Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Testing the Validity of Dental Calculus as a Proxy to Bone in Paleodietary Studies Using Stable Isotope Analysis

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Price, Samantha D.R., Thesis advisor (ths): Keenleyside, Anne, Degree committee member (dgc): Williams, Jocelyn S, Degree committee member (dgc): Morin, Eugene, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This study investigates the use of dental calculus for paleodietary studies using stable isotope analysis of a skeletal sample from the Greek colonial site of Apollonia Pontica, Bulgaria (5th to 3rd century BC). A sample of 27 individuals was used to examine the &#948;13C and &#948;15N values of paired dental calculus and bone samples, and the dental calculus was analyzed as… more
Full Text: TESTING THE VALIDITY OF DENTAL CALCULUS AS A PROXY TO BONE IN PALEODIETARY STUDIES USING STABLE ISOTOPE ANALYSIS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the …

Reassessing Bioarchaeological Sex Determination and Research into Gender at the Early Anglo-Saxon Worthy Park Burial Ground Round in Hampshire, England

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Downer, Abigail Clarissa, Thesis advisor (ths): Williams, Jocelyn S, Degree committee member (dgc): Munson, Marit K, Degree committee member (dgc): Keenleyside, Anne, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>When bioarchaeologists investigate ancient gender identity, they typically place skeletal remains into one of six sex assessment categories: male, female, possible/probable male, possible/probable female, ambiguous, and indeterminate. However, the study samples are often reduced to male and female reproducing a male/female gender and sex binary prevalent in the "Western"… more
Full Text: REASSESSING BIOARCHAEOLOGICAL SEX DETERMINATION AND RESEARCH INTO GENDER AT THE EARLY ANGLO-SAXON WORTHY PARK BURIAL GROUND IN HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND A Thesis submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the …