This $141,318 National Science Foundation award under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences program will fund collaborative research to reconstruct the landscape of one of the earliest cities in the United States. The researchers will conduct a high-resolution magnetometry survey covering over 5.5 sq km of the urban landscape, making it the largest such subsurface survey ever performed in the Americas for an archaeological site. This near-total geophysical survey of the subsurface will allow the team to map the buried landscape from a bird's-eye view and compare patterns of urban growth to other early cases. In addition to producing the first site-wide map, the digital data and analyses will provide insight into how indigenous peoples formed the largest precolonial community in the US. The dataset and subsequent web portal hosted by the University of Michigan will support future research, education, and consultation with affiliated tribes. Completion is scheduled for August 2026.
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