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- Animal remains (Archaeology) -- Pacific Northwest (1)
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- Excavations (Archaeology) -- Pacific Northwest (1)
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- Indians of North America -- Food -- Pacific Northwest (1)
- Indians of North America -- Implements -- Northwest Coast of North America (1)
- Kitchen-middens -- Northwest Coast of North America (1)
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Structure And Dynamics Of Household Hazardous Wastes, Douglas C. Wilson, William L. Rathje
Structure And Dynamics Of Household Hazardous Wastes, Douglas C. Wilson, William L. Rathje
Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations
Municipal Solid wastes--the majority of which are household refuse--have, increasingly been implicated as a source of hazardous materials in landfill leachate discharges (U.S. EPA 1988). Data collected on the components of these wastes are critical for solid wastes systems planning--especially landfill design, hazardous materials collection systems, and resource recovery. A number of recent studies by the University of Arizona's Garbage Project have identified household products as a possible source of hazardous materials in landfills (Wilson 1985, Rathje et al. 1987a, 1987b). Studies have addressed (1) the definition of these "household hazardous wastes" (HHW), (2) the characteristics of HHW from hands-on …
Subsistence Variability On The Columbia Plateau, Ricky Gilmer Atwell
Subsistence Variability On The Columbia Plateau, Ricky Gilmer Atwell
Dissertations and Theses
Long-term human dietary change is a poorly understood aspect of Columbia Plateau prehistory. Faunal assemblages from thirty-four archaeological sites on the Plateau are organized into fifteen aggregate assemblages that are defined spatially and temporally. These assemblages are examined in terms of a focal-diffuse model using ecological measures of diversity, richness and evenness. Variability and patterning in the prehistoric subsistence record is indicated. Major trends in human diet and shifts in subsistence economies are documented and the relationship between subsistence and some initial semi-sedentary adaptations on the Plateau is clarified.
Bone Tool Assemblages As An Aid To Shell Mound Site Typologies On The Northwest Coast, Doria Lee Fingerhut Raetz
Bone Tool Assemblages As An Aid To Shell Mound Site Typologies On The Northwest Coast, Doria Lee Fingerhut Raetz
Dissertations and Theses
Fifteen bone tool assemblages from shell midden sites were compared. Three of these are unpublished sites from Prince Rupert Harbor. They were grouped using cluster analysis. Inter and intragroup variation in bone tool assemblage structure was analyzed. One of the objectives of this study was to generate hypotheses about the function of the unpublished sites by comparing their bone tool assemblages with those from sites which are better understood by looking for underlying patterns in the bone tool assemblages. Other objectives were to test the utility of using bone tool assemblages as a diagnostic tool in analyzing sites and to …