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Abraham's daughter

Creator:: Melton, Barbara
Abstract:: This thesis is a series of personal essays that explore themes of fundamentalism, family, loss, personal growth and the question of free will. The work reflects my study of the written word, of language, and of how people have tried to define, or have experienced, the numinous. The essays are...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2006 All Rights Reserved Abraham's Daughter by Barbara Melton A Thesis submitted to Oregon

Drawing, Photography and Digital Imaging: A Comparative Study in Rock Art Recording Methodology

Creator:: Curtis, Gary A.
Abstract:: Prehistoric rock art has intrigued and fascinated researchers from around the world for nearly 300 years. Having once been embraced for its cultural and scientific uniqueness, the study of prehistoric rock art showed promise in being able to open new doors of understanding, above and beyond the written record. In...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Detection of Burials at the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Historic Period Cemetery, Oregon: A Comparison of Ground-Based Remote Sensing Methods

Creator:: Rogers, Michael
Abstract:: This project hypothesizes that the use of multiple ground-based remote sensing methods can collectively characterize the geophysical signatures of four marked human burials at the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians historic period cemetery. If the geophysical signatures of the marked burials can be characterized, these signatures may be used to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Plains Indian Decorated Saddle Blankets : Development of an Innovative Art Form

Creator:: Mace, Mariana L.
Abstract:: The decorated saddle blankets that are part of many museum collections are a distinctive facet of Native American culture. They exhibit the craftsmanship and artistic merit that characterize the Plains art style. This study examines decorated saddle blankets from three viewpoints. An historical overview suggests that although the horse and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The Umpqua Eden site : the people, their smoking pipes and tobacco cultivation

Creator:: Nelson, Nancy J.
Abstract:: Located on the central Oregon coast, the Umpqua Eden site (35D083) yielded an artifact assemblage which is one of the five largest assemblages from the Oregon coast. The first aspect of the site that I looked at is the people who lived at the site, the ancestors of the Confederated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Umpqua Eden Site: The People, Their Smoking Pipes and Tobacco Cultivation Abstract approved: Barbara

Archaeological investigation and technological analysis of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry, central Oregon

Creator:: Hatch, John B.
Abstract:: The Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry is located in the Southeast corner of the Bend Fort Rock Ranger District in central Oregon, approximately forty-five miles southeast of Bend, Oregon. The research of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry began with a literature search of other quarry sites in the area and the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Mountain Obsidian Quarry. Central Ore on. Abstract approved: Barbara Roth The Quartz Mountain

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:: , On the Western Slopes of the Oregon Cascade Range. Abstract approved. Barbara Roth This thesis

Bone Cave : A Special-Use Site in the High Lava Plains

Creator:: Ferguson, Jeffrey R.
Abstract:: Bone Cave is located in the High Lava Plains of Central Oregon, just east of Bend. Excavations were conducted at the site to examine the extent of looter disturbance, and to address research questions focused on prehistoric settlement and subsistence. In the excavation of more than 10 m3 of sediment...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Upper Deschutes River Basin Prehistory: A Preliminary Examination of Flaked Stone Tools and Debitage

Creator:: Taggart, Michael W.
Abstract:: The prehistory of Central Oregon is explored through the examination of six archaeological sites and two isolated finds from the Upper Deschutes River Basin. Inquiry focuses on the land use, mobility, technological organization, and raw material procurement of the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. Archaeological data presented here are augmented...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Barbara Roth, my Graduate Advisor, provided encouragement and a critical eye that helped to smooth out

Analysis of the Mimbres ground stone assemblage, Lake Roberts Vista Site (LA 71877), Gila National Forest, Lake Roberts, New Mexico

Creator:: Bird-Gauvin, Sally
Abstract:: The purpose of this research was to see if there were technological differences in ground stone manufacturing and use from a single site that had been occupied for over 600 years, A.D. 550-A.D. 1150, and had multiple occupations that evolved over time (Late Pithouse Phases, Georgetown, San Francisco, and Three...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: students in a ground stone technology course instructed by Dr. Barbara Roth and Sally Bird at the Oregon

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Abraham's daughter

Drawing, Photography and Digital Imaging: A Comparative Study in Rock Art Recording Methodology

Detection of Burials at the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians Historic Period Cemetery, Oregon: A Comparison of Ground-Based Remote Sensing Methods

Plains Indian Decorated Saddle Blankets : Development of an Innovative Art Form

The Umpqua Eden site : the people, their smoking pipes and tobacco cultivation

Archaeological investigation and technological analysis of the Quartz Mountain Obsidian Quarry, central Oregon

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

Bone Cave : A Special-Use Site in the High Lava Plains

Upper Deschutes River Basin Prehistory: A Preliminary Examination of Flaked Stone Tools and Debitage

Analysis of the Mimbres ground stone assemblage, Lake Roberts Vista Site (LA 71877), Gila National Forest, Lake Roberts, New Mexico

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