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A tangled web : the role of material and ideational definitions of culture in evaluating Coahuiltecan cultural change
(2001)
This thesis is grounded in the concept of Native American cultural change, focusing specifically on the Coahuiltecan peoples, native hunter-gatherers of south Texas and northeastern Mexico. Anthropological literature has ...
Household ceramics at Port Royal, Jamaica, 1655-1692 : the building 4/5 assemblage
(2001)
From 1981 to 1990, the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA), in conjunction with Texas A&M University (TAMU) and the Jamaica National Heritage Trust, excavated a portion of the underwater English colonial city of Port ...
The Pepper Wreck : a Portuguese Indiaman at the mouth of the Tagus River
(2001-08)
In 1993, during a survey promoted by the Museu Nacional de Arqueologia and the non-profit association Arqueonáutica Centro de Estudos, under the direction of Dr. Francisco Alves, the remains of a ship were found in the ...
The occurrence, habitat use, and behavior of sharks and rays associating with topographic highs in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Some wide-ranging elasmobranch species are frequently reported to occur at topographic highs, which are topographic prominences that rise from the sea floor and provide significant positive and structural relief in an ...
A comparison of fracture properties of selected geosynthetic products using pseudo strain damage theory
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Reflective cracking is one of the more serious distresses associated with existing hot mix asphalt (HMA) or portland concrete cement (PCC) pavements overlaid with a thin bituminous layer. This phenomenon is commonly defined ...
Agricultural niche market risk-takers: analysis of production practices and information sources of Texas meat goat producers
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The purpose of this study was to determine the demographics, educational preferences, and current production practices of Texas meat goat producers. This study also sought to use the above information to make inferences ...
Mechanical modeling of the plastic bonded explosive LX17
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The current research attempts to develop a model for a polycrystalline, composite solid with viscoelastic matrix known as LX17. It is a highly-filled plastic bonded explosive with a shelf-life of up to 50 years. ...
"To make their owne termes": servant rebelliousness and the transitionto slavery in seventeenth-century Barbados and Virginia
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Throughout the seventeenth century the English colonies of Barbados and Virginia relied upon the institution of indentured servitude to meet their labor needs. By the end of the seventeenth century, however, both colonies ...
Forces on a fixed barge due to Stokes 5th-Order laboratory waves
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
This paper presents the results of experiment of nonlinear Stokes 5th order waves and forces measured in the Ocean Engineering Hydrodynamic Laboratory. It also presents analysis of the data and the comparison with hydrodynamic ...
Criterion for burner design in thermal weed control
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
A covered infrared burner was designed and constructed so that it could be compared to an open-flame burner. Two covered burners, a high configuration and a low configuration, were constructed. A low configuration covered ...