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The Uses Of Maya Structures: A Study Of Architecture And Artifact Distribution At Sepulturas, Copan, Honduras, Julia A. Hendon Oct 1987

The Uses Of Maya Structures: A Study Of Architecture And Artifact Distribution At Sepulturas, Copan, Honduras, Julia A. Hendon

Anthropology Faculty Publications

This dissertation presents a compositional analysis of the architecture and a distributional analysis of the associated artifacts resulting from excavation of some ninety buildings dating from the Late to Terminal Classic Period at the Maya site of Copan, Honduras. The study of all artifacts recovered from primary contexts, both in situ and redeposited, focuses first on a determination of their function, second on an analysis of their distribution within the site, and third on their associations with one another in order to identify the kinds of activities carried out at various locations. A second line of evidence used is the …


Patricia Polansky's Review Of Elena Viktorovna Govor's Bibliografiia Avstralii, 1710-1983 (A Bibliography Of Australia, 1710-1983), Patricia Polansky Jul 1987

Patricia Polansky's Review Of Elena Viktorovna Govor's Bibliografiia Avstralii, 1710-1983 (A Bibliography Of Australia, 1710-1983), Patricia Polansky

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


New Russian Books On The Pacific, 1982-1983, Patricia Polansky Mar 1986

New Russian Books On The Pacific, 1982-1983, Patricia Polansky

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


The Taman Negara Batek: A People In Transition, Paul Faulstich Oct 1985

The Taman Negara Batek: A People In Transition, Paul Faulstich

Pitzer Faculty Publications and Research

Batek Negritos from the vicinity of Taman Negara National Park in West Malaysia are a hunting and gathering people presently experiencing rapid encroachment by the modern world. Under the authority of the Malaysian government, they are being encouraged to settle and to emulate Malay subsistence farming communities. Unfortunately, this strategy has had a number of adverse effects on the Batek.


Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison Jan 1985

Ua37/30/2 Wku Research Notecards - F Topics, Lowell Harrison

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Notecards created by Lowell Harrison while researching his book Western Kentucky University. The cards transcribed below are for 259 topics beginning with F ranging from Faculty - Hunt to Future of Education.


Dating And Mating : Attitudes Of Middle Eastern Students In The United States, Gabriel Bejjani Aug 1984

Dating And Mating : Attitudes Of Middle Eastern Students In The United States, Gabriel Bejjani

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The need for this study stemmed from the fact that a large number of Middle Eastern students are coming to the United States of America to seek higher education. This has created a social problem for both the Middle Eastern students and their American counterparts because of the great differences between their cultures in the practice of dating and mating.

The objectives of the study were to examine the opinions of a sample of Middle Eastern students in the United States in regards to dating and mating practices. The sample size was one hundred students.

A literature search of the …


New Russian Books On The Pacific, 1980-1981, Patricia Polansky Sep 1983

New Russian Books On The Pacific, 1980-1981, Patricia Polansky

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Key Elements In The Evolving Political Culture Of The Federated States Of Micronesia, Daniel T. Hughes, Stanley K. Laughlin Jr. Sep 1982

Key Elements In The Evolving Political Culture Of The Federated States Of Micronesia, Daniel T. Hughes, Stanley K. Laughlin Jr.

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


El Pueblo Guaymí Y Su Futuro, Milton R.A. Machuca-Gálvez, Daniel Holness Carrasco Sr. Jan 1982

El Pueblo Guaymí Y Su Futuro, Milton R.A. Machuca-Gálvez, Daniel Holness Carrasco Sr.

University Libraries & Learning Sciences Faculty and Staff Publications

Esta publicación contiene las ponencias y documentos que se presentaron en el FORO SOBRE EL PUEBLO GUAYMÍ SU FUTURO, celebrado en la ciudad de Panamá del 23 al 27 de marzo de 1981. El material está dividido en cinco secciones: una introducción seguida de 1. La historia de los guaymíes; 2. Situación actual del pueblo guaymí; 3 Las luchas guaymíes; 4. Los grandes proyectos de desarrollo: ¿bendición o maldición?; y, 5. "Se hace el camino al andar": pasos en la lucha. Las secciones “guardan una estrecha relación temática con un eje central que aparece a lo largo de la publicación: …


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 21, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Jan 1980

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 21, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, Nos. 19-20, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Oct 1979

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, Nos. 19-20, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 18, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Jan 1979

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 18, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, Nos. 16-17, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Oct 1978

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, Nos. 16-17, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 15, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Jan 1978

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 15, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 14, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Oct 1977

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 14, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Robert D. Craig Review Of Patrick O’Reilly, Tahiti Au Temps De La Reine Pomare, Robert D. Craig Sep 1977

Robert D. Craig Review Of Patrick O’Reilly, Tahiti Au Temps De La Reine Pomare, Robert D. Craig

Pacific Studies

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, Nos. 12-13, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Apr 1977

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, Nos. 12-13, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 11, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Oct 1976

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 11, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 10, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Apr 1976

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 10, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 8, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Jun 1975

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 8, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 9, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt Jan 1975

Nepal Studies Association Bulletin, No. 9, Nepal Studies Association, Donald A. Messerschmidt

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 7, Nepal Studies Association, John Scholz Dec 1974

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 7, Nepal Studies Association, John Scholz

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 6, Nepal Studies Association, John Scholz Jul 1974

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 6, Nepal Studies Association, John Scholz

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 5, Nepal Studies Association, John Scholz Jan 1974

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 5, Nepal Studies Association, John Scholz

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Sasswood Ordeal Of The West Atlantic Tribes Of Sierra Leone And Liberia: An Ethnohistoriographic Survey, Sarah Louise Davies Aug 1973

The Sasswood Ordeal Of The West Atlantic Tribes Of Sierra Leone And Liberia: An Ethnohistoriographic Survey, Sarah Louise Davies

Dissertations and Theses

The sasswood ordeal of poison presents a divinatory ritual which has been used in criminal cases by the traditional African of Sierra Leone and Liberia. For at least six hundred years, the peoples of these present countries have imposed this strictest of ordeals on their moral transgressors; and the practice has survived, despite the protestations of nineteenth-century missionaries and the encroachment of the western world.

The investigation of the historical evidence of the sasswood ordeal among the West Atlantic tribes of Africa has three basic purposes. First, because of the paucity of interpretive data on the sasswood ordeal, the primary …


Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 4, Nepal Studies Association May 1973

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 4, Nepal Studies Association

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 3, Nepal Studies Association Feb 1973

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 3, Nepal Studies Association

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 2, Nepal Studies Association Jul 1972

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 2, Nepal Studies Association

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 1, Nepal Studies Association Mar 1972

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter, Issue 1, Nepal Studies Association

Nepal Studies Association Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Role Of Traditional And New Leadership In Dairmina, A Village In Upper Egypt, Marie Bassili Assaad Apr 1969

The Role Of Traditional And New Leadership In Dairmina, A Village In Upper Egypt, Marie Bassili Assaad

Archived Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.