Archaeologists identify ancient North American mounds using new image analysis technique
Tue, Jul 24, 2018 SHARE ON: TwitterFacebook
BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY—BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Researchers at Binghamton University, State University at New York have used a new image-based analysis technique to identify once-hidden North American mounds, which could reveal valuable information about pre-contact Native Americans.
“Across the East Coast of the United States, some of the most visible forms for pre-contact Native American material culture can be found in the form of large earthen and shell mounds,†said Binghamton University anthropologist Carl Lipo. “Mounds and shell rings contain valuable information about the way in which past people lived in North America. As habitation sites, they can show us the kinds of foods that were eaten, the way in which the community lived, and how the community interacted with neighbors and their local environments.
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