Reber, Nora

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Professor, Anthropology , College of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts

B.S. Archaeology and Chemistry Beloit College, 1995; M.A. and Ph.D. Harvard University 2001; employed at UNCW as a Lecturer in 2001 and hired as an Assistant Professor in 2003. Promoted to Associate Professor and granted tenure in spring of 2008.

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rebere@uncw.edu

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Academic Article
- Molecular evidence of changing foodways across the Mississippian transition at the George Reeves Site (11S650). Southeastern Archaeology. 39:71–88. 2020-01-01
- Lipid Residues from low-fired pottery. Archaeometry. 61:131-144. 2019-02-01
- Absorbed residue analysis of a Mississippi Plain jar from Angel Mounds (12Vg1): lipid distribution revisited. Advances in Archaeological Practice. 3:29-49. 2015-02-01
- Modeling Freshwater Reservoir Offsets on Radiocarbon-Dated Charred Cooking Residues. American Antiquity. 78:536-552. 2013-07-01
- Sun Circles and Science: Negative Painted Pottery from the Angel Site (12Vg1). Midcontinental Journal of Archaeology. 38:219-244. 2013-01-01
- Pine resins and pottery sealing: analysis of absorbed and visible pottery residues from central New York State. Archaeometry. 50:999-1017. 2008-12-01
- Taking variation seriously: testing the steatite mast-processing hypothesis with microbotanical data from teh Hunter's Home Site, New York. American Antiquity. 73:729-741. 2008-10-01
- Visible clues: The analysis of visible pottery residues from New York state with Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. New York State Museum Bulletin. 512. 2008-01-01
- Ancient Vegetarians? Absorbed pottery residue analysis of diet in the Late Woodland and Emergent Mississippian periods of the Mississippi Valley. Southeastern Archaeology. 25:111-120. 2006-01-01
- Direct detection of maize processing in archaeological pottery through compound-specific stable isotope analysis of n-dotriacontanol in absorbed organic residues. Antiquity. 78:682-691. 2004-01-01
- How did Mississippians prepare maize? The application of compound specific carbon isotopic measurements to absorbed pottery residues from several Mississippi Valley sites. Archaeometry. 46:19-33. 2004-01-01
- Identification of maize in absorbed organic residues: a cautionary tale. Journal of Archaeological Science. 31:399-410. 2004-01-01
- Summary Report on 1995 Excavations at the Barton Site (23SL69), St. Louis County, Missouri. Missouri Archaeologist. 59:99-124. 1998-01-01
- The Persistence of Caffeine in Experimentally Produced Black Drink Residues. Journal of Archaeological Science. 39:2312-2319.
Book
- An Archaeologist's Guide to Organic Residues in Pottery. University of Alabama Press. 2022-08-01
Chapter
- A Pilot Study to Characterize Organic Residues of Earliest Pottery in the American Southeast -- Early Pottery Technologies among Foragers in Global Perspective: Cultural Transformations through Material Practice. Springer Nature. 2024-11-01
- Taking a virtual archaeological site tour: A class visit to the Baths of Caracalla -- Makerspaces for Adults: Best Practices and Great Projects. Rowman & Littlefield. 2020-01-01
- Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS): Applications in Archaeology -- Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology. Springer International Publishing. 4441-4457. 2018-02-01
- ABSORBED RESIDUE ANALYSIS OF POTTERY SHERDS FROM THE GRAVELINE SITE. Mississippi Dept of Archives and History Archaeological Report Series. 55-66. 2015-01-01
- ORGANIC RESIDUE ANALYSIS -- Encyclopedia of Archaeology. Elsevier. 1747-1750. 2008-01-01
- Analysis of botanical remains: organic residue analysis. . 2007-01-01
- The well-tempered pottery analysis: residue and typological analysis of potsherds from the Lower Mississippi Valley. BAR International Series. 148-160. 2007-01-01
- A Hard Row to Hoe -- Histories of Maize. Elsevier. 235-248. 2006-01-01
- A Hard Row to Hoe: Changing Maize Use in the American Bottom and Surrounding Areas. . 235-248. 2006-01-01
- Applications of Gas Chromatography (GC-MS). Elsevier Press.
Conference Poster
- Understanding the functionalities of the perforated vessels in the Harappan culture with particular reference to the excavated settlements of Karanpura, Rajasthan, and Ropar, Punjab. International colloquium on the Emerging Perspectives of the Harappan Civilization.
Document
- Absorbed Residue Analysis of 21 Sherds from the El Chorro de Maita site, Holguin, Cuba. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 2012-07-01
Report
- 61 Absorbed Residue Analysis of 180 Samples from Four Stallings Island Archaeological Sites. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 2024-10-01
- 62 Absorbed Residue Analysis of 24 Experimentally Produced Residue and a sample of Pine Tar. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 2024-10-01
- 63 Absorbed Residue and CSIA Analysis of 74 Salt Pan sherds from Tennessee. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 2024-10-01
- Absorbed Residue Analysis of Five Ceramic Sherds from the Jones Site, 36Gr4. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 19. 2024-04-01
- Absorbed Residue Analysis of Three Ceramic Sherds from Woodruff Cave, 6LF126. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 21. 2024-01-01
- Analysis of 10 Experimental Sherds made with Cherokee Black Beans, and Three Soil Samples, With Suggestions for the Identification of Beans in the Analysis of Archaeological Residues. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 2023-12-01
- Preliminary Report on the 2022 UNCW Summer Excavations at Orton Plantation (31BW787**14). UNCW Anthropological Papers. 41. 2023-09-01
- Report on the 2021 UNCW Archaeological Field School excavations at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic site (31BW376) area N24: A Colonial Surprise. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 87. 2022-08-01
- Analysis of Twelve Absorbed Residues from 15MD475 and 15MD476. UNCW Residue Lab, 41. 2022-01-01
- Analysis of 12 Absorbed Residues from the Stallings Island Culture. UNCW Residue lab, 40. 2021-01-01
- Analysis of Residues Eight Sherds from 9TO302, Project 5661B. UNCW Residue Lab, 38. 2021-01-01
- Analysis of Six Absorbed Residues from 22TL1453. UNCW Residue Lab, 39. 2021-01-01
- Analysis of Forty Absorbed Residues from Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab, 34. 2020-01-01
- Analysis of Fifteen Absorbed Residues Submitted from 12D29. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 44. 2019-07-01
- Analysis of Ten Absorbed Residues Submitted from Sites 38AK155 and 38AK757. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 41. 2019-07-01
- Analysis of three sherds and one soil sample from the South Bank site. UNCW Anthropology. 4. 2019-05-01
- Residue Analysis on 3 potsherds and 1 soil sample from the South Bank site. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab, 31. 2019-01-01
- 41 Analysis of Ten absorbed Residues from Pile Mound, 40Fn180. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 24. 2018-08-01
- 40 Analysis of Four Absorbed Residues from Site #31GF466. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 16. 2018-05-01
- 39 Analysis of Nine Absorbed Residues from the 31CE802 Data Recovery. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 23. 2018-01-01
- 38 Report on an Archaeological Investigation into the Remains of Buchoi Plantation, Brunswick River Park, Belville, NC. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 49. 2017-05-01
- Analysis of Six Possible Visible Residues from Historic artifacts at the Dover Bridge Dr site 18TA315. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab 25. 2017-01-01
- Analysis of Ten Absorbed Residues from Hiwassee Island Pottery. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab 26. 2017-01-01
- 31 Residue Analysis of Three Visible Residues from Late Prehistoric Pottery in Northwestern North Carolina. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 15. 2016-01-01
- Analysis of 17 Sherds from the Louisiana Gulf Coast: The Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Subsequent Clean-up On Absorbed Pottery Residue Analysis. UNCW Anthropological Papers vol. 33. 2016-01-01
- Nondestructive Residue Analysis of a Shell Cup from the Corbin-Tucker Site. UNCW Anthropological Papers vol. 32. 2016-01-01
- Archaeological Report on the Excavation of Human Remains from the 320 Chestnut area. UNCW Anthropological Papers vol. 30. 2015-01-01
- Residue Analysis of Three Visible Residues from Late Prehistoric Pottery in Northwestern North Carolina. UNCW Anthropological Papers vol. 31. 2015-01-01
- 28 Residue Analysis of Residues from Deer Run, Lover’s Leap, and Quenneville-Offlimits #1 Sites. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 2014-10-01
- Absorbed residue analysis of 11 pottery samples with matching soil analyses from 38DR83, the Lord Ashley site.. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 2014-08-01
- Residue Analysis of Ten Soil Samples from 38AK46, an Archaic site in a Carolina Bay. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab. 31. 2013-08-01
- Reber, Eleanora A. Residue analysis of 7 samples from the Audrey N site, Illinois. UNCW Anthropological Papers 23. 2013-01-01
- Gas Chromatographic-Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Extracts from AR2 and a Lanolin Standard. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 15. 2012-02-01
- Absorbed Residue Analysis of 22 Weeden Island Plain and Wakulla Check Stamped Sherds from 8GD106. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 34. 2012-01-01
- Absorbed Residue Analysis of 11 sherds and 1 soil sample from the Graveline Mound site, Mississippi. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab. 35. 2011-10-01
- Absorbed and Visible Lipid Residue Analysis of 6 sherds from the El Chorro de Maíta site, Holguín, Cuba. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 31. 2010-05-01
- Testing Variation: Visible Residue Analysis from Seven Northeastern Pots. UNCW Anthropological Papers. 23. 2009-12-01
- Colonoware Residues from the Dean Hall Site. University of North Carolina at Wilmington. 25. 2009-02-01
- Fishing for Residues: Absorbed Pottery Residue Analysis of Thirty-Seven Sherds from North Carolina. University of North Carolina at Wilmington Anthropology Department. 40. 2008-08-01
- 12 Absorbed residues from a Chronological Series of Pottery from South Carolina. UNCW Anthropology Department. 26.
- 42 Analysis of Twenty-Five Absorbed Residues Submitted by the Kansas University Natural History Museum.. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab. 72.
- Analysis of Absorbed Residues from Two Fragments of a Ceramic Vessel from 31Mg356. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab 37.
- Analysis of Nine Absorbed Residues Submitted from 31CD967. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab 35.
- Analysis of Seven Absorbed Residues Submitted from 31CD968. Papers of the UNCW Residue Lab 36.

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