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Mary Theresa Bonhage-Freund, Ph.D.

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"An Experimental Approach to the Analysis of Two Maize Cob-Filled Pits."  Early Georgia.  2005, 33 (2): 131-141  2005 Fall.

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Etowah (9BR1) is renowned as a regionally influential Mississippian mound center (Larson 1971; King 2003). This paleoethnobotanical evaluation of a pair of Wilbanks phase maize-cob dominated pits is among the few archaeobotanical investigations to emerge from excavations at the Etowah site. I describe the assemblage recovered from the floated contents of Features 64A and B which were adjacent to a rectangular structure within an elite compound on an extension of Mound B (King 2001). The significance of these finds is interpreted in light of both laboratory analysis and taphonomic experimentation. Finally, the function of these pits is evaluated.
This analysis contributes details of local agriculture, aids in interpreting the functions of the cob-filled pits, and of adjacent structures, and gives insight to the Etowah site's ecology. These studies contribute to our understanding of both the Etowah site and southeastern archaeology. At the same time, these data raise new questions to guide future research

 

Alma College ranks second in the nation in the percentage of students who participate in alternative break service trips, according to Break Away, the national organization that supports the development of alternative break experiences that inspire lifelong active citizenship. Last year, Alma students provided flood relief, built affordable homes, planned activities for terminally ill children, constructed wheelchair ramps, worked with immigrants, and assisted in after-school programs.

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Graduate Profile

Susan Kattula

Susan Kattula
Graduation: 2003
Major: Psychology and Exercise and Health Science

Helping children rehabilitate from illness is a career for the truly compassionate. With her enthusiasm for helping others, Alma College alumna Susan Kattula fits the bill.

After graduating from Alma in 2003, Kattula, who studied psychology and exercise and health science, attended Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., where she earned a master’s degree in occupational therapy.

She worked for a pediatric clinic in Chicago before moving back to St. Louis to accept a position at a specialty pediatric hospital, where she primarily sees outpatient and day treatment children.

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