Hi.  I'm John Staeck, an assistant prof. of Anthro. at Luther College.  My
BA is from Beloit College and my MA/PhD are from Rutgers.  My interest is
primarily in symbolic archaeology (power formations through manipulation
of symbols) but I came to appreciate historical archaeology working contracts
in New Jersey.  Right now I'm involved with a site adjacent to the Mississippi
River in NE Iowa that has a substantial Late Woodland component but also
was heavily utilized as a ferry stop, riverboat stop, homestead, and riverboat
stop.
John Staeck   [log in to unmask]