Technologies to Examine Hopewell Sites in Ohio Capstone Presentation American Anthropological Association 111 th Annual Conference San Francisco California November 1418 2012 Timeline of Mound Building ID: 720183
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A View From Afar: The Use of Remote Sensing Technologies to Examine Hopewell Sites in Ohio Slide2
Capstone Presentation:American Anthropological Association111th Annual ConferenceSan Francisco, California November 14-18, 2012Slide3
Timeline of Mound Building Cultures in OhioAdena: 800 BC to 100 BCHopewell: 200 BC to 500 AD
Fort Ancient Tradition (Mississippian): 1000 AD to 1500 Slide4
Mound DestructionThe Need for PreservationSlide5
Study Areas and Major Rivers of Ohio Slide6
Resources Used in this Study1. Early maps of Hopewell mounds and earthworks retrieved from: Squier, E. G., & Davis, E. H. (1848). Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (Classics in Smithsonian Anthropology). Smithsonian Books.
2. Modern orthorectified
aerial photography (Tiff Format) and
Lidar
data (
las
. format) available from the State of Ohio Office of Information Technology (2011), Ohio Geographically Referenced Information Program
.
3. ODOT
(Ohio Department of Transportation)
shapefiles
for Airport, Active Rail, City, County, Interstate, State Routes, Township, and US Routes
.
4. DNR
(Department of Natural Resources)
hydrography
shapefile
of
Ohio‘s
water sources, and divide line between Lake Erie and the Ohio River
.
5. USGS (United States Geological Survey) aerial photographs from the late 1950's and 1960's, as well as SRTM DEMs. Slide7
Early Mapping of Hopewell Sites Squier & DavisSlide8
Seip Earthworks as Mapped by Squier and Davis in 1847Slide9
Map of Seip Earthworks Converted to Shapefile in ArcGISSlide10
Squier and Davis Map of Seip Overlaid onto 2008 Aerial PhotographSlide11
Exploring Lidar Data
MARS
LP360/
ArcGIS
Quick Terrain Modeler Slide12
Squier and Davis Map of Seip Overlaid onto Lidar DataSlide13
Features Derived from Lidar DataSlide14
Squier and Davis Shapefile Compared to Lidar ShapefileSlide15
Seip Earthworks 1960Slide16
Map Derived from Lidar Data Overlaid onto 1960’s Aerial PhotographSlide17
View of Seip Earthworks Facing Southwest, Elevation TIN using MARSThe Elevation
has been Multiplied by Seven to Illustrate the Earthworks & Mound Remains Slide18
Seip Site Facing Northwest, Using Quick Terrain ModelerThe Elevation Has Been Reduced to Between 698 and 711 Feet to Illustrate the Remains of the EarthworksSlide19
The Preservation of Hopewell SitesSlide20
Map Derived from Lidar Data Overlaid onto 1960’s Aerial PhotographSlide21
Park Development and PreservationSlide22
ConclusionImage created by CERHAS, University of Cincinnati