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Examination of Ancient Animal Management Practices in Siberia and the Russian Far East through Dietary Stable Isotope Analyses
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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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Let the winter sun shine on, let me feel the frost of dawn: Rangifer tarandus osteology, anatomy, and identity
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Rangifer tarandus, the species which encompasses both caribou in North America and reindeer in Eurasia, is a keystone species for both the cultures and the ecosystems of the circumpolar world. Because of this, human interactions with reindeer and caribou throughout history are of great interest...
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The 'Shep-herd' relationship in Classical and Hellenistic Thessaly, Greece: Investigating husbandry practices using carbon, oxygen, and strontium isotopes from sheep and goat tooth enamel
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I investigate pastoral archaeology in Greece, and specifically the Hellenistic contexts at Kastro Kallithea and Pharsalos. Current research on ancient pastoralism in Thessaly, Greece is divided over the presence, prevalence, and degree of specialized shepherding or seasonally mobile management...
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Fall 2023
Houtaomuga site is located at the embankment of Lake Xinhuangpao in Da’an County of northeast China. Excavations from 2011 to 2015 revealed an occupation ranging from the early Neolithic period to late Liao Dynasty. This dissertation will focus on an unusual feature from the late Neolithic period...