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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.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
- 2Botting, Heather Denise Harden
- 2Gibson, Terrance H.
- 2Gordon, Andrew Ross
- 2Hayashi, Naotaka
- 2McCormack, Patricia Alice
- 2Murray, Carol Elizabeth.
- 24Archaeology
- 14Anthropology
- 13Baikal Archaeology Project Dissertations & Theses
- 7Alberta
- 7Indigenous
- 7anthropology
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Fall 2020
Recent analyses of the Promontory caves assemblages by Ives and colleagues (Billinger and Ives 2015; Hallson 2017; Ives 2014, 2020; Ives et al. 2014; Johansson 2013; Lakevold 2017, in press; Reilly 2015; Rhode, in press; Yanicki 2019, in press; Yanicki and Ives 2017) have renewed interest in...
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An Analysis of Site Selection Behaviours and Landscape Use in the Prince Rupert Harbour Area
DownloadSpring 2013
I discuss the coastal occupation history of the Coast Tsimshian in terms of the distribution of known archaeological sites in the Prince Rupert Harbour, located on the northern coast of British Columbia. I identify patterns in site selection behaviours that emerged over the past 5000 years since...
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Fall 2019
The thesis explores perceptions of and ideas about mystery hominoids, and focuses more specifically on the western Canadian category named ‘sasquatch’ or ‘bigfoot’. Over the last several decades, there has appeared a limited though quite varied literature on sasquatch and other mystery hominoids...
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An Evaluation of Embalmed Cadaveric Human Tissue in the Investigation of Multiple Freeze and Thaw Cycles on the Histological Morphology of Human Bone
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Our understanding of the myriad of possible taphonomic agents acting on remains in a forensic context has dramatically increased over the last two decades (Haglund and Sorg, 2002); however, the effects of cold temperature on the microstructure of bone tissue are still not well understood. Recent...
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An initial zooarchaeological analysis of Magubike and Mlambalasi: Two archaeological sites from the Iringa region of Southern Tanzania
DownloadFall 2009
The current study consists of a preliminary analysis of the faunal materials recovered from test pit excavations at Magubike (HxJf-01) and Mlambalasi (HwJf-02), two archaeological sites in the Iringa district of Tanzania. Both sites contain faunal materials from the Iron Age, Later Stone Age and...