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Spns 201.B00: Intermediate Spanish I, Micaela Oria Downey, Jannine Montauban

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Montana Kaimin, August 26, 2020, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

Managing Cultural Resources On The Alaska Peninsula, Laura Stelson, William L. Rice, B. Derrick Taff

Society and Conservation Faculty Publications

Twentieth-century cultural resources provide physical evidence of human relationships with a landscape that has shaped the wilderness areas we know today. These cultural resources enrich the meaning of an area as wilderness, but also present multiple management challenges surrounding visitor use in designated wilderness areas. The National Geographic Society Katmai Expeditions of the 1910s present a case study of how historic trails and their associated artifacts interact not only with present issues toward the dual-enforcement of the National Historic Preservation Act and Wilderness Act, but also with the management of visitor use along a corridor containing relatively recent traces of …

University Of Montana Commencement List, Spring 2020, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of The Registrar

University of Montana Commencement Programs, 1898-2020

Due to COVID-19, the Registrar did not publish an official Spring 2020 commencement program (physically or digitally). Library staff copied the list of graduates from the commencement web site and saved the list for online access in this repository.

Re-Interpreting A Complex Maya Burial At Tutu Uitz Na, Justine Marie Bye

University of Montana Conference on Undergraduate Research (UMCUR)

In 2017, John Walden led an excavation of the Tutu Uitz Na intermediate elite center, found in the Maya site of Lower Dover, Belize. He and his team uncovered two burials, designated SG1-BU2 and SG1-BU3. Their initial report claims that there were three individuals, all sacrificially bound and killed within an eastern triadic shrine. In 2019, Dr. Kirsten Green-Mink and Justine Bye, both of the University of Montana, re-analyzed the Tutu Uitz Na burials and performed a comprehensive bioarchaeological analysis. SG1-BU2 was found to contain three individuals – 2 adults and 1 subadult. SG1-BU3 contained one adult, likely of high …

Tax Burdens And Tribal Sovereignty: The Prohibition On Lavish And Extravagant Benefits Under The Tribal General Welfare Exclusion, Pippa Browde

Faculty Law Review Articles

This article examines a portion of a relatively new federal tax statute, the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion (TGWE), that allows qualified individuals an exclusion from gross income for payments received from American Indian/Alaska Native tribes for any "Indian general welfare benefit." Indian general welfare benefits are payments made to tribal members by the tribe pursuant to an Indian tribal government program for the promotion of general welfare, such as for health, education, or housing. The TGWE is intended, in part, to promote participation in American Indian tribal cultural and ceremonial practices. To that end, Indian general welfare benefits include payments …

Analysis Of Limited Skeletal Elements, Anna-Marie David

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Forensic Anthropologists around the world use a variety of techniques to understand people using analysis of human remains. However, in instances when a researcher is given an incomplete set of remains it narrows the variety of methods that can be used as well as the accuracy of those methods. Therefore, information about the individual is restrained and can limit positive identification. At the University of Montana graduate students in the Forensic Anthropology program work together under the supervision of their professors to analyze skeletal remains cases. A Forensic Anthropology skeletal report consists of; minimum number of individuals (MNI), sex, age, …

Is It Human? Engaging In The Academic And Forensic Applications Of Zooarchaeology, Haley O'Brien

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Zooarchaeology is the study and identification of animal skeletal remains and their relationship with human interaction. It is a heavily methodologically based, world-wide discipline that can be uniquely tailored to the context and research question of the archaeological site/region under review. It requires a significant amount of hands-on training in order to identify bone fragments to the most specific species level and element possible using the size, shape, and density of the remains. When expanding the analyst’s view to the other variables that can be considered, measures such as burning, cut marks, tooth marks, and fracture types can build a …

Alas Poor Yorick: A Dna Analysis Of Ancestry Using Crania, Claire Hanson

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

The forensic database FORDSIC 3.1 is utilized by anthropologists to sort individuals into an ancestral group based off a set of metric measurements. While useful, this database is prone to error as it does not account for the wide array of cranial variation found within populations. This research aims to address this error by comparing the mitogenome sequence/haplogroups of 6 remains found in the University of Montana Forensic Collection to FORDSIC assessments of the remains.

Investigating Maya Terminal Classic Period Architecture At Plaza H, Cahal Pech, Belize, Rachel A. Steffen

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Located in the Upper Belize River Valley, Cahal Pech sits on a large hilltop overlooking the town of San Ignacio, Belize. The site represents a medium size ceremonial/administrative center active from the Preclassic through Classic Maya; it is one of 14 archaeological preserves interpreted and open to the general public in Belize. The final occupation of the center has been the subject of intensive ongoing research through a partnership between the University of Montana Anthropology Department and the Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project (BVAR). This research has focused on Plaza H, located in the northeastern portion of the site. The …

The Evolution Of Foliate Bifaces In Northwest North America, Megan Denis

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Foliate or leaf-shaped bifacial tools are widely distributed through time and space in the Pacific Northwest region. Despite a number of previous studies, we still know little concerning the development and persistence of variation in these tools. This study applies phylogenetic analysis to collections of leaf-shaped bifacial tools from six archaeological sites from the Pacific Northwest. Phylogenetic analysis is a useful tool for studying cultural macroevolution, in this case, the pattern and process of descent with modification in tool manufacturing systems. The sites chosen for this study span the last ten thousand years and extend from southeast Alaska to northern …

Inter-Site Evidence Of Social Inequality In The Middle Fraser Canyon, British Columbia, Rebekah J. Engelland

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

The archaeological record of the Middle Fraser Canyon provides abundant evidence of social inequality. While inequality in this region is typically identified on an intra-site basis, it has rarely been examined using inter-site data. By pulling together evidence from three different sites, it is possible to see a pattern of households with differential access to resources including food and prestige items.

Located in south-central British Columbia, the Middle Fraser Canyon is home to a wide variety of environments. The sites being considered here were pithouse villages. A pithouse is a semi-subterranean structure where a pit is dug and then a …

Congenitally Missing Maxillary First Molars: A Case Study Conducted On Fsd 19-161, Hope A. Vance

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Congenitally missing maxillary first molars are considered a trait that is indicative of Asian ancestry, specifically Japanese. Previous studies, including the one conducted by Ryota Abea et. al (2010), have linked the absence of this tooth with groupings of individuals that originate in this region of the world. In the forensic context, understanding the congenital absence of this molar can allow for greater interpretation of the skeletal remains and provide the forensic anthropologist the ability to create a more accurate biological profile of the individual in question.

FSD 19-161 arrived at the University of Montana from the Petroleum County Coroner’s …

Sacralization Of The Fifth Lumbar Vertebra, Samantha Hofland

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Sacralization of the fifth lumbar vertebra, also known as Lumbosacral transitional vertebra (LSTV) (Jancuska et al, 2015), is a common congenital pathology that may affect up to 30% of the population (Alonzo et al, 2018). This condition is characterized by the enlargement, psuedo-articulation or fusion of one or both transverse processes of the fifth lumbar vertebrae to the sacrum.

FSD 19- 232 arrived at the University of Montana Forensic Anthropology laboratory and was assigned by Dr. Kirsten Green Mink to Samantha Ramey and Samantha Hofland for forensic anthropological analysis. This case present unilateral stage 2 sacralization of the fifth lumbar …

A New Classification System For Analyzing Burned Human Remains, Amanda Williams

UM Graduate Student Research Conference (GradCon)

Fires can alter human remains in various ways; however, complete destruction of a human body by burning is impossible and skeletal remains can almost always be recovered. Fatal fires produce a range of physical alterations to the body, from blistering of soft tissue to the calcination of bones.Theses physical alterations leave patterns that can be studied and analyzed to interpret perimortem events. A variety of forensic professionals interact with and analyze these remains postmortem, which can lead to variation in how remains are described.

Currently, the forensic community lacks a consistent, objective, and detailed scale to describe burn injuries or …

Documents From The February 19, 2020 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the February 19, 2020 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed during the meeting:

SB54-19/20: Resolution Amending Board on Member Organizations Bylaws

SB58-19/20: Resolution Regarding an Increase to the ASUM Student Activity Fee

SB59-19/20: Resolution Regarding Restructuring the ASUM Activity Fee

SB60-19/20: Resolution Approving Zero-Base Transfer for Final Budgeting

Documents From The February 5, 2020 Meeting Of The Associated Students Of The University Of Montana (Asum), University Of Montana--Missoula. Associated Students

Senate Meeting Agendas and Minutes, 2007-Present

Agenda and meeting minutes from the February 5, 2020 meeting of the Associated Students of the University of Montana (ASUM). The following resolutions were discussed during the meeting:

SB54-19/20: Resolution Amending Board on Member Organizations Bylaws

SB55-19/20: Resolution Amending Personnel Policy for the ASUM Secretary

SB56-19/20: Resolution Renaming the Yellow Classroom of ASUM Child Care

SB57-19/20: Resolution Amending Section 9.7.4 of ASUM Fiscal Policy

SB58-1920: Resolution Regarding an Increase to the ASUM Student Activity Fee

SB59-19/20: Resolution Regarding Restructuring the ASUM Activity Fee

Anty 455.01: Artifact Analysis, C Riley Auge

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 353.01: Paleoindian Archaeology, Douglas H. Macdonald

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 250s.01: Introduction To Archaeology, John E. Douglas

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 210n.01: Introduction To Physical Anthropology, Kirsten G. Mink

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 104.50: Ancient Migrations, Randall R. Skelton

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 602.01: Cultural Heritage Policy And Practice, Douglas H. Macdonald

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 456.01: Historical Archaeology, Kelly J. Dixon

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 452.01: Gis In Archaeology, Ethan P. Ryan

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 415.01: Emergence Of Modern Humans, Meradeth H. Snow

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 413.01: Forensic And Mortuary Archaeology, Kirsten G. Mink

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 404.01: Anthropological Museology, Gregory R. Campbell

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 323x.01: Native Peoples Of Montana, Gregory R. Campbell

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Anty 254h.01: Archaeological Wonders Of The World, Kelly J. Dixon

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.