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CURRICULUM VITAE Ronald Hicks Department of Anthropology Telephone: (317) 285-2443 (office) Ball State University (317) 284-1639 (home) Muncie, Indiana 47306 E-mail: [email protected] CURRICULUM VITAE Ronald Hicks EDUCATION Ph.D. 1975 University of Pennsylvania (Anthropology; dissertation: Some Henges and Hengiform Earthworks in Ireland) B.A. 1963 Purdue University (major: International Relations; minor: Mathematics) TEACHING EXPERIENCE Ball State University: assistant professor, 1976-80; associate professor, 1980-84; professor, 1984-present University of Pennsylvania: lecturer (summer sessions), 1975, 1976; instructor (part-time, Dept. of Oral Medicine), 1974-75; teaching fellow, 1970-71, 1972-73 Community College of Philadelphia: instructor (part-time), 1974-76 Hahnemann Medical College: instructor (part-time, Institute for Human Resource Development), spring 1976 Spring Garden College: instructor (part-time), spring 1975 Wagner Free Institute of Science: instructor (part-time), autumn 1972 Ursinus College: instructor (summer session), 1972 CURRENT RESEARCH FOCUS Analysis of Irish pre-Christian religion as reflected in the relationships among the characters and motifs in mythology, sacred sites in the landscape, ancient agricultural cycle, and ritual calendar. PUBLICATIONS Monographs 1986 (with Frank N. Burkett) Archaeological investigations in the Upper Big Blue River Glacial Sluiceway Ball State Archaeological Resources Management Service Reports of Investigations 21. 1982 (with Jeanette E. Buehrig) A comprehensive archaeological survey of Mounds State Park. Ball State Archaeological Resources Management Service Reports of Investigations 6. 1981 Archaeological investigations at Mounds State Park, 1979. Ball State Archaeological Resources Management Service Reports of Investigations 1. 1975 Some henges and hengiform earthworks in Ireland. Ann Arbor: Xerox University Microfilms. Edited Volumes 1992 Native American Cultures in Indiana. Authored components include seven section introductions and an appendix on Indiana radiocarbon dates. Muncie: Minnetrista Cultural Center/Ball State University Chapters in Books 2009 Place and Time in the Tána. In Ulidia 2: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales, edited by Ruairí Ó hUiginn & Brian Ó Catháin, pp. 296-312. Maigh Nuad (Maynooth): An Sagart. 2007 Dún Ailinne's Role in Folklore, Myth, and the Sacred Landscape. In Dún Ailinne: Excavations at an Irish Royal Site 1968-1975, edited by Bernard Wailes & Susan Johnston, pp. 183-194. Philadelphia: University Museum. 2005 Astronomy and the Sacred Landscape in Irish Myth. In The Inspiration of Astronomical Phenomena, edited by Nicholas Campion, pp. 121- 134. Bristol: Culture & Cosmos/Cinnabar Books. 2004 a) Druids. In Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology: an Encyclopedia, edited by C. Scott Littleton, pp. 436-439. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish. b) Irish Mythology. In Gods, Goddesses, and Mythology: an Encyclopedia, edited by C. Scott Littleton, pp. 750-759. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish. 1989 The Year at Drombeg. In World Archaeoastronomy, edited by Anthony F. Aveni, Ch. 37, pp. 470-482. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1984 Stones and henges: megalithic astronomy reviewed. In Archaeoastronomy and the Roots of Science, edited by E. C. Krupp, pp. 169-210. AAAS Selected Symposium Series 71. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. 1981 a) Archaeoastronomy and related problems: Old World Approaches vs. New. In Archaeoastronomy in the Americas, edited by Ray A. Williamson, pp. 43-49. Los Altos, California: Ballena Press. b) Irish henge orientations: preliminary results and some problems. In Archaeoastronomy in the Americas, edited by Ray A. Williamson, pp. 343-350. Los Altos, California: Ballena Press. Articles 2014 The Lughnasa Triangle: Symbolism and Astronomy in the Ancient Irish Sacred Landscape. Archaeoastronomy 25:114-124. [cover date 2012-13] 2011 a) The Sacred Landscape of Ancient Ireland. Archaeology 64(3):40-45. b) Some Correlations between Henge Enclosures and Oenach Sites. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 139:35-44. [cover date 2009] 2009 Cosmography in Tochmarc Étaíne. Journal of Indo-European Studies 37:115- 129. 2003 Festivals, Deaths, and the Sacred Landscape of Ancient Ireland (with Laura Ward Elder). Journal of Indo-European Studies 31:307-335. 1993 Beyond alignments. Archaeoastronomy & Ethnoastronomy News 9:1,4. 1991 Traditions d'Irlande et ethnoastronomie (translation of 1985). Kadath: Chroniques des Civilisations Disparues (Brussels) 75 (Spring):35-41. 1988 Site distribution and physiographic zones along the Big Blue River glacial sluiceway (with Frank Burkett). Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Sciences 96:75-81. 1985 Astronomical traditions in ancient Ireland and Britain. Archaeoastronomy (U.S.)8:70-79. 1981 a) 1979 Field school, Mounds State Park: introduction and prehistoric phases. Ball State Archaeological Reports 16:29-35. b) (with William R. Wepler, senior author) 1979 Field school, Mounds State Park: historic phases. Ball State Archaeological Reports 16:40-55. 1980 Archaeoastronomia e i primordi di una scienza (translation of 1979). Mondo Archaeologico (Florence), September (No. 48):5-9. 1979 Archaeoastronomy and the beginnings of a science. Archaeology 32(2):46-52. 1978 A second radiocarbon revolution. American Archaeologist 3:10-11. 1977 Thom's megalithic yard and traditional measurements. Irish Archaeological Research Forum 4:1-7. 1974 Two cross-inscribed stones. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 104:157-158. 1973 Stone- and other henges. Expedition 15(2):2-8. 1972 Fossil man and aboriginal origins in Australia. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Anthropological Society 24:38-64. Reviews & Comments 2010 Newgrange (Stout & Stout). CSANA Newsletter 28(1):3-7. 2006 Current Studies in Archaeoastronomy (Fountain & Sinclair, eds.). American Anthropologist 108: 586-587. 2003 Virtual earthworks (exhibit review). Archaeology 56(5):61. 2002 Ways of Inhabiting the World: Landscape Archaeology (Review essay). American Anthropologist 104:315-320. b) Dying for the Gods (Miranda Green). Archaeology 55 (4):62. 2000 a) Stonehenge Revealed: Mysteries of the Stones and Landscape (David Souden). Isis (Journal of the History of Science Society) 91:581-582. b) Astronomy in Prehistoric Ireland and Britain (Clive Ruggles). Archaeoastronomy (Journal of the International Society for Astronomy and in Culture) 14(2):132-141. 1999 Searching for the Great Hopewell Road (video). Archaeology 52(6):76-78. 1994 a) Newgrange (O'Kelly). Archaeoastronomy (U.S.) 11:122-125. b) Animals in Celtic Life and Myth (MirandaGreen). American Journal of Archaeology 98:586-587. 1991 Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries (Feder) & Fantastic Archaeology (Williams). Archaeology 44(4):70-76. (Submitted 1 May 1991) 1988 Advances in archaeological method and theory, Vol. 9 (Schiffer, ed.). American Antiquity 53:435-436. 1987 Stonehenge: mystery in the plain (film). Archaeology 40(1):75- 76. (Submitted 28 Jan 86) 1986 a) Early man and the cosmos (Hadingham). Archaeology 39(2):81 b) Hopewell archaeology: the Chillicothe conference (David S. Brose & N'omi Greber, eds.). Archaeoastronomy (U.S.)7:160-161 (cover date 1984). 1985 The stars and the stones: ancient art and astronomy in Ireland (Martin Brennan). Archaeology 38(1):70-71. 1984 The stars and the stones (Martin Brennan). Archaeoastronomy 6:141-144 (cover date 1983). 1983 a) The Boyne Valley vision (Martin Brennan) Archaeoastronomy 5(4):28-31 (cover date 1982). b) Is there an American Stonehenge? (film). American Anthropologist 85:755. 1982 a) Skywatchers of ancient Mexico (Anthony Aveni). Archaeology 35(2):82. b) The first stargazers (James Cornell). Archaeology 35(3):77. c) Megalithomania (John Michell). Archaeology 35(6):74. 1981 a) The development of social stratification in Europe (Antonio Gilman)(invited comment). Current Anthropology 22:12-13. b) Stone Age science in Britain (Alvar Ellegard)(invited comment). Current Anthropology 22:118-119. c) The mystery of Stonehenge (Franklyn M. Branley). Archaeology 34(5):72-73. d) Megalithic remains in Britain and Brittany (A. & A. S. Thom). Archaeoastronomy 4(2):40-43. 1980 a) Before the Romans; In search of the magic of Stonehenge; and Cracking the Stone Age code (films). Archaeology 33(4):60-61. b) Prehistoric Avebury (Aubrey Burl). Archaeology 33(4):68. 1979 The Avebury cycle (Michael Dames). Archaeology 32(1):75-76. 1978 a) The archaeology of Ireland (Peter Harbison). Archaeology 31(4):67-68. b) In search of ancient astronomies (E. C. Krupp, ed.). Archaeoastronomy Bulletin 1(4):6-8. 1977 Circles and standing stones (Evan Hadingham). American Anthropologist 79:720. Miscellaneous Publications 2007 a) Destination: Castle Roche. Archaeology 60(3):16. b) Archaeological Method and Theory and the M3. www.mythicalireland.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=721#721 c) On the Significance of Lismullin. www.tarawatch.org/?p=470 1987 A controlled surface collection at the Van Nuys Site, Henry County (abstract). In Current Research in Indiana Archaeology and Prehistory: 1986, edited by Christopher S. Peebles. Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology Research Reports 7:5. 1986 International education at Ball State. Business Transnational 1:4. 1981 a) Henges and stone circles, ritual and archaeoastronomy: archaeological research in Ireland and Great Britain. Winter quarter 1980-81 faculty lecture. Muncie, Indiana: Ball State University. b) 1979 and 1980 excavations at Mounds State Park. Wabash Valley Archaeological Society Newsletter 15(5):4.
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