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An Analysis Of The Faunal Assemblage From The Elam Site: An Upper Mississippian Seasonal Encampment On The Kalamazoo River In Allegan County, Michigan, Kenneth A. Barr

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Allegan Dam Site: An Upper Mississippi Occupation In The Lower Kalamazoo River Basin, George B. Spero

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Regression Analysis Of Australopithecine Dentition, Gail Celmer Ranyard

Masters Theses

The permanent dentition of all known Australopithecines (except those from Hadar) are examined for size trends related to temporal and geographic variation. The Australopithecine sample is divided into four major groups for analysis: gracile Australopithecines, robust Australopithecines, ''Homo", and unknown. Mesiodistal and buccolingual dimensions for each tooth are then subjected to regression analysis. To discern temporal variation in tooth size for any of the taxonomic groups, a regression of tooth size with the median date of the specimen is performed. In order to elucidate dental variation related to geographic location, a regression analysis of tooth size with the latitude and …

A Study Of The Changes In The Intellectual Environment From The Middle Ages To The Late Nineteenth Century Culminating In The Professionalization Of Anthropology, Linda Marie Place

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Comparative Analysis Of Cranial Variation In Two Recent Human Populations, Patrick J. Key

Masters Theses

This study examines differences in craniometric variation between two recent human populations in light of tooth size. A large-toothed group is represented by Australian Aborigines from the lower Murray River region and a relatively small-toothed group is represented by protohistoric Plains Amerindians from the Larson Site in South Dakota.

The craniometric variation of the two populations is examined by multivariate statistical techniques to determine if their crania are structured along similar lines. Metric differences between the groups are then examined along the structural dimensions common to both groups.

The crania of the two groups were found to be fairly similar …

Breastfeeding And Changing American Child-Rearing Practices, Jeanne Reed

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

The Origins And Functional Significance Of Incest Avoidance, R. Daniel Murray

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No abstract provided.

Racial Group Identification From The Innominate By Discriminant Function Analysis, Katherine E. Douglass

Masters Theses

The purpose of this study was to develop a statistical method for determining the race of unknown individuals from measurements on the innominate. Samples of 45 individuals of each sex from skeletal collections of American Blacks, American Whites, and American Indians were used to calculate discriminant functions and classification functions which separated those groups.

Data for this research consisted of 23 measurements from the right innominate of individuals of known race, and known or estimated sex and age. These data were analyzed by a discriminant function program which calculated both discriminant and classification functions, and percent correct classification by race …

The Alabama River Phase: A Biological Synthesis And Interpretation, Mary Cassandra Hill

Masters Theses

Until recently, very little attention has been paid to the protohistoric time period in the state of Alabama. Perhaps this is because it is not as "artifactually'' interesting as the preceding Woodland and Mississippian periods. The only unusual artifacts found from this time period are mortuary vessels, burial urns, which are not found in preceding occupations.

This protohistoric time period, known as the Alabama River phase, is very important, however, in the reconstruction of the total prehistoric cultural development. It was during this time that one of the most elaborate, affluent social structures, the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, declined and met …