Heather Carey (MA, Archaeology) spent last fall collecting data for her thesis concerning miniature Mississippian vessels.  As well, she held an assistantship with Dr. Paul Welch, providing support in his analysis of prehistoric ceramics from the Shiloh site in Tennessee.  Heather is now writing her thesis and working as an archaeologist for the U.S. Forest Service.  She will be presenting a paper entitled “Mississippian Miniature Vessels: More Than Mere Child’s Play” at the annual Southeastern Archaeological Conference in early November.