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A Comparative Bioarchaeology of K’Axob & Cuello: Non-Specific Infection Markers & Social Status Differentiation in the Maya Pre-Classic Period
(August 201)This thesis explores whether there is a statistical difference in rates of non-specific infection between two Maya Pre-classic villages, K’axob and Cuello, and whether these findings can be correlated to social status ... -
A Disturbed Archeological Site: the Measure of a Valuable Resource of Archeological Data Site 16CU190
(December 2)Archeological studies that have concentrated on disturbed sites have frequently been criticized as failing to produce meaningful results beyond those relating to specific research objectives of complex site investigations. ... -
A Material Cultural Approach to Childhood in Antebellum and Postbellum Gulf Coast Plantation Societies
(December 2)The brick cabins of the Magnolia Plantation Quarters in Derry, Louisiana, were occupied continuously from the early to mid 1840’s through the late 1960’s where 7.5 of the brick cabins stand today. In contrast the cabins ... -
A MICROSCOPIC USEWEAR ANALYSIS OF GLASS FRAGMENTS RECOVERED FROM THE LEVI JORDAN PLANTATION, BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS
(2016-05)The Levi Jordan Plantation Quarters Area was occupied by enslaved people and later tenant farmers and sharecroppers between approximately 1848 and 1887. Glass fragments recovered from three cabins were selected as a sample ... -
ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY IN SEX DETERMINATION USING THE OS COXA: A COMPARISON OF METRIC VS. PHENICE METHOD
(2012-12)Determination of biological sex is one of the most important determinations to be made from undocumented human remains and is an essential first step in the development of the biological profile in forensics and bioarchaeology. ... -
African American Resistance, Social Control, and the Spiritual Alteration of the Physical Environment
(2018-05)Archaeologists have unearthed artifacts associated with West African-derived spiritual belief systems in many different African American locations in the New World. What can the artifacts tell us about the social control ... -
American Attitudes toward Sushi as a Reflection of Attitudes toward Globalization and Culture
(August 201)This research examines American attitudes toward “high quality” sushi in America, in order to examine ideas that individuals have regarding the authenticity of “ethnic” food and the designation of “high quality.” By examining ... -
AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF VIETNAMESE SORORITY WOMEN: ACCULTURATION WITHOUT ASSIMILATION
(2014-05)This is an exploratory research in which I wish to examine the role of ethnic organizations and whether they create ethnic assimilation or ethnic separation in American society. An Asian sorority is used as a case study ... -
ANALYSIS OF HUMAN DECOMPOSITION PATTERNS WITHIN THE PINEY WOODS REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
(2017-05)Temperature, climate, and various other environmental factors are known to affect the rate and process of decomposition, calling for region-specific visual characteristics to be identified, characterized, and implemented ... -
Analysis of Mortuary Patterns and Burial Practices in the Classic Period Burials from the Maya Site of K'axob in Belize
(2016-05)Mortuary patterns among the Maya are quite diverse, and have been studied for many years. The scope of what is understood about Maya burial treatment has widened with the discovery of more skeletal remains at Maya sites. ... -
Aquatic Resources Used by the Gulf Coast Olmec: Carrying Capacity Analysis Based on Commercial Fishing Catch Data
(2015-05)The Olmec have long been considered one of the first complex societies to develop in Mesoamerica. Scholars have traditionally believed that the Olmec relied on maize agriculture since their initial development during the ... -
Aztec Twin-Temple Pyramids as Evidence for State Religion through Shared Architecture and Symbology
(August 201)Twin-temple pyramids of the Late Postclassic in central Mexico became a distinct symbol of Aztec ideology. Nowehere is this demonstrated more than with Templo Mayor, the Great Temple of Tenochtitlán, the capital city of ... -
Cameras as Cultural Stressors in Changing the Immune System: Implications for NASA’s Astronaut Program
(December 2)Previous studies of camera effects have focused on behavior change or privacy invasion. There have also been numerous studies on the effects of stress on the body and how it effects the immune system. No one yet has ... -
Choices and Changes: The Investigation of a Slave/Tenant Cabin Magnolia Plantation, Derry, Louisiana
(May 2013)The brick cabins of the Magnolia Plantation Quarters in Derry, Louisiana were occupied continuously from the early to mid 1840’s thru the late 1960’s where 7.5 of the brick cabins stand today. The investigation of a number ... -
CONTROLLED CLIMATES AND HUMAN VARIATION: UBIQUITOUS AIR CONDITIONING AND LOWERING HEAT THRESHOLDS IN A HOTTER WORLD
(2016-05)This project assessed how ubiquitous air conditioning is affecting human biological and cultural adaptation to heat. Big data from the “CDC Environmental Health Tracker” on morbidity and air conditioning (AC) usage was ... -
Conversion and Gender Among Diasporic Punjabi Women In Singapore and Texas
(2016-05)“Conversion” derives from the Latin verb converto—to turn back or around, to change, to translate, to turn in a particular direction, to direct, to devote” (Faubion 2001, pg 23) Why are some Hindu and Sikh women converting ... -
Dental Analysis of the Prevalence of Caries and Infection in the Ancient Maya of K’Axob, Belize
(December 2)Remains of humans recovered in modern and archaeological contexts provide a wealth of information regarding an individual’s life history and that of the society itself in which they lived. Individuals that have been excavated ... -
Does the Case of Mcneill v. Masterson Support the Abandonment Hypothesis of the Former Slave Quarters at the Levi Jordan Plantation State Historic Site in Brazoria County, Texas?
(2019-08)This thesis compares data from the records of court cases involving descendants of Levi Jordan along with supporting documents to the narrative of abandonment in the interpretation of the archaeology of the former slave ... -
Examining the Relationship Between Compassion and Trauma to Heal PTSD
(2019-05)Long associated with veterans returning home from war, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has become a worldwide health concern that impacts people from all walks of life. Dramatic and tragic life events such as sexual ... -
Hurricanes and Habitations: Cultural Adaptations to Estuarine Environments on the Southwest Florida Coast
(August 201)In the early 20th century, the Shell Island site was identified during an explosion of interest in the southwest Florida region and was initially described as a habitation site by C. B. Moore in 1907 and later by Hrdlicka ...