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The work of art : rock art and adaptation in the lower Pecos, Texas Archaic
(1998-12)
This dissertation presents a study of prehistoric, hunter-gatherer rock art in Lower Pecos River Region, located at the northeastern reaches of the Chihuahuan Desert within the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. ...
The development of Asian watercraft : from the prehistoric era to the advent of European colonization
(1998-05)
The development of Asian watercraft began with simple flotation devices: the log float, bundles of vegetation, inflated animal skins and pottery vessels. From these, developed skin boats, basket boats and, most fundamental ...
Chinese porcelain and seventeenth-century Port Royal, Jamaica
(1998-05)
This dissertation examines 17th-century Chinese porcelain found in Port Royal, Jamaica during the various land and underwater excavations carried out since the late 1950s. The focus of the study is on the artifacts recovered ...
Community, household, and status at Hacienda Tabi, Yucatan, Mexico
(1998-12)
In the last quarter century, many studies have demonstrated how the archaeological record reflects known socioeconomic distinctions on plantation settlements in the American South and Caribbean. Despite the lack of empirical ...
The study and analysis of the kaolin clay tobacco pipe collection from the seventeenth-century archaeological site of Port Royal, Jamaica
(1998-08)
The examination and analysis of the kaolin clay pipe collection from Port Royal, Jamaica, revealed several trends. From a database of 21,575 pipes recovered from 1981-1990, 61 bowl types were identified and arranged in an ...