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- Title
- TOTEMIC AND SOCIAL STRUCTURES AS REFLECTED BY WEEDEN ISLAND MORTUARY POTTERY.
- Creator
- ROBERTS, KATHLEEN ANNE., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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If totemic symbols are represented stylistically or realistically in the arts, is it possible that archaeological evidence could be found to indicate that Weeden Island and Kolomoki effigy figurines and designs could be totemic? The sociopolitical and religious systems of certain historic tribes, the Creeks, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez provide a view of basic cultural trends in the Post-contact Southeastern United States. The hypothesis, drawing from the fact totemic systems did to some...
Show moreIf totemic symbols are represented stylistically or realistically in the arts, is it possible that archaeological evidence could be found to indicate that Weeden Island and Kolomoki effigy figurines and designs could be totemic? The sociopolitical and religious systems of certain historic tribes, the Creeks, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Natchez provide a view of basic cultural trends in the Post-contact Southeastern United States. The hypothesis, drawing from the fact totemic systems did to some extent exist among these tribes, attempts to establish stylistic patterns in effigy figurines and relate them to what is known of social and religious systems in the Northwest Florida-Southwest Georgia area. Such patterns were established, and some groups of effigies do tend to cluster in certain areas, but definite totemic sociopolitical associations have yet to be proved.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13739
- Subject Headings
- Weeden Island culture--Southern States, Totemism, Indians of North America--Southern States--Pottery, Indians of North America--Southern States--Mortuary customs
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE EARLY POTTERY OF SAN ANTONIO, DEPARTMENT OF CHINANDEGA, NICARAGUA.
- Creator
- Willis, Kelsey I., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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I analyzed the potsherds (n=732) recovered from the 2009 archaeological excavations at the site of San Antonio in Chinandega, Nicaragua. I classified the pottery in accordance with the Type: Variety-Mode system that is used almost exclusively in Mesoamerica and the Greater Nicoya Sub-Region. Identifications of known ceramic wares, groups, types, and varieties were made through comparisons with reference specimens from type collections housed at several institutions. New taxa were defined as...
Show moreI analyzed the potsherds (n=732) recovered from the 2009 archaeological excavations at the site of San Antonio in Chinandega, Nicaragua. I classified the pottery in accordance with the Type: Variety-Mode system that is used almost exclusively in Mesoamerica and the Greater Nicoya Sub-Region. Identifications of known ceramic wares, groups, types, and varieties were made through comparisons with reference specimens from type collections housed at several institutions. New taxa were defined as needed in accordance with the established protocols of the Type: Variety system (e.g., Smith et al. 1960) and as subsequently amended (e.g., Rice 1976). In the thesis, I describe the composition of the pottery assemblage from the earliest complex found at the site because it represents the most significant finding from the analysis. I identified a suite of Late Preclassic ceramic groups and types identical to those known from western El Salvador and eastern Guatemala including abundant Jicalapa Usulután, Pinos Black-brown, Santa Tecla Red, and Olocuitla Orange, all of which form part of the Chul Complex of that region. Statistical analysis implies that the ceramic complex most similar to that of San Antonio are not those from adjacent regions, such as the Uapala Complex of eastern El Salvador or the Aviles Complex of Rivas (Healy 1980), but rather those further west, i.e., the Chul Providencia Complex of Santa Leticia. The near identity of the San Antonio materials to those of the Chul Complex, which is part of the Providencia Ceramic Sphere, leads us to denominate them the Cosigüina Providencia Complex. Current dating places the Chul Complex chronologically between 400 B.C. and 50 B.C. (Inomata et al. 2014). The early occupation of San Antonio may extend into the succeeding Caynac Complex as well (ca. 50 B.C. to A.D. 50 or 100). The pottery suggests that inhabitants of the site were probably ethnically an ancestral Ch’olan or proto-Ch’orti’ Maya group (Sharer 2009).
Show less - Date Issued
- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003898
- Subject Headings
- Archaeology
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- TERTIARY HOMINOIDEA FROM INDIA AND PAKISTAN; A BIOMETRIC AND TAXONOMIC STUDY.
- Creator
- HANSINGER, MICHAEL J., Florida Atlantic University, Pilbeam, David B., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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This study continues earlier Yale work on Mio/Pliocene hominoid fossils from south of the Himalayas. The objective was to determine the number of species present. Samples consist of dental fragments, hence biometric analysis was used, in comparisons with other Hominoidea, fossil and recent, from the Yale Peabody Museum. Conclusions were that two species, Dryopithecus (Sivapithecus) sivalensis and indicus, were sampled. Statistical comparisons inferred that sivalensis was derived from African...
Show moreThis study continues earlier Yale work on Mio/Pliocene hominoid fossils from south of the Himalayas. The objective was to determine the number of species present. Samples consist of dental fragments, hence biometric analysis was used, in comparisons with other Hominoidea, fossil and recent, from the Yale Peabody Museum. Conclusions were that two species, Dryopithecus (Sivapithecus) sivalensis and indicus, were sampled. Statistical comparisons inferred that sivalensis was derived from African groups similar to Q. (Proconsul) pyanzae, and indicus from groups similar to Q. (f.) major. Variability within these species suggested sampling a variety of demes, similar to macaques of the same areas. An indicus size increase through time was documented, foreshadowing speciation into Gigantopithecus. For sivalensis, dental similarities to Pongo were noted. A criterion for sexing fossils of Ramapithecus punjabicus was proposed. Tooth area and body weights were correlated for pongids, for estimating live weights from fossil teeth.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1970
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13418
- Subject Headings
- Primates, Fossil, Paleontology--India--Tertiary, Paleontology--Pakistan--Tertiary
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF TWO ANTILLEAN PERIOD SITES, MIDDLE CAICOS, BRITISH WEST INDIES.
- Creator
- TROMANS, MARK ALAN., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The artifact record is an indication of a culture's temporal and psychological boundaries. The design, manufacture, use and subsequent disposal of artifacts mirror the norms of the society. This thesis utilizes these cultural characteristics to delineate the temporal and cultural location of two Antillean Period sites on Middle Caicos, British West Indies. The data consisted of the Antillean Period import ceramics. The data were analyzed using a Multi-response Permutation Procedure to assess...
Show moreThe artifact record is an indication of a culture's temporal and psychological boundaries. The design, manufacture, use and subsequent disposal of artifacts mirror the norms of the society. This thesis utilizes these cultural characteristics to delineate the temporal and cultural location of two Antillean Period sites on Middle Caicos, British West Indies. The data consisted of the Antillean Period import ceramics. The data were analyzed using a Multi-response Permutation Procedure to assess frequency distribution within each site. Four hypotheses were tested to determine cultural homogeneity between the sites. Results indicated that the sites were occupied seasonally for a special purpose i.e., salt collection activities.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1986
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14302
- Subject Headings
- Indians of the West Indies--Turks and Caicos Islands--Middle Caicos--Antiquities
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE TEACHING OF INTRODUCTORY ANTHROPOLOGY.
- Creator
- CIANI, JEANETTE TAYLOR., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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In this thesis I have attempted to design an introductory anthropology course and to consider the most effective way to teach it. Extensive use of teaching aids such as films and laboratory specimens is recommended to provide the best understanding of the course material. Each of the areas of anthropology is considered and examples are given of materials available which should prove useful in the treatment of the topic.
- Date Issued
- 1973
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13571
- Subject Headings
- Anthropology--Study and teaching
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- STATE VS. CHIEFDOM: A CHRONOLOGY OF CULTURES AND POLITICAL TYPES IN THE LOWER RED RIVER MOUTH.
- Creator
- DANIO, MARY KATHLEEN., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The Mississippian sites present in the Lower Red River Mouth area cover two culture periods called Coles Creek and rlaquemine. From approximately 850 to 1600 A.D., these cultures, economically based on hoe agriculture, functioned on a statal level of socio-political organization more complex than the cultures preceding them in the Red River Mouth area. A presentation of settlement data on sites representative of these cultures along with economic, burial, ceramic and nonceramic details will...
Show moreThe Mississippian sites present in the Lower Red River Mouth area cover two culture periods called Coles Creek and rlaquemine. From approximately 850 to 1600 A.D., these cultures, economically based on hoe agriculture, functioned on a statal level of socio-political organization more complex than the cultures preceding them in the Red River Mouth area. A presentation of settlement data on sites representative of these cultures along with economic, burial, ceramic and nonceramic details will show that cultural continuity existed in this area and culture change occurred, during which the change was from simple chiefdom to complex state.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1973
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13595
- Subject Headings
- Mississippian culture, Indians of North America--Red River Valley (Tex-La)--Antiquities, Red River Valley (Tex-La)--Antiquities
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE SPANISH RIVER COMPLEX: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SETTLEMENT PATTERNING IN THE EASTERN OKEECHOBEE SUB-AREA, FLORIDA.
- Creator
- FUREY, JOHN F. JR., Florida Atlantic University, Ferguson, Leland G., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Through controlled stratigraphic excavations, surface collections and published reports, a coastal Belle Glade settlement pattern and cultural complex is reconstructed. This site was continually occupied for a period of about 1,000 years. A population increase and an increase in socio-political complexity coincides with a change in the subsistence base at this complex during the Glades I period. This same economic change is noted in many middens along the Florida east coast and is believed to...
Show moreThrough controlled stratigraphic excavations, surface collections and published reports, a coastal Belle Glade settlement pattern and cultural complex is reconstructed. This site was continually occupied for a period of about 1,000 years. A population increase and an increase in socio-political complexity coincides with a change in the subsistence base at this complex during the Glades I period. This same economic change is noted in many middens along the Florida east coast and is believed to have been caused by the introduction of agriculture. This was accompanied by a religious movement in which mound construction and burial within these mounds were practiced. The diffusion of this economic-ceremonial complex was from the Lake Okeechobee area where it developed during the Hopewell period.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1972
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13500
- Subject Headings
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Florida--Lake Okeechobee Region, Florida--Antiquities
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE SOUTHEASTERN CEREMONIAL COMPLEX - A WAR-FERTILITY CULT. (MISSISSIPPIAN).
- Creator
- MCALLISTER, EVELYN MARTIN., Florida Atlantic University, Sears, William H., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Through a study of the specialized art forms of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, and an investigation of the settlement patterns in which this Complex occurred, hypothetical reconstructions of certain Late Mississippian social and religious systems have been presented. It seems highly probable that this ceremonial material formed the ritual paraphernalia of the controlling dignitaries within a Cult organization which functioned as a state religion in widely separated cultural areas....
Show moreThrough a study of the specialized art forms of the Southeastern Ceremonial Complex, and an investigation of the settlement patterns in which this Complex occurred, hypothetical reconstructions of certain Late Mississippian social and religious systems have been presented. It seems highly probable that this ceremonial material formed the ritual paraphernalia of the controlling dignitaries within a Cult organization which functioned as a state religion in widely separated cultural areas. Although dependent upon an agricultural base and, consequently, related to fertility ceremonies, the Complex was mainly oriented towards offensive warfare and expansion through conquest.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1972
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13487
- Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Southern States--Rites and ceremonies, Mississippian culture, Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies, Mississippian culture, Southern States
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- SOCIAL FACTORS RELATED TO KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AND USE OF FERTILITY CONTROL IN A TRADITIONAL MAYAN VILLAGE IN GUATEMALA.
- Creator
- NICK, ELIZABETH A., Florida Atlantic University, Early, John D., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this study was to investigate certain socio-cultural change variables that would discriminate attitudes and behavior in regard to modern methods of fertility control. Married women from a Mayan peasant community were interviewed. Analysis revealed that the socio-cultural change variables as suggested by the literature, were non-discriminatory. A possible explanation for non-discrimination is that these variables directly affect the man more than the woman. Traditionally,...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to investigate certain socio-cultural change variables that would discriminate attitudes and behavior in regard to modern methods of fertility control. Married women from a Mayan peasant community were interviewed. Analysis revealed that the socio-cultural change variables as suggested by the literature, were non-discriminatory. A possible explanation for non-discrimination is that these variables directly affect the man more than the woman. Traditionally, fertility control has been the responsibility of the woman by the use of abortion. Therefore, factors that directly affect the woman in the decision to use modern methods appear to discriminate attitudes and behavior. This is the first study of fertility control in these communities, and should be considered a preliminary rather than a definitive study.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1975
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13737
- Subject Headings
- Mayas--Social life and customs, Birth control--Guatemala
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE ROLLING OAKS II SITE (8 BD 73): A TEQUESTA SUB-AREA HABITATION SITE.
- Creator
- GRAVES, OTTILIE COSDEN., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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The Rolling Oaks II site is one of a series of habitation sites in central Broward County, part of the Tequesta Sub- Area of the Glades Area of South Florida. This report explores the idea that these sites were more than mere hunting camps, but were semi-permanent interrelated inland communities. These sites probably date from the Late Archaic through tho Glades Periods in an uninterrupted sequence based on the ceramics and non-ceramic artifacts recovered.
- Date Issued
- 1982
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14142
- Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Florida--Antiquities, Rolling Oaks II Site (Fla), Florida--Antiquities
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE ROLE OF HERBALISTS IN HEALTH MAINTENANCE ON THE BIMINIS, BAHAMAS.
- Creator
- OSBORNE, J. SCOTT, III., Florida Atlantic University, Iscan, M. Yasar, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Herbal medicine, the role of indigenous healers in health maintenance, ethnomedical ecology, and the impact of westernization on the traditional medical system of the Biminis, Bahamas, are investigated from several perspectives. Herbalists' socio-clinical role, botanical pharmacopoeia, and medicament preparation processes are qualitatively described, quantitative data being presented for the latter. Edited interview transcripts supplement findings stated in the text. Fifty-six plants are...
Show moreHerbal medicine, the role of indigenous healers in health maintenance, ethnomedical ecology, and the impact of westernization on the traditional medical system of the Biminis, Bahamas, are investigated from several perspectives. Herbalists' socio-clinical role, botanical pharmacopoeia, and medicament preparation processes are qualitatively described, quantitative data being presented for the latter. Edited interview transcripts supplement findings stated in the text. Fifty-six plants are reported whose medicinal usage is undocumented for the Bimini people. Statistical evaluation of herbalists' hand-and-eye measurement techniques (n=150) indicates maximum error from respective remedy means is less than 10%. Chemical constituents of positively identified medicinal species are reported and indicated as medically therapeutic and/or toxic in physiological activity. Some remedies are pharmacognostically appraised through the literature. Quantitative analysis of remedy preparation processes suggests herbalists' procedures may significantly reduce potential medicament toxicity, average reduction for the target compound of this study being 96.5% for decoctions.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1980
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14024
- Subject Headings
- Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbals--Bahamas--Biminis
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Program Review Anthropology, 2016-2017.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University.
- Date Issued
- 2016-2017
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007578
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Program Review Anthropology, 2015-2016.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University.
- Date Issued
- 2015-2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007577
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Program Review Anthropology, 2014-2015.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University.
- Date Issued
- 2014-2015
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007576
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Program Review Anthropology, 2013-2014.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University.
- Date Issued
- 2013-2014
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007575
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Program Review Anthropology, 2012-2013.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University.
- Date Issued
- 2012-2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007574
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Program Review Anthropology, 2010-2011.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University.
- Date Issued
- 2010-2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007573
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Program Review Anthropology, 2009-2010.
- Creator
- Florida Atlantic University, Department of Anthropology, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Florida Atlantic University Departmental Dashboard Indicators. Department program reviews for Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University.
- Date Issued
- 2009-2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007572
- Subject Headings
- Florida Atlantic University -- History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- PRIMATE CHORIONIC GONADATROPHIN PATTERNS DURING PREGNANCY: A COMPARATIVEPERSPECTIVE.
- Creator
- TAYLOR, MARY-MARGARET., Florida Atlantic University, Iscan, M. Yasar, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Chorionic gonadatrophin (CG) is an integral part of the complex endocrinology of pregnancy in primates. This glycoprotein hormone is utilized as a biochemical marker for pregnancy in many species of primates. Part I of this thesis is directed towards the construction of a general inductive model of chorionic gonadatrophin patterns which will indicate regularities of occurence and overall relationships. This model propoeses a general continuum of CG production which corresponds to phylogenetic...
Show moreChorionic gonadatrophin (CG) is an integral part of the complex endocrinology of pregnancy in primates. This glycoprotein hormone is utilized as a biochemical marker for pregnancy in many species of primates. Part I of this thesis is directed towards the construction of a general inductive model of chorionic gonadatrophin patterns which will indicate regularities of occurence and overall relationships. This model propoeses a general continuum of CG production which corresponds to phylogenetic expectations as illustrated by antigenic similarities and similarities in CC patterns across primate species and families. Also discussed is an apparent divergence of CG role and function in two cercopithecine genera. This discussion of comparative aspects of CG is an attempt to add insight into an important aspect of the primate reproductive process. Part II utilizes this comparative information to construct a guide which provides a practical application for the use of CG in breeding programs.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1981
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14095
- Subject Headings
- Chorionic gonadotropins
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Prehistoric mortuary practices in the Everglades cultural area, Florida.
- Creator
- Felmley, Amy S., Florida Atlantic University, Kennedy, William J., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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Archaeological data on mortuary practices in the Everglades cultural area of southeastern Florida from the Late Archaic (2000 B.C.-500 B.C.) through the Formative period (500 B.C.-A.D. 1750) are synthesized in order to document development of the chiefdom organization known ethnographically for the historic Tequesta Indians. Site and burial data are drawn from published and unpublished documents and analyzed using Binford's (1971) models which predict sociopolitical organization from mortuary...
Show moreArchaeological data on mortuary practices in the Everglades cultural area of southeastern Florida from the Late Archaic (2000 B.C.-500 B.C.) through the Formative period (500 B.C.-A.D. 1750) are synthesized in order to document development of the chiefdom organization known ethnographically for the historic Tequesta Indians. Site and burial data are drawn from published and unpublished documents and analyzed using Binford's (1971) models which predict sociopolitical organization from mortuary evidence for individual status and rank. Results indicate the presence of a non-egalitarian social structure with inherited status in the Late Archaic period followed by a ranked sociopolitical organization in the Glades II-III periods.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1991
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14706
- Subject Headings
- Indians of North America--Florida, Indians of North America--Funeral customs and rites
- Format
- Document (PDF)