Theses - Archaeology
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Truth and Archaeology: Justification in Archaeology
(2014-07-19)Many causes have been proposed for the transition to agriculture but how can archaeologists debate rival interpretations of the record with a seat-of-your-pants theoretical methodology? Truth is a concept that has been the ... -
Landscape and environmental changes at Memphis during the dynastic period in Egypt
(2019-01-25)Memphis is considered to have been the main metropolis of dynastic Egypt. For more than 3000 years the settlement played a primary role in political, economic and cultural life of the state, functioning as capital for long ... -
Ethnic Identity and the Consolidation of Imperial Power in the Grand Khitan Empire (AD 907-1125) Burial Art as Evidence for Ethnogenesis in a Multi-ethnic Society
(2019-07-20)The Grand Khitan Empire (AD 907-1125) was created by expanding its territory through military conquest and diplomatic treaty across parts of Asia. By deliberate political strategies of cultural construction and the ... -
The Right to Control the Land: Law, Heritage and Self-Determination by Native Hawaiians
(2018-11-06)Hawai‘i was once an independent Indigenous sovereign island nation with a distinctive culture, history, and legislative past. The laws of the modern state of Hawai‘i reflect that history as Indigenous heritage has been ...
