Theses - Archaeology
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The Heritage of Repression: Memory, Commemoration, and Politics in Post-Soviet Russia
(2019-10-26)This dissertation focuses on portrayals of victims and perpetrators at sites related to Soviet repression in contemporary Moscow and Yekaterinburg, Russia. Its aim is to explore the different ways in which site stakeholders ... -
In the human past, is the perennial consumption of starch a deep or shallow phenomenon?
(2019-10-26)In the human past, is the perennial consumption of starch a deep or a shallow phenomenon? Recent research has argued that digestible carbohydrates, rather than just meat, were necessary to accommodate the metabolic demands ... -
An archaeology of artisan identities and global relationships: Case studies of 19th and early 20th century weavers and carvers from Pohnpei and Kosrae, Micronesia
(2019-07-19)Pacific islanders have interacted for millennia. From the 16th century, foreigners arrived, and Islanders’ interconnectivity further increased. Archaeologists have fruitfully investigated such multicultural interactions ... -
Ancient Childhood: Perspectives from Iraq and Syria in the Early Second Millennium BC
(2019-07-19)Despite being a major demographic component, our reconstructions of Old Babylonian social, economic, and legal history have tended not to consider how children fit into them. In part, this is because scholars’ opinion was ...
