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  • To grow or to buy : food staples and cultural identity in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

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    Karnes, Daniel A.
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    In this era of free trade and globalization, food is traveling greater and greater distances to its consumers. This is causing small farms and small farmers all over the world to protest as their livelihood is being undercut by cheap agricultural commodities from outside their communities. In the Ecuadorian Andes,...
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  • Late Pleistocene Lithic Technological Organization on the Southern Oregon Coast : Investigations at Indian Sands (35-CU-67C)

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    Willis, Samuel C.
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    Excavations conducted at Indian Sands (35-CU-67C), located along Oregon's southern coast, during 2002 and 2003 identified two discreet, artifact-bearing stratigraphic units. The uppermost unit is a deflated surface containing burnt shell and lithic artifacts associated with early Holocene ¹⁴C dates, while the underlying unit contained only lithic tools and debitage,...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Samuel C. Willis for the degree of

  • Geoarchaeology at Tseriadun (35CU7), Curry County, Oregon

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    Anderson, Frederick C.
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    The continuation of geoarchaeological investigations at Tseriadun (35CU7) contributes to the understanding of the site's depositional history and the associated environments, thereby identifying the long term geomorphic change in the area and providing the environmental context for local human activity as it is reflected in the archaeological record. Meeting this...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Frederick C. Anderson for the

  • The Bachman Cave (10-OE0565) point typology, Owyhee County, southwestern Idaho

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    Chavarria, Juan C.
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    In the past, archaeological investigations have recovered material culture that have often been stored as museum property without a focused analysis or written report of the results. This study focuses on one such assemblage ofchipped stone projectile points from the Bachman Cave locality of southwestern Idaho that has been stored...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Juan C. Chavarria for the degree

  • The political economy of birth choice : mothers' experiences seeking homebirth care in a felonious state

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    Grinager, Grace C.
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    In this ethnographic study, I examine how women living in downstate Illinois decide to give birth at home. I view decision-making as a process that unfolds throughout pregnancy and continues into the postpartum period, contextualizing "choice" in a region where homebirth is a politically and socially marginalized practice. The methodology...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Grace C. Grinager for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied

  • Mixed ethnic identity in the United States

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    Lonergan, Courtney C.
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    In this paper I focus on the process of formulating an ethnic identity in the United States for individuals of mixed-ethnicity. My main question explores the complexities an individual with parents of separate and distinct ethnic heritages faces when constructing an ethnic identity in our society. American society is reaching...
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    AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Courtney C. Lonergan for the

  • Defining the gap : a case study of the on campus residential options at Oregon State University

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    Nelson, Rachel C.
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    The decision to attend a university creates many important decisions for a young adult, with one of the most important being the choice of where to live while they make the transition into independent adults. Many choose to live on campus during this critical time. The differences that exist, and...
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    Rachel C. Nelson for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology presented on July 15, 2008

  • The Anzick site : analysis of a Clovis burial assemblage

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    Jones, J. Scott
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    The Anzick Clovis assemblage was first discovered in the late 1960's near Livingston, Montana. More than 100 stone and bone artifacts were found in association with the remains of two subadults proven to be the earliest radiocarbon-dated human burial in North America. Although human remains are notoriously absent, similar artifact...
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  • Using stable-isotope analysis to obtain dietary profiles from old hair

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    Roy, Diana Milantia
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    Stable isotope analysis of human tissue can provide information about diet independent of artifactual remains. Food is broken down and used in the synthesis of body tissue, so the isotopic composition of hair keratin reflects the isotopic composition of foods consumed. Therefore, the analysis of hair can provide a window...
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  • A comparative study of Chinese and American youth culture

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    Luo, Laiou
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    The purpose of this study was to explore American and Chinese college student underlying cultural assumptions, which influence their perceptions and behaviors in various domains of life. The objectives of this study were to: (a) To generate timely knowledge of Chinese and American youth's cultural images, meanings, and frame of...
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    population samples. (c) To increase the cross-cultural awareness of both cultural groups and offer deeper