Browsing Anthropology electronic theses and dissertations (MU) by Thesis Semester "2015 Summer"
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An analysis of mammalian taxonomic diversity and domposition of early Paleoindian zooarchaeological assemblages in the United States
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Early Paleoindians in North America have historically been assumed to be big-game specialists. This hypothesis has come under question in lieu of a ... -
Cut mark pattern differentiation between the lower Paleolithic and the Holocene and its implications
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Previous research proposed that an archaeological site's faunal assemblage cut mark angle patterning may vary based on the butchering and meat-sharing behaviors of the hominins that created the archaeological assemblage. ... -
Documentation of Missouri white-tailed deer chronoclines : implications for archaeology, paleoecology, and conservation biology
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Multiple ecological factors (e.g., Bergmann's rule, competition, food quality and quantity) can be responsible for changes in animal body size over time. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) serve as an ideal candidate ... -
Phylogenetic and morphometric analyses of Eastern fluted-point forms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This dissertation constitutes two mutually complementary approaches to the study of Paleoindian material culture in eastern North America, ca. 13,500-10,500 ...