`Thanatosepoesen' Changing Attitudes In Athenian Mourning: A Study Of Funerary Vase Painting, 900-404 Bc,
2012
Wayne State University
`Thanatosepoesen' Changing Attitudes In Athenian Mourning: A Study Of Funerary Vase Painting, 900-404 Bc, Heather Quinn Elizabeth Deason
Wayne State University Theses
Literature and archaeological findings have been valuable resources for understanding how the ancient Athenian buried the dead. Grave excavations tell historians a great deal about burial practices. However, so much more can be learned about these practices through the art found in graves. The painted image not only tells us what occurred on the day a person died and his subsequent burial, but it even illustrates the years of mourning which followed for the living. These vessels chronicle the importance people placed on the varying aspects of death and the funeral ritual. From the Geometric period of the tenth century …
Modern Muses,
2012
Georgia Southern University
Modern Muses, Shanna Goodwin
Phi Kappa Phi Research Symposium (Archived)
Excerpt: "To understand the modern muse one must first look at the roles of ancient and classical muses."
The Analytic Reconciliation Of Classic Mayan Elite Pottery : Squaring Pottery Function With Form, Adornment, And Residual Contents,
2012
University at Albany, State University of New York
The Analytic Reconciliation Of Classic Mayan Elite Pottery : Squaring Pottery Function With Form, Adornment, And Residual Contents, Jennifer Ann Loughmiller-Newman
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This dissertation presents a multidisciplinary means of determining the actual content (foodstuff, non-foodstuff, or lack of contents) of Classic Mayan (A.D. 250-900) vessels. Based on previous studies that have identified the residues of foodstuffs named in hieroglyphic texts (e.g. cacao), this study is designed to further investigate foodstuff residues in the elite vessels indicated by text or image to contain those residues, and the methods employed for residue characterization. Prior to studies utilizing residue analysis, the content of Classic Maya vessels largely had long been inferred largely by ethnographic analogy, associating specific vessel forms with specific uses based on ethnographic …
A Comparison Of Robusticity Of Archaic, Woodland, And Historic Period Populations Within New York State As Based On Musculoskeletal Markers,
2012
University at Albany, State University of New York
A Comparison Of Robusticity Of Archaic, Woodland, And Historic Period Populations Within New York State As Based On Musculoskeletal Markers, Julie Emily Ferguson
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
The purpose of this project is to compare the relative robusticity between native populations in New York State from the Archaic, Woodland, and Historic time periods. Musculoskeletal markers are used to determine any similarities and differences in robusticity between ages, sexes, and time periods. Relative robusticity is also assessed in terms of upper and lower limbs to further investigate any habitual activity patterns that can be discerned between groups. It is hypothesized that the Archaic populations would be comparatively more robust than the Woodland and Historic periods. In addition, males would be more robust than females, and robusticity would increase …
Political Economy On The Postclassic Western Maya Frontier,
2012
University at Albany, State University of New York
Political Economy On The Postclassic Western Maya Frontier, Elizabeth Hudson Paris
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
This study investigates the economic organization of the small hilltop sites of Moxviquil and Huitepec, in the Jovel Valley of highland Chiapas, Mexico. In this study, I examine degree to which households at these sites had the autonomy to independently produce, consume or trade the fruits of their labor, and to what degree was their production controlled and/or consumed by more powerful sociopolitical forces. In particular, I focus on the growth and prosperity of these sites during the transition from the Late Classic period (A.D. 700-1000) to the Early Postclassic period (A.D. 1000-1250), a period when the political systems, economies, …
The Venus "Shell-Over-Star" Hieroglyph And Maya Warfare: An Examination Of The Interpretation Of A Mayan Symbol,
2012
Wayne State University
The Venus "Shell-Over-Star" Hieroglyph And Maya Warfare: An Examination Of The Interpretation Of A Mayan Symbol, Claudia Ann Voit
Wayne State University Theses
For decades, Maya scholars have associated the Mayan ―Shell-Star‖ (also referred to as ―Star-War‖) hieroglyph with Maya warfare. Put forward by scholars such as Floyd Lounsbury and David Kelley, and later advanced by Linda Schele, David Freidel, Ian Graham, Peter Matthews, Anthony Aveni and others, there are now dozens of published articles and chapters relating the hieroglyph to Venus and warfare. Venus is one of the most notable celestial objects outside of the Sun and Moon and was highly visible to the inhabitants of the Maya world. The Dresden Codex (an astronomical almanac) contains important information about the planet Venus, …
Veronese's "Martyrdom Of St. Justina": The Promotion Of A Local Martyr Saint,
2012
Wayne State University
Veronese's "Martyrdom Of St. Justina": The Promotion Of A Local Martyr Saint, Jonathan David Salvati
Wayne State University Theses
The altarpiece for the high altar of the Benedictine basilica of Santa Giustina in Padua, painted by Paolo Veronese around 1575, depicts the martyrdom of Justina, an Early Christian saint. While art historians often discuss late sixteenth-century images of martyrdom within the general historical context of the Counter-Reformation, St. Justina's increased prominence during this period was also connected to a more specific historical event: the Battle of Lepanto of 1571. The naval victory of the Catholic Holy League alliance over the Ottoman Turks on the saint's feast day (October 7th) increased the popularity of the saint's cult within the Venetian …
In Memoriam: Roderick Sprague, 1933-2012,
2012
Syracuse University
In Memoriam: Roderick Sprague, 1933-2012, Karlis Karklins
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
An archaeologist, educator, and a pioneer in North American trade bead research, Dr. Roderick Sprague passed away in Moscow, Idaho, on 20 August 2012. A staunch supporter of the Society of Bead Researchers, he served as its president from 2004 to 2007, and chaired the Editorial Advisory Committee for a good number of years as well. He also contributed a number of useful articles, news items, and reviews to both the Society's publications. His moral support and the useful comments and suggestions he made concerning these publications will be sorely missed.
Beads: Journal Of The Society Of Bead Researchers - Volume 24 (Complete),
2012
Syracuse University
Beads: Journal Of The Society Of Bead Researchers - Volume 24 (Complete)
BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers
No abstract provided.
Futurism In Venezuela: Arturo Uslar Pietri And The Reviews Indice And Válvula,
2012
Binghamton University
Futurism In Venezuela: Arturo Uslar Pietri And The Reviews Indice And Válvula, Giovanna Montenegro
Comparative Literature Faculty and Student Scholarship
The short-lived revue válvula, published in Caracas in 1928, was symbolic of the cursory invasion of Futurism into Venezuela, and of the fate of the avant-garde in that country between the 1920s and 1930s. At a time, when the nation was struggling to shake itself from the patriarchal influence of the caudillo Juan Vincente Gómez (1857-1935), and was simultaneously on the eve of a shift from an agricultural to an oil-based economy, artistic avant-garde movements arrived in cultural centres such as Caracas and Maracaibo not with the boom and thunder appropriate to war-loving Futurism but, rather, trickled in slowly, gradually …
Protection Of Humanity’S Cultural And Historic Heritage In Space,
2012
Chapman University
Protection Of Humanity’S Cultural And Historic Heritage In Space, Justin St. P. Walsh
Art Faculty Articles and Research
While the international community has acted forcefully since World War II to protect sites and objects of cultural or historic significance on Earth, little attention has been paid to the same kinds of sites and objects in space. There are important ethical and scholarly reasons for wanting to preserve sites and in situ objects in off-Earth contexts from destruction or commercial exploitation. Innovative space research equipment, such as spacecraft, satellites, and space stations, and the locations of historic missions, such as Tranquility Base, therefore deserve formal international recognition and protection. Appropriate models for developing a comprehensive protective scheme can be …
Fact Or Fiction?,
2012
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Fact Or Fiction?, Allison Marsh
Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale
No abstract provided.
Spotlight On Usc: Department Of Art,
2012
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Spotlight On Usc: Department Of Art, Allison Marsh
Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale
No abstract provided.
Usc's Nanocenter,
2012
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Usc's Nanocenter, Allison Marsh
Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale
No abstract provided.
Art Versus Image,
2012
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Art Versus Image, Allison Marsh
Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale
No abstract provided.
Nano Imaging,
2012
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Nano Imaging, Allison Marsh
Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale
No abstract provided.
What Is Nanotechnology?,
2012
University of South Carolina - Columbia
What Is Nanotechnology?, Allison Marsh
Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale
No abstract provided.
Nanotechnology In Everyday Life,
2012
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Nanotechnology In Everyday Life, Allison Marsh
Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale
No abstract provided.
Choosing An Instrument,
2012
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Choosing An Instrument, Allison Marsh
Section 5: Imaging at the Nano Scale
No abstract provided.
The Continuing Exodus: The Synagogue And Jewish Urban Migration,
2012
Syracuse University
The Continuing Exodus: The Synagogue And Jewish Urban Migration, Samuel D. Gruber
Religion - All Scholarship
Catalog essay in Silent Witnesses: Migration Stories Through Synagogues Transformed, Rebuilt or Abandoned (Farmington Hills, MI, 2012) that deals with Jewish settlement and migration in American cities (especially New York, Boston and Cleveland) and the religious and community buildings erected and left behind in the process.
