Date of Graduation
12-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Anthropology (MA)
Degree Level
Graduate
Department
Anthropology
Advisor/Mentor
Kvamme, Kenneth L.
Committee Member
Sabo, George III
Second Committee Member
Lockhart, Jami J.
Third Committee Member
Horton, Elizabeth
Keywords
Archaeology; Electrical Resistivity Tomography; Geophysics; Mounds; Plum Bayou; Toltec
Abstract
Despite decades of research and over a century of public interest, the most prominent features at Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park, Mound A and Mound B, remain virtually unexamined by modern archaeological techniques, and poorly understood. The tremendous scale and importance of these mounds makes most standard research methods difficult if not impossible. Electrical Resistivity Tomography, a geophysical technique rarely used in North America, was employed to survey both Mound A and Mound B, resulting in models of the subsurface that provide insights into the construction, modification and condition of the mounds.
Citation
Zimmer-Dauphinee, J. R. (2014). Seeing Below the Surface with Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Exploring the Deepest Reaches of Arkansas' Tallest Prehistoric Mounds. Graduate Theses and Dissertations Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/2205
