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Aboriginal fishing at Seal Rock (35-LC-14) and Neptune (35-LA-3) : late-prehistoric archaeological sites on the central Oregon coast

Creator:: Zontek, Terry
Abstract:: A sample of fish remains from two late-prehistoric archaeological sites on the central coast of Oregon were analyzed to partially evaluate two models of aboriginal subsistence-settlement systems. One model is based upon ethnograhpic data, primarily Drucker's (1939), for Yakonen speakers collected in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: OF Terry Zontek for the degree of Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies in Anthropology and

Negotiating Social Identity within the Oregon State University Polo Club

Creator:: Hanna, Erika L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study is to examine how members of the Oregon State University polo team negotiate aspects of their social identity. Over the course of the 2011-2012 school year, 15 interviews and 30 hours of observations were conducted. From the data, five overarching themes were identified: inclusion as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Elizabeth M. Root The purpose of this study is to examine how members of the Oregon State University

Portlandia's Other Children : Refugee Communities in Urban Life

Creator:: Kubein, Adele M.
Abstract:: This research analyzes the relations of ethnic refugee communities and particularly their businesses to gentrification and community vitality in a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon. The data indicates that gentrification is not a linear process of displacement of African Americans by Whites seeking affordable housing and new frontiers, but rather is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Life AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Adele M. Kubein for the degree of Doctor

Rodeo Cowgirls : An Ambivalent Arena

Creator:: Oliver, Audra Leah
Abstract:: The term "cowboy" was closely bound to American image long before the 1990s. Rodeo claimed the image of the cowboy from the earliest contests to the latest and pledged itself to patriotism almost as early. This historical study was conducted viewing rodeo as a subculture and relating women's role in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ," in Essays of David M. Potter, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacker, (New York: Oxford University Press, 1973

Salvage Archaeology of the Ritsch Site, 35304 : A Late Prehistoric Village Site on the Central Rogue River, Oregon

Creator:: Wilson, Bart McLean
Abstract:: Site 35J04 is located on the south bank of the Rogue River, four miles west of Grants Pass, Oregon. Excavation of the site was conducted in 1976 by Oregon State University under contract to the Corvallis branch of CH2M/Hill. Eight artifact assemblages were distinguished during the analysis of the site....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: one mile west of 35J04 (Figure 1). The site was recorded in September 1976 by Terry Zontek, a grad

Spousal Violence: An Exploration of the Interrelationships of Fundamentalist Protestant Religious Discourse, Women's Economic Dependency and Violent Conflict in Marital Relationships

Creator:: Goetz, Kathryn W.
Abstract:: Violence within marital dyads is a problem with deep historic roots in American culture. Although the family is idealized as a safe and loving haven from a cruel world, this ideal is often not achieved by many couples. This study develops an integrated theoretical perspective that combines feminist theory and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

An Osteo-archaeological Investigation of Pinniped Remains at Seal Rock, Oregon (35 LNC 14)

Creator:: Snyder, Sandra L.
Abstract:: Analysis of the pinniped remains from site 35 LNC 14 reveal the presence of four species: Eumetopias jubata (Stellar sea lion), Zalophus californianus (California sea lion), Callorhinus ursinus (Northern fur seal),'and Phoca vitulina (Harbor seal). Ratios based on minimum number of individuals calculations disclose a high incidence of mature Stellar...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: for this faunal analysis. Photographs were taken by Dr. Ross and printed by Terry Zontek. Linda

An analysis of two post-Mazama prehistoric flaked stone scatters in the upper Deschutes River basin of central Oregon

Creator:: McFarland, Janine Ruth
Abstract:: During the summer of 1986, an archaeological testing project was completed at seven prehistoric campsites primarily located in the upper Deschutes River Basin of central Oregon. Testing was focused on two low-density "lithic scatters", an archaelogical site type which is especially abundant in this obsidian-rich region but which, to date,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Carl M. Davis, Willamette Forest Archaeologist. Since my first year in 1985 on the Deschutes National

Institutionalizing Science in Oregon : The Role of the Oregon State Academy of Sciences, 1905-1914

Creator:: Read, Richard Thomas
Abstract:: In February 1905 the Oregon State Academy of Sciences formed in Portland to promote scientific research and diffusion of scientific knowledge in Oregon. The founders also planned to assist in the discovery and development of the state's natural resources. The Academy was the first scientific society in Oregon with professional...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Museum of Science and Industry, Steven Hallberg at the Oregon Historical Society Library, Terry Lybecker

The distribution of geologic and artifact obsidian from the Silver Lake/Sycan Marsh geochemical source group, South-Central Oregon

Creator:: Thatcher, Jennifer J.
Abstract:: Geochemical characterization methods are commonly used in the reconstruction of prehistoric raw material use and procurement systems. Trace element studies of lithic source material and artifacts, specifically those made of obsidian, can reveal important information about the environmental and cultural factors which influence the prehistoric distribution of raw material. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Contrastive Analysis in Second-Language Teaching : Spanish Suprasegmentals

Creator:: Hart, Dianne Walta, 1939-
Abstract:: Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this exploratory study is to find an accepted methodology for teaching second-language suprasegrnentals by investigating the question of whether or not the use of contrastive analysis is superior to another method that does not use contrastive analysis. Specifically, the comparison of methods is...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

"Pushing for the Highline" : The Diffusion of Innovations in the Oregon Otter Trawl Fishery

Creator:: Stephenson, Garry Owen
Abstract:: Implementation of. the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 affords opportunities for fishery expansion and economic development in the Oregon otter trawl fishery. The changes stimulated by the Act should occur, according to social science theorists, by the diffusion of innovations from innovative fishermen to less innovative fishermen, with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Fisheries H. M. Smith commented in 1915 on the otter trawl: The trawl net or 'otter trawl,' is a

A Classification of Stone Features and an Examination of Their Positional Attributes

Creator:: Green, Phillip C. (Phillip Cody), 1950-
Abstract:: The analysis of prehistoric stone features has suffered for two separate but related reasons. The first is the lack of stringency in defining the terms attributed to these structures and, second, the perception of a lack of formal attributes exhibited by them. These two factors have made it impossible to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Interdisciplinary Studies Completed March 9, 1987 Commencement June 1987 co-field APPROVED: ( _ / M J 'M1

Prehistoric Land-Use Patterns in the North Santiam Subbasin, On the Western Slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range

Creator:: Kelly, Cara McCulley
Abstract:: This thesis examines prehistoric land use patterns of the entire North Santiam subbasin, located on the western slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range. The objective of this analysis is three-fold: 1) to contribute to reconstructing the cultural chronology of the area; 2) to address the use of raw material by...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ranging from 400 (1310 ft) to 1200 m (3900 ft); (2) the Abies amabilis (pacific silver fir) zone ranging

Whale Cove (35LNC60) : an archaeological investigation on the central Oregon coast

Creator:: Rogers, Ann Bennett
Abstract:: The Whale Cove Site, 35LNC60, is a shell midden, showing occupations from 3010 B.P. to 330 B.P., spanning the Early and Late Littoral Periods. Analysis of mammalian faunal remains, bone and antler tools, lithics and discriptions of recovered shellfish artifacts allows for chronological refinement of the previously mentioned archeologically defined...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: adult F 1 juvenile 1 adult 1 new born 1 adult F 1 adult M 1 juv. F Northern fur seal 1 adult F 2

The Role of Southern Oregon's Coastal Islands in Prehistoric Subsistence

Creator:: Gard, Howard A.
Abstract:: The portion of the Oregon coast extending from Cape Blanco south into California has long been recognized as a distinct physiographic region, with probable ramifications for prehistoric subsistence and settlement patterns. Several researchers have proposed models outlining a greater reliance upon marine/littoral resources among groups within this region, while more...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: be narrow, and relief ranges from 2,000 to 5,000 feet (600 to 1,500 m) (Baldwin 1976). Composed

The power of conceptual metaphor in Diana Abu-Jaber's The Language of Baklava and Birds of Paradise

Creator:: Gratz, Kimberly A.
Abstract:: This thesis examines the use of religious metaphor as it applies to food in two literary works by Diana Abu-Jaber. First, The Language of Baklava, a culinary memoir published in 2005, reveals aspects of cultural identity and memory through food and metaphor. Second, Abu-Jabers most recent novel, Birds of Paradise,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: informs our senses, conjures emotions and speaks to our fundamental survival. Terry Eagleton, literary

Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

Creator:: Lucas, Steven W.
Abstract:: Approximately 5,500 years ago a discreet period of wetter and cooler environmental conditions prevailed across the southern Columbia Plateau. This period was marked by the first prominent episodes of erosion to occur along the lower Snake River following the height of the Altithermal and eruption of Mt. Mazama during the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: not complain. Terry Smith provided generous Auto-Cad assistance. Fellow Graduate Students Dan

Lower Salmon River Cultural Resource Management Plan

Creator:: Sisson, David A.
Abstract:: Cultural resource inventories have identified,205 individual sites on public land along the Lower Salmon River, Idaho. These sites represent a rich and diverse record of the human occupation and utilization of the river canyon during the past 10,000 years. Each of these 205 sites contains its own unique record of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1984 Typed by Carla M. Wood for: David A. Sisson Redacted for privacy Redacted for privacy Redacted

Hull -Oakes Lumber Company's Steam-Powered Sawmill : A Case Study in Industrial Archaeology

Creator:: Wisner, George B.
Abstract:: By examining the combined written, ethnographic and physical evidence of a surviving steam-powered sawmill in the Douglas-fir region of the Pacific Northwest, this thesis seeks to supply new insights into the operation and adaptability of antiquated machinery during a period of rapid social and technological change and to develop a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 3.3 Downtown Bellfountain sometime in the late 1920s or early 1930s 3.4 This is a 1935 shot of G. M

An analysis of lithic tools and debitage from 35CS1 : a prehistoric site on the southern Oregon coast

Creator:: Draper, John A.
Abstract:: The Philpott site (35CS1) is located on the north bank of the Coquille River near Bandon, Oregon. Test excavations at the site were conducted in 1978 by Oregon State University under the direction of Richard E. Ross. One artifact assemblage and one distinct component were defined during the analysis of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Development of a Bone Artifact Typology for the Oregon Coast

Creator:: Lindsay, Lee W.
Abstract:: This thesis was to develop a bone artifact typology for the Oregon coast. This typology was used to test the hypothesis that different geographical regions of the Oregon coast would have different artifact assemblages associated with them. These regions, identified by geologist from landform changes, have been defined as: region...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Archaeological Symbols of Status and Authority : Fort Hoskins. Oregon. 1856-1865

Creator:: Bowyer, Gary C.
Abstract:: Fort Hoskins is located near Kings Valley, approximately 16 miles from Corvallis. The Fort, built after the Rogue Wars of the 1850s, was intended to safeguard the newly created Indian reserves. During its' ten-years of existence, U.S. Army Regulars manned the Fort from 1856-1861 while volunteers from California, Washington, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: military operates with its own set of rules. Norman Hilmar (1965:311) states that "[m]ilitary life is

Cultural integrity and marginality along the South Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho

Creator:: Rebillet, S. J.
Abstract:: This work examines the varied populations which have inhabited the South Fork region from prehistoric times to the present. It disclosed that even though almost no archaeology has been done in the area, data from contiguous regions suggest that persistent and careful archaeological investigation should reveal valuable and informative sites...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Frichette, Susannah Tenney, and Mrs. M. Meehan, to name a few. A very special thanks goes to those

Change in some aspects of Chinese core values, 1978-1988

Creator:: Qi, Xiaoping
Abstract:: Great change has taken place in China during the past decade. As core values represent the most basic aspects of social life, change in some aspects of Chinese core values indicates that China is moving rapidly from being an agricultural society toward becoming a modern industrial society. China today can...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Modern Piracy: Regional Cooperative Security: Southeast Asia and the Middle East

Creator:: Christensen, Adam K.
Abstract:: Over the past ten years, reports of piracy and other forms of maritime violence have been dramatically on the rise. As these reports increase, so too does international attention toward how to solve this. This thesis examines the development of cooperative maritime security efforts in both Southeast Asia and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: guided missile cruiser, when the merchant vessel, Motor Vessel (M/V) Faina was captured by Somali

A New Method for the Analysis of Human Hair : A Morphological Case Study of Five Sample Populations

Creator:: Weitzel, Misty A.
Abstract:: Hair is an important piece of evidence in forensic and archaeological investigations. Analysis of the morphological features of hair has been reported since at least the early 1800's. However, many questions still remain unanswered such as, how can human groups (or local populations) be analyzed and possibly distinguished from each...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: approximately one meter (m) at maturity, yet lengths of three m or more have been reported (Robbins 1994:11

Archaeological Investigations at the Seal Rock Site, 35LNC14 : A Late Prehistoric Shell Midden Located on the Central Oregon Coast

Creator:: Clark, Linda Ann
Abstract:: Seal Rock (35LNC14) is a late prehistoric shell midden site located on the central Oregon coast. Information derived from the faunal remains, radiocarbon dates, and location and size of the midden deposits suggest the site represents a late littoral stage of cultural adaptation. Analyses of lithic artifacts, and bone and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: 101, the site may have measured approximately 100 m by 60 zn (Zontek 1983). Much of the upper 140 cm

Individual Society and Adaptation in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony--1650

Creator:: Hagerty, Dorothy Dean
Abstract:: The research examines the reasons for and value of both deliberate and amorphous mutual-aid societies that influenced the life and success of an individual who lived in seventeenth-century Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Information is developed to allow a contextual comparison of life in both areas. The mutual-aid...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Boring to the Core: The Archaeology, History, and Dendrochronology of a Railroad Logging Camp, Ladee Flat, Clackamas County, Oregon

Creator:: Paullin, Pamela K.
Abstract:: Although the timber industry was the major economic force in the lives of several generations of Oregon families, very little archaeological investigation has been done on the dozens of abandoned logging camps that are scattered throughout the forests of the Pacific Northwest. This project focuses on Camp 1, a 1920s...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Champoeg, a perspective of a frontier community in Oregon, 1830-1861

Creator:: Speulda-Drews, Lou Ann
Abstract:: Champoeg, located along the Willamette River, developed as a transportation center for both river and overland travel and as a shipping point for agricultural products. Retired employees of the Hudson's Bay Company were the first to settle in the area, in the 1830s. American settlers began arriving in large numbers...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Willamette Mission archeological project : phase III assessment

Creator:: Chapman, Judith Sanders
Abstract:: The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contained the mission site, was sold to Alexander M. LaFollette on October 10, 1872 (State of Oregon 1872

Willamette Mission Archeological Project : Phase III Assessment

Creator:: Weber, Mary K. (Mary Kathryn)
Abstract:: The Willamette Mission archeological project consists of a broad program of cultural research in the fields of archeology, history, and architecture. The study focuses on the first Methodist mission in the Pacific Northwest. Archeological excavations were conducted in 1980 to locate the site of the mission, to assess the site's...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: contained the mission site, was sold to Alexander M. LaFollette on October 10, 1872 (State of Oregon 1872

Log cabin construction techniques in western Siskiyou County, 1850-1935 : their function and ethnic origins

Creator:: Abusaidi, Ali
Abstract:: Under the sponsorship of the Klamath National Forest, 25 log cabins which were built in western Siskiyou County between 1850 and 1937 were located and studied. First, 11 exterior dimensions of these cabins were selected, measured and recorded. Then 26 building elements were identified for the purpose of finding whether...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The natural history of public works development

Creator:: Robertson, Robert A.
Abstract:: A case study of the Eugene Water and Electric Board's planning for the Minto Hydroelectric is examined in terms of social movement theory. It is hypothesized that public works projects have a significant likeness to a social movement and they conform in their essential ingredients to social movement explanations. The...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: APPROVED: Professor of Anthropologin charge of m yor Assistant Professor of co-field ecreation

Extension orientations toward poverty : bootstrap, culture of poverty, systemic : an empirical study

Creator:: Fletcher, Roger LeRoy
Abstract:: This study describes Extension field staff orientations toward poverty. Expressions on origins, solutions and definitions of poverty were elicited from informants. Responses were then classified by categories, coded and analyzed using the Statistical Interactive Programming System (SIPS). Orientations were then measured by identifying modal categories. A category was identified as...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Perspectives from the Ranching Culture in the 1990's : Addressing Mythological and Environmental Concerns

Creator:: Steward, Judith A.
Abstract:: Ideals of freedom, independence, and land ownership helped form and perpetuate the mythology of ranching in the United States. However, stereotypes emerged as a result of distortion from the media and the move away from the land. Social philosophies changed regarding the environment, land use, and the health and safety...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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