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ABSTRACT GROWTH INCREMENT ANALYSIS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FRESHWATER MUSSELS FROM INTERIOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA by Deanna M. Commons Master of Arts in Anthropology California State University, Chico Spring 2010 The purpose of this study is to evaluate the a . . .

ABSTRACT THE EVOLUTION OF COFFEE MARKETS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: A HONDURAN COOPERATIVE’S EXPERIENCE WITH FAIR TRADE by Erin Sue Smith Master of Arts in Anthropology California State University, Chico Spring 2010 This thesis explores the barriers . . .

ABSTRACT ON THE VALIDITY OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SHELLFISH METRICS IN COASTAL CALIFORNIA by Arran M. Bell Master of Arts in Anthropology California State University, Chico Fall 2009 Shellfish middens represent highly visible, ubiquitous areas for interpreti . . .

ABSTRACT AN EXPERIENCE-CENTERED APPROACH TO EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN FOUNDLING NARRATIVES by © Tanya Kieselbach 2011 Master of Arts in Anthropology California State University, Chico Fall 2011 This thesis examines aspects of the relationship between folk . . .

ABSTRACT GIS USE IN THE REINTERPRETATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM COLLECTIONS: THE COOMBS SITE, BOULDER, UTAH by Amanda van Woert Master of Arts in Anthropology Museum Studies Option California State University, Chico Fall 2011 Archaeological collecti . . .

ABSTRACT IDENTIFYING TRACKWAYS USING STEP LENGTH: BEHAVIORAL INFERENCES FROM JAGUAR CAVE, TENNESSEE by Kyle Aidan McCormick Master of Arts in Anthropology California State University, Chico Spring 2010 Prehistoric behavior can be inferred through ephe . . .

ABSTRACT A STUDY OF THE ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF SEX ESTIMATION METHODS OF THE HUMAN PELVIS by Brenna Kay Blanchard Master of Arts in Anthropology California State University, Chico Spring 2010 Sex determination is an important first step in the de . . .