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Title: A paleopathological and mortuary analysis of Guangala burials from Salango, Ecuador (100 BCE- 800 CE)
Author: Bythell, Abigail
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Physical anthropology, Archaeology
Description: There are still many questions that need to be answered about the lives of the pre-Hispanic peoples of the southwest Ecuador. In particular, there are few archaeological studies that focus on the socio-cultural complexity and belief systems of the...

Title: Bioarcheaology and the Term “Cyborg”
Author: Stumpf, Mara
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Physical anthropology, Disability studies, Forensic anthropology
Description: As it becomes more common to integrate technology into the body, a more in depth understanding of how society reacts to terms such as "Cyborg" in an academic context can be very beneficial. My project focuses on the term "Cyborg" and how professio...

Title: Dietary Identity At Salango: Stable Light Isotope Analysis Of Guangala Period Burials (100 BCE – 800 CE)
Author: Cobb, Emilie
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Biochemistry, Archaeology
Description: Salango is an archaeological site on the coast of Ecuador that has been inhabited for thousands of years by multiple different cultures, including the Guangala (100 BCE- 400 CE). While research about mortuary treatment and socio-cultural character...

Title: Embodied Life Experiences: Bioarchaeological Analyses of Human Remains in Southwest Nigeria
Author: Russell, Cassidy
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Archaeology
Description: Bioarchaeological study is on the rise in West Africa, with a focus on human migration, diet, and environmental reconstructions. Oftentimes these analyses focus on the broader patterns, obscuring the individual lives in the process. This study foc...

Title: Jim Crow and Education: The Seldom Told Story
Author: Richardson, Zera
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Ethnicity--Study and teaching, African Americans--Study and teaching, Archaeology
Description: Rosenwald schools are under-documented in the archaeological record. However, these schools were of critical importance to education for Black Americans, particularly in the Jim Crow South. This paper presents the results of excavation and oral hi...

Title: Locating the Enslaved Burial Ground at Rural Hill Plantation, Huntersville, North Carolina
Author: Gimson, Martha
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Archaeology
Description: This project addresses the structural violence inherent in the lack of preservation of the unmarked enslaved burial ground at the Rural Hill Plantation in Huntersville, North Carolina. When burial grounds of the enslaved are unmarked the legacy of...