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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"settlement pattern"”.
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On the Irish Clachan settlement Pattern and the Authority of Order and Form
The Irish clachan is a settlement form, a grouping of houses and related out-buildings, that has been associated with the 'Rundale' agricultural system. Study of it has proceeded largely within the discipline of Geography, and has been coordinated primarily by questions such as those of the …
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Urban pattern and architecture of traditional Omani foothill settlements: al-Ḥamrā and Birkat al-Mawz
… Arabian Peninsula. While some research exists on settlement pattern and architecture of large settlements on the plains (e.g., Manah, Nizwa, Bahla World Heritage Site and Ibra), little research has taken place on the nature of Omani foothill settlements. The thesis makes an important contribution …
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Later prehistoric and Roman rural settlement and land-use in western Transylvania
… the nature and distribution of lower-order settlements in the pre-Roman and Roman periods, human impact on the local landscape and the changes which occurred as a result of the Roman occupation. Also, it addresses previous biases of interpretation through re-evaluation of earlier data and …
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Big Men in the Big Black Valley: Small Scale Late Prehistoric Community Organization in Central Mississippi
This study makes use of archaeological data from settlement survey and test excavations at five site locations in the Big Black River valley of central Mississippi. These data are used to reconstruct the settlement pattern and assess the functional role of sites within a late prehistoric period, …
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A study of the parishes of Rhiw and Llanfaelrhys 1782-1947.
… between 1782 and 1947 with particular respect to settlement pattern and land utilisation. Anticipated characteristics from this part of highland rural Britain requiring confirmation included dispersed settlement, interdependent agrarian communities, pastoral. farming with subsistent crop growing, …
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u.s. Immigration in the 1970's: Settlement Patterns and Processes
… (3) to document and explain the immigrant settlement pattern within the United States during the 1970's. In response to public concern over an upsurge in both legal and illegal immigration the Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy was formed in 1978 to study the existing …
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Cemetery Siting in the Bluestone Reservation Area, Summers County, West Virginia: 1750-1997
… the effects of transportation network changes, settlement pattern changes, population density and terrain characteristics upon cemetery siting. Due to the practically inviolate legal status of cemeteries, they provide a window to the past. Geographic Information Systems technology was used to …
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The Mississippian Occupation of The Upper Kaskaskia Valley: Problems in Culture History and Economic Organization (Illinois, Ceramics)
… of site distributions suggested an economic and settlement pattern which differed from the typical Middle Mississippi pattern. Hunting was focused on deer and elk with only minor use of fish and waterfowl. Maize agriculture was practiced at both sites, but no remains of beans or squash were …
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An analysis of historic period Chickasaw settlement patterns
… my thesis examines the Chickasaw Indian settlement patterns in northeast Mississippi from late prehistory through Indian removal in the early nineteenth century. It is suggested that the changes and social reorganization prompted by the contact between European and aboriginal cultures is …
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Later Stone Age Lithic Raw Material Use at Lukenya Hill, Kenya
… were shorter-term and part of more mobile settlement patterns. Settlement pattern changes may have been related to changing population densities, inter-band social relationships, or environmental change.
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Urban Agriculture within the Valley of Oaxaca: Investigations and Implications of Agricultural Terracing at Monte Alban, Oaxaca
… C.E.) terraces at Monte Albán, reveals a spatial pattern not visible through prior pedestrian site surveys. The Valley of Oaxaca Settlement Pattern Project concluded that nearly all of the 1,464 Late Classic terraces at Monte Albán were used for residential purposes. Spatial analysis tools reveal …
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Sherds With Style: A Ceramic Analysis From A Protohistoric Site In Oktibbeha County, Mississippi.
… Archaeological Complex is an archaeological pattern of a distinct clustering of contact-era sites in the Blackland Prairie physiographic district of northeast Mississippi. Atkinson (1979) defined these sites as a dispersed settlement pattern with distinct ceramic assemblages associated with …
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The type R settlements in the context of the later prehistory and early history of the Riet River Valley
… this study is to examine the structure of Type R settlements on two main levels. First as a pattern existing in a geographical region, the definition of that region and the patterning of settlements within it. The second level is the study of one of the individual settlements. The individual …
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Flushing sprawl down the drain : is TIF an option for Vermont growth center wastewater projects?
… history of striving to preserve its traditional settlement pattern and promote smart growth, Vermont's most recent growth management policies encourage municipalities to plan for and accommodate development in dense, mixed-use growth centers. However, concentrating development in this manner …
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The development of time-dependent biofouling model for ships
… on parameters such as size, coverage area and settlement pattern. Limited roughness functions data about barnacle fouling is available in the literature. Moreover, although a large number of the study has been carried out on the effect of roughness on the frictional resistance, only the limited …
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The Palenque mapping project: settlement and urbanism at an ancient Maya city
… present a preliminary evaluation of Palenque’s settlement pattern. Aspects including settlement density, population estimates and land use strategies are the primary topics of discussion. The degree of urbanism achieved at Palenque is also evaluated. Through comparison to other well-documented …
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Reconsidering institutional collapse and social transformation at Moundville during the Fifteenth century
… date from A.D. 1400-1520. Around A.D. 1450, the settlement pattern in the region shifted and some ritual practices were emphasized as others fell out of favor, suggesting there was a change in social organization but continuity in ritual expression. This research demonstrates that mound …
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Technology, Serial Specialists, and Younger Dryas Cold Adaptation in the Northern Great Basin of North America
… technological organization, seasonality, and settlement strategies. Researchers have debated to the degree to which Younger Dryas cold stress affected the daily lives of North American peoples, acknowledging regional variation. The Great Basin has rarely been part of these debates and most …
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Middle iron age warfare of the hillfort dominated zone C.400 BC to c.150 BC
… down into two complementary fields: weaponry and settlement. Hillforts will be studied as part of an overall settlement pattern and not in isolation. Studies of prehistoric weaponry tend either to be typological or assume that the changes in use are the result of improved mechanicalefficiency. The …
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The performance of polyurethane grout to stabilise hemic peat
… characteristics such as high short-term settlement, prolonged long�term post construction settlement and high natural moisture content exceedingly more than 100%. Numerous construction materials and methods have been developed in recent years for sustainable construction on peat. The …
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