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Archaeology of eastern Sonora, Mexico: A reconsideration of Rio Sonora/Serrana social organization through comparative ceramic analysis
(2021-05-14)
This study will provide an additional perspective on the socio-political organization of the late precolonial and protocolonial period (AD 1250 to ~1550) in the Rio Sonora/Serrana region through an analysis of textured ...
A Hybrid Approach to Assessing Giardia intestinalis Genetic Diversity in Two Traditional Human Populations
(2020-05-08)
The protozoan parasite Giardia intestinalis is traditionally viewed as a harmful agent of diarrheal disease in humans, and is the target of prevention and treatment efforts around the world. However, most cases of G. ...
The Early Archaic Record in the Gunnison Basin, Colorado: An Investigation of Projectile Point Technology and Settlement Patterns
(2018-05)
In comparison to the Late Paleoindian Period (11,500–8,400 B.P.), the Early
Archaic (8,400–6,400 B.P.) in the Gunnison Basin, Colorado is a poorly understood
time because of its relatively light archaeological signature. ...
Leadership and Social Dynamics at Brackett (34CK-43): an Archaeological Study of a Mississippi period Mound Site in Eastern Oklahoma.
(2016-08)
During the Mississippi period (A.D. 900-1500), middle-range societies constructed large earthworks throughout the Southeast as a means to construct sacred places on the landscape and reflect the negotiations formed between ...
"I Live in Boley, America:Exploring a Contemporary Identity for African American Boley Residents
(2016-05-13)
Abstract
Boley's history for African Americans are stories filled with triumphs and challenges, specifically autonomy, slavery and Jim Crow. In this paper I address their past and consider a contemporary identity that ...
Ravenscroft (34BV198) Bison Skull Piles: Explorations of Purpose and Meaning
(2022-12-16)
Ravenscroft is a late Paleoindian arroyo bison kill located along a tributary of the Canadian River named Bull Creek in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Multiple field seasons eventually identified two stacks of bison skulls at the ...
In Search of the Emerald City: Life Next to a Kansas Superfund Site
(2021-05-14)
This thesis is an ethnographic investigation of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant and the surrounding town of De Soto, Kansas. I argue that the ammunition plant has produced not only embodied impacts in the form of ...
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Obsidian in Oklahoma: Conveyance Zones on the Southern Plains
(2023-12-15)
Obsidian is an exotic lithic resource rarely found in Oklahoma, yet it still occurs in the archaeological record. This project utilized Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) Mass Spectrometry to geochemically source ...