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I Am No Man: A Study of Warrior Women in the Archaeological Record
(2020-11-03)The study of gender in archaeology has become a prominent aspect of archaeological theory and the contributions of women in ancient societies are an every growing topic. This paper addresses one such category within this ... -
Ideology in Historic Cemeteries: A Case Study from St. Paul,OR
(2020-11-03)A cultural landscape and material culture analysis of the two historic cemeteries in St. Paul, Oregon has recently shed light on the various social and cultural forces that shaped the ‘deathscape’ of this small rural ... -
Integrating Geographic Information into the Analysis of the Genetic Distribution of South African Vervet Monkeys
(2020-11-04)This project uses the program Geneland to reanalyze McAuliffe’s (2008) thesis data on genetic variability in three South African vervet monkey populations (Polokwane, Oribi and Blyde). Using information on the geographic ... -
Interdisciplinary and Intercultural (Mis)understanding: An Ethnography of Communication
(2020-11-03)The following paper examines communication between members of a research team during a two-day meeting in April 2007. The interdisciplinary research team, which was focused on sustainable development in Romania, included ... -
Intrasite Feature Analysis of the Crescent Bay Hunt Club Site
(2020-11-03)The Crescent Bay Hunt Club Site (47JE904) is a Developmental Oneota site located on Lake Koshkonong in southeast Wisconsin. This site was occupied circa A.D. 1200 to 1400. Feature remains representing two wigwam style ... -
It's All Greek to Me: Classical Influences on Georgian and Federal Architectural Styles in the American Colonies
(2020-11-03)When the British established colonies in North America, they brought with them their cultural practices and ideals, which can be seen in the architectural styles present in the New World. It is generally accepted that both ... -
Juvenile play behavior in cohabitating captive siamangs (Symphalangus syndactylus) and orangutans (Pongo abelii)
(2024-05-07)This research looks at the social play habits of a juvenile orangutan and juvenile siamang housed together at the San Diego Zoo, hypothesizing that the juvenile apes would prefer heterospecific juveniles as play partners ... -
Maintaining Kindness: Refugee Circuits of Support
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Major Questions about Teres Minor: The Pattern of Reactive Changes in a Precolumbian Human Skeletal Sample From Illinois
(2020-11-05)The ubiquitous presence of reactive changes at the insertion of a minor muscle of the rotator cuff on the proximal humerus (teres minor) is analyzed in an adult Late Woodland (AD 800–1150) period osteological sample (N = ... -
Mapping Moral Landscapes: Cartographies of Ascent and Descent in the Narratives of Pro-Life Activists
(2020-11-13)The Supreme Court ruling of Roe v. Wade in 1973 brought to the fore of public consciousness in the United States two dominant stances on the issue of abortion (i.e. pro-life and pro-choice), each organized around a rhetoric ... -
Mapping Optimal Prehistoric Clay Sources: Adapting Watson’s Method to GIS Technology
(2020-11-13)One of the basic problems in the study of prehistoric North American ceramics is clay sourcing. In a 1992 paper, Robert Watson proposed a method of predicting optimal clay sources using a combination of United States ... -
Nationalist Theory and Politicization of Archaeological Resources: Manifestations in Iraq
(2021-11-07)Archaeological resources have been used by political regimes to further their own interests across time and space for many decades since the discipline was established as a profession in the late 19th century. Regime-backed ... -
Neanderthal Behavioral Modernity and Symbolic Capabilities
(2020-11-05)In recent years, the distinction between anatomically modern humans (AMHs) and Neanderthals has come into question in light of genetic evidence that suggests they interbred. Some claim that this distinction can be maintained ... -
Negotiating Moral Identity with Type 1 Diabetes: Care and Contradiction in Conversations with Young Adults
(2020-11-05)This article is based on original ethnographic research among college students aged 18–25 living with insulin-dependent type 1 diabetes. I investigate how moral language in medical treatment settings and social environments ... -
Neolithic Cultural Hybridity: Social Entanglements and the Development of Hybrid Culture in the Western Mediterranean
(2020-11-03)With the advent and spread of food production technology, Mediterranean populations altered their lifeways, individually adapting to local environments in order to best accommodate the cultigens they would come to rely ... -
OBJECT: TBD A Reflective Essay on the Nature of the yet-to-be-decided Object in Exhibition Design
(2021-11-07)In the year 2018 the Field Museum in Chicago, in response to the contemporary demands of inclusivity and decolonization, declared that it will redesign its Native American Hall. The developers and curators, in collaboration ... -
One Day at a Time, Four Decades Apart: An Analysis of the Doxic, Mimetic, and Diagnostic Performances in the Original and Rebooted Pilots of the Classic Norman Lear Show
(2024-05-07)In the modern era, it has become easier than ever to watch serial shows, whether they air on primetime television or are released on subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services. However, the lack of Latinx representation ... -
Osteological Analysis of Burials Recovered from the Schrage Site, (47FD581) Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin
(2020-11-13)In August of 2009, human remains were inadvertently disturbed during construction work associated with USH 151 in Calumetville, Wisconsin. One adult was present in partially disturbed contexts beneath the existing pavement ...