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Archeological Testing at the Willamette Mission Hospital Site

Creator:: Bewall, Douglas A.
Abstract:: This study is an archeological testing report for the Willamette Mission Hospital Site. Landform analysis, photointerpretation and historical research were integrated with anthropological theory for this study. The site is an invaluable data base to further the study of human adaptability and cultural change. It should provide an excellent context...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to locate the Granary utilized all previous land sur- veys as a composite (Barry, 1942: 289). This

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:: 13. Percent of sample populations with circular, oval, oblong, triconcave, carved and concavo

The Effects of Endogenous and Exogenous Cues on Task-Set Inhibition

Creator:: Kuhns, David (David Paul)
Abstract:: Task-set inhibition has been proposed to be an important mechanism for cognitive control in task switching. Its existence is supported largely by the observation of the N-2 repetition cost (e.g., A-B-A is slower than C-B-A). Many studies have reported an N-2 repetition cost, but several have not. Because of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: frame, we presented a circular frame, divided into three segments (see Figure 3). These segments were

Plenty & paucity in the ethics of argumentation : a rhetorical critique of eight argumentation textbooks for ethical propositions and corresponding support, reasons and evidence

Creator:: Roberts, James Nolan
Abstract:: Some argumentation texts require additional evidentiary support to uphold their ethical propositions. A rhetorical critique of eight argumentation textbooks for ethical propositions and corresponding support, reason and evidentiary materials reveals that some texts advance ethical claims without providing sufficient backing. Inadequate support for an ethical proposition decreases the likelihood of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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:: for 45WT41. Kennedy (1976:26) notes that a semi-circular arrangement of rock associated with a

Pottery manufacture analysis : an experimental means for assessing technological continuity in the Altamont region

Creator:: Stoltz, Arleyn Winifred
Abstract:: Pottery manufacture analysis, an aspect of experimental archeology, is developed and used to compare and test through experimental reconstruction, data on pottery from the Altamont region (southern Alberta, Canada and northcentral Montana, U.S.). The analysis uses major variables of (1) manufacturing process and (2) product characteristics to formulate models of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Impact of a Relaxation Exercise on Communication, Apprehension in the Classrogm

Creator:: Hitchcock, Romi C.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a deep breathing and stretching exercise on communication Apprehension, Cohesiveness and Attentiveness. An empirical method was used in this study. All of the subjects involved in the study were students in beginning public speaking courses, Speech 112, at Oregon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Conditions in the Oregon Commercial Fishery Based on the Salmon, Crab and Shrimp Industries from 1967 to 1980

Creator:: Lewis, Mary J
Abstract:: Changes in the Oregon salmon, crab and shrimp fisheries were documented from 1967 to 1980. The related socio-economic conditions in fishing communities were described. Trends indicated that the overall importance of fisheries to port communities has declined and ports are not planning for an increase in the fishing industry. Chinook...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: cm) after Li. years. Crabs are harvested with traps called "pots". Crab pots are 7 circular

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Creator:: Christian, Mary Ann
Abstract:: The Communication Decency Act became law in 1996 and was immediately challenged on Constitutional grounds. It was subsequently declared unconstitutional based on the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. Using Fantasy Theme Analysis, an analysis of the dramatic elements of the key players was accomplished. The dramatic elements of Overall...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , political campaigns, and organizations do as well (Foss 289). The power ofthese realities can be seen in

Ku on the Columbia : Hawaiian laborers in the Pacific Northwest Fur Industry

Creator:: Rogers, Donnell J.
Abstract:: Archaeological investigations can reveal persistent traditions of ethnic groups. Hawaiians were employed in the fur trade of the Columbia River from 1810 through 1850. The Hudson's Bay Company employed them at Ft. Vancouver, Washington from 1825 through the end of this period. Data from the excavations of the servant's village...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: the middle of the 19th century in remote areas (Bird 1986[1875]:289; Emory 1967:71n7; Nordhoff 1987

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Archeological Testing at the Willamette Mission Hospital Site

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

The Effects of Endogenous and Exogenous Cues on Task-Set Inhibition

Plenty & paucity in the ethics of argumentation : a rhetorical critique of eight argumentation textbooks for ethical propositions and corresponding support, reasons and evidence

Origin of the Tucannon phase in Lower Snake River prehistory

Pottery manufacture analysis : an experimental means for assessing technological continuity in the Altamont region

The Impact of a Relaxation Exercise on Communication, Apprehension in the Classrogm

Conditions in the Oregon Commercial Fishery Based on the Salmon, Crab and Shrimp Industries from 1967 to 1980

Whose community is it anyway? : the CDA and cultural conflicts over speech and pornography

Ku on the Columbia : Hawaiian laborers in the Pacific Northwest Fur Industry

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