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Paleodemography Of The Larson Site (39ww2) Cemetery: How Age-At-Death Methods Influence Model Estimation, Rebecca Taylor

Doctoral Dissertations

The Arikara are one of the last Native American tribes to have direct contact with Europeans. Prior to westward expansion of Euro-American settlers, the Arikara served as middlemen in a complex trade network that brought European goods to the Upper Plains in exchange for fur and food items. In the 18^th century with a growing European presence in the region, the Arikara experienced drastic bio-cultural and socio-political destabilization leading to population decline. However, these transitions are unclear because of limited written records prior to the early 19^th century. Several hypotheses have been proposed to account for the near …