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Archaeobotanical Evidence For Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Glaucum) In Sub-Saharan West Africa, A. C. D'Andrea, M. Klee, Joanna Casey
Archaeobotanical Evidence For Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Glaucum) In Sub-Saharan West Africa, A. C. D'Andrea, M. Klee, Joanna Casey
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Examines the association of domesticated pearl millet recovered at the archaeological site of Birimi in northern Ghana with the Kintampo cultural complex. Description of the Birimi site; Identifications of the Birimi pearl millet specimens; Features of the Birimi pearl millet.
Anything To Act Crazy: Cajun Women And Mardi Gras Disguise, Carolyn E. Ware
Anything To Act Crazy: Cajun Women And Mardi Gras Disguise, Carolyn E. Ware
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As women play an increasingly prominent part in many Cajun Mardi Gras runs, they bring their own styles of roleplaying and masking to the celebration. A handful of creative women have taken the lead in commodifying the rural tradition, making and marketing Mardi Gras suits and masks on a large scale. This article looks at Cajun women's disguises as a way of understanding their larger influence on the festival.
The African American Soldier At Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1892-1946, Steven D. Smith
The African American Soldier At Fort Huachuca, Arizona, 1892-1946, Steven D. Smith
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Ganadería Española Y Cambio Ambiental En Las Tierras Bajas Tropicales De Veracruz, México, Siglo Xvi, Andrew Sluyter
Ganadería Española Y Cambio Ambiental En Las Tierras Bajas Tropicales De Veracruz, México, Siglo Xvi, Andrew Sluyter
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Imperfect Balance: Landscape Transformations In The Precolumbian Americas, Andrew Sluyter
Imperfect Balance: Landscape Transformations In The Precolumbian Americas, Andrew Sluyter
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Colonialism And Landscape In The Americas: Material/Conceptual Transformations And Continuing Consequences, Andrew Sluyter
Colonialism And Landscape In The Americas: Material/Conceptual Transformations And Continuing Consequences, Andrew Sluyter
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Physical Geography And Climate: Overview, Andrew Sluyter, Tereza Cavazos
Physical Geography And Climate: Overview, Andrew Sluyter, Tereza Cavazos
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No abstract provided.
The Dillow’S Ridge Site And The Production Of Mill Creek Chert Tools, Brian M. Butler, Charles R. Cobb
The Dillow’S Ridge Site And The Production Of Mill Creek Chert Tools, Brian M. Butler, Charles R. Cobb
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The Dillow's Ridge site (11 U635) is a small Mississippian village situated on an unplowed hilltop near the largest known Mill Creek chert quarry in Union County, Illinois. The site was both a permanent residential settlement and a major workshop where Mill Creek chert tools were produced for nonlocal use. Radiocarbon dates document the occupation from the late 1200s A.D. to A.D. 1450 or 1500. The production debris and rejects indicate that the major “export" products were hoes and Ramey knives. Although the quantity of lithic debris on the site is very impressive, estimates of annual production of large biface …