Browsing College of Arts and Sciences (MU) by Thesis Advisor "VanPool, Todd L., 1968-"
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Built to measure: reconstructing an ancient measurement system from extant architecture at Casas Grandes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)The standardization hypothesis purports that goods manufactured by specialists exhibit less variation than products manufactured by more generalized, household-level producers. V. Gordon Childe posited that as specialization ... -
Obsidian source frequencies as a social attribute at San Felipe Aztatan, Mexico
(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 ... -
Social perceptions of speech: a study of student awareness of standard American English and one rural Missouri variant
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)The following research examines how college students perceive a non-SAE dialect. Participants (n=188) responded to eight audio-recorded SAE and non-SAE statements featuring two male native non-SAE speakers as well as eight ...