Browsing UW-L Archaeology Senior Theses by Title
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Absent ice patches and the continued reliability of caribou as a resource to prehistoric hunters throughout the Holocene
(2011)Ice patches have recently exploded as a new field of research in archaeology and as a vital source to understanding prehistory. The uniqueness of ice patch archaeology lies within the preservation of organic materials ... -
Acorns and camas : plant utilization and subsistence along the Northwest Coast
(2009-05)The Northwest Coast region of North America has long been reported as relying heavily on a marine subsistence base with little if any exploitation of plant resources. This is one of the few areas of the world where culturally ... -
Adaima settlement burials : giving the burials context
(2013)The purpose of studying the Predynastic site of Adaima is to place the nine burials found in the settlement area within their archaeological context using AutoCAD and plan maps, determine the importance of the individuals ... -
Analysis of archaeological sampling methods using the complete surface data from the Pirque Alto Site in Cochabamba, Bolivia
(Archaeological Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2007-05)Sampling is an extremely important aspect of archaeological fieldwork, and it can significantly influence interpretation; therefore, the effects of these processes must be understood and controlled. Various experimental ... -
Analysis of end scrapers from Silver Mound, Jackson Co., Wisconsin : examining morphology to assess temporal context
(2009-05)End scrapers are specialized tools with distinguishing stylistic features. In the northeastern Great Plains, end scrapers are commonly found at Paleoindian and late prehistoric Oneota sites. This paper examines end scraper ... -
Analysis of fish remains from the Krause Site (47LC41) in La Crosse County, WI
(2009-06)During the 2000 excavations at the Krause site (47LC41) in Onalaska, WI, archaeologists from the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse and the Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center (MVAC) uncovered an earth oven feature. ... -
Analysis of Kratz Creek, Neale, and McClaughry Mound groups
(2013)Samuel Barrett and Ethan Hawkes excavated the Kratz Creek Mound group in the summer of Samuel Barrett and Ethan Hawkes excavated the Kratz Creek Mound group in the summer of 1917. Later on in the summer of 1925, Will McKern ... -
Analysis of Oneota storage pits at the lower sand lake site (47LC45)
(2011)This research focuses on the examination of Oneota storage pits from Locality 3 at the Lower Sand Lake site (47Lc45) which was excavated in the summer of 2009. Seven features were identified as storage pits and analyzed ... -
Analysis of stylistic attributes on Oneota pottery from the Pammel Creek site, La Crosse, Wisconsin
(2011)This study examines the shell tempered Oneota pottery from the Pammel Creek site in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Oneota lived in the area from A.D. 1300-1650. This investigation analyzed trail markings on Oneota ceramics to ... -
Analysis of surface and subsurface ceramics in relation to formation processes at the archaeological site of Pirque Alto (CP-11) in Cochabamba, Bolivia
(2009-05)The archaeological site of Pirque Alto (CP-11), located in the Parotani valley region of Cochabamba, Bolivia, is a multicomponent site with components dating back as far as the Formative Period up until Inca times. Previous ... -
Analysis to determine seasonality at the Cade 9 site (47VE625) in Vernon County, Wisconsin
(2008-05)Excavations during the summer of 2007 at Cade 9 (47Ve625) in Vernon County, Wisconsin, revealed several features with diagnostic pottery from the Great Oasis culture. The Great Oasis culture is known to have extended from ... -
Analytical comparison of two 16th century shipwrecks
(2008-05)In 1559, a small Spanish fleet arrived in what is now known as Pensacola Bay in Pensacola, Florida. They were to attempt the first Spanish settlement in Florida. Shortly after their arrival, severe weather crippled and ... -
Applications of Chimu administrative architecture : an analysis of architectural form and function in the Moche Valley, Peru
(Archaeological Studies Program, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2007-06)Through the comparative analysis of the U-shaped structures called audiencias found at the Chim? capital city of Chan Chan in Peru and the contextual analysis of those structures to similar architectural forms and associative ... -
Archaeological history of Roman glass
(2008-05)Glass, in its natural form, has been used since the Stone Age, but it wasn't until about 3000 B.C., after the Phoenicians inadvertently "discovered" glass, that glassmaking techniques were developed and manufactured glass ... -
Archaeology of settlement and migratory patterns of the Fur tribe in Darfur, Sudan
(2008-05)The state of Darfur is located around the Jebel Marra Mountains in western Sudan, Africa, and was first established around A.D. 1630 by the ruling African tribe known as the Fur. The Fur tribe homeland is divided amongst ... -
Archery exploits of the Pharaohs
(2013)Archery has been an important part of human history and Egypt is no exception. Several stories have been found detailing amazing archery feats of the pharaohs. By testing these stories we can learn more about the status ... -
Architectural analysis of the Moqi Inca site
(2013)In the Andes region of South America grew one of the largest and most powerful empires in the history of the world, the Inca. These master architects, planners, logisticians, and warriors expanded rapidly from the ... -
Are arid climates more likely to produce monotheistic religions : an archaeological and anthropological perspective
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Artificial cranial modification at the Carson Mound site
(2010)The Carson Mound site is one of the largest prehistoric ceremonial centers in the Mississippi alluvial valley. It is a Mississippian mound center and dates from approximately 900-1500 AD. In 1894 Cyrus Thomas included a ... -
Asherah and figurines : how the worship of a goddess affected the activites of women in Iron Age II Megiddo
(2013)The Israelites' religious history is easily found documented in the Hebrew Bible. Certain aspects of their religion, though, have been expanded upon by the use of archaeology, especially looking at the idea of popular ...