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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2001

Doctoral Dissertations

Anthropology

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Ten Thousand Years Of Population Relationships At The Prairie-Woodland Interface: Cranial Morphology In The Upper Midwest And Contiguous Areas Of Manitoba And Ontario, Susan Mary Myster May 2001

Ten Thousand Years Of Population Relationships At The Prairie-Woodland Interface: Cranial Morphology In The Upper Midwest And Contiguous Areas Of Manitoba And Ontario, Susan Mary Myster

Doctoral Dissertations

Prehistoric Minnesota was characterized by significant cultural and environmental diversity. Throughout much of its 10,000 year history, this region has witnessed the interaction of human populations with their physical environment, developing adaptive strategies to effectively utilize the resources distinctive to this area. Archaeological research has focused on reconstructing the culture history and the nature and extent of relationships between contemporaneous archaeological manifestations and across major environmental biomes. The research presented here applies a bioarchaeological perspective to the investigation of past population relationships through the integration of archaeological and osteological data. This approach facilitates a more holistic understanding of human interaction …


Ten Thousand Years Of Population Relationships At The Prairie-Woodland Interface: Cranial Morphology In The Upper Midwest And Contiguous Areas Of Manitoba And Ontario, Susan Mary Thurston Myster May 2001

Ten Thousand Years Of Population Relationships At The Prairie-Woodland Interface: Cranial Morphology In The Upper Midwest And Contiguous Areas Of Manitoba And Ontario, Susan Mary Thurston Myster

Doctoral Dissertations

Prehistoric Minnesota was characterized by significant cultural and environmental diversity. Throughout much of its 10,000 year history, this region has witnessed the interaction of human populations with their physical environment, developing adaptive strategies to effectively utilize the resources distinctive to this area. Archaeological research has focused on reconstructing the culture history and the nature and extent of relationships between contemporaneous archaeological manifestations and across major environmental biomes. The research presented here applies a bioarchaeological perspective to the investigation of past population relationships through the integration of archaeological and osteological data. This approach facilitates a more holistic understanding of human interaction …