• Publications
(1) Books and Monographs
(2) Ben A. Potter (editor)
2018 Archaeological Investigations at Delta River Overlook. Archaeology GIS Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks Report #7.
(1) Kari, James A., and Ben A. Potter (editors)
2010 The Dene-Yeniseian Connection. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska, New Series Volume 5(1-2) [369 pages] (for individual papers, see below).
(2) Refereed Articles * denotes student co-authors, † denotes lead co-authors.
(48) Potter, Ben A.†, James C. Chatters†, Anna M. Prentiss, Stuart J. Fiedel, Gary Haynes, Robert F. Kelley, J. David Kilby, Francois Lanoe, Jacob Holland-Lulewicz, D. Shane Miller, Juliet E. Morrow, Angela R. Perri, Kurt M. Rademaker, Joshua D. Reuther, Brandon T. Ritchison, Guadalupe Sanchez, Ismael Sanchez-Morales, Margaret Spivey-Faulkner, Jesse W. Tune.
2021 Current Understanding of the Earliest Human Occupations in the Americas: Evaluation of Becerra-Valdivia and Higham (2020). PaleoAmerica.(doi:10.1080/20555563.2021.1978721)
(47) Chatters, James C. †, Ben A. Potter†, Anna M. Prentiss, Stuart J. Fiedel, Gary Haynes, Robert F. Kelley, J. David Kilby, Francois Lanoe, Jacob Holland-Lulewicz, D. Shane Miller, Juliet E. Morrow, Angela R. Perri, Kurt M. Rademaker, Joshua D. Reuther, Brandon T. Ritchison, Guadalupe Sanchez, Ismael Sanchez-Morales, Margaret Spivey-Faulkner, Jesse W. Tune, C. Vance Haynes.
2021 Evaluating Claims of Early Human Occupations at Chiquihuite Cave, Mexico. PaleoAmerica. (doi:10.1080/20555563.2021.1940441)
(46) Wooller, MJ, C Bataille, P Druckenmiller, GM Erickson, P Groves, N Haubenstock, T Howe, J Irrgeher, D Mann, K Moon, BA Potter, T Prohaska, JD Reuther, B Shapiro, K Spaleta.
2021 Lifetime Mobility of an Arctic Woolly Mammoth. Science 373 (6556):806-808. (doi:10.1126/science.abg1134)
(45) Edwards, Mary, Charlotte Clarke, Nancy Bigelow, Peter Heintzman, Ben Potter, Inger Alsos, Joshua Reuther.
2021 Late Quaternary vegetation dynamics in interior Alaska revealed by sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) from lake sediments and unfrozen (loessic) archaeological sediments. European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2021, EGU21-16451. (doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-16451)
(44) Halffman, Carrin M.†, Ben A. Potter†, Holly J. McKinney, Takumi Tsutaya, Bruce P. Finney, Brian M. Kemp, Eric J. Bartelink, Matthew J. Wooller, Michael Buckley, Casey T. Clark, Jessica J. Johnson, Brittany L. Bingham, Francois B. Lanoe, Robert A. Sattler, Joshua D. Reuther
2020 Ancient Beringian paleodiets revealed through multi-proxy stable isotope analyses. Science Advances 6(36):eabc1968. (doi:10.1126/sciadv.abc1968)
(43) Fiedel, Stuart, Ben A. Potter, Michael K. Faught, C. Vance Haynes, Juliet E. Morrow, and James C. Chatters.
2020 Pioneers from Northern Japan in Idaho 16,000 Years Ago? A Critical Evaluation of the Evidence from Cooper’s Ferry (Davis et al. 2019). PaleoAmerica. (doi:10.1080/20555563.2020.1778416)
(42) Kielhofer, Jennifer, Christopher Miller, Joshua Reuther, Charles Holmes, Ben A. Potter, Francois Lanoe, Julie Esdale, and Barbara Crass.
2020 The micromorphology of loess-paleosol sequences in central Alaska: a new perspective on soil formation and landscape evolution since the deglacial (c. 16,000 cal BP to present). Geoarchaeology 35(5): 701-728.(doi:10.1002/gea.21807)
(41) Reuther, Joshua D., Ben A. Potter, Sam Coffman, Holly Smith, and Nancy Bigelow.
2020 Revisiting the timing of the northern lobe of the White River Ash volcanic event in eastern Alaska and western Yukon. Radiocarbon 62(1):169-188 (doi:10.1017/rdc.2019.110)
(40) Jian-Ping Yue, Shi-Xia Yang, Ya-Mei Hou, Ben A. Potter, You-Qian Li, Yang Chang
2020 Late Pleistocene lithic technology and human adaptation in Northeast China: A case study from Taoshan site. Quaternary International 535:48-57. (doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2018.11.030)
(39) Lanoe, Francois B., Joshua D. Reuther, Charles E. Holmes, and Ben A. Potter
2020 Small mammals and paleoenvironmental context of the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene human occupation of central Alaska. Geoarchaeology 35(2):164-176. (doi:10.1002/gea.21768)
(38) Flegontov, P, NE Altinisik, P Changmai, N Rohland, S Mallick, N Adamski, DA Bolnick, N Broomandkhoshbacht, F Candilio, BJ Culleton, O Flegontova, TM Friesen, C Jeong, TK Harper, D Keating DJ Kennett, AM Kim, TC Lamnidis, AM Lawson, I Olalde, J Oppenheimer, BA Potter, J Raff, RA Sattler, P Skoglund, K Stewardson, EJ Vajda, S Vasilyev, E Veselovskaya, MG Hayes, DH O'Rourke, J Krause, R Pinhasi, D Reich, S Schiffels.
2019 Palaeo-Eskimo genetic ancestry and the peopling of Chukotka and North America. Nature 570: 236-240. (doi:10.1038/s41586-09-1251-y)
(37) Smith, Gerad*, Ted Parsons, Ryan P. Harrod, Charles E. Holmes, Joshua D. Reuther, and Ben A. Potter.
2019 A track in the Tanana: forensic analysis of a late Holocene footprint from central Alaska. Journal of Archaeological Science: Report 24: 900-912. (doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.03.016)
(36) Reuther, Joshua D., E. James Dixon, Jr., Katherine Mulliken, and Ben A. Potter.
2019 The Early Holocene-aged Component at the Jay Creek Ridge Site, Upper Susitna River Valley, Alaska. Paleoamerica 4: 348-352 (doi:10.1080/2055563.2018.1554963)
(35) Potter, Ben A., James F. Baichtal, Alwynne B. Beaudoin, Lars Fehren-Schmitz, C. Vance Haynes, Vance T. Holliday, Charles E. Holmes, John W. Ives, Robert L. Kelly, Bastien Llamas, Ripan S. Malhi, D. Shane Miller, David Reich, Joshua D. Reuther, Stephan Schiffels, Todd A. Surovell.
2018 Current evidence allows multiple models for the peopling of the Americas. Science Advances 4(8), eaat5473 (doi:10.1126/sciadv.aat5473)
(34) Wooller, Matthew J., Emilie Saulnier-Talbot, Ben A. Potter, Soumaya Belmecheri, Nancy Bigelow, Kyungcheol Choy, Les C. Cwynar, Kimberley Davies, Russell W. Graham, Joshua Kurek, Peter Langdon, Andrew Medeiros, Ruth Rawcliffe, Yue Wang, John W. Williams.
2018 A new terrestrial palaeoenvironmental record from the Bering Land Bridge and context for human dispersal. Royal Society Open Science 5:180145 (doi:10.1098/rsos.180145)
(33) Glassburn, Crystal L.*, Ben A. Potter, Jamie L. Clark, Joshua D. Reuther, D. L. Bruning, and Matthew J. Wooller.
2018 Strontium and oxygen isotope analyses of sequentially-sampled bison (Bison bison bison) teeth from Interior Alaska as a proxy of seasonal mobility. Arctic 71(2):183-200. (doi:10.14430/arctic4718)
(32) Potter, BA, AB Beaudoin, CV Haynes, VT Holliday, CE Holmes, JW Ives, RL Kelly, B Llamas, RS Malhi, DS Miller, D Reich, JD Reuther, S Schiffels, TA Surovell.
2018 Arrival routes of First Americans uncertain. Science 359:1224-1225 (doi:10.1126/science.aar8233)
(31) Moreno-Mayar VJ†, Potter BA†, Vinner L†, Steinrucken M, Rasmussen S, Terhorst J, Kamm JA, Albrechtsen A, Malaspinas A-S, Sikora M, Reuther JD, Irish JD, Malhi RS, Orlando L, Song YS, Nielsen R, Meltzer DJ, and E Willerslev
2018 Terminal Pleistocene Alaskan genome reveals first founding population of Native Americans. Nature 553:203-207. (doi:10.1038/nature25173)
(30) Potter, Ben A., Josh D. Reuther, Vance T. Holliday, Charles E. Holmes, Shane Miller, and Nicholas Schmuck*.
2017 Early Colonization of Beringia and Northern North America: Chronology, Routes, and Adaptive Strategies. Quaternary International 444b:36-55.(doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2017.02.034)
(29) Josh D. Reuther and Ben A. Potter
2017 Geoarchaeology of Beringia. In Encyclopedia of Geoarchaeology, edited by A. Gilbert, R. Mandel, and V. Holliday, pp 65-74. Encyclopedia of Earth Science Series, Springer. (doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-44090-0)
(28) Choy, Kyungcheol†, Ben A. Potter†, Holly J. McKinney, Joshua D. Reuther, Shiway W. Wang, and Matthew J. Wooller†.
2016 Chemical profiling of ancient hearths reveals recurrent salmon use in Ice Age Beringia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113(35):9757-9762.(doi:10.1073/pnas.1606219113)
(27) Pedersen, MW., A Ruter, C Schweger, H Friebe, RA Staff, KK Kjeldsen, MLZ Mendoza, AB Beaudoin, C Zutter, NK Larsen, BA Potter, R Nielsen, RA Rainville, L Orlando, DJ Meltzer, KH Kjaer, and E Willerslev
2016 Postglacial viability and colonization in North America's ice-free corridor. Nature 537:45-49. Supplementary information, pp 1-49. (doi:10.1038/nature19085)
(26) Potter, Ben A.
2016 Holocene Prehistory of the Northwestern Subarctic. In Oxford Handbook of the Prehistoric Arctic, edited by O.K. Mason and M.T. Friesen, pp 531-555. Oxford University Press. (doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199766956.001.0001)
(25) Ted E. Goebel and Ben A. Potter
2016 First Traces: Late Pleistocene Human Settlement of the Arctic. In Oxford Handbook of the Prehistoric Arctic, edited by O.K. Mason and M.T. Friesen, pp 223-252. Oxford University Press. (doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199766956.001.0001)
(24) Josh D. Reuther, Ben A. Potter, Charles E. Holmes, James K. Feathers, Francois B. Lanoe, and Jennifer Kielhofer
2016 The Rosa-Keystone Dunes Field: the geoarchaeology and paleoecology of a Late Quaternary stabilized dune field in Eastern Beringia. Holocene 26(12):1939-1953.(doi:10.1177/0959683616646190)
(23) Tackney, Justin C., Ben A. Potter, Jennifer Raff, Michael Powers, W. Scott Watkins, Derek Warner, Joshua D. Reuther, Joel D. Irish, and Dennis H. O'Rourke
2015 Two contemporaneous mitogenomes from terminal Pleistocene burials in eastern Beringia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(45):13833-13838.(doi:10.1073/pnas.1511903112)
(22) Carrin Halffman†, Ben A. Potter†, Holly J. McKinney, Bruce P. Finney, A. T. Rodrigues, Dongya Y. Yang, and Brian M. Kemp
2015 Early Human Use of Salmon in North America at 11,500 years ago. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112(40):12344-12348. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1509747112)
(21) Irish, Joel D., Ben A. Potter, and Joshua D. Reuther
2015 An 11,500-year old Human Cremation from Eastern Beringia (Central Alaska). In Analysis of Burned Human Remains, edited by C. W. Schmidt and Steven Symes, pp. 295-306. Academic Press.
(20) Ben A. Potter, Joel D. Irish, Joshua D. Reuther, and Holly J. McKinney
2014 New Insights into Eastern Beringian Mortuary Behavior: A Terminal Pleistocene Double Infant Burial at Upward Sun River. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 111(48):17060-17065. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.1413131111)
(19) Potter, Ben A., Charles E. Holmes, and David R. Yesner
2013 Technology and Economy Among the Earliest Prehistoric Foragers in Interior Eastern Beringia. In Paleoamerican Odyssey, proceedings, pp 81-103. Texas A&M Press.
(18) Potter, Ben A.†, and Joshua D. Reuther†*
2012 High Resolution Radiocarbon Dating at the Gerstle River Site, Central Alaska. American Antiquity 77(1):71-98.
(17) Potter, Ben A.
2011 Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Assemblage Variability in Central Alaska. In From the Yenisei to the Yukon: Interpreting Lithic Assemblage Variability in Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Beringia, edited by Ted E. Goebel and Ian Buvit. Texas A&M Press, College Station, pp. 215-233.
(16) Potter, Ben A., Phoebe J. Gilbert*, Charles E. Holmes, and Barbara A. Crass
2011 The Mead Site, a late Pleistocene - Holocene stratified site in Central Alaska. Current Research in the Pleistocene 28:73-75.
(15) Coffman, Samuel*, and Ben A. Potter
2011 Recent Excavations at Teklanika West: A Late Pleistocene Multicomponent Site in Denali National Park and Preserve, Central Alaska. Current Research in the Pleistocene 28:29-32.
(14) Potter, Ben A., Joel D. Irish, Joshua D. Reuther*, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller*, and Vance T. Holliday
2011 A Terminal Pleistocene Child Cremation and Residential Structure from Eastern Beringia. Science 331(6020):1058-1062. (doi:10.1126/science.1201581)
(13) Potter, Ben A.
2010 Archaeological Patterning in Northeast Asia and Northwest North America: An Examination of the Dene-Yeniseian Hypothesis. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska, New Series Vol 5(1-2):138-167.
(12) Kari, James, and Ben A. Potter
2010 The Dene-Yeniseian Connection: Bridging Asia and North America. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska, New Series Vol 5(1-2):1-24.
(11) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther*, Jerrold M. Lowenstein, and Gary Scheuenstuhl
2010 Assessing the Reliability of pRIA for Identifying Ancient Proteins from Archaeological Contexts. Journal of Archaeological Science 37:910-918.
(10) Potter, Ben A.
2008 A First Approximation of Holocene Inter-assemblage Variability in Central Alaska. Arctic Anthropology 45(2):88-112.
(9) Potter, Ben A.
2008 Exploratory Models of Intersite Variability in Mid to Late Holocene Central Alaska. Arctic 61(4):407-425.
(8) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther*, Peter M. Bowers, and Carol Gelvin-Reymiller*
2008 Little Delta Dune Site: A Late Pleistocene Multi-component Site in Central Alaska. Current Research in the Pleistocene 25:94-97.
(7) Holmes, Charles E., Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther*, Owen K. Mason, Robert M. Thorson, and Peter M. Bowers
2008 Geological and Cultural Context of the Nogahabara I Site. American Antiquity 73(4):781-790.
(6) Potter, Ben A.
2008 Radiocarbon Chronology of Central Alaska: Technological Continuity and Economic Change. Radiocarbon 50(2):181-204.
(5) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, Joshua D. Reuther*, and Owen K. Mason
2007 Holocene Assemblage Variability in the Tanana Basin: NLUR Archaeological Research, 1994-2004. Alaska Journal of Anthropology 5(1):23-42.
(4) Potter, Ben A.
2007 Models of Faunal Processing and Economy in Early Holocene Interior Alaska. Environmental Archaeology 12(1):3-23.
(3) Gelvin-Reymiller, Carol*, Joshua D. Reuther*, Ben A. Potter, and Peter M. Bowers
2006 Technical Aspects of a Worked Proboscidean Tusk from Inmachuk River, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. Journal of Archaeological Science 33:1088-1094
(2) Potter, Ben A.
2002 A Provisional Correlation of Stratigraphy, Radiometric Dates, and Archaeological Components at the Gerstle River Site, Alaska. Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska, New Series 2(1):73-93.
(1) Potter, Ben A.
2001 Recent Investigations at the Gerstle River Site, a Multicomponent Site in Central Alaska. Current Research in the Pleistocene, Vol. 18: 52-54.
(3) Chapters in books
(9) Potter, Ben A.
2020 Integrating ancient genetic and archaeological patterns for the peopling of Northeast Asia and the Americas. Proceedings of the 34th International Abashiri Symposium. Tradition and Culture of North Pacific Rim Area 4 Alaska and Yukon Area. Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples, pp. 15-16.
(8) Haynes, Jr., C. Vance, Potter, Ben A., and Vance T. Holliday.
2019 Human footprints from the Pacific Coast of Canada: An Alternative Interpretation. Comment published online. PLoS One.
(7) Potter, Ben A., S. Craig Gerlach, C. Cormack Gates, D. Boyd, G. Oetelaar, and J. Shaw
2010 History of Bison in North America. In American Bison, Status Survey and Conservation Guidelines 2010, edited by Cormack Gates, Curtis Freese, and Peter Grogan, pp. 5-12. IUCN Species Survival Commission, Gland, Switzerland. (editor-reviewed)
(6) Potter, Ben A.
2009 Tanana River Basin, East Central Alaska: Understanding the Colonization of the New World. In Archaeology in America, vol. 4, West Coast and Arctic/Subarctic, edited by Francis P. McManamon, Linda S. Cordell, Kent Lightfoot, and George R. Milner, pp. 308-310. Greenwood Press, Westport, CT and London. (editor-reviewed)
(5) Ben A. Potter and S. Craig Gerlach
2009 Brooks Range, Northern Alaska: A Complex Prehistoric Record of a Variety of Cultural Adaptations. In Archaeology in America, vol. 4, West Coast and Arctic/Subarctic, edited by Francis P. McManamon, Linda S. Cordell, Kent Lightfoot, and George R. Milner, pp. 318-321. Greenwood Press, Westport, CT and London.
(4) Potter, Ben A.
2005 Alaska Native Language Center. In Encyclopedia of the Arctic, edited by Jonathan Durr, p. 38. Fitzroy Dearborn, London. (editor-reviewed)
(3) Potter, Ben A.
2005 American Paleo-Arctic Tradition. In Encyclopedia of the Arctic, edited by Jonathan Durr, pp. 76-79. Fitzroy Dearborn, London. (editor-reviewed)
(2) Potter, Ben A.
2005 Northern Archaic Period. In Encyclopedia of the Arctic, edited by Jonathan Durr, pp. 1480-1481. Fitzroy Dearborn, London. (editor-reviewed)
(1) Potter, Ben A.
2004 Stratigraphic Correlation and Non-Recoverable Datasets at the Gerstle River Site, Central Alaska. In Digging in the Dirt: Excavation in a New Millenium, edited by Geoff Carver, pp. 221-236. British Archaeological Reports Series 1256, Oxford. (editor-reviewed)
(4) Published Reviews
(1) Potter, Ben A.
2008 Review of Taymyr: The Archaeology of Northernmost Eurasia, by Leonid P. Khlobystin. Contributions to Circumpolar Anthropology 5. National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution (2005). Alaska Journal of Anthropology 6(1-2):275-278.
(5) Professional Reports (as principal/sole author or P.I.)
These include reports on predictive modeling, reconnaissance, survey, site testing, excavation, archival/historical documentation, and human remains analyses.
(75) Potter, Ben A.
2018 Archaeological Investigations at Delta River Overlook, Central Alaska. Archaeology GIS Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Report #7. (438 pages)
(74) Potter, Ben A.
2014 Hearth Excavation Protocols for the Western Subarctic. Archaeology GIS Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Report #6. (9 pages)
(73) Potter, Ben A.
2012 Results of 2012 Helicopter Reconnaissance Survey of Northern Preacher Creek Valley, Steese National Conservation Area North Unit. Prepared for BLM, by the Archaeology GIS Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Report #5. (50 pages)
(72) Potter, Ben A.
2011 Results of 2009-2010 Helicopter Reconnaissance Survey for the White Mountain National Recreation Area and Steese National Conservation Areas. Prepared for BLM, by the Archaeology GIS Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Report #4. (47 pages)
(71) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther*, Justin Hayes, Peter M. Bowers
2009 Results of the 2008 Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Denali Gas Pipeline Project Area: Big Delta to the Canadian Border. In Two Volumes. Report prepared for Alaska State Historic Preservation Office and Bureau of Land Management by Northern Land Use Research, Inc. (summer 2008 project) (1,042 pages)
(70) Gelvin-Reymiller, Carol*, and Ben A. Potter
2009 Site Location Model and Survey Strategy for Cultural Resources in the White Mountain National Recreation Area and Steese National Conservation Areas. Prepared for BLM, by the Archaeology GIS Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Report #3. To be published as a BLM Open-File Report. (123 pages)
(69) Potter, Ben A.
2009 Preliminary Cultural Resources Evaluation of ADOT&PF Yankovich Miller Hill Multi-Use Path Project. Report to Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities by the Archaeology GIS Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Report #2. (12 pages)
(68) Potter, Ben A.
2009 Results of 2009 Helicopter Reconnaissance Survey of Victoria Creek. Report to Bureau of Land Management by the Archaeology GIS Laboratory, University of Alaska Fairbanks. Report #1. (8 pages)
(67) Hays, Justin, Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther*, and Kathy Price
2008 Results of the 2008 Cultural Resource Investigations for Proposed Winter Geotechnical Studies for Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline Project. Report prepared for Denali LLC, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc. (summer 2008 project) (166 pages)
(66) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther*, Peter M. Bowers, and Carol Gelvin-Reymiller*
2007 Results of the 2007 Phase II Cultural Resource Survey of Proposed Alaska Railroad Northern Rail Extension Routes, Alaska. Prepared for ICF Consulting Services, LLC, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #278d. (summer 2007 project) (276 pages)
(65) Potter, Ben A., Edmund P. Gaines, Peter M. Bowers, and Molly Proue
2007 Results of the 2006 Cultural Resource Survey of Proposed Alaska Railroad Northern Rail Extension Routes and Ancillary Facilities, Alaska. In Two Volumes. Prepared for Surface Transportation Board and ICF, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #278b-c. (750 pages)
(64) Potter, Ben A., and Peter M. Bowers
2007 Environmental Impact Statement for the Alaska Railroad Northern Rail Extension Project. Prepared for Surface Transportation Board and ICF International by Northern Land Use Research, Inc. (48 pages)
(63) Potter, Ben A., and John P. Cook
2006 Archaeological Survey of Water Line Installation in Hooper Bay, Alaska. Prepared for CE2 Engineers, Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc. (26 pages)
(62) Potter, Ben A.
2006 Cultural Resource Analysis Regarding Proposed Snow Fences (DS3G, DS1E, DS2N, DS2T), Kuparuk Oil Field, Alaska. Prepared ConocoPhillips (Alaska) Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #291. (23 pages)
(61) Potter, Ben A.
2006 Cultural Resource Analysis Regarding Proposed Development at CD-2, Alpine Oilfield, Alaska. Prepared ConocoPhillips (Alaska) Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. (5 pages)
(60) Potter, Ben A.
2006 Review of Cultural Resources Information in the Vicinity of Parks Highway MP 145. Report prepared Ecology and Environment, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #314. (4 pages)
(59) Potter, Ben A.
2006 Review of Cultural Resources Information in the Vicinity of Evansville, Alaska. Prepared for Ecology and Environment, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #313. (5 pages)
(58) Potter, Ben A., and S. Craig Gerlach
2005 Cultural Resources Survey Relating to Airport Improvements at Fort Yukon, Alaska. Prepared for DOWL Engineers by Northern Land Use Research, Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #279. (33 pages)
(57) Potter, Ben A.
2005 Site Location Model and Survey Strategy for Cultural Resources in the Alaska Railroad Northern Rail Extension Project Area. Prepared for ICF Consulting Services, LLC, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #278a. (112 pages)
(56) Potter, Ben A.
2005 Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed Trenching Locations Near Donnelly Dome, Alaska. Prepared for Alyeska Pipeline Service Company by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #285. (48 pages)
(55) Potter, Ben A.
2005 Cultural Resource Issues Regarding Proposed Snow Fence and Ice Road in the Vicinity of DS-3M, North Slope, Alaska. Prepared for ConocoPhillips Alaska by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. (5 pages)
(54) Potter, Ben A.
2005 Cultural Resource Issues Regarding Proposed Tiltmeter Activities Northwest of DS1J, Kuparuk Oil Field, Alaska. Prepared for ConocoPhillips Alaska by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #264. (8 pages)
(53) Potter, Ben A., Catherine M. Williams, and Josh D. Reuther
2005 Cultural Resource Monitoring Relating to Improvements to the Russian River Campground, South-central Alaska. Prepared for Jaffa Construction, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #250. (54 pages)
(52) Potter, Ben A.
2004 Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed Seismic Survey Lines near Nenana, Alaska. Prepared for Andex Resources, LLC, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #253. (68 pages)
(51) Potter, Ben A., Peter J. Kriz, and Peter M. Bowers
2004 Cultural Resources Survey of Alaska Railroad Corporation Staging and Dike Areas, Nenana, Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Railroad Corporation by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #252. (32 pages)
(50) Potter, Ben A. and Peter M. Bowers
2004 Cultural Resources Survey in NPR-A and Colville Delta, Alaska, Supplement: 2004 Survey. Prepared for ConocoPhillips (Alaska) Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #251. (74 pages)
(49) Potter, Ben A.
2004 2004 Cultural Resources Monitoring and Survey Relating to Housing Upgrades in Diomede, Alaska. Prepared for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #239. (131 pages)
(48) Potter, Ben A., and Peter M. Bowers
2004 Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed Electric Distribution Lines, Healy to Rex Bridge, Alaska Supplement: 2004 Survey. Prepared for Golden Valley Electric Association by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #233. (50 pages)
(47) Potter, Ben A., and Peter M. Bowers
2004 Cultural Resources Survey of Alaska Railroad Corporation Mile 388 Gravel Pit, Clear, Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Railroad Corporation by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #232. (38 pages)
(46) Potter, Ben A
2004 Cultural Resource Issues Regarding Proposed Ice Road South of DS1J, Kuparuk Oil Field, Alaska. Report prepared for ConocoPhillips, Alaska, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #213. (4 pages)
(45) Potter, Ben A.
2003 Human Remains Documentation at Pilot Station During Construction of Water and Sewer Upgrades, 2003. Prepared for Summit Consulting Services, Inc., and Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #210b. (21 pages)
(44) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, Joshua D. Reuther, and Peter J. Kriz
2003 Cultural Resources Survey in the Kuparuk Oilfield, North Slope, Alaska 2003. Prepared for ConocoPhillips (Alaska) Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #209. (55 pages)
(43) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, Joshua D. Reuther, and Peter J. Kriz
2003 Cultural Resources Survey in NPR-A and Colville Delta, Alaska 2003. Prepared for ConocoPhillips (Alaska) Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #208. (70 pages)
(42) Potter, Ben A., and Peter M. Bowers
2003 Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed Distribution Lines, Healy to Rex Bridge, North Alaska Range. Prepared for Golden Valley Electric Association by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #207. (44 pages)
(41) Potter, Ben A.
2003 Cultural Resources at Fort Yukon, Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #206. (113 pages)
(40) Potter, Ben A.
2003 Cultural Resources Monitoring and Survey Relating to Housing Upgrades in Diomede, Alaska. Report prepared for U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #205. (127 pages)
(39) Potter, Ben A.
2003 Cultural Resources Survey Relating to 2003 Water System Upgrades in Diomede, Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #204. (50 pages)
(38) Potter, Ben A.
2003 Cultural Resources Survey Relating to Fuel System Upgrades in Diomede, Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Energy Authority and Alaska Energy and Engineering, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #203. (48 pages)
(37) Potter, Ben A.
2002 Identification and Assessment of the Faunal Fragment Observed in Marshall, Alaska. Prepared for Summit Consulting Services, Tok by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #179a. (4 ages)
(36) Potter, Ben A.
2002 Cultural Resources Assessment Relating to Transportation Route Upgrades in Diomede, Alaska. Prepared for Summit Consulting, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #175b. (71 pages)
(35) Potter, Ben A.
2002 Cultural Resources Survey for Proposed Water Facilities in Diomede, Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #173. (60 pages)
(34) Potter, Ben A. and Catherine M. Williams
2002 Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Bulk Fuel Facility Improvements in Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Prepared for MACTEC, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #171. (27 pages)
(33) Potter, Ben A.
2002 Cultural Resources Survey for Bulk Fuel Upgrades at Tununak, Alaska. Prepared for MACTEC, Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #165. (13 pages)
(32) Potter, Ben A., and Catherine M. Williams
2002 Archaeological Assessment of Proposed Sewer and Water Improvements in Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Prepared for BEESC/VSW by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #155. (29 pages)
(31) Potter, Ben A.
2002 Cultural Resources Monitoring at the Tok Terminal Landfill, Tok, Alaska. Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, Anchorage by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #152. (15 pages)
(30) Potter, Ben A.
2002 Cultural Resources Survey for Proposed Sewage Facilities at Fort Yukon, Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #151. (25 pages)
(29) Potter, Ben A., and Scott S. Legge
2002 Cultural Resources for a School Upgrade in Teller, Alaska. Prepared for Kumin Associates, Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #150. (8 pages)
(28) Potter, Ben A., and Scott S. Legge
2002 Cultural Resources Survey of Proposed Fuel Facilities in Elim, Alaska. Prepared for Mactec, Inc., and Alaska Village Electric Cooperative, Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #149. (19 pages)
(27) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, Christopher B. Wooley, James D. Gallison, William L. Sheppard, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller, and Joshua D. Reuther
2002 Results of the 2001 Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Alaska Gas Pipeline Project Area, Southern Route. Prepared for Alaska Gas Producers Pipeline Team by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., and Chumis Cultural Resource Services, Anchorage in five volumes. NLUR Technical Report #147. (1,049 pages)
(26) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, Peter J. Kriz, and Kristjan W. M. Farmen
2002 Integrated Plan for the Management of Cultural Resources in the Red Dog Project Area. Prepared for Teck Cominco Alaska Incorporated by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #141. (308 pages)
(25) Potter, Ben A. (with Peter M. Bowers, S. Craig Gerlach and Christopher B. Wooley)
2001 Cultural Resources Sections (3.3.4, 4.3.3.3, and 4.3.3.4) in Environmental Report for Trans Alaska Pipeline System Right-of-Way Renewal. 2 Volumes. Trans Alaska Pipeline System Owners. <http://www.tapsrow.com>. (12 pages)
(24) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller, Peter Kriz, and Joshua D. Reuther
2001 Initial Site Location Data for the Alaska Gas Producers Pipeline Team Project 2001 Survey. Report prepared for Alaska State Historic Preservation Office, Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation and Bureau of Land Management, Northern Field Office by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks and Chumis Cultural Resources Services, Anchorage. NLUR Technical Report # 146. (88 pages)
(23) Potter, Ben A., Bruce A. Ream, Christopher B. Wooley, Peter M. Bowers, and Stacie J. McIntosh
2001 Cultural Resources Survey of the Eklutna Railroad Siding, South-Central Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Railroad Corporation by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report # 136. (34 pages)
(22) Potter, Ben A.
2001 Compressor Stations Cultural Resources Potential. Letter report prepared for URS Corporation by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #123. (2 pages)
(21) Potter, Ben A.
2001 K-41 North Slope Trench Test Cultural Resources Potential. Letter report prepared for URS Corporation by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #122. (3 pages)
(20) Potter, Ben A., and Carol Gelvin-Reymiller
2001 Cultural Resource Survey of AGPPT Proposed Compressor Location (K-5), Tok, Alaska. Prepared for URS Corp. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report # 121. (3 pages)
(19) Potter, Ben A.
2001 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey, Exploratory Drill Site and Access Road at the Red Dog Mine. Prepared for Teck-Cominco, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #131. (32 pages)
(18) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, S. Craig Gerlach, Owen K. Mason, Matthew Ganley, and Scott S. Legge
2001 Site Location Model and Survey Strategy for Cultural Resources in the Alaska Gas Producers Pipeline Project Area. Prepared for Alaska Gas Producers Pipeline Team by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks and Chumis Cultural Resources Services, Anchorage. NLUR Technical Report #116. (137 pages + maps)
(17) Potter, Ben A.
2001 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey, Material Site Expansion at Anaktuvuk Pass. Prepared for Arctic Slope Consulting Group, Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #115. (27 pages)
(16) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, Christopher B. Wooley, Josh D. Reuther, Kristjan W. M. Farmen, and Stacie J. McIntosh
2001 Cultural Resources Data Assessment for the North American Natural Gas Pipeline Project Area. Prepared for BP Exploration, Alaska, Inc., and North American Natural Gas Pipeline Group by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks and Chumis Cultural Resources Services, Anchorage. NLUR Technical Report #109. (371 pages)
(15) Potter, Ben A.
2001 Archaeological Site Location Analysis in the North American Natural Gas Pipeline Project Area. Appendix E in Cultural Resources Data Assessment for the North American Natural Gas Pipeline Project Area. Prepared for BP Alaska, Inc. by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks and Chumis Cultural Resources Services, Anchorage, pp. 161-259. NLUR Technical Report #109. (98 pages)
(14) Potter, Ben A., Owen K. Mason, and Peter M. Bowers
2000 Cultural Resources Survey for a Proposed Post Office Facility in Akiak, Alaska. Prepared for IT Alaska, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #108. (27 pages)
(13) Potter, Ben A.
2000 Deep Creek Archaeological Survey Report. Prepared for WGM, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #102. (10 pages)
(12) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, Stacie J. McIntosh, and S. Craig Gerlach
2000 Cultural Resources Survey of Alaska Railroad Realignments from MP 105-110 and 148-158. Report Prepared for Alaska Railroad Corporation by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #101. (39 pages)
(11) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, and Stacie J. McIntosh
2000 Report on the Cultural Resources Potential at Eklutna Hills, Alaska. Prepared for Alaska Railroad Corporation by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #100. (31 pages)
(10) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, and S.J. McIntosh
2000 Cultural Resources Survey of Alaska Railroad Realignments from MP 128-145. Report Prepared for Alaska Railroad Corporation by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #99. (90 pages)
(9) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, and S. Craig Gerlach
2000 Cultural Resources Survey of the New Discovery Area, East Pit Expansion, and Material Sources 2, 9, and 11A for Red Dog Mine, Alaska. Prepared for Cominco Alaska, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #96. (42 pages)
(8) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, and Stacie J. McIntosh
2000 Cultural Resources Survey of GVEA Northern Intertie. Report Prepared for Golden Valley Electric Association by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #92b. (80 pages)
(7) Potter, Ben A., Peter M. Bowers, S.C. Gerlach, Jeff Flenniken, and Catherine M. Williams
2000 Final Report on 1998 Archaeological Excavations at DEL-185, Red Dog Mine, Northwest Alaska. Prepared for Cominco Alaska, Inc., by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #71. (104 pages)
(6) Potter, Ben A.
1999 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report for the GVEA Northern Intertie: Tanana Flats. Prepared for GVEA, Fairbanks, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #92a. (4 pages)
(5) Potter, Ben A.
1999 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report for Anaktuvuk Pass Community Road and Landfill. Prepared for Taylor/Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc. Fairbanks, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #89a. (4 pages)
(4) Potter, Ben A.
1999 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report of Anaktuvuk Pass Block 14/Lot 1. Prepared for Taylor/Peterson Environmental Consulting, Inc., Fairbanks, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #89b. (4 pages)
(3) Potter, Ben A.
1999 Cultural Resources Reconnaissance Survey Report for the Hill Top Test Area and Final Dump Extension South. Prepared for Cominco Alaska, Inc., Kotzebue, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks. NLUR Technical Report #83. (6 pages)
(2) Potter, Ben A., S.Craig Gerlach, Andrew S. Higgs, and Peter M. Bowers
1999 Cultural Resource Survey of the National Missile Defense (NMD) Deployment Program: Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright, Alaska. Prepared for EDAW, Inc., Huntsville, AL, by Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks, AK. NLUR Technical Report #85. (70 pages)
(1) Potter, Ben A.
1999 Intersite Analyses in Forts Wainwright and Greely. In Cultural Resource Survey Report of the Yukon Training Area and Ft. Greely Army Lands Withdrawal, Alaska. Northern Land Use Research. Prepared for ABR, CRREL, and US Army by Higgs, A.S., B.A. Potter, P.M. Bowers, and O.K. Mason. NLUR Technical Report #66. (66 pages)
(6) Professional reports (as second author)
~44 professional reports as secondary author between 1999-2008 (references available upon request)
(7) Organized symposia
(13) Smith, Gerad M., and Ben A. Potter (organizers)
2018 The Northern Archaic Tradition: a new decade of scientific advancement. 45th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Anchorage, AK. AAA Program 45: 25.
(12) Potter, Ben A., Thomas Gillispie, and Joshua D. Reuther (organizers)
2017 Session in Honor of John Cook. 44th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Fairbanks, AK. AAA Program 44.
(11) Potter, Ben A. (organizer)
2016 Recent Research in the Western Subarctic. 49th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeological Association, Whitehorse, YT.
(10) Potter, Ben A. and Julie Esdale (organizers)
2016 Recent Archaeological Research in the Western Subarctic. 43rd Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Sitka. AAA Program 43: 21.
(9) Potter, Ben A. (organizer)
2015 Recent Archaeological Research in the Western Subarctic. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Anchorage. AAA Program 42:32-34.
(8) Potter, Ben A. (organizer)
2014 Recent Archaeological Research in the Western Subarctic. 41st Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Anchorage. AAA Program 41: 15-16.
(7) Potter, Ben A. (organizer)
2013 Recent Archaeological Research in the Western Subarctic. 40th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Anchorage. AAA Program 40.
(6) Potter, Ben A. (co-organizer, with Larry Kaplan, James Kari, and Ed Vajda)
2012 2012 Dene-Yeniseian Workshop, March 24, 2012. Hosted by the Alaska Native Language Center (UAF), Fairbanks. (~40 attendees, 11 presentations).
(5) Potter, Ben A. (organizer)
2012 Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Archaeology in Northwest North America. 39th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Seattle. AAA Program 39, pp. 12-14.
(4) Potter, Ben A. (co-organizer, with Charu Uppal, Patrick Plattet, and Mark Sicoli)
2011 Alaska Anthropological Association 39th Annual Meeting. Hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Anthropology Department, Fairbanks. AAA Program 38 (54 pp) (~250 attendees, 140 presentations)
(3) Potter, Ben A. (organizer)
2011 Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene Archaeology in Northwest North America. 38th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Faibanks. AAA Program 38, pp. 9-12.
(2) Potter, Ben A. (organizer)
2010 Recent Archaeological Research in the Western Subarctic. 37th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Anchorage. AAA Program 37, pp. 15-18.
(1) Potter, Ben A. (organizer)
2007 Recent Research in the Subarctic. 34th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Anchorage. AAA Program 34, pp. 8-9.
(8) Presentations and published abstracts
† denotes invited presentations
(116) Edward Vajda and Ben A. Potter.
2021† Paleosiberian Languages. Archaeology and Language Workshop. Max Planck Institute of the Science of Human History, Jena, Germany.
(115) Butler, Don H., Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther.
2021 Geoarchaeology of Paleo-Critical Zones expressed in loess-paleosol sequences, central Alaska. 9th Developing International Geoarchaeology Conference, University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal.
(114) Clarke, Charlotte L., Mary E. Edwards, Nancy H. Bigelow, Peter D. Heintzman, Ben A. Potter, Inger G. Alsos, and Joshua D. Reuther.
2021 Late Quaternary vegetation dynamics in interior Alaska revealed by sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) from lake sediment and unfrozen (loessic) archaeological sediments. EGU (European Geosciences Union) General Assembly, 2021, virtual conference.
(113) Holmes, Charles E., and Ben A. Potter
2020 A new cultural sequence synthesis for the Tanana Valley, Alaska. Paper presented at the 85th Annual Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Austin, Texas (Cancelled due to Covid-19).
(112) Potter, Ben A.
2019† Ancient Beringians and Peopling of the Americas. Invited presentation to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.
(111) Potter, Ben A.
2019† Integrating ancient genetic and archaeological patterns for the peopling of Northeast Asia and the Americas. Tradition and Culture of the North Pacific Rim Area. 34th International Abashiri Symposium, Abashiri, Japan.
(110) Potter, Ben A.
2019† Discoveries at Upward Sun River. Invited presentation to the Great Discoveries in Alaska Archaeology Event. Morris Thompson Center, Fairbanks, Alaska.
(109) Potter, Ben A.
2019† Ancient Beringians and the Peopling of the Americas. Invited presentation to the Interior Republican Luncheon, Fairbanks, Alaska.
(108) Allen, Thomas*, and Ben A. Potter
2019 Early Holocene lithic procurement in the middle Tanana Valley: insights from Little Delta River #3 (XBD-167). Paprer presented at the 46th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Nome, Alaska. AAA Program 46.
(107) Potter, Ben A.
2019† Prehistoric Alaska and the Peopling of the Americas. Invited presentation to the Fairbanks Retired Teachers Association, Fairbanks, Alaska.
(106) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Ancient Beringians and the Colonization of the Americas. Annual Speaker Series for the Calgary Centre, Archaeological Survey of Alberta, Calgary, Canada.
(105) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Ancient Beringians and the Colonization of Northeast Asia and the Americas. Plenary Speaker for the joint American and Canadian Quaternary Association Meeting (AMQUA/CANQUA), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
(104) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Historical continuity and migration in Northeast Asia and the Americas. Paper presented at the International Shamanism and Arctic Anthropology Theory and Research Forum, Lioacheng, P.R. China.
(103) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Ancient Beringians and the Peopling of the Americas. Invited Speaker for the Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska.
(102) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Art and Ritual in Prehistoric Alaska. Paper presented at the International Shamanism and Arctic Anthropology Theory and Research Forum, Lioacheng, P.R. China.
(101) Potter, Ben A., Julie Esdale, Charles E. Holmes, Joshua D. Reuther, and Holly J. McKinney
2018† New Discoveries at Delta River Overlook. Paper presented at the 83rd Annual Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Washington, D.C.
(100) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Ancient Beringians and the peopling of the Americas. Paper presented at the 83rd Annual Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Washington, D.C.
(99) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Human Land Use Strategies and Responses to Risk during the Pleistocene – Holocene transition in Eastern Beringia. Paper presented at the 83rd Annual Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Washington, D.C.
(98) Potter, Ben A., Julie Esdale, Charles E. Holmes, Joshua D. Reuther, and Holly J. McKinney
2018† New Discoveries at Delta River Overlook. Paper presented at the 83rd Annual Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Washington, D.C.
(97) Reuther, Josh D., Ben A. Potter, Nancy Bigelow, Charles E. Holmes, Francois B. Lanoe, Jennifer R. Kielhofer, Julie A. Esdale, and Matthew J. Wooller
2018 Beringian Landscapes and Human Responses in the Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska. Paper presented at the 83rd Annual Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Washington, D.C.
(96) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Ancient Beringians: archaeological implications of recent genomic work. Invited paper presented at the 45th Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Anchorage, Alaska. AAA Program 45:pp. 65.
(95) Esdale, Julie and Ben A. Potter
2018† The Northern Archaic tradition revisited. Invited paper presented at the 45th Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Anchorage, Alaska. AAA Program 45:pp. 49
(94) Potter, Ben A.
2018† Ancient Beringians and the Peopling of the Americas. Invited presentation to the Yukon Science Center, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, Jan 27, 2018.
(93) Kielhofer, Jennifer R., Ben A. Potter, Charles E. Holmes, Francois B. Lanoe, Julie Esdale, Nancy Bigelow, Joshua D. Reuther, Matthew Wooller, and Vance Holliday+
2017 An Organic Geochemistry Perspective on Deglacial Paleoeclimate Variability in Central Alaska. Geological Society of America meetings, Seattle, Washington.
(92) Potter, Ben A.
2017† Colonization of Beringia and the New World: Patterns and Constraints. Invited paper presented at the 13th Biennial Rocky Mountain Anthropological Conference, Canmore, Alberta, Canada.
(91) Potter, Ben A
2017† New Discoveries at the Upward Sun River Site, Central Alaska. Update on Genetics and Isotope analyses. Invited presentation for the Healy Lake Tribal Council annual meeting, Fairbanks.
(90) Potter, Ben A.
2017† Archaeology at the Mead Site: Subarctic Human Adaptation and Social Organization. Invited paper presented at the 44rd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Sitka, Alaska. AAA Program 43:pp.
(89) Potter, Ben A., Josh D. Reuther, Vance Holliday, Charles Holmes, Shane Miller, Nick Schmuck
2017 Early Colonization of Beringia and Northern North America: Chronology, Routes, and Adaptive Strategies. Paper presented at the 44rd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Sitka, Alaska. AAA Program 43:pp.
(88) McKinney, Holly J., Carrin Halffman, Josh D. Reuther, Charles E. Holmes, Ben A. Potter
2017 Fishing Through Antiquity: Preliminary Results on the Zooarchaeological Analysis of Central Alaskan Fish Fauna. Paper presented at the 44rd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Sitka, Alaska. AAA Program 43:pp.
(87) Reuther, Josh D., Nancy Bigelow, Charles Holmes, Jennifer Kielhofer, Francois Lanoe, Ben A. Potter, Matthew J. Wooller
2017 Late Quaternary Landscape Evolution of the Shaw Creek Basin. Paper presented at the 44rd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Sitka, Alaska. AAA Program 43:pp.
(86) Reuther, Josh D., Nancy H. Bigelow, Sam Coffman, Charles E. Holmes, Francois Lanoe, Holly McKinney, Ben A. Potter, Jason Rogers, Scott Shirar, Story Fields, Emilie Saulnier-Talbot, Christopher V. Maio, Matthew J. Wooller
2017† Holocene Shoreline Sites and Lake Level Change at Quartz Lake, Interior Alaska. Paper presented at the 44rd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Sitka, Alaska. AAA Program 43:pp.
(85) Halffman, Carrin M., Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther, Bruce P. Finney, Brian M. Kemp, Holly J. McKinney, and Robert Sattler
2017 Fishing Through Antiquity in Central Alaska: An Introduction to a Collaborative Multidisciplinary Project Exploring the Prehistoric Abundance and Use of Salmon in the Interior. Paper presented at the 44rd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Sitka, Alaska. AAA Program 43:pp.
(84) Wooller, Matthew J., Kyungcheol Choy, Ben A. Potter, Holly J. McKinney, Joshua D. Reuther, and Shiway W. Wang
2017† Chemical Profiling of Ancient Hearths Reveals Recurrent Salmon Use in Ice Age Beringia. Invited paper presented at the 44rd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Sitka, Alaska. AAA Program 43:pp.
(83) Potter, Ben A.
2016† Beringian Adaptive Strategies and the Colonization of North America. Invited presentation for the National Park Service Centennial Science and Stewardship Symposium, Fairbanks.
(82) Potter, Ben A.
2016† Transformations in Subarctic Prehistory. Invited presentation for the 2016 Polar Libraries Colloquy, Fairbanks.
(81) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther, Vance T. Holliday, and Charles E. Holmes
2016 Colonization of Northern North America. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Canadian Archaeological Association Meeting, Whitehorse, Yukon.
(80) Potter, Ben A., Julie Esdale, Charles E. Holmes, Joshua D. Reuther, and Holly J. McKinney
2016 New discoveries at Delta River Overlook, a terminal Pleistocene - late Holocene site in central Alaska. Paper presented at the 49th annual Canadian Archaeological Association Meetings, Whitehorse, Yukon.
(79) Glassburn, Cruystal, Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther, and Matthew J. Wooller
2016 A new method for quantifying 87Sr/86SR mean distribution on the landscape for paleo-migration studies. Paper presented at the Geological Association of Canada annual meeting, and 49th annual Canadian Archaeological Association meeting, Whitehorse, Yukon.
(78) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther, Vance T. Holliday, and Charles E. Holmes
2016† Colonization of Northern North America: a view from Eastern Beringia. Paper presented at the 81st Annual Society for American Archaeology meetings, Orlando, Florida.
(77) Reuther, Joshua D., Ben A. Potter, Charles E. Holmes, Julie Esdale, and Jennifer Kielhofer
2016† Late Quaternary landscape change and large mammal habitat fragmentation in Interior Alaska.
Paper presented at the 81st Annual Society for American Archaeology meetings, Orlando, Florida.
(76) Glassburn, Crystal, Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther, and Matthew J. Wooller
2016 Steppes across the land: reconstruction of steppe bison mobility patterns in east-central Alaska through isotopic analyses and implications for prehistoric human behavior. Paper presented at the 81st Annual Society for American Archaeology meetings, Orlando, Florida.
(75) Potter, Ben A.
2016† Recent Investigations at Upward Sun River. Invited presentation for the Healy Lake Tribal Council annual meeting, Fairbanks.
(74) Potter, Ben A.
2016† Interdisciplinary Arctic research and the role of social science: archaeological experiences. Invited presentation at the Reframing Understandings of the North. International Arctic Science Committee and University of the Arctic. Arctic Science Summit Week, Fairbanks.
(73) Potter, Ben A., Julie Esdale, Charles E. Holmes, Joshua D. Reuther, and Holly J. McKinney
2016 Delta River Overlook, a terminal Pleistocene - late Holocene multicomponent site in central Alaska. Paper presented at the 43rd annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Sitka, Alaska.
(72) Potter, Ben A.
2016† East Beringian Archaeology and adaptive strategies: implications for the Beringian Standstill Model. Invited presentation at the Beringian Standstill Workshop, Boulder, Colorado.
(71) Potter, Ben A.
2015† Transformations in Subarctic Prehistory. Ice Age Infants, Ancient Houses, and the Peopling of the New World. Murie Science and Learning Center Summer Speaker Series, National Park Service, Denali, Alaska.
(70) Potter, Ben A. and Joshua D. Reuther
2015† Climate change and human land use in Ice Age Alaska. UA Museum Discovery Lecture Series, Fairbanks.
(69) Potter, Ben A.
2015† Recent discoveries in the Tanana basin, Eastern Beringia. Paper presented at the 80th annual Society for American Archaeology meetings, San Francisco, California.
(68) Potter, Ben A.
2015† Transformations in Subarctic Prehistory. Special invited lecture for the National Park Service and Yukon Science Institute and National Park Service, Skagway, Alaska.
(67) Potter, Ben A.
2015† Transformations in Subarctic Prehistory: Ice Age Infants, Ancient Houses, and the Peopling of the New World. Yukon Science Institute, Public Lecture Series. Whitehorse, Yukon Territory.
(66) Potter, Ben A., Joel D. Irish, Joshua D. Reuther, Holly J. McKinney, and Nancy Bigelow
2015 New Discoveries at the Upward Sun River Site, Central Alaska. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 42:98
(65) Choy, Kyungcheol, Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther, Holly J. McKinney, Nancy Bigelow, and Matthew J. Wooller
2015 Chemical analyses of terminal Pleistocene hearth residues at the Upward Sun River Site in central Alaska. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 42:51
(64) Potter, Ben A., and Holly J. McKinney
2015 Late Pleistocene art and domestic activity areas at Mead site, central Alaska. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 42:98
(63) Potter, Ben A.
2015 Pre-Clovis and other components at Upward Sun River and Little Delta River #3, central Alaska. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 42:
(62) Mulliken, Katherine M., Kristi L. Wallace, Joshua D. Reuther, and Ben A. Potter
2015 Holocene volcanism and its effect on human occupation in the Susitna River Valley, Alaska. Paper presented at the 42nd Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 42:93
(61) Potter, Ben A.
2014† Social Organization and Adaptive Responses to late Pleistocene Climate Change in Beringia. Paper presented (and discussant) for the Arctic Roundtable: The Peopling of the Americas, sponsored by the Arctic Institute of North America.
(60) Potter, Ben A.
2014† Responses to Risk in Eastern Beringia during the terminal Pleistocene. Paper presented at the 79th Annual Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Austin, Texas.
(59) Kari, J. A., and B. A. Potter
2014 Significant Patterns in Dene Place Names of the Central Alaska Range. Paper presented at the 79th Annual Society for American Archaeology Meetings, Austin, Texas.
(58) Potter, Ben A.
2014 Social Organization and Responses to Risk in Eastern Beringia. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 41:43.
(57)† Potter, Ben A.
2013 Social Organization among Foragers and Responses to Risk. Special Lecture to the School of History and Culture, Minzu University of China, Beijing.
(56)† Potter, Ben A.
2013 Social Organization and Adaptive Responses to Climate Change in Berinigia. Special Lecture to the Department of Archaeology, School of Ethnology and Sociology, Minzu University of China, Beijing.
(55)† Potter, Ben A.
2013 GIS Modeling and Intersite Variability in Eastern Beringia. Special Lecture to Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Prehistory, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing.
(54)† Potter, Ben A.
2013 Site Structure and Organization in Eastern Beringia. Special Lecture to Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Prehistory. Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing.
(53)† Potter, Ben A.
Traces from Northern Forests: An Emerging Synthesis of Beringian Prehistory. Special Lecture to the Institute of Global Ethnology and Anthropology and Ethnic Minority Study Center of China, Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing.
(52)† Potter, Ben A., Charles E. Holmes, and David R. Yesner
2013 Technology and Economy Among th eEarliest Prehistoric Foragers in Interior Eastern Beringia. Invited presentation at the Paleoamerican Odyssey Conference, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
(51) Potter, Ben A., Allison Little*, and Crystal Glassburn*
2013 Recent Analyses at Mead and Adjacent Upland Localities. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 40.
(50) Little, Allison* and Ben A. Potter
2013 Lithic Analyses at Mead, central Alaska. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 40.
(49) Reuther, Joshua, Justin M. Hays, Jason S. Rogers, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller, Ben A. Potter, Peter M. Bowers, Robert C. Bowman, and Chris Wooley
2013 Tephra Studies in Large Scale CRM Projects in Alaska. Paper presented at the 40th Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Fairbanks. AAA Program 40.
(48)† Potter, Ben A.
2012 An Emerging Synthesis of Beringian/Western Subarctic Archaeology. Invited presentation for the University of Michigan, Department of Anthropology, December 7, 2012, Ann Arbor.
(47)† Potter, Ben A.
2012 Recent Archaeological Investigations in Central Alaska. Invited Address for the Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Activity (URSA) Research Showcase, November 28, 2012, Fairbanks.
(46)† Potter, Ben A.
2012 Archaeological Inquiries into Na-Dene and Yeniseian Prehistory. Paper presented at the 2012 Dene-Yenesian Workshop. Alaska Native Language Center, March 24, 2012, Fairbanks.
(45)† Potter, Ben A.
2012 University of Alaska Research: Tanana Valley Archaeology. Invited Address to the Rotary Club of Fairbanks, March 16, 2012, Fairbanks.
(44) Potter, Ben A.
2012 Transformations of Western Subarctic Archaeology. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Seattle. AAA Program 39, p. 47-48.
(43) Reuther, Joshua D., Ben A. Potter, and James K. Feathers
2012 Aeolian Sand Deposition during the Terminal Pleistocene and Early Holocene in the Middle Tanana Valley: Implications for Paleoenvironments and Prehistoric Land Use. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Seattle. AAA Program 39, p. 49.
(42) Coffman, Sam and Ben A. Potter
2012 Lithic Analysis and Site Activities at Teklanika West (HEA-001), Central Alaska. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Alaska Anthropological Association Meetings, Seattle. AAA Program 39, p. 31.
(41)† Potter, Ben A.
2011 Traces from Northern Forests: Results of Research (2006-2011). Colloquium Series, University of Alaska Fairbanks, October 28, 2011, Fairbanks.
(40)† Reuther, Joshua D.*, and Ben A. Potter
2011 Upward Sun River site: Climate change, geoarchaeology and human land use in Ice Age Alaska. Invited presentation to the Arizona Archaeological and History Society on Dec. 19, 2011.
(39)† Potter, Ben A.
2011 Traces from Northern Forests: Multiple Contexts of Xaasaa Cheeg’e Ts’eniin (Upward-Sun-River-Mouth Child). Colloquium Series, University of Michigan, September 26, 2011, Ann Arbor.
(38)† Bowers, Peter M., and Ben A. Potter
2011 Late Pleistocene Archaeological Site Discoveries and Survey Strategies in Subarctic Alaska. Presentation for the Cook Inlet Historical Society Lecture Series, Anchorage Museum, Rasmuson Center, May 19, 2011.
(37)† Potter, Ben A.
2011 New Discoveries at Upward Sun River, Alaska. Special invited presentation to the UA Board of Regents, June 3, 2011, Fairbanks, Alaska.
(36) Gelvin-Reymiller, Carol.*, and Ben A. Potter
2011 Enduring relationships: deer and humans in western subarctic prehistory from Late Pleistocene to recent times. Paper presented at the Deer and People: Past, Present, and Future Conference, September 8-11, 2011, Riseholme Park, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom.
(35) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther*, Joel D. Irish, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller*, Vance Holliday
2011 New Discoveries at Upward Sun River, Alaska. Paper presented at the 38th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska. AAA Program 38, p. 43.
(34) Reuther, Joshua D.*, Ben A. Potter, and Carol Gelvin-Reymiller*
2011 Landscape Evolution and Hunter-Gatherer Occupation of the Middle Tanana Valley. Paper presented at the 38th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska. AAA Program 38, p. 45.
(33) Coffman, Samuel C.* and Ben A. Potter
2011 Recent Excavations at Teklanika West: Cultural and Environmental Implications for the Upper Teklanika River Valley. Paper presented at the 38th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska. AAA Program 38, p. 25.
(32) Gilbert, Phoebe J.* and Ben A. Potter
2011 Geoarchaeology at the Mead Site. Paper presented at the 38th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska. AAA Program 38, p. 31.
(31) Potter, Ben A., Phoebe J. Gilbert*, Charles E. Holmes, Barbara A. Crass, and Robert Bowman*
2010 The Mead Site, a Late Pleistocene-Holocene Stratified Site in Central Alaska: Preliminary Results from the 2009 Excavation. Paper presented at the 37th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. AAA Program 37, p. 63.
(30) Joshua D. Reuther* and Ben A. Potter
2010 Reliability Assessment of Bone-collagen Dating Using Ultrafiltration and Modified Longin Pretreatment Methods. Paper presented at the 37th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. AAA Program 37, p. 64.
(29) Vajda, Edward, James A. Kari, and Ben A. Potter
2010 Introducing the Dene-Yeniseian Connection. Paper presented at the 37th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. AAA Program 37, p. 70.
(28) Coffman, Sam*, and Ben A. Potter
2010 Holocene Archaeology at Teklanika West, Central Alaska. Paper presented at the 37th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. AAA Program 37, p. 34.
(27) Coffman, Sam*, and Ben A. Potter
2009 A Reinvestigation of Teklanika West, Central Alaska: Preliminary Results. Paper presented at the 17th Arctic Conference, Boulder, Colorado.
(26) Potter, Ben A.
2009 Climatic Change and Human Adaptive Responses in Subarctic Alaska. Paper presented at the Archaeological Landscapes, Surveys, and Models session at the 36th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Juneau, Alaska.
(25) Potter, Ben A.
2008 Climatic, Economic and Technological Change in Interior Alaska; Evaluating Process-Pattern Relationships. Invited paper presented at the Quaternary Beringia and Adjacent Oceans symposium at the 2008 AAAS Arctic Science Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska.
(24)† Potter, Ben A.
2008 Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Assemblage Variability in Central Alaska. Invited paper presented at the Beringian Assemblage Variability symposium at the 73rd annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia.
(23)† Potter, Ben A.
2008 Invited Discussant at the Special Session on the Dene-Yeniseic Hyopthesis at the 35th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
(22) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther, Peter M. Bowers, and Carol Gelvin-Reymiller
2008 Little Delta Dune Site: A Late Pleistocene Multi-component Site in Central Alaska. Paper presented at the 35th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
(21) Potter, Ben A.
2008 Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic Record of Northeast Asia and Beringia. Invited presentation at the Dene-Yeniseic Symposium and International Workshop, University of Alaska Fairbanks, February 26, 2008.
(20) Potter, Ben A.
2008 Archaeology of Eastern Beringia and Interior Alaska. Invited presentation at the Dene-Yeniseic Symposium and International Workshop, University of Alaska Fairbanks, February 26, 2008.
(19) Potter, Ben A.
2007 Site Location Model and Survey Strategies in Central Alaska. Paper presented at the 72nd annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin. SAA Abstracts 72: 335.
(18) Potter, Ben A.
2007 Archaeological Applications of GIS: Site Location Modeling. Paper presented at the 41st Annual Alaska Surveying and Mapping Conference, Fairbanks.
(17) Potter, Ben A.
2007 Site Location Model and Survey Strategies in the Mid-Tanana Basin. Paper presented for the Recent Research in Subarctic Archaeology symposium at the 34th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska.
(16) Potter, Ben A., Edmund P. Gaines, and Peter M. Bowers
2007 Chronology, Technology, and Site Structure in Central Alaska: Results of the 2006 Northern Rail Extension Project. Paper presented for the Recent Research in Subarctic Archaeology symposium at the 34th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Fairbanks, Alaska.
(15) Potter, Ben A.
2006 Intersite Variability in Interior Alaska: Exploratory Data Analysis and Pattern Recognition. Invited colloquium presented on May 5 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
(14) Potter, Ben A.
2006 The Transition from Archaic to Modern Homo sapiens: A Global Perspective. Invited colloquium presented on May 1 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
(13) Potter, Ben A.
2006 Modeling Microblade Technological and Spatial Organization. Paper presented at the 33rd annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Kodiak, Alaska. AAA Program 33:23.
(12) Potter, Ben A.
2005 Site Structure and Organization in Central Alaska: Archaeological Investigations at Gerstle River. Ph.D. dissertation defense, Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks.
(11) Potter, Ben A.
2005 Dimensional Analysis of Site Structure in Central Alaska. Paper presented at the 32nd annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska. AAA Program 32:37.
(10) Potter, Ben A.
2004 Modeling Intersite Variability in Interior Alaska: Overcoming Conceptual Ambiguity through Pattern Recognition. Paper presented for the Theory and Perspectives in Subarctic Archaeology symposium at the 69th annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Montreal, Quebec.
(9) Potter, Ben A.
2002 Understanding Assemblage Variability in Interior Alaska: Beyond Type. Paper presented for the Beringian Connections symposium at the 29th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
(8) Potter, Ben A.
2001 Stratigraphic Correlation and Non-Recoverable Datasets at the Gerstle River Site, Alaska. Paper presented at the 14th Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP), Liege, Belgium, 2-8 September, 2001.
(7) Potter, Ben A.
2000 Epistemological Considerations of an Archaeological Problem: Intersite Variability in Central Alaska. Department of Anthropology Colloquium presented on April 28 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
(6) Potter, Ben A.
2000 Microblade Assemblage Variability: New Data from the Gerstle River Quarry Site, Central Alaska. Paper presented at the 65th annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(5) Potter, Ben A., and Charles E. Holmes
2000 Gerstle River Quarry Site, an Early Holocene Multi-component Site in the Tanana Basin. Paper presented at the 27th annual Alaska Anthropological Association conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
(4) Potter, Ben A.
1999 Site Structure and Function in Ft. Greely and Ft. Wainwright, Alaska. Paper presented at the 36th annual Canadian Archaeological Association conference, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada.
(3) Potter, Ben A.
1999 An Exploratory Model of Intersite Variability in Ft. Greely and Ft. Wainwright, Alaska. Paper presented at the 26th annual Alaska Anthropological Association conference, Fairbanks, Alaska.
(2) Potter, Ben A.
1998 A Coarse-grained Intersite Analysis in the Copper River Basin and Highland Periphery. Paper presented at the 25th annual Alaska Anthropological Association conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
(1) Potter, Ben A.
1997 A First Approximation of Ahtna Region Archaeology. Colloquium presented on October 31 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
(9) Posters presented at professional meetings
(17) Holmes, Charles E., and Ben A. Potter
2020 A New Cultural Sequence Synthesis for the Tanana Valley, Alaska. Poster presented at the 85th annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, Texas.
(16) Clarke, Charlotte, Nancy Bigelow, Mary Edwards, Ben A. Potter, K. Hildebrandt, A. Lopez, Link Olson, B. Lyon, Peter Heintzman, Y. Lammers, I. Alsos, and Josh Reuther.
2019 Ancient DNA in unfrozen archaeological sediments from interior Alaska. Poster presented at the INQUA 2019 Congress, Dublin, Ireland.
(15) Hilmer, Hilary*, and Ben A. Potter
2017 Faunal Analysis of the Village Site, Healy Lake, Central Alaska. Poster presented at the 83rd annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, BC.
(14) Choy, Kyungcheol, Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther, Holly J. McKinney, Nancy H. Bigelow, and Matthew J. Wooller
2015 Chemical analyses of terminal Pleistocene hearth residues at the Upward Sun River site in central Alaska. Poster presented at the XIX International Union of Quaternary Research meetings, Nagoya, Japan.
(13) Gelvin-Reymiller, Carol*, Joshua D. Reuther*, Matt Wooller, Ben Gaglioti, David R. Klein, and Ben A. Potter
2011 Quartz Lake in the mid-Tanana Valley, Interior Alaska: Human Presence Throughout the Holocene. Poster presented at the 76th annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis.
(12) Potter, Ben A., Phoebe J. Gilbert*, Charles E. Holmes, and Barbara A. Crass
2010 Recent Archaeological Research at the Mead Site, central Alaska. Poster presented at the 75th annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis.
(11) Crass, Barbara A., Charles E. Holmes, and Ben A. Potter
2010 Experimental Archaeology at the Mead Site. Poster presented at the 75th annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, St. Louis.
(10) Gilbert, Phoebe J.*, Joshua D. Reuther*, and Ben A. Potter
2010 Occupation and Climate change at the Mead Site: A Geoarchaeological Approach. Poster presented at the 37th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
(9) Klein, David R., Nancy H. Bigelow, Mandy Booth, Benjamin Gaglioti, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller*, Charles E. Holmes, Kris Hundertmark, Anna Liljedahl, Ben A. Potter, Joshua D. Reuther*, and Matthew Wooller
2009 Tracking Ecological Change from Earliest Human Arrival in Alaska to the Present: The Quartz Lake – Shaw Creek Flats Multidisciplinary Project. Poster presented at the 39th Annual International Arctic Workshop, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine.
(8) Potter, Ben A.
2009 Archaeological Patterning in Northeast Asia and Northwest North America:
An Examination of the Dene-Yeniseian Hypothesis. Poster presented at the 2009 Athabaskan Languages Conference, University of California, Berkeley.
(7) Potter, Ben A., Joshua D. Reuther*, Peter M. Bowers, and Carol Gelvin-Reymiller*
2008 Little Delta Dune Site: A Late Pleistocene Multi-component Site in Central Alaska. Poster presented at the 73rd annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Vancouver, British Columbia.
(6) Potter, Ben A.
2007 Site Location Modeling in Subarctic Alaska. Poster presented at the 44th annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeology Association, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
(5) Joshua D. Reuther*, Robert J. Speakman, Peter M. Bowers, Michael D. Glascock, Ben A. Potter and John P. Cook
2007 Recent Obsidian Analyses in Alaska. Poster presented at the 72nd annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Austin, Texas. SAA Abstracts 72: 348.
(4) Bowers, Peter M., Ben A. Potter, and Josh D. Reuther
2005 NLUR Archaeological Research in the Tanana Basin, 1994-2004. Poster presented at the 32nd annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
(3) Holmes, Charles E., and Ben A. Potter
2002 Technology, Subsistence, and Settlement during the Early Holocene in Central Alaska. Poster presented at the 29th annual Alaska Anthropological Association Conference, Anchorage, Alaska.
(2) Holmes, Charles E., and Ben A. Potter
2002 Technology, Subsistence, and Settlement during the Pleistocene-Holocene Transition in Central Alaska. Poster presented at the 67th annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Denver, Colorado.
(1) Potter, Ben A.
2001 The pax tanana as Viewed from the Gerstle River Site, Interior Alaska. Poster presented at the 28th annual Alaska Anthropological Association conference, Fairbanks, Alaska.