Erin C. Dempsey
Masters Student, Professional Archaeology
B.A., 2006, Anthropology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Email: edempsey2@hotmail.com
Research Interests
Midwest and Upper Midwest Archaeology, Geophysics, Geoarchaeology, Hopewell Archaeology, Cultural Resource Management
Field Experience
National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center
Archeological Technician
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park, Ohio
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, Michigan
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
Grand Portage National Monument, Minnesota
Buffalo National River, Arkansas
Sitka National Historical Park, Alaska
Training
National Park Service, Midwest Archeological Center Internship, Lincoln, Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Field School in Archaeology, Engineers Cantonment
(25WN106) and Hopeton Earthworks (33RO26)
National Park Service Archeological Prospection Workshop, Chillicothe, Ohio
Professional Presentations
Getting Your Hands a Little Less Dirty: An Exercise in Using Geophysical to Understand Hopewell Earthwork Construction. Paper presentation, Midwest Archaeological Conference, South Bend, Indiana, October 2007.
Condition of Earthwork Sites in Ross County, Ohio. Poster presentation, 71st Society for American Archaeology annual meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2006.
An Overview of the Beaver Creek Trail Crossing Site (25SW49): What We Can Learn From Collaborative Efforts in Historical Research, Geophysical Investigations, and Archaeological Excavations. Poster presentation, 39th Society for Historical Archaeology annual meeting, Sacramento, California, January 2006.
Hopewellian Earthworks of Southern Ohio: What They Can Tell Us About the Human-Landscape Relationship. Paper presentation, Nebraska Academy of Sciences annual meeting, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 2005 and Central States Anthropological Society annual meeting, Oxford, Ohio, March 2005.
Publications
Getting Your Hands a Little Less Dirty: An Exercise in Using Geophysics to Understand Hopewell Earthwork Construction. Nebraska Anthropologist 22:33-48.
Hopewell Earthworks of Southern Ohio: A Study of the Purpose of Earthworks. Nebraska Anthropologist, 21:94-103.
Professional Memberships
Society for American Archaeology
Midwest Archaeological Conference
Nebraska Association of Professional Archeologists
AnthroGroup
Personal Interests
When not at school or work, I enjoy being outside, reading, and spending all the time I can with my family and friends. I also like sarcasm, being hugged, and traveling. Some might say that I have an unhealthy obsession with Dr. Pepper and I would probably agree with them. I have no appreciation for poison ivy and dislike eggs and bananas.
