About the Author

Anne S. Dowd earned her doctorate in anthropology with a specialization in archaeology from Brown University. She is Principal Archaeologist at ArchaeoLOGIC USA, LLC, a consulting firm providing a full range of historic preservation services. Her research interests include lithic technology, quarrying, and raw material procurement. Mary Beth D. Trubitt received her Ph.D. in anthropology from Northwestern University. Professor Trubitt is currently the Station Archeologist for the Arkansas Archeological Survey's Henderson State University Research Station in Arkadelphia, where she also teaches. Her research interests include craft production and exchange of stone, marine shell, and pottery, and the development of complex societies in eastern North America.