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Filtering by: Creator Fancher, Burr Edwin Degree Name Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (M.A.I.S.) Language English [eng]

A Preliminary Archaeological Predictive Model for the US 30 Transportation Corridor, Portland, Oregon to Astoria, Oregon

Creator:

Kachadoorian, Lydia A.

Abstract:

This thesis is a preliminary archaeological predictive model and project-planning tool created for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) as part of a statewide planning effort to enhance the agency's ability to assess the potential impacts of highway projects on archaeological resources. This model addresses the archaeological sensitivity of the...

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Masters Thesis
The Development of Astronomy in the United States Prior to 1900

Creator:

Harburg, William A.

Abstract:

From the earliest English colonization to the present day, there has been interest in astronomy in this country. The purpose of this thesis is to show how the science of astronomy developed in America from the earliest observations by educated colonists using imported instruments and publishing in European journals, to...

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Masters Thesis
Recognizing individual potters in historic Oregon sites : a visual and chemical analysis of early Oregon redware

Creator:

Peterson, Ella M.

Abstract:

This paper discusses research concerning redware vessel sherds found in an archaeological excavation at Oregon's historic Champoeg State Park, and comparative artifacts from four known Oregon and Washington late nineteenth pottery production sites. Visual and Instrumental Nuclear Activation Analysis comparison studies were conducted on samples from each site. The New...

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Masters Thesis