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Senior Independent Study Theses from 2023

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Incorporating Indigenous Families: An Exploration of Forensic Archaeological Ethics in Post-Conflict Andean Peru, Olivia Frison De Angelis
Department: Archaeology

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The Creation of Black Paradise: Exploring Wealth Accumulation, Racial Politics, and Resilience of Black Neighborhoods In Detroit's East Side Through Archaeological Reconstruction, Jada B. Green
Department: Archaeology; Africana Studies

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Wartime Impacts on Maya Culture Heritage, Alyssa Henss
Department: Archaeology

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Celestial Bodies and Ancient Maya Women: Shedding (Moon)light on Divine Power, Anna Robinson Russell
Department: Archaeology

Theses/Dissertations from 2022

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Rockin' Cities Underground: An Urban Morphological Lens in the Archaeological Cavate Sites of Derinkuyu and Naours, Anabelle Valeur Andersen

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Rockin' Cities Underground: An Urban Morphological Lens In The Archaeological Cavate Sites Of Derinkuyu And Naours, Anabelle Valeur Andersen
Department: Archaeology; Art and Art History

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African Queens: The Unknown Voices Of The Archaeological Record, Raena Gamble
Department: Archaeology

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The Forgotten Messiah: A Comparative Analysis Of The Biblical, Historical, And Archaeological Evidence Of Jesus, Jimiria Jones
Department: Archaeology

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Living In Unprecedented Times: An Archaeological Comparison Of The 1918 Influenza And Covid-19 Pandemics In The United States Of America, Nic M. Kennady
Department: Archaeology

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Performance And Identity Production In Minoan Crete, Gwyn Stith
Department: Archaeology

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A Digital Solution To Partage: A Case Study Of The College Of Wooster's Pella Collection, Benton Thomas Thompson IV
Department: Archaeology

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2021

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Reconsidering the Late Woodland: A Critical Reassessment of Perception and Periodization in the Ohio Valley, 400-1000 CE, Devin A. Henson
Department: Archaeology

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We're All A Little Bit Gay: Female Homoeroticism in Greek Art, Devon A. Matson
Department: Archaeology; History

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Narrative and Image as Memory: An Alternate History of the Alton Piasa Mural Using Indigenous Contexts, Natalia V. Moonier
Department: Archaeology

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Narrative and Image as Memory: An Alternate History of the Alton Piasa Mural Using Indigenous Contexts, Natalia V. Moonier

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도시를 떠나 산지를 향해: Mountain Temple Complexes as an Expression of Korean Buddhism, Anthony Eanraig Riggs
Department: Archaeology; Religious Studies

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Action, Adventure, and Artifacts: How Indiana Jones Influences Public Perceptions of Archaeology, Alan Salacain
Department: Archaeology

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Action, Adventure, and Artifacts: How Indiana Jones Influences Public Perceptions of Archaeology, Alan Salacain

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The Tel Kabri Wall and Floor Paintings: Microcosms of Mediterranean Middle Bronze Age Trade and Representations of a Canaanite Palatial Economy, Christine Weber
Department: Archaeology; Art and Art History

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2020

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Songs, Storytellers, and Science: An Examination of Long-Distance Interaction in the Cook Islands, Cyrus Hulen
Department: Archaeology

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Nascent Archaeology: The Reception of Classical Antiquity During the Renaissance, Lauren Ashley Kozlowski
Department: Art and Art History; Archaeology

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Civic-Ceremonial Monumental Architecture and Expressions of Imperial Power, Sarah Niner
Department: Archaeology

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Tools of the Trade: An Ethnohistoric and Archaeological Investigation of Late Fort Ancient Bifacial Endscrapers, Kevin Andrew Rolph
Department: Archaeology

Theses/Dissertations from 2019

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The Problem with the Problematical: An Investigation and Critique of Typological Categories in Maya Archaeology, Hannah Bauer

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The Problem with the Problematical: An Investigation and Critique of Typological Categories in Maya Archaeology, Hannah Elizabeth Bauer
Department: Archaeology

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Have You Ever Seen the Rain? An Investigation of the Climatic Variations and the Resulting Changes to Social and Environmental Dynamics at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Melissa Dods
Department: Archaeology; Earth Sciences

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Have You Ever Seen the Rain: An Investigation of the Climatic Variations and the Resulting Changes to Social and Environmental Dynamics at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Melissa J. Dods

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"Marblescape of Memory": An Examination of Aesthetics, Identity Construction, and Museum Display through the Appropriation of Ancient Greek Sculpture in Neoclassical England, Presley Freezell

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To Gaze on the Headwaters: A Temporal Examination of Settlement Patterns at 33CN66-73 in Clinton County, Ohio, Devin A. Henson

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Signing in the Margins: Manifestations of Professional Identity and Creative Agency in Viking Age Oval Brooches, Eleanor Howell
Department: Archaeology

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Seeraq'ik Pek: Sharing Stories Written in Stone, Hannah Julia Paredes Kilnoski

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Starved in Stone: An Examination of the Future Preservation of the Elephanta Caves of Mumbai, India, with Focus on Digital and Public Archaeology, Clare Kreuzwieser

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Starved in Stone: An Examination of the Future Preservation of the Elephanta Caves of Mumbai, India, with Focus on Digital and Public Archaeology, Clare L. Kreuzwieser
Department: Archaeology

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Grateful Dead: A Focus in Taphonomy and Genetics in Forensic Anthropology, Kassadt Murphy

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Grateful Dead: A Focus in Taphonomy and Genetics in Forensic Anthropology, Kassady A. Murphy
Department: Archaeology

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An Analysis of How Political Agendas Affect Archaeological Research, Trevin O'Keefe

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An Analysis of How Political Agendas Affect Archaeological Research, Trevin O'Keefe
Department: Archaeology

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Seeraq'ik Pek: Sharing Stories Written in Stone, Hannah Paredes
Department: Archaeology

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Tel Kabri Wall Paintings: A Microcosm of Mediterranean Middle Bronze Age Trade and Interconnectedness, Christine Weber

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A Cross-Cultural Study of Ancient Beer Production at Hochdorf, Hierakonpolis, and Cerro Baúl, Simon Weyer
Department: Archaeology

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A Cross-Cultural Study of Ancient Beer Production at Hochdorf, Hierankonpolis, and Cerro Baul, Simon Weyer

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To Conserve or Not to Conserve: Lessons from the Management of Harappan Sites in India, Dipanvita Yadav
Department: Archaeology

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To Conserve or Not to Conserve: Lessons from the Management of Harappan Sites in India, Dipanvita Yadav

Theses/Dissertations from 2018

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Production, Function, and Conservation of Ancient Roman Mosaics and their Display in Museums in the United States, Arabella Goodrich

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Production, Function, and Conservation of Ancient Roman Mosaics and their Display in Museums in the United States, Arabella Goodrich
Department: Archaeology

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Zero to Hero: Elite Burials and Hero Cults in Early Iron Age Greece and Cyprus, Alina Karapandzich

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Zero to Hero: Elite Burials and Hero Cults in Early Iron Age Greece and Cyprus, Alina M. Karapandzich
Department: Archaeology; Classical Studies

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Experiences of the Plague in 14th Century Avignon, France, Hope Nelson

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Trade Winds: A Study of Roman Ceramic Trade in the Balearic Islands, Abigail Varlan
Department: Archaeology; Classical Studies

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Trade and Production of Seatite Vessels in New England, Dan Wilcox

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Trade And Production of Steatite Vessels in New England, Daniel Wilcox
Department: Archaeology

Theses/Dissertations from 2017

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Gotland and the East: A Study of Viking Age Trade Relationships Between Major Ports and the Swedish Island of Gotland, Max Becker

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Gotland and the East: A Study of Viking Age Trade Relationships Between Major Ports and the Swedish Island of Gotland, Maxwell D. Becker
Department: Archaeology

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"50 Years Old? Demand a Recount!": A Re-estimation of Helton Mound 20 Adult Skeletal Remains in Relation to the Middle to Late Woodland Transition, Moeana Franklin

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“50 Years Old? Demand a Recount!”: A Re-estimation of Helton Mound 20 Adult Skeletal Remains in Relation to the Middle to Late Woodland Transition, Moeana A. Franklin
Department: Archaeology

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Ancient Roman Mosaics and Frescoes: Examining their Interaction through Production and Placement in Roman Villas, Arabela Goodrich

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Social Implications of Oval Brooch Consumption in Viking Age Norway, Eleanor Howell

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All Hands on Deck: The Role of Ship Burial Reentry in the Maintenance and Construction of Narrative in the Vendel and Viking Periods, Gina Malfatti
Department: Archaeology

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All Hands on Deck: The Role of Ship Burial Reentry in the Maintenance and Construction of Narrative in the Vendel and Viking Periods, Gina Malfatti

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"Great Spirits of All Who Lived Before": Exploring the Original Peopling of the Americas Through the Examination of Paleoindian Skeletal Remains, Hannah E. Matulek

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"Great Spirits of All Who Lived Before": Exploring the Original Peopling of the Americas through the Examination of Paleoindian Skeletal Remains, Hannah E. Matulek
Department: Archaeology

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One Site, Multiple Histories: A Study of the Numerous Phase of Habitation at Fort Caswell, North Carolina, Sophie Minor

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One Site, Multiple Histories: A Study of the Numerous Phases of Habitation at Fort Caswell, North Carolina, Sophie M. Minor
Department: Archaeology

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How Politics Affect Archaeology: A Comparative Analysis of Politicized Archaeology in Greece and Germany, Trevin O'Keefe

Senior Independent Study Theses from 2016

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The Problematical, The Cave, and The Maya: A Theoretical Discussion and Ethnoarchaeological Investigation, Haley N. Austin
Department: Archaeology

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The Problematical, The Cave, and the Maya: A Theoretical Discussion and Ethnoarchaeological Investigation, Haley Noel Austin

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Insurgency in the Late Bronze Age Levant: A World-Systems Analysis of Three Egyptian Garrison Sites, Eric T. Hubbard
Department: Archaeology

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Insurgency in the Late Bronze Age Levant: A World-Systems Analysis of Three Egyptian Garrison Sites, Eric T. Hubbard

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Early Iron Age Tholio as Indicators of Increasing Social Complexity: A Study of the Tholos Tomb at Azoria, East Crete, Alina Karapandzich

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Phoenician Colonization of Nuragic Sardinia: A World-Systems Model of Periphery-Semiperiphery Interaction, Jade Robison
Department: Archaeology

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Phoenician Colonization of Nuragic Sardinia: A World-Systems Model of Periphery-Semiperiphery Interaction, Jade Robison

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Subaltern Realities and Cultural Identities: The Emergence of Creolization through Analysis of an Archaeological Assemblage at Betty's Hope Plantation, Katelyn Schoenike
Department: Archaeology

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The Queen’s Serpent: An Examination of the Serpent Vessel from Burial 61 from El Perú-Waka’, Sarah Van Oss
Department: Archaeology; Art and Art History

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Sanisera, a Roman Area of Trade: Examination of Ceramic Evidence from Building 13, Abigail Varlan

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Trade and Production of Seatite Vessels in Connecticut: Examining the Walter Landgraf Soapstone Quarry and the Ragged Mountain Shelter, Dan Wilcox

Theses/Dissertations from 2015

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Forming and Debating National Identity: Three Case Studies of the Ownership of Ancient Artifacts, Rachael Aleshire

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Forming and Debating National Identity: Three Case Studies of the Ownership of Ancient Artifacts, Rachael Aleshire
Department: Archaeology

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Do You Have the Heart For It?: An Anthropological Examination of Portrayals of Aztec Human Sacrifice in Popular Culture, Courtney F. Astrom
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology

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Do You Have the Heart for It?: An Anthropological Examination of Portrayals of Aztec Human Sacrifice in Popular Culture, Courtney Fiona Astrom

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Reflections of Foreign Influence and Social Class in Cypriot Art During the Hellenistic and Roman Periods, Bianca Hand
Department: Archaeology

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Reflections of Foreign Influence and Social Class in Cypriot Art During the Hellenistic and Roman Periods, Bianca Hand

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Tomb of the Goblets: Revisiting a Middle Bronze Burial from Pella in Jordan, Blair Heidkamp
Department: Archaeology

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Tomb of the Goblets: Revisiting a Middle Bronze Burial from Pella Jordan, Blair Heidkamp

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Standing at the Gates of Jaffa: A World-Systems Analysis of Egypto-Canaanite Relations at a Late Bronze Age Egyptian Fortress, Eric T. Hubbard

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Phoenician Colonization of Nuragic Sardinia: A World-Systems Model of Periphery-Semiperiphery Interaction, Jade Robison

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The Domestication and Migration of Zea mays L. in Association with Holocene Climatic Variance, Kelsey L. Salmon Schreck
Department: Archaeology

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Subaltern Realities and Cultural Identities: The Emergence of Creolization through Analysis of an Archaeological Assemblage at Betty's Hope Plantation, Katelyn Schoenike

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The Domestication and Migration of Zea mays L. in Association with Holocene Climatic Variance, Kelsey Lauren Salmon Schreck

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Anglo-Saxon and Viking Ship Burials as Indicators of Status and Power, Meagan Shirley
Department: Archaeology; Art and Art History

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Anglo-Saxon and Viking Ship Burials as Indicators of Status and Power, Meagan Shirley

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Sacred and Mortuary Landscapes in Iron Age Cyprus: A GIS Analysis, James P. Torpy
Department: Archaeology

Theses/Dissertations from 2014

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Building and Breaking National Identity: An Analysis of the Trojan Treasure During World War II, Rachael Aleshire

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Todavia nos Pueden Ensenar Mucho: La Ethnoarquelogica y su Aplicacion Posible en el sitio de Cueva Jolja' en Chiapas, Mexico, Haley Austin

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Lithic Raw Material Procurement at the Prehistoric Wansack Site (36ME61) in Mercer County, Pennsylvania: Evidence for Mobility and Trade Patterns from the Archaic to the Late Prehistoric in Elemental XRF Data, Stephanie Bosch
Department: Archaeology

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Lithic Raw Material Procurement at the Prehistoric Wansack Site (36ME61) in Mercer County, Pennsylvania: Evidence for the Mobility and Trade Patterns from the Archaic to the Late Prehistoric in Elemental XRF Data, Stephanie Bosch

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The Accuracy of the Ethnographic Data by La Page Du Pratz about the Natchez, Jensen Buchanan

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The Accuracy of the Ethnohistoric Data by La Page Du Pratz about the Natchez, Jensen L. Buchanan
Department: Archaeology; Sociology and Anthropology

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Further Down the Spiral: Analyzing Calleva Atrebatum in the Context of Collapse and Abandonment During the Withdrawal of Roman Britain, Peregrine Grosch
Department: Archaeology

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Further Down the Spiral: Analyzing Calleva Atrebatum in the Context of Collapse and Abandonment During the Withdrawl of Roman Britain, Peregrine Grosch

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Confronting Archaeology's Political Nature: An Evaluation of Archaeology as a Tool of Social Action in the Post-Conflict Societies of Spain and the Former Yugoslavia, Allison Ham