Gloria E. Everson
Associate Professor of Anthropology at Lyon College
Education
Ph.D., Anthropology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
B.A., Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
Archaeological Experience
Dr. Everson has worked in many states and countries including: Louisiana, South Dakota, Minnesota, Belize, Honduras, and Mexico.
Professional Memberships
Society of American Archaeology, 1990-Present
American Anthropological Association, 1999-Present
Presentations
"Archaeological Concepts of Space and Place: Meaning and Landscape" by Gloria Everson and Lyle Jennings. Paper to be presented at the American Anthropological Association Conference, Washington, DC, 2007.
"Theoretical Perspective on Space and Place: Construction of Meaning in Mesoamerica" by Gloria Everson and Lyle Jennings. Paper presented at the Society for American Archaeology Annual Conference, Salt Lake City, UT, 2005.
"Distinguishing Rural Settlement Types in the Maya Area," by Gloria Everson and Dirk Van Tuerenhout. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Mesoamericanists, Bloomington, IN, 2005.
Recent Publications
Books
Terminal Classic Maya Settlement Patterns at La Milpa, Belize, by Gloria Everson. Accepted for publication by British Archaeological Reports. Oxford: England.
Book Chapters
Suburbal Organization: Minor Centers at La Milpa, Belize, by Gair Tourtellot, Gloria Everson, and Norman Hammond. In G. Iannone and S. V. Connell, (Eds.), The Social Implications of Ancient Maya Rural Complexity. Los Angeles: UCLA, 2003.
Structure 10L-41, a Multifunctionsal Palace at Copan, by E. Wyllys Andrews V, William F. Doonan, Gloria Everson, Jodi L. Johnson, Kathryn E. Sampeck, and Harold E. Sampeck. In J. J. Christie (Ed.), Maya Palaces and Elite Residences. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2003.
Articles
Theoretical Perspective on Space and Place: Construction of Meaning in Mesoamerica, by Gloria Everson and Virginia Lyle Jennings. To Be Submitted to American Anthropologist.
Survey and Excavation at La Milpa, Belize, 1998, by Norman Hammond, Gair Tourtellot, Gloria Everson, Kerry Sagebiel, Ben Thomas, and Marc Wolf. Mexicon Volume 22, 2000.
(Dr. Everson has also written several Technical Reports)
Professional Activities
Consultant for:
Cultural Resources Management, 2005-Present
Arkansas Archaeological Survey, 2002-Present
Independence County's Sheriff Department, 2004-Present
Peer-Reviewer for:
World Archaeology Journal, London, England.
Expedition, The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, Philadelphia, PA.
(Dr. Everson's participation extends beyond these!)

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