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    FormatThesis (99)SubjectHuman remains (Archaeology) (6)Epidemics (2)Excavations (Archaeology) (2)Human beings -- Age determination (2)Human geography (2)... View MoreDate Issued2010 - 2020 (68)2000 - 2009 (30)1991 - 1999 (1)Author/ContributorLyman, R. Lee (13)Sattenspiel, Lisa (12)Palmer, Craig T. (9)Pearsall, Deborah M. (8)VanPool, Todd (8)... View MoreSubject: Time Period1900-1999 (1)To 768 (1)Subject: PlaceMissouri (2)Peru (2)Alberta (1)Amazon River Region (1)Andes Region (1)... View MoreAdvisorLyman, R. Lee (13)Sattenspiel, Lisa (12)Palmer, Craig T. (9)Pearsall, Deborah M. (8)VanPool, Todd (8)... View MoreThesis Department
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    Thesis Semester1991 (1)Language (ISO)English (99)Chinese (1)

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    Father absence, paternal investment, and alloparental investment effects on children's educational attainment in rural Bangladesh 

    Steffan, Melissa Dawn (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    This thesis examines the effects of fathers and alloparents on children's educational attainment. The study site is Matlab, Bangladesh; a small-scale, non-Western, agricultural society with recent market engagement, frequent ...

    The evolution of sex differences in tool use 

    Albert, Rachel Anna (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
    Tool use is no longer a defining characteristic of humans--other primates are proficient tool users (e.g. chimpanzees), but several non-primate species are competent tool users and manufacturers as well. Sex differences ...

    Kin and community : tradition maintenance and the economic self-sufficiency of refugees in a Midwestern town 

    Savage, Chet, 1978- ([University of Missouri--Columbia], 2014)
    The plight of international refugees has been a global concern since the establishment of the UNHCR after World War II. Since the United States accepts more refugees than any other nation, the resettlement process currently ...

    Obsidian source frequencies as a social attribute at San Felipe Aztatan, Mexico 

    Pierce, Daniel E. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    This research uses a combination of color sorting and XRF geochemical sourcing to identify patterns in volcanic sources of obsidian artifacts at post-classic San Felipe Aztatan in Nayarit, Mexico. Despite nearby sources ...

    Porous spheres : direct observation of public social encounters in a small midwestern town 

    Kuchinski, Ann Marie, 1969- ([University of Missouri--Columbia], 2014)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Indications of immigrants' acculturation strategies are largely based on scaled responses obtained from surveys, interviews and focus groups. However, ...

    Understanding and defining ethnic identity: Ahiska/Meskhetian Turks in a Midwestern American city 

    Aydar, Mustafa (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
    Ahiska/Meskhetian Turks are an ethnic group from the region of Meskhetia (Ahiska) in the Caucasus, now in southern Georgia that borders Turkey. Ahiska/Meskhetian Turks have been forced to relocate multiple times in their ...

    Is 2d:4d a stable trait during child development? 

    Bain, James Chester (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The second digit to fourth digit (2d:4d) ratio is a sexually dimorphic trait in humans that has been widely used to study male/female differences in ...

    Late woodland cultural adaptations in the lower Missouri River valley : archery, warfare, and the rise of complexity 

    Nichols, Kerry David (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
    The introduction of the bow and arrow into prehistoric Missouri during the Late Woodland Period was a major event that possibly changed the entire Middle Woodland social dynamic and settlement pattern arrangement such that ...

    Mid-Holocene climate change in three cave sites from central Missouri from mammalian body mass distributions 

    Christy, Jason Andrew (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
    The Mid-Holocene was a dynamic period of changing environments. The climate was becoming more dry (Xeric), and prairie grassland was encroaching into areas previously inhabited by deciduous forest. Mammal taxa were changing ...

    Traditional storytelling as descendant-leaving strategy: ancestral prescriptions for proper kinship and revenge in William Shakespeare's Hamlet 

    Begley, Ryan O. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] In light of the recent interest in evolutionary approaches to literature, I propose that storytelling shows evidence of design to manipulate the behavior ...

    Capitular morphology in primates and fossils: 3-D measurements of the capitulum and possible implications for reconstructing locomotor adaptations in fossil primates 

    Johnston, Rob'yn (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
    The changes in habitual posture associated locomotor behavior have well-documented effects on the skeleton. This paper focuses on the humeral capitulum, which is functionally significant in bipedal, quadrupedal, and ...

    Partible paternity and human reproductive behavior 

    Ellsworth, Ryan M. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)

    Spanish flu in St. Louis, Missouri : a demographic analysis 

    Coffey, Whitney Brooke (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
    It is well known that the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 was disastrous worldwide and many large-scale studies have shown interesting and unusual demographic trends related to the pandemic. By analyzing the impact of the ...

    Traditional kinship structures and European-derived diseases at Mission San Diego, California : a study of the 1805-1806 measles epidemic 

    Orbann, Carolyn Marie ([University of Missouri--Columbia], 2014)
    European diseases were a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Native American communities after contact with any European colonizers. Studies of Native Californian communities have documented the effects of ...

    Stone tool production in the Medio periphery : analysis of debitage from the 76 draw site (LA 156980) 

    Willhite, Brenton E. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
    The prehispanic North American Southwest was characterized by widespread agriculture in an arid environment. These people leaned heavily upon stone tools to carry out their daily lives, and an analysis of flaked stone ...

    Imitation, emulation and the transmission of culture 

    Trickey, Mark (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
    This study explored the startling tendency for children to prefer imitation over emulation in various goal-oriented learning situations where emulation might be a more efficient means to reach goals. Young children between ...

    Alloparental care in two societies : who helps and in what circumstances 

    Perry, Gretchen Cara (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    This dissertation investigated alloparental care in two societies. Most prior research on alloparental care finds that close kin, matrilateral kin (especially grandmothers) are more frequent and more beneficial alloparents ...

    Intrinsic properties of bone as predictors of differential survivorship 

    Golda, Stephanie DuPont (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
    Investigating intrinsic properties as determinants of bone survival has major implications in forensic anthropology. It is useful in the incomplete recovery of a skeleton to know if certain bones that are missing are those ...

    Queen Anne's revenge : a systems analysis of Blackbeard's flagship 

    Kircher, Kenneth (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
    The goal of this study was to examine the life history of the pirate flagship Queen Anne's Revenge using a functional systems approach to observe how the ship affected and was affected by the macrosystems operating around ...

    A geochemical look at obsidian procurement and exchange in the Medio period world : A case study 76 Draw (LA 156980) 

    Noneman, Heidi F. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Geochemical provenance analysis of obsidian is a productive avenue for studying social interaction and lithic raw material procurement strategies in ...
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