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Zooarchaeological analysis of material excavated in 2009 from the 76 draw site (la 156980), Luna County, New Mexico
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The 76 Draw site is located in southwestern New Mexico, several kilometers south of Deming. Evidence such as thick abode walls oriented on a North-South axis, Ramos polychrome ceramic sherds and El Paso sherds, suggests ...
The evolution of sex differences in tool use
(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
(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 ...
Porous spheres : direct observation of public social encounters in a small midwestern town
(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, ...
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 ...
Why Humans Do What They Do: Interdisciplinary Research on Realistic Decision Making
(2010)
MU has enormous potential to be the site of path-breaking interdisciplinary research on the topic of realistic decision making. Not only is this research a basic component of human life science, it also has clear application ...
Population history at the microscale : craniometrics of the Cayo Santiago macaques
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
Being able to understand the effects of relatedness on adult cranial morphology has implications for inferring population histories, and for informing us about the influence of social behaviors on these patterns of population ...
Maori moko : a costly signal?
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Costly signaling theory (CST) addresses cultural behaviors that are risky or apparently wasteful but which may serve to convey important fitness--related information. Recent studies have expanded the application of CST to ...
New World Colonial Churches that Function as Astronomical Instruments
(2010)
This poster present photos and charts of churches that align with solstice sunrises or sunsets, as examples of architecture as astronomical instruments.
Definición de la Astrononomica Temprana del Sitio de Buena Vista
(2010)
El propósito principal del proyecto de investigación fue definir la ocupación temprana del sitio, con las diferentes remodelaciones y ampliaciones evidenciadas.
Las excavaciones en el sitio Precerámico de Paloma, Valle ...
The eyes of the world are upon us : the role of visual images in the fight over Alberta's oil sands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
In the controversy over the mining of the Alberta oil sands, tourism has become a tool used by both those who want to stop further development of the oil sands and perhaps also by those who want it to continue. The goal ...
Paleozoological stable isotope data for modern management of historically extirpated Missouri black bears (Ursus americanus)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
Human population growth and intensification of resource extraction during the 19th century changed the American landscape. Deforestation, residential sprawl and hunting activities impacted the behavior and sometimes the ...
"Send only your serious cases" : delivering flu to Toronto: an anthropological analysis of the 1918-19 influenza epidemic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This project looks at the 1918-19 pandemic influenza experience in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Based on historical records (most notably death registries and archival material) this work strives to understand the social, ...
Anatomical refitting using metric comparison on white tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and mule deer (odocoileus hemionus)
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Anatomical refitting of zooarchaeological animal skeletons has been used by archaeologists to monitor the spatial distribution of skeletal elements ...
Paleoethnobotany of Buena Vista: a case study of ritual feasting in late Preceramic Peru
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This project examines plant macroremains, phytoliths and starch remains recovered from special archaeological and architectural contexts at Buena Vista (11°43'51.72"S, 76°58'5.45"W) , an inland site in the lower Chilló́n ...
The identification of prehistoric Amazonian slash-and-burn cultivation practices using agent-based modeling
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The Amazonian Slash-and-Burn Model and the Succession Model, both agentbased models, were developed to help address how much influence prehistoric Amazonian populations practicing slash-and-burn cultivation had on their ...
Reconstructing activity patterns in prehistoric Jomon people using long bone cross-sectional geometry
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This thesis uses long bone diaphyseal morphology to test hypotheses regarding behavior and functional adaptation among Jomon period hunter-gatherers from the Yoshigo site in Japan. Cross-sectional properties of Jomon femora ...
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 ...
Gender, ethnicity, infrastructure, and the use of financial institutions in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
An important process is underway in the expansive, rugged, and sparsely populated province of Kalimantan Barat, Indonesian Borneo—the rapid spread of formal financial institutions. Banks are becoming increasingly available ...
Life in the late Intermediate Period at Armatambo, Peru
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
This study examines the ability of the ruling class to provide for the health of their subjects through labor in the Late Intermediate Period site of Armatambo. The thesis of this dissertation is that the development of ...