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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Archaeological materials"”.
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Development and calibration of Bragg edge neutron transmission analysis for the characterisation of copper-based archaeological materials
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Identification of changes in the surface of textiles subjected to plasma chemical treatment using attenuated total reflectance-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy
… method for preparing samples from archaeological materials for radiocarbon dating using accelerator mass spectrometry. However, the chemical effects of low-temperature, low-pressure plasma discharges on fragile archaeological materials are not understood. It is believed that …
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The story of a Clanwilliam farm : the history and archaeology of Warmhoek
… it. The second is to collate and describe the archaeological materials and records for the site.
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Depression-Era Coloma: A World-Systems Study of Mining and Daily Life Experiences in a Reoccupied Montana Ghost Town
… the Great Depression. During the summer of 2006, archaeological materials were retrieved from a Depression-Era trash dump at Coloma, Montana. From these artifacts and the available historical records about the area, this thesis postulates on the possible daily experiences of the people responsible …
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Depression-Era Coloma: A World-Systems Study of Mining and Daily Life Experiences in a Reoccupied Montana Ghost Town
… the Great Depression. During the summer of 2006, archaeological materials were retrieved from a Depression-Era trash dump at Coloma, Montana. From these artifacts and the available historical records about the area, this thesis postulates on the possible daily experiences of the people responsible …
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Relationships Between Snake River Paleofloods, Occupational Patterns and Archaeological Preservation at Redbird Beach Archaeological Site in Lower Hells Canyon, Idaho
… to the Columbia River. Redbird Beach, an archaeological site located in the lower Hells Canyon reach of the Snake River, contains extensive vertical exposures of archaeological materials interbedded with Snake River flood sediments. Redbird Beach formed in the lee of the Redbird Creek …
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Our Collective History: The Curation Crisis and the Excavation of an Archaeological Repository
… institutions housing artifacts and other archaeological materials. While this is an international phenomenon, the crisis in the United States is linked with a recent history of cultural resource management (CRM)—and academic research projects—having a tendency to survey, excavate, analyze, …
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Our Collective History: The Curation Crisis and the Excavation of an Archaeological Repository
… institutions housing artifacts and other archaeological materials. While this is an international phenomenon, the crisis in the United States is linked with a recent history of cultural resource management (CRM)—and academic research projects—having a tendency to survey, excavate, analyze, …
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Division of the earth : gender, symbolism and the archaeology of the southern San
… models, is the focus of this research into archaeological materials. Rock art is the principal archaeological 'trace' analysed. Because the impetus to gender studies comes principally from the critical standpoint of feminism, analyses of gender and gendering in archaeological materials are …
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Reintroducing women into the ancient Athenian public sphere: an analysis of female depictions on Attic Athenian pottery from late 6th and 5th centuries BCE
… have early interpretations of pottery and other archaeological materials from the late 6th-5th cent BCE in Greece affected the way we currently view the ancient world and how can a reintroduction of women into the narrative change the way we see the ancient world and ourselves today? The goal of …
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Morienti cuncta supersunt. Archeologia funeraria e modelli di interazione culturale nella Sardegna meridionale tra età punica ed età romana: il caso della necropoli di Mitza de Siddi di Ortacesus (SU)
… include a detailed analysis of the documented archaeological materials, complemented by a preliminary investigation of the inhumed remains, some of which are currently the subject of genetic (aDNA) analyses. The integration of these research lines will help to emphasize the most relevant …
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Development of techniques for high-resolution spatially-resolved elemental analysis in materials of interest in luminescence dating
… surface distribution of elements in a number of materials of archaeological interest, in support of current and future research in luminescence dating techniques. Under certain circumstances, sample heterogeneity, with respect to naturally occurring radionuclides, may significantly reduce the …
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‘Beyond the Binary’: Funerary Archaeology, Gendered Identity, and its Impact on Contemporary Society
… access point to identity in the past, with these materials providing the basis for conclusions. Within interpretations, the sex and gender binaries are often relied upon, causing issues with reliability and validity of conclusions as the categories of ‘male’ and ‘female’ do not account for …
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An archaeological reconnaissance of the Lake Diefenbaker region in south central Saskatchewan
In 1958, an initial archaeological assessment of the central portion of the South Saskatchewan River began in anticipation of the construction of two massive rolled earth dams along the South Saskatchewan and Qu'Appelle Rivers. Once completed, the Gardiner and Qu'Appelle Arm dams, respectively, …
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Multi-isotope analysis and the reconstruction of prey species palaeomigrations and palaeoecology
… of the applicability of these methods to archaeological materials. The 87Sr/86Sr and d18O data indicate the clear potential for these methods to identify faunal movements, and to discern ranging behaviours from true migrations. d34S values of bone collagen compliment enamel 87Sr/86Sr data …
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Geoarchaeology in semi-arid landscapes
… such as poor preservation of organic materials, which has led to an oversight of the archaeological potential of open-air sites. This creates a knowledge gap regarding human adaptations to semi-arid landscapes in the Late Pleistocene. One such region is the southern Kalahari Basin, …
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Developing archaeomagnetic dating in the British Iron Age.
… that utilises the magnetic properties of archaeological materials to date past human activity. This research aimed to use the evidence of past geomagnetism, as recorded by archaeological and geological materials, to identify and characterise short timescale changes in the Earth¿s magnetic …
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Art, Ideology, and Politics at El Achiotal: A Late Preclassic Frontier Site in Northwestern Petén, Guatemala
… principally on the documentation and analysis of archaeological materials and iconographic programs, primarily associated with two construction phases in the sequence, Structure 5C-01-sub 4 and -sub 2. The theoretical frame of reference I employ is that of early states, emphasizing archaeological …
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Negotiated survival: an archaeological and documentary investigation of colonialism in Beneficios Altos, Yucatan, Mexico
… Analysis of extensive and intensive archaeological survey data from Beneficios Altos, a frontier Spanish colonial province, reveals the effects of colonial policy on nearly every segment of society. Archaeological materials are complemented by an interrogation of geographically …
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The Book of Joshua: its Theme and Use in Discussions of the Israelite Conquest and Settlement and the Relationship of Archaeology and the Bible
… of the Israelite conquest of Canaan and the archaeological data are incompatible. This study evaluates the five main Israelite settlement theories and reevaluates the Book of Joshua as it relates to archaeology.</p> <p>Method. Chapter 1 surveys the five archaeological theories of the …
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