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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: ACTIVTY AND MOBILITY DURING THE TERMINAL ARCHAIC PERIOD IN THE EASTERN ANDES: A BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Author: Shults, Ashley
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Archaeology
Description: The Archaic Period in the Andes is characterized as a time of increasing social complexity. Unfortunately, these mobile foraging groups have been understudied in the Eastern Andes, especially in Bolivia. This bioarchaeological analysis uses an emb...

Title: BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF A BRONZE AGE SKELETAL SAMPLE FROM THE QIJIA CULTURE CEMETERY MOGOU (1750-1100 BCE) IN GANSU PROVINCE, CHINA
Author: Johnson, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Physical anthropology, Archaeology, Area studies
Description: Bronze Age China has consistently been an area of research foci for both domestic and international researchers. However, paleopathological analysis of certain cultures within the "Northern Zone" is relatively new and demands scholarly exploration...

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: 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...

Title: Social Organization and Resource Sharing at Buen Suceso Based on the Analysis of Subadult Skeletal Remains
Author: Bowers, Mozelle
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Archaeology
Description: The study of children in the past provides bioarchaeologists with the opportunity to understand not only the health and wellbeing of a society, but various forms of identity and power structures. In this study, I will present findings on subadult ...