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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Prehistoric Archaeology"”.
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The Search for a Buried Nation: Prehistoric Archaeology in Central Europe, 1750--1945
… of prehistory and nationalist politics tarnished archaeology's reputation. This was not a natural outgrowth of earlier practices, however. The nationalist connotations attached to historical interpretation first emerged in the early twentieth century. After the Second World War, archaeology slowly …
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Measuring Trace Element Concentrations in Artiodactyl Cannonbones using Portable X-Ray Fluorescence
… most common faunal remains found in Washington prehistoric archaeology sites, but they are often too fragmented to accurately identify a family, genus, or species. Traditional faunal analysis can only organize unidentifiable bone fragments into size class, and chemical methods often require the …
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An archaeology of colonialism, conflict, and exclusion : conflict landscapes of Western Sahara : in two volumes: volume one
… and which is now a new stratum of contemporary archaeology, overlying the extensive prehistoric archaeology evident in the region. A great number of national barriers are at this moment being raised around the globe, with countries adopting siege mentalities with their neighbours. This …
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A Study in Scarlet: A Bioarchaeological Investigation of the Differential Use of Ochre in Burial Practices at Khok Phanom Di, Central Thailand
… Thailand. Powdered ochre was commonly used in prehistoric burial traditions, being spread over the body, resulting in bone staining. Within prehistoric archaeology the practice is inconsistent on both an inter and intra- site level. Occurring on 82% of individuals at Khok Phanom Di over …
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Developing a GIS-Based Weights of Evidence Predictive Model to Locate the Probability of Prehistoric Sites in Southwest Montana
… management of the Bureau of Land Management’s prehistoric sites, using GIS weights of evidence, this thesis has produced archaeological site predictive models for the Dillon Field Office in southwest Montana. Weights of evidence analysis of prehistoric archaeological sites and their association …
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Developing a GIS-Based Weights of Evidence Predictive Model to Locate the Probability of Prehistoric Sites in Southwest Montana
… management of the Bureau of Land Management’s prehistoric sites, using GIS weights of evidence, this thesis has produced archaeological site predictive models for the Dillon Field Office in southwest Montana. Weights of evidence analysis of prehistoric archaeological sites and their association …
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Catlow Twine Basketry through Time and Space: Exploring Shifting Cultural Boundaries through Prehistoric and Ethnographic Basketry Technology in the Northwestern Great Basin
… several questions about connections between prehistoric and ethnographic groups in the Great Basin and how and when prehistoric populations moved across the landscape. My results suggest that: (1) diagnostic basketry types in the northwestern Great Basin can be used to track different …
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A Stone's Throw from the Source: An Examination of Fine-Grained Volcanic Toolstone Use in the Pah Rah Range, Western Nevada
Prehistoric use of the Pah Rah Range in western Nevada has resulted in a diverse record of hunting, processing, and residential sites, many of which contain artifacts manufactured from fine-grained volcanic (FGV) toolstones. Using data from the X-ray fluorescence analysis of 303 FGV artifacts from …
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Out of Site but Not Out of Mind: Submerged Prehistoric Landscapes on the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf
… this “perceived” environment is one of archaeology’s goals in explaining past human behavior. In order to address these goals, archaeologists must first identify elements of the “real” landscape, including the geographical environment, its resources, and evidence of human modification. …
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Archeologia sensoriale nei contesti preistorici siciliani in grotta. Modelli metodologici e analisi contestuale
… della ricerca preistorica sui temi della Cave Archaeology e della Sensory Archaeology affrontando lo studio dei contesti funerari e cultuali delle grotte siciliane fra il Neolitico e il Bronzo Medio attraverso l’adozione di modelli interpretativi capaci di restituire la dimensione percettiva …