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Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Items in this Collection
- 1Aiken, Margaret
- 1Berendt, Karl R.
- 1Bertram, Brianne I.
- 1Bishop, Katherine G.
- 1Burt, Nicole M
- 1Fleming, Lacey Shannon
- 4Stable isotope analysis
- 3Dietary reconstruction
- 3Greece
- 2Anthropology
- 2Bioarchaeology
- 2Biological Anthropology
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A radiographic investigation of juvenile scurvy among the sub-adult remains from Stymphalos and Zaraka, Greece
DownloadFall 2009
Historically, scurvy has seen only minor investigation in children. This is also true among archaeological populations. The development of criteria for assessing juvenile scurvy among archaeological populations has provided a novel means of paleopathological analysis for discussing this disorder...
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After the Earthquake: Dietary Resource Use During the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine Periods at Helike, Greece
DownloadFall 2013
After a devastating earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Classical city of ancient Helike in 373 BC, the surrounding coastal plain was resettled and was continuously inhabited from the Hellenistic to the Late Byzantine periods. Twenty-eight individuals associated with these post-earthquake...
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Beyond Binary Identification: Gender Affirming Care and its Utility in Forensic Anthropology
DownloadFall 2024
The role sex plays in forensic anthropology varies from the role gender plays in cultural performance. This thesis looks at how the changes that occur during a transition may be interpreted by forensic anthropologists. Violent crime rates against gender-diverse individuals are high for the small...
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Carbon and Nitrogen Stable Isotope Analysis of Human and Faunal Skeletal Remains from the Formative Period of the Northern Highlands of Ecuador
DownloadSpring 2019
In Ecuador, the diet of prehispanic populations has been interpreted mostly based on the evidence recovered by archaeobotanical and zooarchaeological studies, if available. In contrast, stable isotope analysis for reconstructing diet is still a novel method that has been employed on only a few...
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Examination of Ancient Animal Management Practices in Siberia and the Russian Far East through Dietary Stable Isotope Analyses
DownloadFall 2020
This study examines diverse animal management practices through the application of δ13C and δ15N analyses to collagen extracted from faunal skeletal remains. The faunal remains analyzed were recovered from eight archaeological sites in three distinct ecological settings in Siberia and the...
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Pig Husbandry at Kastro Kallithea: An Isotopic Study of Pig Husbandry in Hellenistic Thessaly
DownloadFall 2019
The goal of this study was to determine the pig husbandry practice(s) employed at the Hellenistic city of Kastro Kallithea. Kastro Kallithea was occupied from the 4th to 2nd centuries BCE. One of the primary goals of the Kastro Kallithea archaeological project was to examine the domestic economy...
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Reconstructing Childhood Diet using Dentine Microsamples from Skeletal Remains from Kenchreai and Isthmia, Greece
DownloadSpring 2019
An understudied topic in bioarchaeology is that of childhood diet after weaning. Palaeodietary reconstructions have typically focused on examining breastfeeding and weaning or adult diets. This study uses stable isotope analysis of dentine microsamples to examine the diets of juveniles at the...
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Reconstructing Individual and Population Diet at Fishergate House: Application of a New Microsampling Method for Stable Isotope Analysis
DownloadFall 2012
The stable isotope signature of childhood diet changes from a fetal signal (similar to the mother), to a breastfeeding signal, and finally to a weaned signal, which may or many not match the adult diet. The patterning of these changes can give insight into child feeding practices and parenting. A...
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Fall 2012
Excavations conducted at the ancient city of Stymphalos and the monastery of Zaraka in the valley of Stymphalos, Greece, yielded a number of human graves. Neither group of burials was contemporaneous with the structures in which they were interred and they are believed to represent small...
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Taking a Bite out of History: Hellenistic Dietary Reconstruction and Population Mobility at the Site of New Halos, Thessaly, Greece
DownloadSpring 2017
The Hellenistic site of New Halos in Thessaly Greece was founded around 302 BC and was occupied for a short period of time until it was destroyed by an earthquake. The short occupation makes New Halos an ideal site for study because it represents a snapshot of rural Hellenistic life. Both the...