Fri, Mar 9th, 2012
Hocking College Archaeology students Chloe Sampson and Matt Steinmetz will present their capstone research at the 30th Annual Symposium on Ohio Valley Urban and Historic Archaeology April 14, 2012 at the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville, West Virginia. The symposium is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History.
“It’s not often, nor commonplace, for undergraduate students, particularly those that are only sophomores to have abstracts accepted to a regional conference,” Dr. Annette Ericksen, Archaeology program Coordinating Instructor, said.
Sampson will give a 20 minute presentation on her article, coauthored by Ericksen, titled: W.C. Stiles, Entrepreneur of the Volcano Oil Fields West Virginia: an Archaeological Collaboration. The paper outlines the work Hocking College Archaeology students have completed at the Stiles Mansion to date, the development of a public archaeology venue for the region and the Archaeology program’s ongoing partnership with the Friends of Mountwood Park. Sampson’s paper has the option of review for publication.
Matt Steinmetz will present a poster titled: The Hocking Valley Salines. His presentation will summarize the historic development, geographic distribution, geology and geomorphology of salt production, as well as investigate the relationship between the Hocking Valley Salines and the famous saltworks of West Virginia’s Kanawha Valley.
“It’s not often, nor commonplace, for undergraduate students, particularly those that are only sophomores to have abstracts accepted to a regional conference,” Dr. Annette Ericksen, Archaeology program Coordinating Instructor, said.
Sampson will give a 20 minute presentation on her article, coauthored by Ericksen, titled: W.C. Stiles, Entrepreneur of the Volcano Oil Fields West Virginia: an Archaeological Collaboration. The paper outlines the work Hocking College Archaeology students have completed at the Stiles Mansion to date, the development of a public archaeology venue for the region and the Archaeology program’s ongoing partnership with the Friends of Mountwood Park. Sampson’s paper has the option of review for publication.
Matt Steinmetz will present a poster titled: The Hocking Valley Salines. His presentation will summarize the historic development, geographic distribution, geology and geomorphology of salt production, as well as investigate the relationship between the Hocking Valley Salines and the famous saltworks of West Virginia’s Kanawha Valley.
