Browsing by FAS Department "Anthropology & Archaeology"
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“A Study of the Religious Worldview and Ceremonial Life of the Inhabitants of Palenque and Yaxchilan”
(2020-04-15)This thesis examines the religious worldview and ceremonial life of the ancient inhabitants of the classic Maya sites of Palenque and Yaxchilan through a comparison of Lacandon Maya Oral history and the Hieroglyphic ... -
Central Transit Places. the Archaeology of Man-Made Navigable Waterways in Iron Age Scandinavia A.D. 400–800
(2020-02-29)Man-made navigable waterways within the Scandinavian homelands during the Migration Period (A.D. 400–550) and Late Germanic Iron Age (A.D. 550–800) are remarkably rare and represent significant investments of human capital ... -
Core Religious Values and Health Among Young Adult Seventh-Day Adventists
(2019-10-26)This thesis explores, from a sociocultural anthropological perspective, the values and norms that are distinctive to the young adult population of Seventh-day Adventists. In doing so, this study has uncovered the ways in ... -
Language of the Voiceless: Traces of Taino Language, Food, and Culture in the Americas From 1492 to the Present
(2020-09-28)My thesis will demonstrate a broad impact of Taino language and culture on the languages of the Americas following the European invasion based on linguistic evidence from first-hand accounts of explorers, invaders, priests ... -
Prowess and Protection: A Cultic Analysis of the “Winged Victory of Samothrace” in Ancient Greece
(2019-03-31)The ancient Greek mystery cult and its sanctuary complex dedicated to the Theoi Megaloi or “Great Gods” on the remote Aegean island of Samothrace functioned as the original setting for one of the most dramatic, recognizable, ... -
Refining Collective Impact Measurement to Maximize Efficiencies in Humanitarian Efforts: an Exploration of Global Population Participation in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(2020-09-28)This thesis seeks to make a policy statement, a recommendation for greater efficiency in global collective impact. It examines the non-profit organization, Unify, as a case study and the United Nations Sustainable Development ... -
Rethinking Epigraphy: What a Combined Butlerian & Bahktinian Analysis of Babylonian Kudurru Can Illuminate About Ancient Linguistic Mediation of Imagined Space
(2018-08-02)This present thesis seeks to explain qualitatively how early Mesopotamian city states constructed and maintained their landscape through the creation of the kudurrus. Kudurrus are relatively large stones which contain ... -
The Impact of African-American Musicianship on South Korean Popular Music: Adoption, Appropriation, Hybridization, Integration, or Other?
(2019-04-19)In 2016 the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) reported that the Korean music industry saw an overseas revenue of ₩5.3 trillion ($4.7 billion) in concert tickets, streaming music, compact discs (CDs), and related services ... -
The Role of Socioeconomic Status on Cultural Adaptation to Elite American Boarding Schools
(2018-09-17)This thesis explains some of the challenges elite American boarding schools, and their evolving high-school age student population, experience in regards to adapting to the unique cultures that these residential educational ...