Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Evoy, Angela Michelle, Thesis advisor (ths): Janz, Lisa, Thesis advisor (ths): Dubreuil, Laure, Degree committee member (dgc): Fox, William, Degree committee member (dgc): Liu, Li, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Stone axes and adzes first appeared in the eastern Gobi Desert at 8.0 cal BP and were incorporated into the technological package. At the same time, changes in local ecological conditions reflect a transition from continuous grass/shrub-steppe across the Mongolian Plateau to the development of dispersed patches of dune-field wetland oases and high-elevation forests. This thesis focuses… more Full Text: Neolithic Resource Use and Adaptation in the Eastern Gobi Desert: Functional Analysis of Axes and Adzes 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 …
