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The Chipped Stone Tool Industries Of Blackman Eddy, Belize, Matthew Patrick Yacubic
The Chipped Stone Tool Industries Of Blackman Eddy, Belize, Matthew Patrick Yacubic
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One of the most significant finds at the site of Blackman Eddy, Belize, is a series of superimposed structures that date between 1200 B.C.-A.D. 600 (calibrated). Because it was continuously occupied for over 1800 years, this site provides a unique opportunity to examine long-term socio-economic changes in the eastern Maya lowlands. This thesis is a diachronic study of the chipped stone tool artifacts of Blackman Eddy using technological, attribute, and use-wear analysis. The data collected for this study were examined to see what types of raw materials were used in tool production, what types of tools were produced, how they …
Assessing The Economic Impacts Of Transportation Improvement Projects, Andrew L. Stewart
Assessing The Economic Impacts Of Transportation Improvement Projects, Andrew L. Stewart
Theses and Dissertations
In that a transportation system can influence an economy for good or bad a system that enhances economic vitality becomes a crucial element in maintaining or developing economic prosperity. To provide a methodology to include economic development impacts of transportation improvement projects in the decision making process and the tools and alternatives available are here explored. Primary contributions of this document are results of a literature review, transportation professional and decision maker survey, economic modeling tool evaluation, and development of approach alternatives. The following thesis introduces the purpose and need for the given research, the procedure that was followed, the …