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INAA and distribution patterns of Classic Mimbres Black-on-white vessels during the Classic period
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
Distribution patterns of Classic Mimbres Black-on-white (Style III) bowls and jars were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) to identify vessel movement between geographically defined regions and ...
Reconstructing the past: architectural analysis of communal structures at the NAN Ranch ruin (LA2465), Grant County, New Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Eleven seasons of field work at the NAN Ranch ruin (LA 2465), a multicomponent Mimbres site in Grant County, New Mexico, have allowed researchers to reconstruct a detailed sequence of architectural development stretching ...
Maritimity in prehistoric Scandinavia: cognitive domain formation and the reconstruction of a Mesolithic mindset
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Scandinavian maritime archaeologists are in agreement that the ship functioned as a powerful symbol for the peoples of the Bronze, Iron and Viking Ages, largely as an outgrowth of the nature of their seafaring society. ...
Micromorphological analysis of the sediments and soils from the Gault site: a Clovis site in Central Texas
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
The Gault site is a Paleoindian site (ca. 11,500-8500 BP) in Central Texas that contains an unusual abundance of cultural material for this period. Due to the importance of this site for Paleoindian archaeology, a broad-scale ...
Mimbres rock art: a graphic legacy of cultural expression
(Texas A&M University, 2002)
Rock art abounds along the Mimbres River banks and drainage tributaries reflecting the rich cultural remains of the ancient Mimbres people. The Mimbres are a well established cultural group who lived in southwest New Mexico ...
Gilbert M. Smith, master boatbuilder of Long Island, New York
(Texas A&M University, 2000)
The second half of the 19th century in maritime America was an era marked by a rich variety of vernacular watercraft types adapted to a wide range of local needs and traditions. The Great South Bay, located off Long Island, ...
The analysis and conservation of the Belle footwear assemblage
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
Nautical archaeology can be loosely defined as the study of the material remains of ships and their contents as a component of a broader cultural system. The oceans and lakes of the world are replete with shipwrecks from ...
An examination of biological variation in Lower Pecos and Central Texas human populations: the odontometric evidence
(Texas A&M University, 2003)
The dental remains of one hundred twenty-three individuals from Lower Pecos and Central Texas were analyzed. Buccolingual and mesiodistal measurements were taken and subjected to univariate and multivariate statistics to ...
Prehistoric jewelry of the NAN Ranch Ruin (LA15049), Grant County, New Mexico
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
Jewelry from the NAN Ranch Ruin (A.D. 600/650-1140), southwestern New Mexico, is analyzed with the following research goals: to describe the physical properties of the jewelry, to provide a contextual analysis in the form ...
The western river steamboat: structure and machinery, 1811 to 1860
(Texas A&M University, 2001)
The western river steamboat contained the technology that transformed the trans-Appalachian West from a wilderness to an economically significant region of the country. The following study explores the origin and development ...