Investigators A list of our project members.
Susan M. Alt
Associate Professor of Anthropology, Indiana University
Co-Principal Investigator
Emerald Acropolis Project
Richland Analysis Project
Yankeetown Project
Timothy R. Pauketat
Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois
Co-Principal Investigator
Emerald Acropolis Project
Richland Analysis Project
Mississippian Initiative
Thomas E. Emerson
Director, Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Co-Principal Investigator
Richland Analysis Project
Laura Kozuch
Curator, Illinois State Archaeological Survey
Co-Principal Investigator
Richland Analysis Project
Michael Kolb
Geomorphologist
Emerald Acropolis Project
Mississippian Initiative
Jeffery D. Kruchten
Field Director (2012-2015)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Kathryn E. Parker
Paleoethnobotanist
Emerald Acropolis Project
Richland Analysis Project
Steven Kuehn
Zooarchaeologist
Richland Analysis Project
Meghan Buchanan
Zooarchaeologist
Emerald Acropolis Project
Alan Craig
Augmented Reality
Emerald Acropolis Project
Kris Hedman
Bioarchaeologist
Richland Analysis Project
Elizabeth Watts Malouchos
Field Archaeologist (2015)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Rebecca Barzilai
Field Director (2016), Field Archaeologist and Ceramic Analyst (2012-2016)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Richland Analysis Project
Leslie Drane
Field Archaeologist (2012-2015)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Tucker Lutter
Field Archaeologist (2015-2016)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Mallory Melton
Field Archaeologist (2015)
Emerald Acropolis Project
B. Jacob Skousen
Field Archaeologist (2012)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Thomas Zych
Field Archaeologist (2015)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Jon Micon
Field Archaeologist (2015)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Erin Benson
Field Archaeologist and Ceramic Analyst (2012-2016)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Richland Analysis Project
Amanda Butler
Field Archaeologist (2012)
Emerald Acropolis Project
Mary Simon
Textile Analyst
Richland Analysis Project