992 contracted conduct data recovery actions at a Middle Woodland site (20GT58) located in a rapidly developing area of strip malls on the outskirts of Traverse City, Michigan. Mitigation revealed the presence of a small extractive camp with ceramic affinities to both southerly Middle Woodland (Hopewell) and more northerly varieties (Laurel). St. Ignace, Michigan - In 1992 was contracted to perform archaeological monitoring services for water main and sewer improvements. Testing revealed the presence of a wide variety of Native American materials, including disturbed interments. Dam Impoundment Management, Michigan - In 1997 contracted to perform extensive Phase II evaluations at four prehistoric sites along the Au Sable River (20AA175, 20IS140, 20IS178-179, 20IS236). Excavation of 80 m² resulted in the identification of both Middle Woodland and generalized Woodland components, and the recommendation that four of the five sites were eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Bay City, Michigan – In 2000 Mr. Branstner served as the on-site project manager for the mitigation of two multi-component sites, which included materials dating to the Late Archaic through Late Woodland periods. Project sponsored by Michigan State University under the ultimate authority of Dr. William Lovis. Village of Muir, Michigan – In 2001 contracted to perform mitigation of prehistoric Native American campsite, which revealed presence of long-term multicomponent occupation. C-14 dates revealed one of the earliest occupation components in Michigan (ca. 8000 BP). Archival research, land use history, and archaeological sensitivity modeling: City of Detroit - In the early 1980s, co-authored a series of 25 land use history and preliminary field inspection documents for various urban renewal parcels. These studies laid the groundwork for the majority of local urban archaeological projects that ensued during the 1980s and 1990s. US-2 Corridor Improvement Project, Michigan - In 1989 co-authored a study that addressed historical period archaeological and architectural resource potentials within a proposed traffic improvement zone in late 19th century urban center of Iron Mountain. Urban historical archaeological site evaluation, management and mitigation: ANR/Strohs/Chene Park Development Project, Detroit, Michigan - In 1982 designed and implemented a survey and data recovery program for a ten-block area along the Detroit waterfront. Using a variety of mechanized trenching and excavation techniques, several dozen archaeological features and components were recovered, including a ca. 1820 residential site, privies and residential trash deposits dating the from the period ca. 1860-1900, and specialized commercial dumps dating to the period ca. 1880-1900. Cobo Hall Expansion Project, Detroit, Michigan - In 1986 developed and implemented a Phase I archaeological survey in advance of the Cobo Hall expansion project. Founded on a series of planning documents prepared in 1981-1982, the survey effort

3 encompassed two city blocks and was accomplished using 3,200 ft of mechanized trenching. Over 21 discrete archaeological features were recorded, including numerous privies and trash features relating to the area's ca. 1835-1865 residential occupation. Subsequent Phase III mitigation efforts, which focused on areas of increased archaeological sensitivity, revealed a ca. 1780-1810 barn or stable associated with an antecedent farmstead complex. Jefferson/Conners Revitalization Project, Detroit, Michigan - In 1986 contracted to prepare a detailed land use history/archaeological sensitivity statement for the proposed replacement of the Chrysler Corporation's Jefferson Assembly Plant. This work was expanded on in 1987 and resulted in the mechanized testing of a number of sensitivity areas within the redevelopment area. Recovered features included a variety of dump and privy features dating to the ca. 1880-1920 period. Lafayette Railroad Relocation Project, Indiana - In 1993 contracted to conduct a mechanized testing and data recovery effort of archaeological and historical architectural components associated with the ca. 1840-1870 Wabash and Erie Canal in Lafayette, Indiana. Discovered during the course of construction activities associated with a major railroad realignment project, this effort resulted in the exposure and HABS/HAER recordation of structural features associated with the canal, as well as the recovery of extensive quantities of mid-nineteenth century material culture that had been deposited in the canal during both its active use and abandonment cycles. IRS Computer Center, Detroit, Michigan - In 1993 contracted by the General Services Administration to conduct mechanized Phase I testing and Phase III mitigation of archaeological properties within a three block urban area prior to its development as the site of the new IRS Computer Center. This action resulted in the recovery of number of privy and trash features relating to the ca. 1850-1870 Civil War-era residential development of the site. Rural historical archaeological site evaluation, management and mitigation: Fort Ouiatenon, Lafayette, Indiana – In 1978, assisted with excavations at Fort Ouiatenon, a French fur-trade post on the upper Wabash River, founded in 1717 and abandoned in the late 1780s. Major components included the blacksmith shop and various palisade trenches. Excavations under the direction of Dr. Charles Cleland, Michigan State University. Trombley House, Bay City, Michigan – In 1982 served as the historical archaeologist and crew chief for the excavation of the ca. 1838 Trombley House, the oldest standing structure in Bay City. Results verified the occupation and possible tavern-use of the property during the ca. 1835-1850 period, as well as the extensive Late Woodland utilization of the site area. Responsible for the analysis of historic period ceramics and glass. Fort Mackinac, Mackinaw Island, Michigan – In 1983 monitored water and sewer line construction on Mackinaw Island, resulting in the recovery of sealed midden deposits relating to the British and American occupations during the period. Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery, Chippewa County, Michigan - In 1989, under contract with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, conducted a detailed assessment of the ca. 1849-1860 Pendill’s Creek sawmill complex, which included major structural components buried in the river sediments. Hartwick Pines State Park, Michigan - In 1990 contracted to prepare a detailed map of the ca. 1890 Salling, Hanson Co. lumber camp. The results of this survey are currently being incorporated into long-range interpretive plans by the State of Michigan. Maywood Hotel and Resort, Michigan - In 1992 mapped and conducted Phase II testing at this late 19th - early 20th century resort complex under contract with the Hiawatha National Forest.

4 Brownie Cabin No. 9, Michigan - In 1993 recorded and Phase II tested this ca. 1840 fur-trade era log cabin on Grand Island under contract with the Hiawatha National Forest. Pitt Brown Tavern, Michigan - In 1994 contracted to implement a mitigative data recovery effort in an early settlement area in downtown Berrien Springs. Following demolition of existing residential structures, mechanized equipment were utilized to identify and strip the former location of the ca. 1831-1845 Pitt Brown tavern site, which was followed by major data recovery effort. Dick Townsite, Michigan - In 1996 conducted a detailed mapping of the ca. 1900-1920 abandoned mill town site under contract with the Hiawatha National Forest. Fort Mackinac, , Michigan – Between 2000-2003 conducted two seasons of mitigative recovery in association with the reconstruction of masonry wall and foundations within the grounds of this late 18th and 19th century fort. Recoveries included a wide range of materials, with particularly good samples from the War of 1812. Fort Riley, Kansas – In 2003, under contract with the Illinois State Museum, served as field director, analyst, and principal author for the Phase II evaluation of ten mid-19th through early 20th century homesteads and farmsteads within the grounds of the U.S. Army facility. Rocky Ford Townsite, Lee Co., Illinois – In 2005 served as consulting historical archaeologist for the ITARP excavation of this ca.1835-70 community, which included a flouring mill and distillery. Recoveries of extensive material culture and structural remains relating to pre-Civil War period. Chenoweth Farmstead, McDonough Co., Illinois – In 2005 served as consulting historical archaeologist for the ITARP excavation of this ca. 1835-1900 farmstead complex. Research was able to define both early and late historic components, as well as recover a significant artifact assemblage. Madison Co., Illinois – In 2007, Phase II archaeological research resulted in the identification and formal recordation of an early (pre-1840) timber-framed residence on IL-267. Although subsequently demolished, this brick–nogged structure represented a nearly unique example of the diminutive first-generation residences that were quickly replaced by more formal Classical Revival structures. Statewide Illinois – Since 2005, served as staff historical archaeologist for numerous ISAS/IDOT projects, with particular emphasis on the design and implementation of fieldwork, analysis of recovered data, and preparation of summary documents. Major projects included extended Phase II and Phase III mitigations of a number of farmsteads. Particularly significant examples included the ca. 1815-1830 Buckmaster site (Madison Co.), the ca. 1828-1875 Nothing Unusual site (Morgan Co.), and the ca. 1849-1862 Horseshoe Bend site (Brown Co.). Ethnography and Historic Period Native American site modeling: Bay Mills Indian Community, Michigan – In 2001, working under contract with one of the Chippewa tribes of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Branstner conducted a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) survey. The results of this survey, which included the mapping of more than 600 previously identified archaeological sites, was also able to identify more than 100 ethnographic site references dating to the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. This body of data currently serves as the basis for the tribe’s in-house CRM program.

5 Academic Publications Prahl, Earl J., and M. C. Branstner (1984) — Archaeological Investigations on Mackinac Island, 1983: The Watermain and Sewer Project. Mackinac Island State Park Commission, Archaeological Completion Report Series 8, Mackinac Island, Michigan. Branstner, M. C., and Terrance Martin (1987) — Working-Class Detroit: Late Victorian Consumer Choices and Status. In Consumer Choice in Historical Archaeology, ed. by S. Spencer-Wood, pp. 301-320. Plenum Press, New York. Branstner, M. C. (1989) — Ceramics and Table Glass. In Excavations at the Trombley House (20BY70): A Settlement Period House Site in Bay City, Michigan, edited by E.J. Prahl. The Michigan Archaeologist 35:153-170. Branstner, M. C. (1990) — Historic Ceramics. In Report of the Preliminary Excavations at Fort Gratiot (1814-1879) in Port Huron, Michigan, ed. by B. Hawkins and R. Stamps. Odyssey Research Monographs 2(1):51-62. Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. Branstner, M. C., and Sean B. Dunham (editors) (1997) The Upper Great Lakes Lumber Industry: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. The Michigan Archaeologist 43(2-3). Branstner, M. C. (1999) — The Euro-American Archaeological Record of Michigan's Territorial Period 1796-1836. In Retrieving Michigan's Buried Past: Prehistoric and Historic Archaeology in the Great Lakes State, ed. by J.R. Halsey. Cranbrook Institute of Science, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Branstner, M. C. (1999) — The Carp River Sawmill Company (20CH99): A Pre-Civil War Settlement on the South Shore of Lake Superior. The Michigan Archaeologist 45(2): 36- 57). Branstner, M. C., with contributions by Mary King and Steven R. Kuehn (2007) - Investigations at the Horseshoe Bend Site (11BR442): A Pre-Civil War Farmstead on the La Moine River Floodplain in Brown County, Illinois. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program, Research Reports 112.

Branstner, M. C. (2008) — The Problem with Distorted, Flattened, Spent, and Otherwise Mangled Lead Balls: A Simple Cure. Illinois Archaeology 20:168-184.

Branstner, M. C. (2008) — Public Archaeology and Public Outreach: The Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program. Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology 23. Branstner, M. C. (2009) – The Buckmaster Site: An Early Settlement Period Homestead in Southwestern Illinois. In Lincoln’s Land – The Archaeology of Early Illinois, edited by Alice Berkson. Illinois Antiquity 44(3-4):16-19.

McElrath, Dale, Mary Simon, Alice Berkson, Mark Branstner, Brad Koldehoff, Steve Kuehn, Eve Hargrave, Kristin Hedman, and Brenda Beck (2009) – Archaeology – People and the Early Illinois Landscape: The History Beneath our Feet. Illinois Master Naturalist Curriculum Guide: Chapter 16.

Branstner, Mark C. (2010) – Standing Structure Archaeology: The DeBaun/Waters Farmstead Site (11MS2258), Madison County, Illinois. Illinois Archaeology 22(1):48-66.

Branstner, Mark C. (2012) 2012 Introduction. In Two Centuries On: Midwestern Historical Archaeology and the War of 1812, edited by M. Branstner, Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 37(2):161- 174.

6 Cross, Matthew E., and M. C. Branstner 2014 An Early Nineteenth Century Farmstead in Western Illinois: The Seibert Site (11S801). Research Report No. 31. Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Branstner, Mark C. (editor) (2012) – Two Centuries On: Midwestern Historical Archaeology and the War of 1812 [thematic issue]. Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 37(2).

Nolan, David J., Robert N. Hickson, Steven R. Kuehn, and Mark C. Branstner (2012) – Preliminary Examination of Archaeological Remains from Fort Johnson and Cantonment Davis. Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology 37(2):257-298.

Papers Presented

Branstner, M. C. (1983) — Blue Collar Material Culture in Late Victorian Detroit. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Central States Anthropological Society, Cleveland, Ohio.

Branstner, M. C. (1984) — Working Class Detroit: A Late Victorian Baseline Study on the Near East Riverfront. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Branstner, M. C. (1987) — The Euro-American Archaeological Record of Michigan's Territorial Period 1796-1836. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Archaeological Society, Lansing, Michigan.

Branstner, M. C. (1987) — The Archaeologists Are Going to Stop My Project!: Refuting the Myth. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Michigan Historic District Network, Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Branstner, M. C. (1988) — The Cobo Hall Expansion Project. Paper presented at Michigan in Perspective: 30th Annual Conference on Local History, Michigan In Perspective, Wayne State University, Detroit.

Branstner, M. C. (1989) — The William Macomb Farm. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Baltimore, Maryland.

Branstner, M. C. (1989) — Historical Archaeology in Detroit: The Evolution of an Urban Management Strategy. Paper presented at the Symposium on Ohio Valley Urban and Historic Archaeology, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Hambacher, Michael J., and M. C. Branstner (1992) — A Progress Report on the Analysis of the Phase III Excavations at Sites 20SA1021 and 20SA291, Saginaw County, Michigan. Paper presented at the 1992 Midwest Archaeological Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Hambacher, M.J., Kathryn C. Egan, Beverley Smith, and M. C. Branstner (1992) —The Bear Creek Site (20SA1043): A Stratified Archaic and Woodland Site in the Saginaw Valley of Michigan. Paper presented at the 1992 Midwest Archaeological Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Branstner, M. C., and Sean B. Dunham (1994) — Life and Death of a Nineteenth Century Canal: The Wabash and Erie Canal in Lafayette, Indiana. Paper presented at the 1994 Midwest Archaeological Conference, Lexington, Kentucky.

7 Branstner, M. C. (1995) — Nineteenth Century Farmstead Structure: A Search for Pattern and Features. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C.

Branstner, M. C. (1995) — Skyscraper Archaeology: Historical Archaeology in Detroit. Paper presented at Michigan in Perspective: 37th Annual Conference on Local History, Wayne State University, Detroit.

Branstner, M. C. (1995) — The Carp River Sawmill Company: A Pre-Civil War Settlement on the South Shore of Lake Superior. Paper presented at the Historical Archaeology Conference of the Upper Midwest, Red Wing, Minnesota.

Branstner, M. C. (1995) — The 18th Century Settlement of the Straits of Detroit. Paper presented for the Gabriel Richard Lecture Series, Roots Along the River, Detroit, Michigan.

Anderson, Dean A., and M. C. Branstner (1995) — Interpreting Logging in Michigan: Research at a Late Nineteenth Century Railroad Logging Camp. Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Beloit, Wisconsin.

Dunham, Sean B., and M. C. Branstner (1995) — The Life and Death of a Canal: The Wabash and Erie Canal in Lafayette, Indiana. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Washington, D.C.

Branstner, M. C. (1996) — The Carp River Sawmill Company: A Pre-Civil War Settlement on the South Shore of Lake Superior. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Branstner, M. C. (1999) — Consumer Choice on the Great Lakes Frontier: Ceramics, Core-Periphery Relationships and Social Identity. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Salt Lake City, Utah. Branstner, M. C. (2000) — The 18th Century French Settlement at the Straits of Detroit. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Branstner, M. C. (2002) — The Sweepings of Two Centuries: Archaeological Recoveries in Association with the Ft. Mackinac Wall Restoration Project. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Mobile, Alabama.

Branstner, M. C., and Richard Fishel (2006) — The Chenoweth Site (11MD771): A 19th Century Farmstead in McDonough County, Illinois. Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.

Branstner, M. C., and David J. Nolan (2006) — Horseshoe Pond (11BR442): A Pre-Civil War Farmstead on the Western Illinois Settlement Frontier. Paper presented at the Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

Branstner, M. C., and Shane Vanderford (2007) — Horseshoes and Hand Grenades: Settlement Success and Evolving Transportation Systems on the Midwestern Frontier. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Branstner, M. C. (2007) — Settlement Success and Failure on the Midwestern Frontier: A Historical Example from Lee County, Illinois. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology, Beloit, Wisconsin.

8 Branstner, M. C. (2007) — Horseshoe Pond (11BR442): A Pre-Civil War Farmstead on the Western Illinois Settlement Frontier. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Illinois Archaeological Survey, Carbondale, Illinois.

Branstner, M. C. (2007) — The DeBaun House: An Early Settlement Period Survival in Madison County, Illinois. Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Illinois.

Branstner M. C. (2007) — Public Archaeology and Public Outreach: The Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program. Paper presented at the Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.

Davis, John R., and M. C. Branstner (2008) — Regeneration and Suppression: The CCC and the Fire Lookout System in Michigan’s Huron-Manistee National Forests. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Branstner, M. C. (2008) — Horseshoe Pond (11BR442): A Pre-Civil War Farmstead on the Western Illinois Settlement Frontier. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Branstner, M. C. (2008) — The Buckmaster Site (11MS2254): An Early Settlement Period Site in South-Central Illinois. Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Branstner, M. C. (2009) — Early Settlement Period Sites in Illinois: Incipient Households and Assumptions of Assemblage Diversity. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Branstner, M.C (2009) – The DeBaun House: An Early Settlement Period Survival in Madison County, Illinois. Paper presented at the Symposium on Ohio Valley Urban and Historic Archaeology, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana.

Branstner, M. C. (2009) – Early Settlement Period Sites in Illinois: Incipient Households and Assumptions of Assemblage Diversity. Paper presented at the Conference on Ilinois History, Springfield, Illinois.

Nolan, David J., Robert N. Hickson, and Mark C. Branstner (2009) – Recent Investigations at War of 1812-Era Military Sites in Warsaw, Illinois. Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Iowa City, Iowa.

Branstner, M. C. (2009) – Hog Capital of the Nation: The Rise and Fall of the East St. Louis Stockyards. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Amelia Island, Florida; Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis, Missouri; and Midwest Archaeological Conference, Bloomington, Indiana.

Branstner, M. C. (2011) – Farmsteads on the Midwestern Frontier: Small Samples and Assumptions of Assemblage Diversity. Alternate paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Austin, Texas.

Hickson, Robert N., and M. C. Branstner (2011) – Fort Johnson and Cantonment Davis: Excavation Notes and Material Recoveries. Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

9 Jankiewicz, Stephen, and Mark C. Branstner (2011) – GET A GRIP ON IT: Coffin and Casket Handles from the 19th Century. Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Branstner, M. C. (2012) - Settlement Period Sites on the Midwestern Agrarian Frontier: Incipient Households, Material Culture, and Identity. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Baltimore, Maryland.

Hickson, Robert N., and M. C. Branstner (2012) – Fort Johnson and Cantonment Davis: Excavation Notes and Material Recoveries. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Baltimore, Maryland, and the 2012 Illinois History Symposium, Illinois State Historical Society, East Peoria, Illinois.

Cross, Matthew E., and Mark C. Branstner (2013) – The Seibert Site (11S801): An Early American Period Farmstead in Shiloh Valley Township, St. Clair County, Illinois. Paper to be presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Columbus, Ohio.

Dappert, Claire P., and Mark C. Branstner (2013) – The Hawkeye Site (11HE194): A Pre- Civil War Brick Clamp in Henderson County, Illinois. Paper presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Columbus, Ohio.

Branstner, Mark C. (2014) – Complexity Begets Ambiguity: Small Site Archaeology and NRHP Significance. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Cross, Matthew E., and Mark C. Branstner (2014) – The Seibert Site (11S801): An Early American Period Farmstead in Shiloh Valley Township, St. Clair County, Illinois. Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

10 Symposia and Sessions Organized

Branstner, M. C., and Sean B. Dunham (1996) — The Upper Great Lakes Lumber Industry: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Rodrigue, Barry, and M. C. Branstner (2000) — Bringing Light to the Shadowlands: French North American Settlement Archeology. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Branstner, M. C., Gaye Nayton, and Alasdair Brooks (2007) — Settlement Dynamics on the 19th Century Frontier: Perspectives and Approaches from North America and Australia. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Williamsburg, Virginia.

Branstner, Mark C. (Chairperson, 2010) – Historical Archaeology of the Midwest. Session at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Bloomington, Indiana.

Branstner, Mark C. (2011) – The Archaeology of Historic Farmsteads. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Austin, Texas.

Fishel, Richard L., Mark C. Branstner, and David J. Nolan (2011) – The Cultural Landscape of the Western Frontier, 1800-1825. Symposium presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Branstner, Mark C. (2012) – Two Centuries On: Historical Archaeology and the War of 1812. Symposium presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology, Baltimore, Maryland.

Branstner, Mark C., and Christopher Fennell (2012) – Archaeological Insights and Civic Engagement: Learning from Midwest Historical Sites. Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference, sponsored by Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Prairie Research Institute, and the Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign.

Dappert, Claire P., Dwayne L. Scheid, and Mark C. Branstner (2014) – Exploring the Complexity of Midwest Urban Life through Historical Archaeology. Symposium presented at the Midwest Archaeological Conference, Champaign, Illinois.

Book Reviews

Branstner, M. C. (1989) Review of Excavations at Fort Mackinac, 1980-1982: The Provision Storehouse, by Roger T. Grange, Jr. (1987). Michigan Historical Review.

Branstner, M. C. (2011) – Review of Ceramic Makers’ Marks, by Erica S. Gibson. Illinois Archaeology 23.

Branstner, M. C. [2015] – Review of Archaeology of the War of 1812, edited by Michael T. Lucas and Julie M. Schablitsky. Illinois Archaeology [In preparation].

11 Professional Memberships and Offices Held

Register of Professional Archaeologists (Standards Board, 2012-2015) Society for Historical Archaeology Midwest Archaeological Conference Illinois Archaeological Survey Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology Conference on Michigan Archaeology (Trustee, 1994-1996; Secretary, 1997-2004) Michigan Archaeological Society (President, 1985; Chairman/Editorial Board, 1999-2006; President 2005)

References

Dean A. Anderson, Ph.D. State Archaeologist, Michigan State Housing Development Authority Michigan Historical Center, Lansing, MI 48918 1.517.373.0510

Thomas E. Emerson, Ph.D. Illinois State Archaeological Survey (ISAS) Prairie Research Institute University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 61820 1.217.244.4244

William A. Lovis, Ph.D. The Museum, Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1045 1.517.353.7861

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