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Showing 1 to 20 of 107 for “"cemeteries"”.
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Locating and mapping cemeteries in Loudon County, Virginia
Protecting smaller family-type cemeteries is a difficult task in a rapidly growing area. This paper investigates that ways in which Loudoun County, Virginia addressed cemetery protection concerns. Cemetery locational data was captured from a variety of sources and integrated into the countys …
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The Necrogeography of Melungeon Cemeteries in Central Appalachia
… to these unique gravemarkers. I inspected 116 cemeteries located within Hancock County. A Melungeon Burial Index (MBI) was calculated based on the number and type of gravemarkers in individual cemeteries. The MBI acts a cultural inventory to measure varying degrees of Melungeon burial …
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'The Place of My Fathers' Sepulchres' : the Jewish cemeteries in Vienna
… first integrated history of Vienna’s four Jewish cemeteries as sites reflecting the construction, negotiation and at times contestation of Jewish communal belonging within Viennese society, embedded in the Viennese cityscape. Through a novel analysis of the sepulchral epigraphy of the thousands of …
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Public cemeteries and the production of urban space in colonial Seoul, 1910-1945
… gravesites – and the installation of public cemeteries as the only place for interment. The rule also introduced cremation into Korean society, a practice that had long been taboo. The gravesite had embodied significant meaning and served important functions within Korean society in the past, …
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Practical Use of Ground Penetrating Radar: A Survey of Coastal Historic Cemeteries in Brevard County, Florida
… This research is a study of homestead cemeteries situated within the boundaries of Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), using GPR. The research has three main goals. The first is to utilize GPR to identify if there are any unknown burials at CCAFS. The second is to test the …
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Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Historic Cemeteries at the Nathan Boone Homestead State Historic Site
… American Cemetery. This study focuses on the cemeteries. The goal is to delineate the boundaries of, and identify burials within, each cemetery. To accomplish these goals, a RAMAC Ground Penetrating Radar PR system using a 500 MHz antenna was employed. Profiles spaced 0.5 meters apart were …
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The Space Between Life and Death
… thesis is to fracture the crystalized memory of cemeteries to promote a healthy relationship with the presence of passing. Understanding and reintegrating cemeteries within today's urban contextualization. Bridging the taboo nature of cemeteries through its revitalization of space and form. …
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Arquitectura del paisaje. Intervención en el Cementerio El Ángel y Museo Cementerio Presbítero Maestro
Cemeteries are spaces where citizens interact with the past. The memory, the senses and the emotions that are manifested within these environments have made the link with the cemeteries special and different from other buildings. Since its inception, cemeteries have been moved out of cities for …
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A Spatial Analysis of Bounded Cemeteries at the Town Creek Site (AD 1150-1400) in the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina
… the links between the presence of bounded cemeteries and the existence of corporate groups within ancient communities. This thesis examines two cemeteries at Town Creek, a Mississippian civic-ceremonial center located in the southern Piedmont of North Carolina that was occupied from …
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Plague mortality and medieval demography: an osteological analysis of Black Death mass graves and attritional cemeteries from 7-16th century England and Wales
… considering mass graves and attritional cemeteries, to explore the influence of plague mortality on the demography of medieval Britain. Between 1348-51AD, approximately half of the population of Britain were killed by plague. This epidemic, the Black Death, marked the start of the Second …
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Using Archaeological Methods in Cemetery Surveys with Emphasis on the Application of Lidar
Cemeteries are important components of history. Surveying cemeteries is a good way to not only keep track of the information that cemeteries contain, but it also can provide a professional, systematic and standardized way of recording information and presenting it to the public. The preservation of …
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Gravegoods: A Primer for Preservation
<p>Deep East Texas is home to many historic cemeteries. The preservation of these cemeteries includes the care of gravemarkers and the management of cemetery grounds. Unfortunately, these practices often neglect gravegoods. The Caddo people have some of the earliest gravegood usage in Deep East …
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Cemetery Siting in the Bluestone Reservation Area, Summers County, West Virginia: 1750-1997
… Due to the practically inviolate legal status of cemeteries, they provide a window to the past. Geographic Information Systems technology was used to analyze geophysical attributes of the cemetery sites. As transportation modes changed and improved, the distances from decedent's residences to …
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