Christopher Carr , PhD, M Eng

Research Areas: Spatial analysis, Remote sensing, Lidar, GIS, Landscape Archaeology, Ancient Maya, Camping, Hiking, Rock Climbing

Dr. Christopher Carr: After retiring from a nearly 30 year career in Engineering at a multinational corporation I returned to school, receiving my PhD in 2014 from the Department of Geography at University of Cincinnati. My research is focused on human-environmental impacts, both ancient and modern. I study modern impacts within the field of Recreation Ecology—particularly impacts from camping, hiking and rock climbing. In the area of ancient impacts, I use spatial analysis to examine Landscape Archaeology issues such as settlement pattern, agricultural potential and hydrology. I work primarily in the areas of the lowland Maya in Central America and in the American Southwest. For my full CV please follow the link: homepages.uc.edu/~carrcr/CV.htm.
 

PhD: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2014 (Geography)

MA: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2007 (Geography)

M Eng: Cornell University Ithaca, NY, 1975 (Mechanical Engineering)

BS: Cornell University Ithaca, NY, 1974 (Mechanical Engineering)

2015 -To Present Research Assistant Professor (Adjunct), , Department of Geography,, University of Cincinnati,

2009 -2014 Research Assistant- UC Tikal Project, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2005 -2014 Research Assistant- Recreation Ecology Research Group, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA

1975 -2002 Engineering Manager- Team leader for the development of mechanical production systems and new products, and for upgrades to electrical and information systems, Procter and Gamble , Cincinnati, OH

Grant: #417633-19275 Investigators:Carr, Christopher 05-01-2016 -05-31-2017 Appalachian Trail Conservancy Appalachian Trail Visitor Impact Assessments to Enhance Sustainability and Improve Visitor Experience Role:PI $5,000.00 Active Level:Private Non-Profit

Published Abstracts

Carr, C., V. Scarborough, N. Dunning, E. Haussner (2015. ) An agricultural risk mitigation strategy using multiple water sources, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico .[Abstract]Abstracts of the SAA 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando,

Brewer, J., C. Carr (2015. ) Preliminary LiDAR Analysis and Excavation of Residential Water Features at the Ancient Maya Site of Yaxnohcah, Central Yucatan. .[Abstract]Abstracts of the SAA 81th Annual Meeting, Orlando,

Carr, C, Weaver, E, Dunning, N, Scarborough, V (2011. ) Bringing the Penn Tikal Project Maps into the Era of Electronic GIS .[Abstract]Abstracts of the SAA 76th Annual Meeting,

Weaver, E, Carr, C, Dunning, N, Scarborough, V (2011. ) Examining landscape modifications for water management at Tikal using 3-dimensional modeling with ArcGIS .[Abstract]Abstracts of the SAA 76th Annual Meeting,

Carr, C. (2011. ) The effect of recreation on cliff vegetation, Potomac River Gorge, Great Falls Park, VA .[Abstract]Graduate Poster Forum, University of Cincinnati,

Eling, T, Carr, C. and Walendziak, N. (2007. ) Managing recreation in the Red River Gorge with GIS. Kentucky GIS Conference, July 30- Aug 1. Louisville, KY.

Carr, C. (2007. ) Environmental impacts at campsites as a function of distance from trailhead. .[Abstract]29th Southeastern Recreation Research Conference, Book of Abstracts. ,

Carr, C. (2006. ) A model of environmental impact at rock climb areas, Red River Gorge Geological Area, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. 28th Southeastern Recreation Research Conference, Book of Abstracts. ,

Carr, C. (2004. ) Variation in environmental impact at rock climb areas in Red River Gorge Geological Area, Daniel Boone National Forest, Ky. The Association of American Geographers Centennial Meeting,,

Carr C., J. Brewer, N. Dunning, K. Reese-Taylor, A. Anaya (2017. ) Using Lidar to Locate and Classify Ancient Maya Water Storage Features at Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico .[Abstract]Abstracts of the SAA 82th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC,

Dunning, N., J. Jones, D. Lentz, C. Carr, J. Brewer (2017. ) Margin for Error: Ancient Maya Transformation of Bajo Edges .[Abstract]Abstracts of the 2016 AAG Annual Meeting,

Carr, C. (2017. ) Recreation Ecology Research to enhance Sustainability or Rock Climbing .[Abstract]Abstracts of the 19th George Wright Society Conference on Parks, Protected Areas, and Cultural Sites. Norfolk, Virginia.,

Lentz, D., C, Carr, R. Griffin and N. Dunning (2007. ) Ground Truthing of Satellite Images: Tropical Forests and Preclassic Agricultural in the vicinity of San Bartolo, Peten, Guatemala .[Abstract]Society for Economic Botany, 48th Annual Meeting, Chicago ,

Dunning, N., A. Hernández, C. Carr, D. Walker and H. Geovannini (2017. ) Preclassic Reservoirs and Urbanism at Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico. SAA 82th Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC .[Abstract]Abstracts of the SAA 82nd Annual Meeting, Vancouver,

Carr, C. (2018. ) Potential Method for Structure Alignment by the Ancient Maya .[Abstract]Abstracts of the SAA 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington DC,

Dunning, N., A. Anaya, C. Carr, and K. Reese-Taylor (2018. ) New Light on the Lowlands: Lidar at Yaxnohcah, Mexico .[Abstract]Abstracts of the 2018 AAG Annual Meeting, New Orleans,

Brewer, J. and C. Carr (2018. ) Evaluating Small Depressions as Community Quarry-Reservoirs at the Classic Maya Site of Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico. .[Abstract]Abstracts of the 2018 AAG Annual Meeting, New Orleans,

Peer Reviewed Publications

Tankersley, K., N. Dunning, J. Thress, L. Owen, W. Huff, S. Fladd, K. Bishop, S. Plog, A. Watson, C. Carr, V. Scarborough (2016. ) Evaluating soil salinity and water management in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico .Journal of Archaeological Science, , Reports 9 ,94

Reese-Taylor, K., A. Anaya, A. Flores, K. Monteleone, J. Fernández-Diaz, A. Uriarte, C. Carr, H. Geovannini, M. Peuramaki-Brown, N. Dunning (2016. ) Boots on the ground at Yaxnohcah: Ground-truthing lidar in a complex tropical landscape .Advances in Archaeological Practice, ,

Tankersley, K., N. Dunning, V. Scarborough, W. Huff, D. Lentz, C. Carr (2016. ) Catastrophic volcanism and its implication for agriculture in the Maya lowlands .Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports , , 5 ,465

Brewer, J,. C. Carr (2017. ) Employing airborne lidar and archaeological testing to determine the role of small depressions in water management at the ancient Maya site of Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico .Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, , 13 ,291-302

Lentz, David L., Nicholas P. Dunning, Vernon L. Scarborough, Kevin S. Magee, Kim M. Thompson, Eric Weaver, Christopher Carr, Richard E. Terry, Gerald Isebe, Kenneth B. Tankersley, Liwy Grazioso Sierra, John G. Jones, Palma Buttles, Fred Valdez, and Carmen E. Ramos Hernandez (2014. ) Forests, fields, and the edge of sustainability at the ancient Maya city of Tikal .Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, , 111 (52 ) ,18513

Scarborough, Vernon L., Nicholas P. Dunning, Kenneth B. Tankersley, Christopher Carr, Eric Weaver, Liwy Grazioso, Brian Lane, John G. Jones, Palma Buttles, Fred Valdez, and David L. Lentz (2012. ) Water and Sustainable Land Use at the Ancient Tropical City of Tikal, Guatemala .Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA , , 109 ,12408

Monz, C, Marion, J, Goonan, K, Manning, R, Wimpey, J, and Carr, C (2010. ) Assessment and monitoring of recreation impacts and resource conditions on mountain summits: examples from the northern forest, USA .Mountain Research and Development, , 30 (4 ) ,332

V. Scarborough, S. Fladd, N. Dunning, S. Plog, L. Owen, C. Carr, K. Tankersley, J-P McCool, A. Watson, E. Hausner, B. Crowley, K. Bishop, D. Lentz, R. Gwinn Vivian (2018. ) Water Uncertainty and Ritual Predictability at Chaco Canyon, New Mexico .Antiquity, , 92 (364 ) ,870-889

Ruhl, T., N. Dunning, C. Carr (2018. ) Lidar Reveals Possible Network of Ancient Maya Marketplaces in Southwestern Campeche, Mexico .Mexicon, , XL (3 ) ,83-91

McCool, Jon-Paul, Samantha G. Fladd, Vernon L. Scarborough, Stephen Plog, Nicholas P. Dunning, Lewis A. Owen, Adam S. Watson, Katelyn J. Bishop, Brooke E. Crowley, Elizabeth A. Haussner, Kenneth B. Tankersley, David Lentz, Christopher Carr, Jessica L. Thress (2018. ) Soil analysis in discussions of agricultural feasibility for ancient civilizations: A critical review and reanalysis of the data and debate from Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.PLoS ONE, , 13 (6 ) , More Information

Dunning, Nicholas P., Armando Anaya Hernández, Timothy Beach, Christopher Carr, Robert Griffin, John G. Jones, David L. Lentz, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Ivan Šprajc (2018. ) Margin for Error: Ancient Maya Transformation of Bajo Edges. .Geomorphology, , on-line 4 Sept 2018 ,

Other Publications

Carr, c. (2014. ) Research to Inform the Management of Protected Natural Areas. University of Cincinnati PhD dissertation .On line at https://etd.ohiolink.edu/ap/10?0::NO:10:P10_ETD_SUBID:99656,

Carr. C. (2007. ) Variation in environmental impact at rock climb areas in Red River Gorge Geological Area and adjacent Clifty Wilderness, Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky. University of Cincinnati Masters Thesis. On line at http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1178812135,

Book Chapter

Carr C., E. Weaver, N. Dunning, and V. Scarborough (2015 ) Bringing the University of Pennsylvania Maps of Tikal into the Era of Electronic GIS Tikal and Maya Ecology: Water, Landscapes and Resilience .Cambridge University Press

Dunning N., R. Griffin, J. Jones, R. Terry, C. Carr (2015 ) Life on the Edge; Tikal in a Bajo Landscape Tikal and Maya Ecology: Water, Landscapes and Resilience .Cambridge University Press

Tankersley, K., N. dunning, V. Scarborough, C. Carr, J. Jones, D. Lentz (2015 ) Fire and Water: The Archaeological Significance of Tikal’s Quaternary Sediments Tikal and Maya Ecology: Water, Landscapes and Resilience .Cambridge University Press

Weaver E., C. Carr, N, Dunning, and V. Scarborough (2015 ) Examining landscape modifications for Water Management at Tikal Using 3-Dimensional Modeling in ArcGIS Tikal and Maya Ecology: Water, Landscapes and Resilience .Cambridge University Press

Dunning, N, E. Akpinar, C. Carr, J. Chmlar, R. Griffin, J. Jones, A. Miller, and J. Prater Paleoenvironments and Ancient Land Use around San Bartolo, Peten, Guatemala The Art of the State and State of the Art: Investigations at San Bartolo, Guatemala .University of Colorado Press

Electronic Journal

Carr, C. (2013. ) Tikal Report 11: Map of the Ruins of Tikal, El Petén, Guatemala and Georeferenced Versions of the Maps Therein. The Digital Archaeological Record .The Digital Archaeological Record (https://core.tdar.org/project/390922),

Carr, C. (2009. ) Alexandria (KY) Community Park map (http://alexandriaky.org/docs/166_ACPMap-2009.pdf) .

Technical Reports

Scarborough, V., C. Carr, N. Dunning, K. Tankersley, L. Owen, A. Watson, S. Plog (2015. ) Preliminary Report: Permit 15-CHCU-01, An Interdisciplinary Investigation of Climate and Environmental Change in an Early Puebloan Society .Report to National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical Park,

Carr, C. (2012. ) Water depths in Hanna Creek Marina and effect on dock relocation options. Report to Indiana Department of Natural Resources. (Proposal accepted and funded) .

Carr, C. (2012. ) Shallow water bathymetric survey system- GPS/sounder, kayak, GIS software. Report to Indiana Department of Natural Resources. http://www.blsa.us/lakeinfo.html .

Carr, C, Weaver, E, Dunning N, Scarborough, V (2011. ) EVALUACIÓN DE LA EXACTITUD DE LOS MAPAS DE TIKAL DE LA UNIVERSIDAD DE PENNSYLVANIA, POR GPS Y ESTACIÓN TOTAL (Accuracy assessment of the Penn Project maps of Tikal, by GPS and Total Station). In Lentz, D. et al. PROYECTO DE SILVICULTURA Y MANEJO DE AGUAS DE LOS ANTIGUOS MAYAS DE TIKAL .

Marion, J, Carr, C. and Davis, C. (2011. ) Recreation impacts to cliff resources in the Potomac River Gorge. Report to the US National Park Service. Virginia Tech, College of Natural Resources & Environment Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation. https://profile.usgs.gov/jeff_marion/ .

Carr, C. (2009. ) GPS field procedures and set-up parameters. Shoulder to Shoulder census program and demographic mapping project. Intibuca, Honduras.

Marion, J. and C. Carr (2008. ) Backcountry recreation site and trail conditions: Haleakala National Park- Research report. USGS Pautuxent Wildlife Research Center, Virginia Tech Field Station. https://profile.usgs.gov/jeff_marion/.

Marion, J. and C. Carr (2007. ) An assessment of recreation impacts to cliffs in Shenandoah National Park- Research report. USGS Pautuxent Wildlife Research Center, Virginia Tech Field Station. https://profile.usgs.gov/jeff_marion/.

Dunning, N. P., E. Akpinar, C. Carr, R. Griffin, J. G. Jones, D. Lentz, A. Miller, and J. Prater (2007. ) Investigaciones Geoarqueológicas y del Medioambiente en los Alrededores de San Bartolo, Peten: 2007. .In: Proyecto Arqueologico San Bartolo: Informe Preliminar No. 6, Sexta Temporada 2007, edited by M. Urquizu and W. Saturno. Report submitted to the Direccion de Patrimonio Cultural y Natural de Guatemala, Guatemala City.,

Carr, C., Scarborough, V., N. Dunning, S. Fladd, K. Bishop, J-P McCool, E. Hausner, J. Thress, L. Owen, K. Tankersley, A. Watson, S. Plog (2015. ) An Interdisciplinary Investigation of Climate and Environmental Change in an Early Puebloan Society- Report for 2015 Field Work: Permit 15-CHCU-01. Report to National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical Park .

Reese-Taylor, K., A. Anaya, A. Flores, K. Monteleone, A. Uriarte, C. Carr, H. Geovannini, C. Carr (2016. ) Verificacíon en Campo del Reconocimiento de Lidar (capitulo 11) .In A. Anaya, M. Peuramaki-Brown, K. Reese-Taylor (eds). Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2014 y 2015 Temporadad de Investigaciones, 122

Brewer, J., C. Carr (2017. ) Operation 22: Continuing Household Water Management Investigations at Yaxnohcah .Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2016 Temporadad de Investigaciones,

Carr, C. (2017. ) Classification of Vegetation Communities in Yaxnohcah Using Landsat Satellite Data .Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2016 Temporadad de Investigaciones,

Carr C., J. Brewer, T. Ruhl (2019. ) Reconnaissance Survey 2017: Closed Depressions, Chultuns, Looters Trenches and a Sinkhole, Chapter for Yaxnohcah Project Informe 2017-8, in press .Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2017 Temporadad de Investigaciones,

Carr C., J. Brewer (2019. ) Lidar-based Spatial Analysis of Closed Depressions: Potential Household-level Water Storage Reservoirs, Chapter for Yaxnohcah Project Informe 2017-8 .Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2019 Temporadad de Investigaciones,

Brewer J., C. Carr (2019. ) Operation 26: Household Water Management at Yaxnohcah: Evaluating Small Depressions as Quarry-Reservoirs, Chapter for Yaxnohcah Project Informe 2017-8, in press .Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2019 Temporadad de Investigaciones,

Carr, C (2019. ) Hydrologic Modeling of Closed Depressions- 2018: Expanded and Refined Model. Chapter for Yaxnohcah Project Informe 2017-8, in press .Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2019 Temporadad de Investigaciones,

Carr, C. (2019. ) Reconnaissance Survey 2018: Limestone Quarries, Soft Mounds, Check Dams, Sinkholes, Tall Trees. Chapter for Yaxnohcah Project Informe 2017-8, in press. Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2019 Temporadad de Investigaciones,

Carr, C. (2019. ) Chert Quarries: Yaxnohcah 2018. Chapter for Yaxnohcah Project Informe 2017-8, in press .Proyecto Arqueológico Yaxnohcah, Informe de las 2019 Temporadad de Investigaciones,

Poster Presentations

Carr, C. (02-2014. ) Bathymetric survey and silt rate calculation, Hanna Creek Cove, Brookville Lake, IN .2014 Graduate Poster Forum, Cincinnati, OH. .

Carr, C. (02-2011. ) The effect of recreation on cliff vegetation, Potomac River Gorge, Great Falls Park, VA .2011 Graduate Poster Forum, University of Cincinnati. .

Carr, C. (09-2008. ) Locating informal trails with remote sensing .UC Research Station (grand opening), Cincinnati Center for Field Studies. .

Carr, C. (03-2007. ) Environmental impacts at campsites as a function of distance from trailhead .Graduate Poster Forum, University of Cincinnati. .

Carr, C. (03-2004. ) Variation in environmental impact at rock climb areas in Red River Gorge Geological Area, Daniel Boone National Forest, KY .The Association of American Geographers Centennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. .

Carr, C, V. Scarborough, N. Dunning, E. Hausner (04-2016. ) An agricultural risk mitigation strategy using multiple water sources, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico .Society for American Archaeology, 81st Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL. .

Carr, C, N. Dunning, D. Lentz (01-2017. ) Satellite Remote Sensing: Analysis of Vegetation in the Ancient Maya City of Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico .University of Cincinnati Annual Sensor Community Retreat: Innovation, Technology and Workforce, Cincinnati, OH. .

Carr, C. (2018. ) Potential Method for Structure Alignment by the Ancient Maya .SAA 83th Annual Meeting, Washington DC. .

Colloquium

Carr, C. (09-2015). Mapping, GPS and Total Station in Archaeology (for Anthro 6028- Spatial Archaeology) .

Carr, C. (11-2014). Lidar in Archaeology (for Anthro 6028- Spatial Archaeology) .

Carr, C. (02-2013). Land surveying with total station and data collector, for archaeologists (Albania) .Department of Anthropology, UC. Workshop.

Carr, C. (03-2009). Land Surveying with Total Station for Archaeology (Tikal) .Departments of Geography and Anthropology, UC.

Carr, C. (05-2008). Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics . University of Cincinnati Mountaineering Club, University of Cincinnati Mountaineering Club.

Eling, T. and C. Carr (08-2004). Monitoring Recreation Impacts in the Backcountry-- LAC program in Red River Gorge .Daniel Boone National Forest, KY.

Carr, C. (03-2003). Introduction to Global Positioning System: waypoint and track collection and plotting with ArcView .Department of Geography and UC Medical personnel.

Carr, C (05-2016). Mountain Bike trail design in a tropical environment . University of Calgary field school, Villahermosa Research Station, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Campeche, Mexico. Workshop.

Dunning, N., C. Carr, J. Brewer (12-2016). Peering through Trees and Time to find Ancient Water in Mexico: Lidar and Archaeology at Yaxnohcah . Department of Geography Colloquium Series, Cincinnati, OH.

Carr, C. (2018). Spatial Archaeology- Lidar . Metallic Club, Cincinnati, OH.

Paper Presentations

Carr, C. (08-2011. ) Detecting ancient Maya ruins through tree canopy .Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC.

Carr, C, Weaver, E, Dunning, N, V. Scarborough (03-2011. ) Bringing the Penn Tikal Project Maps into the Era of Electronic GIS .Sacramento, CA.

Carr, C. (02-2010. ) Potomac Gorge Cliffs: assessment of recreation-related vegetation change .Great Falls, VA.

Eling, T., Carr, C. and Walendziak, N. (08-2007. ) Managing recreation in the Red River Gorge with GIS .Louisville, KY.

Carr, C. (02-2007. ) Environmental impacts at campsites as a function of distance from trailhead .Asheville, NC.

Carr, C. (01-2007. ) Backcountry recreation monitoring for Limits of Acceptable Change .Pine Ridge, KY.

Carr, C. (02-2006. ) A model of environmental impact at rock climb areas, Red River Gorge Geological Area, Daniel Boone National Forest, KY .Wilmington, NC.

Brewer, J., C. Carr (04-2016. ) Preliminary LiDAR Analysis and Excavation of Residential Water Features at the Ancient Maya Site of Yaxnohcah, Central Yucatan .Orlando, FL.

Carr, C., J. Brewer, N. Dunning, K. Reese-Taylor and A. Hernandez (2017. ) Using Lidar to Locate and Classify Ancient Maya Water Storage Features at Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico .Vancouver, BC.

Dunning, N., A. Hernández, C. Carr, D. Walker and H. Geovannini (2017. ) Preclassic Reservoirs and Urbanism at Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico .Vancouver, BC.

Carr, C. (2018. ) Reconnaissance Survey at the Ancient Maya site of Yaxnohcah, Campeche, Mexico: Chert Quarries .Cincinnati, OH.

Carr, C. (2018. ) A Proposal for a Mill Creek Water Trail .Reading, OH.

2006 Robert Bruce McNee Award, Outstanding Graduate Achievement in Geography

2011 Outstanding poster presentation, Best in Social and Behavioral Science, Graduate Poster Forum 2011: “The effect of recreation on cliff vegetation, Potomac River Gorge, Great Falls Park, VA”.

spatial analysis, remote sensing, lidar, GIS, landscape archaeology, camping, hiking, rock climbing

Geog 590- Introduction to GPS. Developed and taught the lab section of this new course.

Biol 575- Fundamentals of Ecology. TA for this new course at the new field station.

Geog 1066- Freshnan Seminar: Applications of Field Mapping- Compass, Total Station and GPS. Proposal accepted, course in development.

Academic - University of Cincinnati
Department of Geography
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45221
christopher.carr@uc.edu; chris.carr@fuse.net