North American archaeology carried out through the Cobb Institute centers in
the southeastern U.S., especially Mississippi. Listed below are some of the
current projects in the area. Since Mississippi State University is located
next to Starkville, Mississippi, in Oktibbeha County and adjacent to
Lowndes and Clay Counties, much of the fieldwork involving the archaeologists
and student technicians occurs in these places.
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- Starkville and Oktibbeha County: Public Service Archaeology
- Contains an announcement about free survey in the area and brief excerpts from pertinent Mississippi laws.
Related research associates: Janet Rafferty, S. Homes Hogue, Evan Peacock
- Highway Archaeology
- Pages of projects contain photos of fieldwork in progress.
New Research: Mississippi portion of Interstate 69
Highway 82 bypass project: Nine Sites
Highway 12 bypass project: the Cork site
Related research associates: Janet Rafferty, S. Homes Hogue, Evan Peacock
- Archaeology Field School in Mississippi through Mississippi State University
- Other
- Project demonstrating technological (computer image) applications for
typical archaeological analyses using projectile points from local sites.
Comparison of Computer Image Analysis and Physical Analysis of Artifacts, by Heather Gray
Archaeological materials and data are generally processed in the Cobb in the archaeology and osteology labs and in the environmental archaeology lab, with some exceptions (e.g., samples sent to other labs for specialized analyses).
