Ithaca College

Professor Rogers co-authors paper in Journal of Archaeological Science
Understanding the built environment at the seneca iroquois white
springs site using large-scale, multi-instrument archaeogeophysical
surveys.

Abstract:
A landscape-scale conception of the circa 1688-1715 CE Seneca 
occupation at the White Springs site (NYSM 1952; RMSC Pip-018), 
located in Geneva, NY, is important for understanding their built 
environment during a period of residential upheaval. This paper 
reports on approximately five hectares of high-resolution, 
multi-instrument archaeogeophysical surveys. These surveys allowed 
engagement with layered, temporal contexts and the gathering of 
otherwise inaccessible information. In combination with excavation, 
surface survey, and historic research, archaeogeophysical 
techniques provided expanded access to the site, a settlement size 
estimate of 1.42-2.75 ha, and tentative evidence for a palisade at 
the White Springs site. The interplay between archaeogeophysics and 
other techniques was critical to this undertaking.

The paper can be read online at

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440312001124?v=s5