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Maine Folklife, Vol. 9, Iss. 2, Maine Folklife Center

Maine Folklife Center Newsletter

Once again, folklorist Edward D. Sandy Ives has been recognized by his peers for his outstanding work. This time he received the Kenneth Goldstein Award for Lifetime Academic Leadership at the American Folklore Society meetings in New Mexico October, 2003. In presenting the award to Sandy Ives, Lee Haring remarked that he had known both Sandy and Kenny Goldstein for many years. He imagined what Kenny would have said if he'd been told an award was to be given to Sandy. He concluded that Kenny would have shouted, at the top of his lungs, "OF COURSE!"

Assessing Animal Welfare At The Farm And Group Level: The Interplay Of Science And Values, D. Fraser

Assessment of Animal Welfare Collection

In the social debate about animal welfare we can identify three different views about how animals should be raised and how their welfare should be judged: (1) the view that animals should be raised under conditions that promote good biological functioning in the sense of health, growth and reproduction, (2) the view that animals should be raised in ways that minimise suffering and promote contentment, and (3) the view that animals should be allowed to lead relatively natural lives. When attempting to assess animal welfare, different scientists select different criteria, reflecting one or more of these value-dependent views. Even when …

Bulletin Of The Massachusetts Archaeological Society, Vol. 64, No. 2, Massachusetts Archaeological Society

Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society

• Editor's Note (James W. Bradley)
• Forest Management in the Ancient Northeast: Evidence from Stockbridge, MA (Eric S. Johnson)
• Evidence of Red Ocher as a Processed Commodity from Millbury and Charlton, MA (Alan Leveillee)
• The Oak Knoll Site; An Orient Campsite in Lincoln, MA (Christopher L. Donta)
• Some Observations on Caddy Park (Mary E. Gage)
• A Reply to Gage (Thomas Mahlstedt and Margo Muhl Dams)
• Aboriginal Soapstone Workshops at the Skug River II Site, Essex County, MA (Suzanne Wall)

Mardu Foraging, Food Sharing, And Gender, Douglas W. Bird

University of Maine Office of Research Administration: Grant Reports

Among Aboriginal people in Australia's deserts, as among all humans, food acquisition is not simply about eating: practices related to what types of foods are acquired, who obtains the food, how food is treated and distributed, are infused with value other than simple nutrition. Often these practices are attached to gender roles. Traditional explanations have assumed that gender differences in foraging and food sharing are bound by a common goal of provisioning--that like a mini-economy of scale, a household will be better provisioned through gender specialization. But recent work among other people that hunt and gather suggests that under some …

Ritual And Ceremony In A Contemporary Anishinabe Tribe, Julie Pelletier

Faculty Working Papers

No abstract provided.

Rediscovering The American Revolution In South Carolina: 1775-1782 - 2003, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

Archaeology Month Posters

This poster was released in conjunction with South Carolina Archaeology Month, September 4-October 4, 2003.

“Black People’S Money”: The Impact Of Law, Economics, And Culture In The Context Of Race On Damage Recoveries, Regina Austin

All Faculty Scholarship

“’Black People’s Money’: The Impact of Law, Economics, and Culture in the Context of Race on Damage Recoveries” is one of a series of articles by the author dealing with black economic marginalization; prior work considered such topics as shopping and selling as forms of deviance, street vending, restraints on leisure, and the importance of informality in loan transactions. This article deals with the linkage between the social significance of black people’s money and its material value. It analyzes the construction of “black money,” its association with cash, and the taboos and cultural practices that assure that black money will …

Legacy - December 2002 & July 2003, South Carolina Institute Of Archaeology And Anthropology--University Of South Carolina

SCIAA Newsletter - Legacy & PastWatch

Contents:

Exploring Carolina-Africa Watercraft.....p. 1
Interim Director’s Notes.....p. 2
Avocational Project in Georgia.....p. 5
State Underwater Archaeology Manager Meeting.....p. 6
SCIAA Staff Recognized by National Preservation Award.....p. 7
New Changes in Underwater Law.....p. 7
Golden Spike Wreck.....p. 8
Le Prince Search Continues.....p. 10
International Handbook of Underwater Archaeology Available.....p. 13
Environmental Change on the Coastal Plain.....p. 14
Exploring Fort Moore.....p. 17
Upper Paleolithic in the Russian Far East.....p. 20
Allendale Paleoindian Expedition.....p. 22
South Carolina Paleoindian Point Recording Survey.....p. 30
The Patterson Site.....p. 30
Prehistoric Stone Tool Report.....p. 30
Petroglyph Survey Update.....p. 30
Excavations in Barbados.....p. 32
Completion of Gronauer …

The International Handbook Of Underwater Archaeology Embarks On Maiden Voyage, Christopher F. Amer

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Rolling On The River, Jonathan Leader, Christopher F. Amer

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

New Changes In The Underwater Law, Carl Naylor

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Prehistoric Stone Tools Of South Carolina, Tommy Charles

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Patterns Of Elite Faunal Utilization In Moundville, Alabama, H. Edwin Jackson, Susan L. Scott

Faculty Publications

In recent years, zooarchaeological research has begun to examine the roles of animals as part of the suite of symbols employed at the ongoing social, ceremonial, and political dynamics of prehistoric cultural systems. In the southeastern United States, studies of late prehistoric Mississippian chiefdoms have documented differences in species composition and meat cuts associated with particular social contexts of consumption-for instance, ceremonial feasting vs. private meals-and also with gross distinctions in social rank-elite vs. commoner. Differences in the latter reflect elite control of procurement as well as cultural rides that assign meanings to certain species, which in so doing regulates …

Investigating Environmental Change On The Coastal Plain Of South Carolina, Barbara E. Taylor, Mark J. Brooks

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Backhoes, Bbqs, And B Horizons: The 2002 Allendale Paleoindian Expedition, Albert C. Goodyear

Faculty & Staff Publications

This issue is a combination of two issues: Volume 7/issue 2 (December 2002) & Volume 8/issue 1 (July 2003).

State Underwater Archaeology Managers Meeting (Suammii), Christopher F. Amer

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

The South Carolina Paleoindian Point Recording Survey Continues, Tommy Charles

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Battlefield Research Continues At Sciaa, Steven D. Smith

Faculty Publications

This is a multi-volume issue, containing vol. 7/no. 2 (Dec 2002) AND vol. 8/no. 1 (July 2003).

Young Childrens' Understanding Of Superstitions, Kara Yeckering

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The aim of this study was to examine young children's understanding of superstitions—specifically bad luck superstitions. Children between the ages of 4 and 9 received a set of interview questions concerning their experiences with superstitions, their beliefs about the efficacy of superstitions, and their knowledge of the mental and physical components of superstitions. Participants also completed a belief task designed to assess the relative importance of belief and action in superstitions. The findings indicate developmental patterns in children's awareness of superstitions and beliefs in efficacy of superstitions. With age, children demonstrated a significantly greater awareness of superstitions. In contrast, children …

Exploring Fort Moore, Mark Groover, Jonathan Leader

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Completion Of Gronauer Lock, Jonathan Leader

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Mystery Of The Washington Street United Methodist Church's Cornerstone, Jonathan Leader

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Le Prince Search Continues In Spain And In Port Royal Sound, James D. Spirek

Faculty & Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Report Of Animal Bones From Selhagi, Mývatn District, Northern Iceland, Thomas H. Mcgovern, Sophia Perdikaris

School of Global Integrative Studies: Faculty Publications

In 2001 the FSl / NABO project Landscapes of Settlement in Northern Iceland collected animal bones from a stratified midden deposit associated with the abandoned site Selhagi on the property of the modern farm Haganes. Selhagi is located in the lushly vegetated lakeshore zone and its environmental setting presents a strong contrast with the eroded uplands to the S of the lake where the early sites at Sveigakot and Hrísheimur are under excavation. Close to both major migratory waterfowl nesting areas and some of the best trout fishing in Iceland, the site would appear to be optimally located for exploitation …

Narratives Of Cancer Survivors In Religious Life, Andrea Kitta

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Narratives of Cancer Survivors in Religions Life is a careful consideration of the narratives of cancer survivors, specifically those in Catholic religious life. Through the use of interviews and secondary sources, the author addresses such issues as relationship with God, stigmatization, community life, Parson's Sick Role, and labeling theories. This thesis also considers the perceived audience during the performance of narratives, specifically, if cancer survivors in religious life perceive God to be a part of their audience and looks at the structure of narratives concerning cancer survivorship.

Megalithic Architecture At The Site Of Victoria, Quintana Roo, Jennifer P. Mathews

Sociology & Anthropology Faculty Research

Megalithische Architektur in der archäologischen Stätte Victoria in Quintana Roo, Mexiko. Das "Yalahau Regional Human Ecology Project" der University of California, Riverside und der Trinity University, San Antonio erforscht seit 1993 die archäologischen Stätten in der Region von Tumben-Naranjal im nördlichen Quintana Roo. Im Jahr 1997 wurde der zuvor nicht bekannte Fundort Victoria im Munizip von Leona Vicario dokumentiert und vermessen. Neben einer kolonialzeitlichen Kirche ließen sich verschiedene Strukturen nachweisen, deren Architektur im megalithischen Stil ausgeführt ist. Die megalithische Bauweise ist charakteristisch für die Zeit der späten Präklassik und frühen Klassik auf der Halbinsel Yukatan.

Arquitectura megalítica en el sitio …

Teaching Human Evolution, Joan C. Stevenson, David L. (David Leon) Alles

Anthropology Faculty and Staff Publications

As science educators, we have two goals in writing this paper. The first is to show the importance of teaching human evolution to all students. The second is to provide up-to-date resources for classroom teachers to use in teaching the subject. Secondary biology textbooks suffer from the inherent limitations of mass produced books making it difficult for them to stay current with rapidly changing scientific fields such as paleoanthropology. One of our motives for writing this paper is to compensate for this inherent limitation of textbooks. The most important resource we provide is a review of current scientific research on …

Assessment Of Human Remains From Archaeological Site 44yo2, Michael L. Blakey, Shannon Mahoney

Institute for Historical Biology Articles & Book Chapters

On Wednesday 9 April, 2003, Dennis Blanton, director at the William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research contacted Michael Blakey, director of The Institute for Historical Biology, concerning the identification and inventory of human remains located at a local archaeological site during project testing. The human remains were picked up from the WMCAR labs on Tuesday, 15 April 2003 and the inventory and identification list followed a week later. This report is an in-depth description of the conclusions reached through the study of the remains.

Search And Recovery Of The Space Shuttle Columbia: A Geospatial 1st Responder Perspective, Jeffrey M. Williams

Faculty Publications

A first person account of the Texas geospatial volunteers and their efforts to recover the remains of the Space Shuttle Columbia and her crew lost over eastern Texas and western Louisiana on February 1st, 2003.

Green Carnivores, Mad Cows And Gene Tech: The Politics Of Food In Hungarian Environmentalism, Krista Harper

Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series

Anthropologists and sociologists, from Levi-Strauss to Bourdieu, have observed that consuming food is a profoundly social act through which people express relationships and perform concepts of social order. Historically, food has provided a rich political symbol and rallying point, from the Boston Tea Party to the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 in colonial India, when Muslim and Hindu

troops rebelled against their British officers upon learning that their rifle cartridges were greased with suet and lard -- foods considered impure according to religious dietary taboos. Food features in Eastern Europe’s history of political

conflict; for example, the December 1980 Solidarity strikes …