Fort Ancient, Warren county, Ohio

Antiquarian Research at the Feurt Site a Major Fort Ancient Community in Scioto County Ohio

Located north of Portsmouth Ohio in Scioto County the well-known Feurt Site has attracted both researcher and collector interest for at least 125 years. The Feurt community probably first received professional attention in the summer of 1896 when the legendary researcher/ formidable archaeologist, Warren K. Moorehead, with the cursory support of The Ohio Archaeological and Historical Society, l...

Forest History of Ohio. I, Radiocarbon Dates and Pollen Stratigraphy of Silver Lake, Logan County, Ohio

Radiocarbon and pollen analysis of a sediment core (8.9 m) from Silver Lake in central Ohio indicates that deposition began in late Woodfordian time (11,000-14,000 radiocarbon years ago) and has been continuous to the present. The pollen sequence includes a basal spruce-fir pollen zone, changing abruptly to oak-elm immediately above a radiocarbon date of 9800 ±210 (OWU-39). A total of 19 radioc...

Notes on the Crayfishes of Auglaize County , Ohio , 1941 - 43

Isotopic Study of a Siderite Concretion, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

A carbonate concretion from the shale bed overlying the No. 5 coal of Pennsylvanian age in Tuscarawas County is composed of siderite and contains pyrite, barite, sphalerite and traces of calcite in its interior and in fractures. The siderite has 8 C = + 0.65%o, Sr=289 ppm and Sr/Sr=0.7110±0.0009These results indicate that the siderite was deposited from brackish water in the pore spaces of the ...

Parcel Based Stormwater Runoff Calculator for Hamilton County Ohio

Complaints about stream and sewer flooding have been increasing. Many departments need to do accurate stormwater calculations but have lacked affordable and useful software tools. Hydrologists and engineers usually calculate stormwater data for watersheds (i.e., drainage areas); the majority of a local government’s work is based on individual parcels and addresses. Quantifying stormwater in a f...