MODELING PALEOLANDSCAPES IN THE LOWER OHIO RIVER VALLEY: LATE WISCONSIN AND EARLY HOLOCENE LANDFORMS IN KNOB CREEK BOTTOM

This study examines a paleolandscape model that focuses on alluvial landforms that date to the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene in Knob Creek bottom of the lower Ohio River valley. The study tests and refines a landscape model based on geoarchaeological data from the Caesars Archaeological Project. Analysis centers on the relationship between late Wisconsin and early Holocene Landform Sediment Assemblages (LSA), including early paleochannels. A more complete picture of the landscape evolution of the lower Ohio River valley results which more accurately predicts the location of archaeological remains on or buried in these alluvial landforms.