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Trace Element Analysis Of Bighorn Sheep Horns, Peter Gordon Weigel
Trace Element Analysis Of Bighorn Sheep Horns, Peter Gordon Weigel
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
A total of 249 samples of horn material from bighorn sheep was collected from nine locations. The concentrations of eight elements were determined in all samples by inductively coupled argon plasma spectroscopy. Year of horn growth was determined for 154 of the samples. All elements of concentrations varied significantly with respect to location. Some elements varied similarly to other elements with respect to location, but most locations exhibited unique element concentration profiles. Six of eight elements exhibited significant variation with respect to year of horn growth. A general pattern of annual element concentration fluctuation appeared to emerge. Generally, for a …
A Window To The Past: Analysis Of Flat Glass Recovered From West Point, Nevada, William G White
A Window To The Past: Analysis Of Flat Glass Recovered From West Point, Nevada, William G White
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
This thesis presents a comparative archeological analysis of window glass collections recovered from five historic archeological sites located in southern Nevada spanning the years from 1866 to the 1960s. The comparative analysis is used to test the validity of the chronological scheme created by other researchers. The analysis also establishes the frame work by which two specific research questions concerning the abandoned Mormon pioneer colony of West Point are evaluated; Additionally, this study presents, in a descriptive and temporal fashion, the history of West Point and its subsequent use and reuse by later upper Moapa Valley settlers. The archeological and …
A Computerized Analysis Of Anterior Teeth As A Possible Indicator Of Age, Race And Sex, Jay A Johnson
A Computerized Analysis Of Anterior Teeth As A Possible Indicator Of Age, Race And Sex, Jay A Johnson
UNLV Retrospective Theses & Dissertations
Various systems of anthropometry have been developed through the years in an attempt to elucidate important characteristics of the human dentition. Few methods are currently relied upon as valuable indicators of age, race or sex; The computerized study of anterior tooth positions is an attempt at further elucidation of age, race and sex characteristics. Bite marks in wax from a general population sample of known age, race and sex are the basis for this computerized study. The computerized procedure allows for the examination of minute variation in tooth position. Twelve teeth in total are analyzed for every specimen.