Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Copyright for all items in the Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection is held by the author, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise noted.
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When He Reigns, It Pours: The Use of Water Rituals and Water Symbolism by the Royal Court of Bagan From the 11th to the 14th Century

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Rivera Borbolla, Raiza Stephany, Thesis advisor (ths): Iannone, Gyles, Degree committee member (dgc): Haines, Helen, Degree committee member (dgc): Moore, Jennifer, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis examines the symbolic meaning and significance that the elite attached to water in ancient Bagan. Through the use of ethnoarchaeological, epigraphic, archaeological, and iconographic data, this study examines the role of water as part of rituals performed by the royal court and the ways in which the royalty of Bagan, in particular King Kyansittha, negotiated, appropriated and… more
Full Text: WHEN HE REIGNS, IT POURS: THE USE OF WATER RITUALS AND WATER SYMBOLISM BY THE ROYAL COURT OF BAGAN FROM THE 11TH TO THE 14TH CENTURY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of …

Paleolandscape Reconstruction of Burleigh Bay, Ontario 12,600 cal BP to Present: Modeling Archaeological Site Potential for the Late Paleoindian and Early Archaic Period in a Lacustrine Shield Environment

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Thesis advisor (ths): Conolly, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Haines, Helen, Degree committee member (dgc): Janz, Lisa, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis presents a palaeotopographic reconstruction of the Burleigh Bay region of Stony Lake (Kawartha Lakes Region, Ontario) from 12,600 cal BP to present. The paleotopographic reconstructions are used to model paleoshoreline locations and archaeological site potential for the Late Paleoindian and early Archaic periods. Isostatic rebound following the end of the last glacial period… more
Full Text: Paleolandscape Reconstruction of Burleigh Bay, Ontario 12,600 cal BP to Present: Modeling Archaeological Site Potential for the Late Paleoindian and Early Archaic Period in a Lacustrine Shield Environment A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate …