Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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An Ontario Heathen Community's Cultural Selection Criteria

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Year: 2025, 2025

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Elson, Logan, Thesis advisor (ths): Lohmann, Roger I, Degree committee member (dgc): Haines, Helen, Degree committee member (dgc): Morin, Eugene, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>This thesis analyzes the processes and rationales of ritual creation among contemporaryGermanic Neopagans (Heathens). It is based on ethnographic fieldwork from May–
September, 2023 at Raven's Knoll, a campground near Eganville, Ontario that hosts
Heathen festivals. I identify selection criteria used to determine which cultural practices
to adopt, adapt, or omit from rituals. I… more

Exploitation of Animal Resources by Mesolithic Foragers in the Central Balkans: An Archaeozoological Analysis of Crvena Stijena, Montenegro

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Year: 2025, 2025

Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

Name(s): Creator (cre): Lorenzen, Aarilee, Thesis advisor (ths): Morin, Eugene, Degree committee member (dgc): Szpak, Paul, Degree committee member (dgc): Conolly, James, Degree committee member (dgc): Bogićević, Katarina, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University

Abstract: <p>This study examines the foraging strategies of Mesolithic foragers in the Central Balkans, particularly those employed by the occupants of Crvena Stijena, Montenegro. The Prey Choice Model, Patch Choice Model, and Marginal Value Theorem are used to interpret subsistence patterns. The data from the Crvena Stijena assemblages are compared to those from other Mesolithic sites in the region… more