{"id":127,"date":"2017-02-06T16:03:59","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T22:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2026-03-05T11:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:43:33","slug":"pima","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/archaeology-laboratory\/research\/pima\/","title":{"rendered":"Program in Midwestern Archaeology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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PIMA research is a combination of field school and grant supported research in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, and Ohio. The 51ÁÔÆæ Archaeological field school for undergraduates and graduate students (Anthro 567) is run every other year. Between 1998-2017, 188 students have conducted field research at Lake Koshkonong Oneota sites. Since 1998, materials from the field school investigations have provided primary data for numerous undergraduate projects, master\u2019s theses, and doctoral dissertations. PIMA support for undergraduate and graduate student research includes layout space, equipment, supplies, and funding for specialized analyses such as radiocarbon dates, petrographic analysis, and residue analyses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant #1640364<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Awarded to Richard W. Edwards and Robert Jeske, this grant allowed for the collection of stable isotope data and radiocarbon dates from dogs associated with Oneota contexts. The data from this project were important parts of Edwards\u2019 2017 dissertation, several presentations given at professional meetings, and for several articles in preparation for publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Archaeological Field School<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In the summer of 2017, students and faculty excavated for six weeks at the Crescent Bay Hunt Club and Koshkonong Creek Village sites, both of which date to ca. A.D. 1050-1400. They are both farming villages near Lake Koshkonong, in southeastern Wisconsin. Our 10th field season Crescent Bay continued to provide details on the site’s spatial organization, including our third longhouse. Our 4th season of excavations at the Koshkonong Creek Village enlarged upon the structure and feature complex we have uncovered over years. Along with evidence for at least two residential structures, we have recovered many pit features containing a wide variety of Oneota pottery, as well as massive quantities of charcoal, fish, and mussel shell. Other materials from the features include tools made from deer and elk antler and bison bone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with the Field School, PIMA research includes other field, laboratory and museum based research focused on the Midwest\/Great Lakes Region. Students and staff have collaborated with institutions such as the University of Utah, the UW-Oshkosh, UW-LaCrosse, the Milwaukee Public Museum, Wisconsin Historical Museum, and the Logan Museum. We also have collaborative relationships with many government and tribal agencies, as well as private institutions and individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research in Progress<\/h3>\n\n\n\n