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Scopus Author ID: 38162875800

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geoarchaeology, prehistoric archaeology, Ohio River Valley, eolian processes

Biography

Conducts research within physical geography/geoarchaeology specializing in prehistoric archaeology of the Midwest (especially the Ohio River Valley). Worked in cultural resource management since 1995. Currently working on eolian processes and the potential for archaeological site burial.

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State University of New York at Fredonia: Fredonia, New York, US

2018-08-20 to present | Assistant Professor (Geology & Environmental Science)
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Matthew Purtill

Education and qualifications (1)

West Virginia University: Morgantown, WV, US

2013-08-01 to present | PhD (Geography)
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Matthew Purtill

Works (15)

More than Just Clovis: the Broad Impact of Sampling Bias on Archaeological Site Distributions

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory
2023-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-022-09581-7
Contributors: Matthew P. Purtill
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The Road Not Taken: How Early Landscape Learning and Adoption of a Risk-Averse Strategy Influenced Paleoindian Travel Route Decision Making in the Upper Ohio Valley

American Antiquity
2021-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1017/aaq.2020.96
Contributors: Matthew P. Purtill
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Evaluating Archaeological Site Burial Potential by Late Quaternary Eolian Sedimentation: The Eastern U.S. Eolian Geoarchaeology Project (EUSEGP)

Quaternary Times
2020 | Newsletter article
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Matthew Purtill

Shifting the gaze of the physician from the body to the body in a place: A qualitative analysis of a community-based photovoice approach to teaching place-health concepts to medical students

PLOS ONE
2020-02-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228640
Part of ISSN: 1932-6203
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Geochronology and Depositional History of the Sandy Springs Aeolian Landscape in the Unglaciated Upper Ohio River Valley, United States

Frontiers in Earth Science
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3389/feart.2019.00322
Part of ISSN: 2296-6463
Contributors: Matthew P. Purtill; J. Steven Kite; Steven L. Forman
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Reconsidering the potential role of saline springs in the Paleoindian occupation of Sandy Springs, Adams County, Ohio

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.03.054
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2-s2.0-85016443749
Contributors: Purtill, M.P.
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Aeolian and Fluvial Interaction in the Middle Ohio River Valley: New Geomorphic, Stratigraphic, and Sedimentological Evidence from Sandy Springs, Adams County, Ohio

2016 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting
2016 | Conference poster
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Matthew Purtill

Dwelling on the past: Late archaic structures of the Ohio region

Building the Past: Prehistoric Wooden Post Architecture in the Ohio Valley-Great Lakes
2015 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84952036291
Contributors: Purtill, M.P.
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Geoarchaeological investigations in mesoamerica move into the 21st Century: A review

Geoarchaeology
2015 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/gea.21507
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2-s2.0-84927697893
Contributors: Dunning, N.P.; Mccane, C.; Swinney, T.; Purtill, M.; Sparks, J.; Mann, A.; Mccool, J.-P.; Ivenso, C.
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Midwestern Sand Dunes, Geoarchaeology, and LiDAR: Preliminary Geomorphic Landform Analysis of the Sandy Springs Paleoindian Site in the Upper Ohio River Valley

Geological Society of America, North-Central Section, 49th Annual Meeting
2015 | Conference paper
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Matthew Purtill

A new multistage construction chronology for the Great Serpent Mound, USA

Journal of Archaeological Science
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jas.2014.07.004
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2-s2.0-84904876314
Contributors: Herrmann, E.W.; Monaghan, G.W.; Romain, W.F.; Schilling, T.M.; Burks, J.; Leone, K.L.; Purtill, M.P.; Tonetti, A.C.
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New archaeobotanical and feature-use data from post-A.D. 1550 contexts at the Madisonville Site, Ohio

North American Archaeologist
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.2190/NA.35.3.a
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2-s2.0-84907006734
Contributors: Purtill, M.P.; Leone, K.L.
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Economic and land-use implications of prehistoric fire-cracked-rock piles, Northern Arizona

Journal of Field Archaeology
2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33744971956
Contributors: Sullivan III, A.P.; Cook, R.A.; Purtill, M.P.; Uphus, P.M.
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Economic and land-use implications of prehistoric fire-cracked-rock piles, northern arizona

International Journal of Phytoremediation
2001 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1179/jfa.2001.28.3-4.367
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2-s2.0-85066195344
Contributors: Sullivan, A.P.; Cook, R.A.; Purtill, M.P.; Uphus, P.M.
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TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF PALEOINDIAN NATIVE AMERICAN SETTLEMENT IN SOUTHERN OHIO: A MULTI-SCALAR APPROACH

Dissertation or Thesis
DOI: 10.33915/etd.7232
Contributors: Matthew P Purtill
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