Archaeologists Identify Ancient North American Mounds Using New Image Analysis Technique

Credit: Carl Lipo

The team's approach successfully identified ring and mound sites (indicated by arrows) within a stretch of forest that had not been previously surveyed by archaeologists.

« Archaeologists Identify Ancient North American Mounds Using New Image Analysis Technique

Credit: Carl Lipo

Two previously identified shell rings on Daws Island, SC. These features were also picked up by the new approach utilized by Davis, Sanger, and Lipo (2018).

« Archaeologists Identify Ancient North American Mounds Using New Image Analysis Technique

Credit: Carl Lipo

A potential ring site identified using lidar and automated detection algorithms. It lies directly adjacent to the present day shoreline, which is not unexpected due to the locations of other known shell ring sites in the Southeast.

« Archaeologists Identify Ancient North American Mounds Using New Image Analysis Technique

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