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
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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