Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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    Rendering New Insights: An Investigation of Bone Processing Activities at Vale Boi

    Year: 2020, 2020
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Hamilton, Cassandra, Thesis advisor (ths): Morin, Eugene, Degree committee member (dgc): Connolly, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Szpak, Paul, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>The Upper Paleolithic sequence at Vale Boi, Portugal, represents an early example of resource intensification, for which evidence of both diet diversification and intensified utilization of faunal remains has been published. The current research project tests the hypothesis that bone grease rendering was occurring throughout the Upper Paleolithic sequence at Vale Boi. As there are… more
    Full Text: Rendering New Insights: An Investigation of Bone Processing Activities at Vale Boi A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT …

    Ostrich Eggshell from the Far Eastern Steppe: Stable Isotopic Exploration of Range, Commodification, and Extirpation

    Year: 2020, 2020
    Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
    Name(s): Creator (cre): Routledge, Jennifer, Thesis advisor (ths): Szpak, Paul, Degree committee member (dgc): Janz, Lisa, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Jocelyn, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
    Abstract: <p>This study uses stable isotope analysis on both the organic and inorganic fractions of ostrich eggshell obtained from archaeological excavations in Mongolia, northern China, and southern Siberia. By establishing the δ13Corg, δ15N, δ13Cinorg, δ18O isotopic compositions of the eggshell of the Asian ostrich (Struthio asiaticus), this study provides insight into the maximum northern range of… more
    Full Text: Ostrich Eggshell from the Far Eastern Steppe: Stable Isotopic Exploration of Range, Commodification, and Extirpation A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …