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A Study Of The Changes In The Intellectual Environment From The Middle Ages To The Late Nineteenth Century Culminating In The Professionalization Of Anthropology, Linda Marie Place Aug 1979

A Study Of The Changes In The Intellectual Environment From The Middle Ages To The Late Nineteenth Century Culminating In The Professionalization Of Anthropology, Linda Marie Place

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Origins And Functional Significance Of Incest Avoidance, R. Daniel Murray Apr 1979

The Origins And Functional Significance Of Incest Avoidance, R. Daniel Murray

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Breastfeeding And Changing American Child-Rearing Practices, Jeanne Reed Apr 1979

Breastfeeding And Changing American Child-Rearing Practices, Jeanne Reed

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


39-Archaeological Evaluation Of The Right-Of-Way Along Us-31 Connector-Walton Road From Winn Road To Existing Us-31 (Alternate 4), Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan, William M. Cremin Jan 1979

39-Archaeological Evaluation Of The Right-Of-Way Along Us-31 Connector-Walton Road From Winn Road To Existing Us-31 (Alternate 4), Niles Township, Berrien County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to a letter from the office of Mr. John P. Woodford, Director, Michigan Department of Transportation, authorizing an archaeological survey of the Walton Road right-of-way designated Alternate 4, a team of archaeologists from Western Michigan University undertook on-site assessment of the project in order to determine whether or not road improvement activities would impact cultural resources. There follows a report of fieldwork conducted between 6-8 Aug 79, together with recommendations based upon our findings. It should be understood that the opinions, findings and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily those of the …


35-An Archaeological Survey Of Hubbard And Riverside Parks And Interconnecting Road Right -Of-Way, City Of Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, William M. Cremin Jan 1979

35-An Archaeological Survey Of Hubbard And Riverside Parks And Interconnecting Road Right -Of-Way, City Of Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The project was initiated upon receipt of a letter and contract dated 5 Apr 79 and signed by Mr. Wayne Writer, the Director of Recreation, City of Buchanan, Michigan. Our aim was to ascertain whether plans to create camping, river access (boat ramp) and parking facilities on land adjacent to the St. Joseph River north of Buchanan would impact cultural resources.


34-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Howard-Solon St. Extension, Kalamazoo, Mi, Elizabeth B. Garland Jan 1979

34-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Howard-Solon St. Extension, Kalamazoo, Mi, Elizabeth B. Garland

Reports of Investigations

This survey was made at the request of Mr. Ronald Copping of the Kalamazoo Co. Road Commission in response to a request for survey by the Michigan History Division, Michigan Department of State. The purpose of the project was to determine the extant cultural resources of the areas to be impacted by the proposed Howard-Solon St. extension. The fieldwork for the project was carried out April 18, 1979.


38-An Archaeological Survey Of The Inter-City Bank Property Located At The Corner Of Brookway Drive And Niles-Buchanan Road, City Of Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, William M. Cremin Jan 1979

38-An Archaeological Survey Of The Inter-City Bank Property Located At The Corner Of Brookway Drive And Niles-Buchanan Road, City Of Buchanan, Berrien County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The project was initiated upon receipt of a contract (dated 17 Aug 79) signed by Mr. Wayne R. Koebel, Vice-President and Controller, Inter-City Bank, Benton Harbor, Michigan. Our objective was to determine whether plans to construct a drivein banking facility at a location in the ·city of Buchanan might have an adverse impact on cultural resources.


37-Archaeological Test Excavations Undertaken To Determine The Extent And Cultural Significance Of The Pullman Health Clinic Site (20 Ae 618),Village Of Pullman, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin Jan 1979

37-Archaeological Test Excavations Undertaken To Determine The Extent And Cultural Significance Of The Pullman Health Clinic Site (20 Ae 618),Village Of Pullman, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to a letter from the office of Dr. Martha M. Bigelow, State Historic Preservation Officer, to Mr. Robert Q. Hendershott, Administrator, Pullman Health Clinic, Inc., Pullman, Michigan, and at the request of Mr. Hendershott, the Department of Anthropology at Western Michigan University undertook limited testing of th~ Pullman Health Clinic site (20 AE 618) on 23 Jun 79. There follows a report of our activities and findings with respect to this archaeological site.


36-An Archaeological Survey Of The Pullman Health Clinic Property, Village Of Pullman, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin Jan 1979

36-An Archaeological Survey Of The Pullman Health Clinic Property, Village Of Pullman, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The project was initiated upon receipt of a contract (dated 15 May 79) signed by Mr. Robert Q. Hendershott, Administrator, Pullman Health Clinic. Our objective was to determine whether existing plans to construct a health facility would impact cultural resources.


5-An Archaeological Survey Of Kalamazoo County, Michigan: 1979 Multiple Transect Survey In The Middle Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, R. David Hoxie, Jean F. Marek Jan 1979

5-An Archaeological Survey Of Kalamazoo County, Michigan: 1979 Multiple Transect Survey In The Middle Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, R. David Hoxie, Jean F. Marek

Archaeological Reports

CONTENTS

  • Prehistoric Site Survey in the Kalamazoo Basin
  • The 1979 Project Area
  • Previous Archaeological Research in the Project Area
  • Previously Known Sites in Transect A
  • Previously Known Sites in Transect B
  • Site Survey Methodology
  • Research Design
  • Field Procedures
  • Curation of Cultural Materials
  • Description of Sites Recorded and Catalog of Surface Collections
  • Sites in Transect A
  • Sites in Transect B
  • Interpretations and Conclusions
  • Comments on Management of Cultural Resources
  • Catalog of Artifactual Material Recovered During Survey
  • References Cited
  • Series of Maps Showing the Locations of Sites not Included on Maps in the Text
  • Kalamazoo Basin Archaeological Project: Allegan County Survey, 1976-1978 …


The Lithic Assemblage Of The Hacklander Site, Allegan County, Michigan, Jerrel H. Sorensen Dec 1978

The Lithic Assemblage Of The Hacklander Site, Allegan County, Michigan, Jerrel H. Sorensen

Masters Theses

Introduction

Orientation

In A History of American Archaeology Willey and Sabloff (1974) outline the development of archaeological method and theory in the Western Hemisphere. The authors defined 5 periods through which they traced advances in archaeology from the time Europe first discovered the New World. Each other these periods is characterized by certain attitudes and orientations toward archaeological data. Old ideas changed as new information, new tools of discovery, and new ways of interpretation and explanation transformed archaeology into what it is today.

Archaeologists are now in the Explanatory Period (Willey and Sabloff 1974:178). This period's theoretical orientation can be …


Archeological Site Survey Of The Lower Kalamazoo River Basin: Results Of The 1976 Field Season, Phillip D. Neusius Dec 1978

Archeological Site Survey Of The Lower Kalamazoo River Basin: Results Of The 1976 Field Season, Phillip D. Neusius

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


31-Archaeological Survey Of 1.7 Acres Of Land Owned By The Michigan Department Of Natural Resources, Barry County, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley Sep 1978

31-Archaeological Survey Of 1.7 Acres Of Land Owned By The Michigan Department Of Natural Resources, Barry County, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

This project was performed at the request of Mr. Spencer Greenhill of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources- Waterways. The 1.7 acres in question are proposed to be an expansion of an adjacent DNR Public Access site on Gull Lake. Fieldwork for this project was carried out on September 2, 1978.


30-Archaeologieal Survey Of 39 Acre Parcel In The Fort Custer Military Reservation, Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley Aug 1978

30-Archaeologieal Survey Of 39 Acre Parcel In The Fort Custer Military Reservation, Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

This survey was performed at the request of Mr. George Kopacha of the Government Services Administration. The purpose of the project was to identify any cultural resources within the project area that would warrant mitigation. The 39 acres will possibly undergo land exchange in the future. The field inspection of the parcel was done on July 28, 1978.


29-Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Land Exchange Area (114 Acres) In The Fort Custer Military Reservation, Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley Aug 1978

29-Archaeological Survey Of Proposed Land Exchange Area (114 Acres) In The Fort Custer Military Reservation, Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

This survey was performed at the request of Mr. Larry E. Wile, Assistant Superintendent, Kalamazoo Valley Intermediate School District. The area to be surveyed was outlined by Mr. George Kopacha of the Government Serviees Administration. The survey was intended to locate and identify cultural resources in the project area prior to land exchange. The fieldwork was carried out on July 28, 1978.


Ethnography For Archaeology: A Functional Interpretation Of An Upper Great Lakes Prehistoric Fishing Artifact, Donald E. Weston Aug 1978

Ethnography For Archaeology: A Functional Interpretation Of An Upper Great Lakes Prehistoric Fishing Artifact, Donald E. Weston

Masters Theses

Introduction and Problem

One of the basic and challenging tasks in archaeology is the interpretation of artifacts and the reconstruction of prehistoric cultures. Difficulties arise primarily because (1) not all past human behavior is manifest in the archaeological record, and (2) that which remains is only adequately represented. Our success at understanding prehistory is further limited by differential preservation, lack of representative samples, and loss of contextual data. Even with the use of sophisticated recovery techniques, vigorous analysis, and statistical manipulation it is seldom possible to arrive at neat reconstructions. Prehistory is, after all, the indirect study of human behavior …


Anthropological Approaches To The Study Of Nepali Shamanism, Christopher J. Busick Aug 1978

Anthropological Approaches To The Study Of Nepali Shamanism, Christopher J. Busick

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


26-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed State Park Near ~1ichigan Dunes Correctional Facility, Allegan County, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley Apr 1978

26-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed State Park Near ~1ichigan Dunes Correctional Facility, Allegan County, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

This project was performed at the request of Dr. John R. Halsey, State Archaeologist, at the Michigan History Division, Lansing. The project was an archaeological survey of state-owned lands near the St. Augustine Prison; this area was surveyed to determine if cultural resources would be impacted by the development of a State Park. The fieldwork for the project was carried out on the 24th and 25th of April, 1978.


The Ceramics Of The Sand Point Site (20bg14) Baraga County, Michigan: A Preliminary Description, Lawrence G. Dorothy Apr 1978

The Ceramics Of The Sand Point Site (20bg14) Baraga County, Michigan: A Preliminary Description, Lawrence G. Dorothy

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Cultural Anthropology In The Education Of Social Service Personnel, James W. Green Mar 1978

The Role Of Cultural Anthropology In The Education Of Social Service Personnel, James W. Green

The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare

Anthropology contributes to the education of social work students through its emphasis on the role of culture and of social context in the delivery of social services. Examples are provided with special emphasis on child abuse and protective services. While anthropology has traditionally been associated with the study of minorities, its role in the critique of other social work concerns is suggested.


27-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Gift Tract (76 Acres), Fort Custer Military Reservation, Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley Jan 1978

27-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed Gift Tract (76 Acres), Fort Custer Military Reservation, Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

This survey was performed at the request of Mr. Dee Weaver of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Lands Division. The purpose of the project was to determine whether or not extant cultural resources existed on a 76 acre parcel of land in the Fort Custer l1ilitary Reservation; this determination was to be made prior to the proposed exchange of the parcel from the U.S. government to the DNR. The fieldwork for the project was carried out on June 28, 1978.


3-An Archaeological Survey Of Allegan County, Michigan: 1978 Multiple Transect Survey In The Middle Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, Jean F. Marek Jan 1978

3-An Archaeological Survey Of Allegan County, Michigan: 1978 Multiple Transect Survey In The Middle Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, Jean F. Marek

Archaeological Reports

In 1977, as in the previous year, Cremin's Kalamazoo Basin Survey was integrated with the annual field school, but with the addition of grant support for survey from the Michigan History Division. The availability of external funding, together with our desire to implement more rigorous survey procedures, resulted in much better coverage during this season than had been realized in 1976.

The area investigated in 1977 is located 9 km upstream from the 1976 transect and included an area of 93 km 2 , or the equivalent of one township (Figure 1). This transect was stratified according to the distribution …


28-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed I-94 Business Route Expansion Project, Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley Jan 1978

28-Archaeological Survey Of The Proposed I-94 Business Route Expansion Project, Battle Creek, Michigan, Robert G. Kingsley

Reports of Investigations

This project was performed at the request of Mr. Mark Schrag of the Environmental and Community Factors Division, Michigan Department of State Highways and Transportation. The project was intended to locate and identify any prehistoric or historical cultural resources in the right-of-way for the proposed I-94 Business Route expansion that might be impacted as a result of road construction. The fieldwork for this project was carried out on July 6 and 7, 1978.


32-An Archaeological Survey Of Land Involved In The Proposed Expansion Of Sewage Treatment Facilities, City Of Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin Jan 1978

32-An Archaeological Survey Of Land Involved In The Proposed Expansion Of Sewage Treatment Facilities, City Of Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

The project was initiated upon receipt of a letter (dated 21 Sep 78) from Ms. Jane Tice, Clerk of the Village of Otsego, and carried out with the assistance of Mr. Michael Doleski, City Manager and Mr. Dean Smalla, Superintendent of the treatment facility. Our objective was to determine whether existing plans to expand the facility might impact cultural resources.


2-An Archaeological Survey Of Allegan County, Michigan: 1977 Transect Survey In The Lower Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, R. David Hoxie, Donald E. Weston Jan 1978

2-An Archaeological Survey Of Allegan County, Michigan: 1977 Transect Survey In The Lower Kalamazoo River Valley, William M. Cremin, R. David Hoxie, Donald E. Weston

Archaeological Reports

Western Michigan University has sponsored archaeological field work in the Kalamazoo River Valley for the last 10 years. For the most part this research has been carried out by the Department of Anthropology's archaeological field school, which has been located in the lower valley during all or portions of 6 field seasons: 1968, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977 and 1978. Prior to 1976, the Department's field program was directed by Elizabeth Baldwin Garland; and since that time by Garland and William Cremin.

With the inception of the Kalamazoo Basin Archaeological Project in 1976, the research objectives of our program in this …


33-A Report Of Archaeological Investigations Undertaken To Determine The Extent And Cultural Significance Of The Grant Street Site (20 Ae 613), City Of Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin Jan 1978

33-A Report Of Archaeological Investigations Undertaken To Determine The Extent And Cultural Significance Of The Grant Street Site (20 Ae 613), City Of Otsego, Allegan County, Michigan, William M. Cremin

Reports of Investigations

Pursuant to a letter (Ref: ER-426) from the office of Dr. Martha M. Bigelow, State Historic Preservation Officer, to Mr. Barry Visel of Gave Associates, Inc. of Kalamazoo, and at the request of the City Council of Otsego, the Department of Anthropology at Western Michigan University undertook limited test excavation of the Grant Street site on 30 Nov 78. There follows a report of our activities and findings with respect to this site.


4-Archaeological Survey To Determine Prehistoric Settlement Patterns In Allegan County, Michigan: 1978 Field Season, Elizabeth B. Garland, Robert G. Kingsley Jan 1978

4-Archaeological Survey To Determine Prehistoric Settlement Patterns In Allegan County, Michigan: 1978 Field Season, Elizabeth B. Garland, Robert G. Kingsley

Archaeological Reports

The 1978 Settlement Pattern Survey (SPS 78) in Allegan County, Michigan, a total of 242 sites were recorded, which could be further defined as 260 components. 243 of these components are prehistoric; 17 are historic. Of the 243 prehistoric components identified, 139 (57%) are of undetermined cultural affiliation, while 104 (43%) can be placed in cultural/chronological context. This report details the locations, environmental settings, and materials recovered from these sites, and an evaluation of the significance of these data is presented. i


The Physical Anthropology Of Chiggerville: Demography And Pathology, Norman C. Sullivan Dec 1977

The Physical Anthropology Of Chiggerville: Demography And Pathology, Norman C. Sullivan

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Schmidt Site: A Pre-Nipissing Village In The Saginaw Valley, Michigan, Jerry D. Fairchild Dec 1977

The Schmidt Site: A Pre-Nipissing Village In The Saginaw Valley, Michigan, Jerry D. Fairchild

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


A Reinterpretation Of Plains Indian Adaptation: The Case Of The Comanche, Lynn R. Johnson Dec 1977

A Reinterpretation Of Plains Indian Adaptation: The Case Of The Comanche, Lynn R. Johnson

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.