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Current Archaeological Research in Kentucky

​​Since 1983, the KHC staff has coordinated an annual archaeology conference, and from presentations have published research geared to professional archaeologists to highlight current research and exploration of Kentucky's archaeological resources. Presented as a series of professional publications, these papers cover a broad range of topics relating to Kentucky Archaeology.

Current Archaeological Research in Kentucky

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Volume 1 (1987)

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Volume 2 (1992)

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Volume 3 (1995)

 

​Volume 4 (1996)

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Volume​ 5 (1998)​​

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​Volume 6 (2000)

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​Volume 7 (2004)

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Volume 8 (2007)

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Volume 9 (2007)

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​Volume 10 (2019)


Thematic Journals

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Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Big Bottoms of Fulton County, KY (1990)

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Woodland Period Research in KY (1985)


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Mississippian Towns of the Western KY Border (1986)


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Other KHC Journals

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Paleoindian and Archaic Research in Kentucky (1988)

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The Human Landscape in Kentucky's Past: Site Structure and Settlement Patterns (1991)

​New Deal-Era Archaeology and Current Research in Kentucky (1988)

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​Chambers (15ML109): An Upland Mississippian Village in Western Kentucky (1987)

​Studies in Kentucky Archaeology (1991)

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Late Prehistoric Research (1984)​

​​Historical Archaeology (1995)

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​Archaeological Investigations at Waveland state shrine (1985)


All Items
TitleAuthor(s)VolumeKeywords
Caborn-Welborn Ceramics: Intersite Comparisons and Extraregional InteractionDavid Pollack and Cheryl Ann MunsonVolume 5 
Reconstructing the 1932-1939 King Excavations at Wickliffe MoundsKit W. WeslerVolume 5 
Death and Disease in the Lower Cumberland River Valley: Bioarchaeological Evidence from the Late Prehistoric Tinsley Hill SiteLeon LaneVolume 5Late Prehistoric, Bioarchaeology
Assessing the Maize Consumption of Fort Ancient and Middle Mississippian Populations of the Ohio Valley: New Stable Isotope EvidenceMark R. SchurrVolume 5Fort Ancient, Mississippian
An Analysis of Medicines Used on the Late Eighteenth Century Frontier in Kentucky and IllinoisJames A Lucy and Kenneth C. CarstensVolume 5Historic
Archaeological Investigations at the 1795 Elijah Foley House, Fayette County, KentuckyM. Jay Stottman and Charles D. HockensmithVolume 5Historic
Archaeological Investigations Incorporating Digital Terrain ModelsAndrew C. Kellie, Kenneth C. Carstens, and Daryl OrthVolume 5 
Archaeological Investigations at Fort Smith, 15Lv207, a Federal Civil War Gun Emplacement Site in Smithland, KentuckyKenneth C. CarstensVolume 5Historic, Civil War
In the Days of the "Grand Water Power:" Development and Decline of the Grist Mill Industry in Northern KentuckyJeannine KreinbrinkVolume 5Historic
Archaic Plant Utilization at the Hedden Site, McCracken County, KentuckyJack RossenVolume 6 
The Archaeological Potential of Small SitesSteven D. Creasman, Andrew P. Bradbury, and Jonathan P. KerrVolume 6 
The Research Potential of Textile Artifacts: An Example from Carter County, KentuckyKristen J. Gremillion, Kathryn Jakes, and Virginia WimberleyVolume 6 
Archaeological Investigations at the Gays Creek Shelter (15Pel86), Perry County, KentuckyAndrew P. BradburyVolume 6 
Rockshelters at the Headwaters: An Archaeological Survey in the Big Sinking Drainage of Eastern KentuckyKristen J. Gremillion, Katherine R. Mickelson, Andrew M. Mickelson, and Anne B. LeeVolume 6 
Chert Resource Availability, Procurement, and Use in the Upper Rolling Fork River Valley, Marion County, KentuckyJack H. RayVolume 6 
The Watkins Site (15Lo12) Revisited: Previous Research, New Interpretations, And Recent Artifact AnalysisDarlene ApplegateVolume 6 
Site Structure, Activities and Refuse: A Study of Two Features Excavated at the Dry Branch Creek Site (15Me62), A Fort Ancient Site in the Upper Salt River Valley, Mercer County, KentuckyMelody PopeVolume 6 
Mortuary Variation and Space: A Glimpse of Meaning in Wickliffe's Mound C CemeteryHugh B. MatternesVolume 6 
Cottage Life: Archaeological and Historical Investigations at a Nineteenth Century Iron Making Community at the Cottage Furnace, Estill CountyWilliam D. UpdikeVolume 6 
Gun Smoke by the River: Firearm-Related Artifacts from the Argosy Casino Project, Dearborn County, IndianaDonald B. BallVolume 6 

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