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Aeolian Processes of the “Dead Dunes”, Nagliai Nature Reserve, Lithuania : A Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation
(2019-05)
The Nagliai Nature Reserve protects a large aeolian (wind-blown) dune field known as the “Dead” dunes which over time has buried four villages and two old cemetery sites. Dead (Mirusios), or Gray (Pilkosios) dunes are large ...
Topographic Correction of GPR Lines, Curonian Spit Sand Dunes
(2019-05)
The Curonian Spit is located off the western coast of Lithuania in eastern Europe. The Curonian Spit is a 98 km long spit that separates the Baltic Sea from the Curonian Lagoon. The Curonian Spit is covered in very large ...
College Readiness of Secondary Education Institutions in Northwest Wisconsin and First Year Student Retention at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
(2019-05)
This poster aims at identifying the differing advantages and disadvantages to school districts in northwest Wisconsin in relation to secondary institutions and their associated college readiness. Additionally, it looks at ...
Subsurface Imaging of a Late Woodland Effigy Mound Site : Lake Koshkonong Effigy Mounds, Wisconsin
(2019-05)
The preservation for Effigy Mound sites continues to be a concern. These landscape monuments and sacred sites remain poorly understood and require innovative, noninvasive, and nondestructive techniques for archaeological ...
Comparing Antennae Frequencies (225, 450 and 900 MHz) of a Windblown Dune, Kuršių Nerija National Park, Lithuania
(2019-05)
The Kuršių Nerija National Park is one of five national parks in Lithuania. The Park was established in 1991 to protect the unique environments of the Curonian Spit and Curonian Lagoon and is also recognized by UNESCO as ...
Subsurface Imaging of Bilioniai Hillfort, Lithuania
(2019-05)
Nearly 4,000 potential hillforts exist throughout the Baltic region. Hillforts served multiple purposes, including defensive forts to protect against attack, wooden castles, and settlements. A ground penetrating radar (GPR) ...
Mapping Post-Glacial Terraces in the Lower Cannon River Valley, southeastern Minnesota : Geomorphic and Archaeological Significance
(2019-05)
The Cannon River, a tributary of the Upper Mississippi River (UMR) located in southeastern Minnesota, enters the UMR near Red Wing, Minnesota. The Lower Cannon River (LCR) is that portion of the stream downstream from the ...
Sand Stringers in southeastern Minnesota and west-central Wisconsin : A Progress Report
(2019-05)
Reconstructing Great Lakes regional wind regimes during the terminal Late-Pleistocene (~15 ka to 10 ka) is an important component of paleoenvironmental research in the western Great Lakes Region and for testing global ...
Ceasing Usage of American Indian Mascots : Factors in the Retirement or Retainment of American Indian Folks as Mascots Within Four Wisconsin K-12 Schools
(2020-04)
The use of Indigenous Peoples as team names and mascots within K-12 school districts in the United States has been contested by both individuals and organizations for decades. Recent studies have concluded that exposure ...
Looking for the Gate : Imaging at Bethsaida Israel : A Ground Penetrating Radar Perspective
(2019-05)
The ancient city of Bethsaida is in the northern Galilee region of Israel along shores of the Sea of Galilee and is mentioned by Pliny the Elder, Josephus as well as several Biblical texts. First excavated in 1987, the ...