62nd Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference October 4–6, 2018 Notre Dame Conference Center McKenna Hall ANTHROPOLOGY // DIGEXPERIENCE IN FROM THE START THEORETICAL AND HANDS-ON TRAINING C O I E H O F Grow your academic and technical skills C in anthropology and archaeology with the C O 2 S University of Indianapolis’ in-depth Master of N N C I O E N T R A T Science in Anthropology program. The Illinois Archaeological Survey proudly supports the Midwest ARCHAEOLOGY Archaeological Conference. We are a society of professional archaeologists, BIOARCHAEOLOGY and other technical professionals, dedicated to identifying and preserving LEARN MORE AT UINDY.EDU/ANTHROPOLOGY A N K E D R important archaeological resources throughout the state of Illinois. We are also a partner organization supporting the Coalition for American Heritage. U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT Parking ndsp.nd.edu/parking-and-traffic/visitor-guest-parking Visitor parking is available at the following locations: • Morris Inn (valet parking for $10 per day for guests of the hotel, restaurants, and conference participants. Conference attendees should tell the valet they are here for the conference.) • Visitor Lot (paid parking) • Joyce & Compton Lots (paid parking) During regular business hours (Monday–Friday, 7a.m.–4p.m.), visitors using paid parking must purchase a permit at a pay station (red arrows on map, credit cards only). The permit must be displayed face up on the driver’s side of the vehicle’s dashboard, so it is visible to parking enforcement staff. Parking is free after working hours and on weekends. Rates range from free (less than 1 hour) to $8 (4 hours or more). Campus Shuttles 2 3 McKenna Hall Floor Plan Registration Open House Main Level McKenna Hall Lobby and Reception Thursday, 12 a.m.–5 p.m. Department of Anthropology Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m.–1 p.m. 2nd Floor of Corbett Family Hall Information about the campus and its Thursday, 6–8 p.m. amenities is available from any of the Corbett Family Hall is on the east side of personnel at the desk. Notre Dame Stadium. The second floor houses the Department of Anthropology, including facilities for archaeology, Book and Vendor Room archaeometry, human osteology, and McKenna Hall 112–114 bioanthropology. The archaeological collections are focused on northwest- Thursday, 12–5 p.m. ern Indiana. Materials on display will Friday, 8 a.m–5 p.m. include collections from the Middle Saturday, 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Grant Creek site in Illinois. Open to all. Vendors and Information Tables Ball State University, Department of MAC Board Meeting Anthropology and Applied Anthropolo- gy Laboratories Quinn Dining Room, Morris Inn Center for Archaeological Investi- Friday , 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Upper Level gations, Southern Illinois University Carbondale Reception Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of and Trivia Contest Natural Resources Rohr’s, Morris Inn Gustav’s Library Friday, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Illinois State Archaeological Survey A chance to enjoy refreshing beverages Institute for Field Research and abundant hors d’oeuvres, show your knowledge of Midwestern archaeologi- Left Coast Press cal trivia, and win prizes. Two tickets for Register of Professional Archaeologists beverages are included in the registra- St. Cloud State University Cultural tion packet. A cash bar will be available Resource Management-Archaeology as well. Pre-registration required. M.S. Program University of Notre Dame Press MAC Business Meeting Wildnote, Inc. Auditorium Wisconsin Archaeological Society Saturday, 5–6 p.m. 4 5 Friday, October 5 Executive Committee Conference Sponsors President: Jodie O’Gorman, Michigan State University Platinum Sponsors ($1,000 or more) President-Elect: John Doershuk, University of Iowa University of Notre Dame, Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts Treasurer: Brian D. Nichols, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee University of Notre Dame, Department of Anthropology Secretary: Eve A. Hargrave, Illinois State Archaeological Survey Executive Officer: Mark R. Schurr, University of Notre Dame Gold Level Sponsors ($750) Executive Officer: April Sievert, Indiana University University of Indianapolis MCJA Editor: Thomas E. Emerson, Illinois State Archaeological Survey Silver Sponsors ($500) Hosted by Beta Analytic, Inc. Gray and Pape Department of Anthropology Illinois Archaeological Survey University of Notre Dame Illinois State Archaeological Survey, University of Illinois Ohio Archaeological Council Conference Organizers Ohio Valley Archaeology, Inc. Mark R. Schurr and Madeleine T. McLeester Michigan State University, Department of Anthropology Student Paper Competition Committee Bronze Sponsors ($250) Madeleine T. McLeester (Chair), Katherine M. Sterner, and Aaron Comstock Archeology, Geography, and Earth Science (AGES) Research Laboratory at Minneso- ta State University, Mankato Ball State University, Department of Anthropology and Applied Anthropology Labo- ratories Illinois State University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa Purdue University, Department of Anthropology Introductory Sponsors ($100) Indiana University-South Bend Logan Museum of Anthropology, Beloit College 6 7 Summary Schedule All sessions take place in McKenna Hall unless otherwise noted Thursday, October 4 Saturday, October 6 9–11:45 a.m. General Session 2–4 p.m. 2018 MAC Sponsored Symposium Middle Mississippian to Late Prehistoric Lifeways, Auditorium Late Prehistoric Landscapes in the Northern Prairie Peninsula: A Lake Koshkonong Perspective, Auditorium 9 a.m–12 p.m. General Session Old Materials, New Methods, and Novel Approaches, 6–8 p.m. Open House and Reception Room 100-104 Department of Anthropology, 2nd Floor of Corbett Family Hall Open to all. 9:30–11:30 a.m. Poster Symposium Food Production Past and Present: Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Room 210-214 Friday, October 5 9:30–11:30 a.m. General Poster Session 9 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Symposium Bioarchaeology, Health, and Disease, Room 210-214 Storing Culture: Subterranean Storage in the Upper Midwest, 1:30–4:15 p.m. Symposium Auditorium Ethnogenesis and Village Origins: Becoming Fort Ancient at the 10 a.m.–12 p.m. General Poster Session Guard Site, AD 1000-1300, Auditorium Reports from the Field, Room 210-214 1–4 p.m. General Session 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. MAC Board Meeting Landscape, Settlements, and Their Detection, Room 100-104 Quinn Dining Room, Morris Inn 1:30–3:30 p.m. Poster Symposium 1:30–3:45 p.m. Symposium Student Centered Research in the Applied Anthropology Fur Trade, Farmsteads, and Foreigners: 400 Years of Wisconsin’s Laboratories 2014-2018, Room 210-214 Historical Archaeology, Auditorium 5–6 p.m. MAC Business Meeting 1:30– 4:30 p.m. General Session Auditorium Woodland Investigations, Room 100-104 1:30–3:30 p.m. General Poster Session Materials and Methods, Room 210-214 3–4:30 p.m. Student Workshop Industrial and Urban Archaeology, Room 202 5:30–7:30 p.m. Reception and Trivia Contest Rohr’s, Morris Inn (Pre-registration required) 8 9 Thursday, October 4 Friday, October 5 All sessions take place in McKenna Hall unless otherwise noted 2–4 p.m. 2018 MAC Sponsored Symposium 9 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Symposium Late Prehistoric Landscapes in the Northern Prairie Peninsula: Storing Culture: Subterranean Storage in the Upper Midwest A Lake Koshkonong Perspective Auditorium Auditorium Chair: Sean B. Dunham Co-Chairs: Robert J. Jeske, Katherine Sterner, and Richard W. Edwards IV 9 a.m. Cache Pits: Reflections from the Ne-con-ne-pe-wah-se site 2 p.m. New Perspectives from Lake Koshkonong Sean B. Dunham (U.S. Forest Service) Robert Jeske (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), Katherine 9:15 a.m. Now and Later: A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Hunter-Gatherer Sterner (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee), and Richard Food Storage Practices Edwards IV (Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc.) Kathryn Frederick (Michigan State University) 2:15 p.m. Upper Mississippian Stone Tools and Community Organization 9:30 a.m. Experimental Research on Plant Storage at Midewin Prairie, Katherine M. Sterner (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Illinois: Considering the Shelf Life of Plant Storage within 2:30 p.m. Identities in Clay: Displays of Group Identity on Pottery from Subterranean Pits Oneota Villages on Lake Koshkonong Ian Kuijt (University of Notre Dame), Madeleine McLeester (Universi- Seth A. Schneider (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) and Natalie ty of Notre Dame), and Mark R. Schurr (University of Notre Dame) A. Carpiaux (Field Museum) 9:45 a.m. From Cache Pits to Middens: Navigating the Pitfalls of Feature 2:45 p.m. Archaeofauna as Evidence for Oneota Landscape Investment Interpretation During Periods of Conflict and Stress Natalie Carpiaux (The Field Museum) and Richard W. Edwards IV Rachel C. McTavish (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) (Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc.) 10 a.m. Grand Island Pit Features: A Performance-Based Interpretation 3:00 p.m. Break Emily R. Bartz (University of Florida) 3:15 p.m. Risky Landscapes: Agriculture and Upper Mississippian Societies 10:15 a.m. Cache Pits and (or as?) Ritual Practice at the Cut River Mounds Richard W. Edwards IV (Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc.) Site (20RO1) in North-Central Michigan Meghan C.L. Howey (University of New Hampshire) 3:30 p.m. The Social Landscape of 11th- to 15th- Century Lake Koshkonong Robert J. Jeske (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee) 10:30 a.m. Break 3:45 p.m. The Late Prehistoric Continuum at the Edge of the Prairie Peninsula James A. Brown (Northwestern University) 10:45 a.m. The Role of Storage in Foodways in the Late Woodland Upper Delaware Valley 6–8 p.m. Welcome Reception Justin M. Reamer (University of Pennsylvania) Second Floor, Corbett Family Hall (east side of the Stadium) Open to all 11 a.m. Late Precontact Storage and Refuse at the Middle Grant Creek Village in Northern Illinois Madeleine McLeester (University of Notre Dame) and Mark R.