Date of Award
8-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Anthropology
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
First Advisor
Jodi Skipper
Second Advisor
Jay Johnson
Third Advisor
Matthew L. Murray
Relational Format
Dissertation/thesis
Abstract
This thesis is the result of a goal-driven, applied anthropology project that assisted the City of Batesville in the opening of The Batesville Mounds site as a public park on November 21, 2017. Other goals of this project consisted of providing park planners with historical information on the pre-contact Native American occupation as well as past archaeological investigations at the site and to make recommendations for the future of the Park. In order to facilitate the City in this capacity, comparable mounds sites were visited, surveys and interviews were conducted, an inventory of Batesville Mounds artifacts curated at the University of Mississippi was created, and outreach to target audiences was administered. Analysis of the surveys assessed the public’s interest in visiting a mound park as well as the probability that present and future amenities would be utilized. The preliminary artifact inventory consisted of 21,555 individually counted items and 2300 bags of artifacts needing further analysis. Combining these results with information collected through site visits, interviews, and past research allowed for the development of informed recommendations for public outreach and education at the Batesville Mounds Park.
Recommended Citation
Mattson, Lacy Nicole, "Community Connections: Public Outreach and Education at the Batesville Mounds Site" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2781.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2781
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