Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis investigates the similarities and differences between the tropical epicenters of South and Southeast Asia during the Charter State era, 800- 1400 CE. This study can inform scholars about the relationship between "people and place" by examining the ground plans, activities, and people associated with each epicenter. By using the comparative approach and entanglement… more Full Text: EPICENTERS, ELITES AND ENTANGLEMENT: A COMPARISON OF PREINDUSTRIAL CHARTER STATES IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA AND BELIZE A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Chultuns are subterranean chambers that are found throughout the Maya area. The purpose of this thesis is to provide further insight into the function of chultuns, specifically within the area of the Southern Maya Lowlands. Within the Northern Lowlands, the Pre-Columbian Maya used chultuns for water storage, but this function does not appear to be as prevalent within the Southern… more Full Text: A QUESTION OF SPACE: INSIGHTS INTO THE FUNCTION OF CHULTUNS IN THE MAYA SOUTHERN LOWLANDS 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 …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
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 …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Goldberg, Sophie Clare Gabriella, Thesis advisor (ths): Iannone, Gyles, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Jocelyn, Degree committee member (dgc): Keenleyside, Anne, Degree committee member (dgc): Elton, Hugh, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>This thesis examines the interrelationship of urban planning and population health at the site of Angkor (c. 802-1432 CE), the capital city of the Classical Khmer state, now found within modern-day Cambodia. The inhabitants of Angkor developed a settlement strategy that relied on the dispersal of water management features, rice fields, temples and residential areas, to best utilize the… more Full Text: i ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE URBAN INHABITANTS OF CLASSICAL ANGKOR, CAMBODIA (C. 802-1432 CE) 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 …