Archaeobotanist BA Anthropology University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign MA Anthropology University of Missouri-Columbia E-mail: calentin@uiuc.edu

General Interest/Area of Focus

Leighann is interested in the paleoethnobotany and archaeology of the Midwest and Eastern Woodlands. She has conducted fieldwork in Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri.

Memberships/Awards/Accomplishments

• 2001–present Member, Illinois Archaeological Society (IAS)
• 2001–present Member, East Central Illinois Archaeological Society (ECIAS),Chapter of the Illinois Association for the Advancement of Archaeology (IAAA)
• 1999–present Associate Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society
• 1996–present Member, Golden Key National Honor Society

Current Research

Archaeobotany. Botanical analysis of small Middle Woodland sites located in the Lower Illinois River valley region in western Illinois.

Previous Positions

1998-2001 Archaeology Field Assistant, Missouri Department of Transportation

1998 Cultural Resources Laboratory Technician, Missouri Department of Transportation

1997-1998 Forensic Lab Assistant, Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri-Columbia

1997 Laboratory Technician, Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

1996-1997 Docent, Discovery Room, Museum of Natural History, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign

Selected Bibliography

2005 The Spoon Toe Site (11MG179): Middle Woodland Gardening in the Lower Illinois River Valley. M.A., University of Missouri.

2004 “Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Proposed Danville Beltline” (with D. McElrath and J. Zehr). Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Report No. 101. University of Illinois, Department of Anthropology, Urbana.

2001 "Phase I Cultural Resources Survey and Phase II Testing of 23DL169, 23DL171, 23DL173, 23DL178, and 23DL180 for Proposed Improvements to Route 65, Dallas County, Missouri" (with T. Schumann and D. Austin). Report on file at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, Missouri.

1999 "Phase I Cultural Resources Survey, Route 94, St. Charles County, Missouri" (with M. Keepen). Report on file at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Papers and Presentations

2005  “Middle Woodland Plant Use and Pottery in the Uplands Of West Central Illinois” (with M. Simon). Paper presented at the 51st Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference, Dayton, Ohio.

2003 “An Overview of the Archaeology of the Danville, IL Area.” Paper presented at the 49th Annual Midwest Archaeological Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

2001 "Exploring the Archaeology of Danville: The Danville By-Pass Project" (with D. McElrath and K. Shane Vanderford). Lecture presented for Illinois Archaeology Awareness Week, Bremer Conference Center, Danville Area Community College.

Complete Vitae (pdf)

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