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An Archaeological And Historical Investigation Of A World War Ii Military Site At Goffs, California, Gerald Francis Patterson Jan 2007

An Archaeological And Historical Investigation Of A World War Ii Military Site At Goffs, California, Gerald Francis Patterson

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This archaeological and historical investigation focuses on the area in and around the town of Goffs, California, which was used for support and logistical facilities and had some association with combat divisions during the period. The central question concerns the nature and the role of the military units from 1942 to 1944. Was this site a a significant part of the World War II era DTC? C-AMA, and how did it relate to the whole? Efforts to answer this question included document research and extensive field investigation. The result is a more complete view of the wartime activites at Goffs …


American Gypsies: Immigration, Migration, Settlement, Katherine Bernice Stephens Jan 2003

American Gypsies: Immigration, Migration, Settlement, Katherine Bernice Stephens

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The intent of this thesis is to provide new information about American Gypsy history, specifically migration, immigration and settlement in the United States.


The Pueblo In The Mojave Sink: An Archaeological Myth, Barbara Ann Loren-Webb Jan 2002

The Pueblo In The Mojave Sink: An Archaeological Myth, Barbara Ann Loren-Webb

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This thesis looks at the pueblo theory as it was presented: whether there is anything supporting Rogers' theory, whether a pueblo could have existed in the area, and why the claim has been generally accepted by the archaeological community.


The Obispeno Chumash Indians: San Luis Obispo County's First Environmentalists, Sharon L. Marks Jan 2001

The Obispeno Chumash Indians: San Luis Obispo County's First Environmentalists, Sharon L. Marks

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The primary focus of this project is with the interaction between nature and people. How did the Obispeno Chumash affect their surroundings and what was the outcome? Did changes occur in the environment when other people took over the care of the land? Over the last 250 years, the Obispeno Chumash land has evolved from an ecologically green dominion under their stewardship to the present day where the area is noted for its mission, recreational value, wealth of opportunity, and a nuclear power plant located between Morro Bay and Point Buchon along the ocean.


Learning From Shamanic Cultures: Returning The Spirit To Education Through The Arts, John Dwight Fisher Jan 2000

Learning From Shamanic Cultures: Returning The Spirit To Education Through The Arts, John Dwight Fisher

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No abstract provided.


Ethnoquest: An Interactive Multimedia Simulation For Cultural Anthropology Fieldwork, Carey Brunner Van Loon, Frances Berdan, Edward A. Stark Jan 1999

Ethnoquest: An Interactive Multimedia Simulation For Cultural Anthropology Fieldwork, Carey Brunner Van Loon, Frances Berdan, Edward A. Stark

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EthnoQuest, an interactive multimedia CD-ROM simulating a visit to a fictional village named Amopan, was conceived as an adjunct to college-level classroom instruction in introductory anthropology courses. Since these classes typically involve large numbers of students, the logistics on conducting actual fieldwork pose serious problems for instructors and students alike. The conception of an engaging, interactive, accessible learning tool that incorporates appropriate pedagogical principles has found its ultimate expression in EthnoQuest.


Indigenously Authored And Illustrated Literature: An Answer To Esoteric Notions Of Literacy Among The Numanggang Adults Of Papua New Guinea, Barbara J. Hynum Jan 1999

Indigenously Authored And Illustrated Literature: An Answer To Esoteric Notions Of Literacy Among The Numanggang Adults Of Papua New Guinea, Barbara J. Hynum

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No abstract provided.


Bringing The Schoolhouse To Life: Methodologies Of Living History Education Demonstrated In A Living History Program For San Timoteo Schoolhouse, Riverside County, California, Mark L. Shanks Jan 1994

Bringing The Schoolhouse To Life: Methodologies Of Living History Education Demonstrated In A Living History Program For San Timoteo Schoolhouse, Riverside County, California, Mark L. Shanks

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This project begins by examining living history, defining its scope, uses, and relationship to other fields. It further defines and articulates a second-person methodology for construction of living history educational projects, grounding it in historical, educational, and dramatic theory.


A Structural History Of The Old Stone Hotel In Daggett Utilizing Archaeological And Documentary Evidence, Catherine Mary Courser Banker Jan 1994

A Structural History Of The Old Stone Hotel In Daggett Utilizing Archaeological And Documentary Evidence, Catherine Mary Courser Banker

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No abstract provided.


Amber Valley: A Black Enclave In Northern Alberta, Canada, Jimmy Robert Melton Jan 1994

Amber Valley: A Black Enclave In Northern Alberta, Canada, Jimmy Robert Melton

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No abstract provided.


A Preliminary Qualitative Investigation Of Volatile Organics In The Mya Arenaria Shell For The Possible Determination Of Subsistence Processing History, Dane Robert Chance Jan 1993

A Preliminary Qualitative Investigation Of Volatile Organics In The Mya Arenaria Shell For The Possible Determination Of Subsistence Processing History, Dane Robert Chance

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No abstract provided.


Targeting Early Man Sites In The Western United States: An Assessment Of The Manix Type Section, Central Mojave Desert, California, Fred Emil Budinger Jan 1992

Targeting Early Man Sites In The Western United States: An Assessment Of The Manix Type Section, Central Mojave Desert, California, Fred Emil Budinger

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Geoarchaeology -- Pre-Clovis archaeology -- Site search strategies.


Sherpa Women, Sylvia Woodruff Jan 1988

Sherpa Women, Sylvia Woodruff

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No abstract provided.


Commerce And Exchange Networks Through-Out Northern Mexico: The Mesoamerican-Southwest Connection, George Lee Kinney Jan 1987

Commerce And Exchange Networks Through-Out Northern Mexico: The Mesoamerican-Southwest Connection, George Lee Kinney

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No abstract provided.


Not For Innocent Ears: Spiritual Traditions Of A Desert Cahuilla Medicine Woman, Guy Mount Jan 1979

Not For Innocent Ears: Spiritual Traditions Of A Desert Cahuilla Medicine Woman, Guy Mount

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No abstract provided.