Here We Are: An Exploration into Function and Symbolism of Stirling Phase Posts by James L. Powers Feature 97 Acknowledgments Thanks to my advisor, Dr. Julie Holt for advice and reviewing numerous drafts of this research paper. Dr. Gregory Vogel for his insight and spending many hours teaching me the basics of GIS. Thanks in particular to Joe Harl and everyone at ARC for giving me the opportunity to be apart of something special. Thanks to Cory Willmott, John Kelly, Timothy Pauketat, Thomas Emerson, William Iseminger and everyone else who contributed in one form or another. This project and my growth as an anthropologist was only possible because of your help.