Assistant Coordinator of the Western Illinois Survey Division, ITARP BA Anthropology Indiana University of Pennsylvania BA History Indiana University of Pennsylvania E-mail: hickson@uiuc.edu

General Interest/Area of Focus

Robert Hickson has over 20 years experience in Midwestern North American archaeology. His interests and professional focus center on lithic technology, Early Archaic cultures, upland archaeology, computer applications, and the curation and conservation of collections.

Memberships/Awards/Accomplishments

• Illinois Archeological Survey
• Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology
• 3 year Army ROTC Scholarship received in August 1978
• NEH Scholarship to attend classes at the Campbell Center for Historic Preservation Studies in June and September 1994

Previous Positions

1986-2001 Curator of Collections and Telecommunications, Contract Archeology Report Author, Web Site and Server Administrator, Company Surveyor, Project Coordinator, Field Supervisor, and Field Assistant. Center for American Archeology, Kampsville, IL

October 1981–January 1982 Field and Laboratory Assistant, Smiling Dan Site Excavations, Contract Archeology Program, Kampsville, IL.

June 1981-October 1981 Field Assistant, Rench Site Excavations, Illinois State Museum Society, Springfield, IL.

May 1981 Field Assistant, New Orleans Levee Survey, Iroquois Research Institute, Fairfax, VA.

Selected Bibliography

Nolan David J., and Robert N. Hickson
2006 Archaeological Testing Short Report for the Ed Walch Site (11A1542); FA 1597/IL96 Project. Report Submitted by ITARP to the Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL.

Nolan David J., and Robert N. Hickson
2004 Archaeological Testing Short Report for the Missed Point Site (11MG175); FA 310 (US 67) Project. Report Submitted by ITARP to the Illinois Department of Transportation, Springfield, IL.

Nolan David J., and Robert N. Hickson
1993 Buried Upland Sites: Some Practical Considerations for Archeologists and Cultural Resource Managers. Illinois Antiquity (28)4:4-11.

Atwell, Karen A., Robert Hickson, and Dan Goatley
1993 Phase II Investigations of Six Prehistoric Archeological Sites in Macoupin County near the Town of Hettick, Illinois. Center for American Archeology, Contract Archeology Program, Kampsville, Illinois, Report of Investigation No. 206.

Hansen, Eric G. and Robert N. Hickson (editors)
1993 Progress Report on the FAP 407-Route 336 Project: Archeological Survey Completion and Site Testing. Center for American Archeology, Contract Archeology Program, Kampsville, Illinois, Report of Investigation No. 197D. Submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Katz, Susana R., Robert N. Hickson, and Julieann Van Nest
1992 Archeological and Geological Investigations along the Interior Uplands Portion of the Central Illinois Expressway. Center for American Archeology, Contract Archeology Program, Kampsville, Illinois (in press).

Hickson, Robert N. and Susana R. Katz (editors)
1992 Progress Report on the FAP 407 Route 336 Archeological Survey and Prehistoric Site Testing Along the Priority Quincy to Mendon Alternate Segment in Adams County, Illinois. Center for American Archeology, Contract Archeology Program, Kampsville, Illinois, Report of Investigation No. 197C. Submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Hickson, Robert N.
1991 Progress Report on the FAP 407 Archeological Survey of the Priority Alternate Segment Combination E-1 Route 336 Quincy-to-Carthage Segment Adams and Hancock Counties. Center for American Archeology, Contract Archeology Program, Kampsville, Illinois, Report of Investigation No. 197B. Submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Hickson, Robert N.
1990 Progress Report on FAP 407 Archeological Surveys Route 336 Quincy to Carthage Segment Hancock and Adams Counties. Center for American Archeology, Kampsville Illinois, Contract Archeology Program, Report of Investigation No. 197A. Submitted to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Katz, Susana R. and Robert N. Hickson
1988 Archeological Reconnaissance of Pike County Water District No. 1 Phase 3 Expansion. Center for American Archeology, Contract Archeology Program, Kampsville, Illinois, Report of Investigation No. 192.

Complete Vitae (pdf)

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