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Marine Shielings in Medieval Norse Greenland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Christian Koch Madsen
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 56, no. 1, 2019, pp. 119-159
Description
Study reviews document records and archaeological site evidence of medieval Norse marine-resource use in Greenland on local to regional scales; results imply the existence of at least four types of seasonally occupied, specialized satellite sites related to marine-resource use.
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Maritime Subsistence at a 9300 Year Old Shell Midden on Santa Rosa Island, California

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jon M. Erlandson
Torben C. Rick
Rene L. Vellanoweth
Douglas J. Kennett
Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 26, no. 3, Autumn, 1999, pp. 255-265
Description
Early Holocene site suggests a heavy reliance on marine resources, particularly abalone, and supplemented by plant foods that were distinct from the resources used on the coastal mainland.
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Mathematics-Like Principles Inferred From the Petroglyphs

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Charles G. Moore
Journal of American Indian Education, vol. 27, no. 2, January 1988, pp. [30-36]
Description
Advances the possibility that concepts of math are being communicated and suggests several related classroom activities.
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Maya Cranial and Dental Modifications

Articles » General
Author/Creator
Brian Pritchard
Totem, vol. 14, no. 1, 2006, pp. 57-77
Description
Looks at intentional body changes as an expression of gender ideology. Shows there are no differences between males and females in modifications.
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Meadowcroft Rockshelter, 1977: An Overview

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
J. M. Adovasio
J. D. Gunn
J. Donahue
R. Stuckenrath
American Antiquity, vol. 43, no. 4, October 1978, pp. 632-651
Description
Describes how this site contains the early evidence of humans in the New World and the longest occupational sequence in North America.
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Mechanical Coring as an Aid to Archaeological Projects

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
M. G. Canti
F. M. Meddens
Journal of Field Archaeology, vol. 25, no. 1, Spring, 1998, pp. 97-105
Description
Practical advantages of coring are discussed as well as methods to overcome problems encountered.
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Menard Site: The Quapaw Village of Osotouy on the Arkansas River

Alternate Title
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History ; v.48, pt.2
E-Books
Author/Creator
James A. Ford
Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History
Description
Forms part of Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, v.48 (p.133-191 , 29 plates).
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Metal Armor from St. Lawrence Island

Alternate Title
Metal Armour from St. Lawrence Island
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. Kory Cooper
Gabriel J. Bowen
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 50, no. 1, 2013, pp. 1-19
Description
Describes three examples housed in the University of Alaska Museum of the North, discusses when and how they were produced, and provides overview of regional use of armour.
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Meteorite Collecting among Ancient Americans

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
H. H. Nininger
American Antiquity, vol. 4, no. 1, July 1938, pp. 39-40
Description
Explores the significance of discovering four meteorites in an old camp site in eastern Colorado and western Kansas.
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Métis Land Use of the Lauder Sandhills of Southwestern Manitoba

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Scott Hamilton
B. A. Nicholson
Prairie Forum, vol. 25, no. 2, Fall, 2000, pp. 243-270
Description
Describes archaeological finds, in the Lauder Sandhills of Southwestern Manitoba, that appear to be rudimentary farmsteads of Métis peoples from the mid to 19th century.
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A Middle Dorset Dwelling in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Sylvie LeBlanc
Études Inuit Studies, vol. 27, no. 1-2, Architecture Paléoesquimaude / Palaeoeskimo Architecture, 2003, pp. 493-513
Description
Looks at a dwelling that suggests long term occupation and at least five uses.
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Middle Woodland Ceremonialism at Pinson Mounds, Tennessee

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Robert C. Mainfort
American Antiquity, vol. 53, no. 1, January 1988, pp. 158-173
Description
Description of one of the largest ceremonial centers in eastern North America, constructed and used between A.D. 1 - 500.
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Migration in Prehistory: The Northern Iroquoian Case

Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Dean R. Snow
American Antiquity, vol. 60, no. 1, January 1995, pp. 59-79
Description
Explores the argument in favour of migration in the development of Northern Iroquoian culture in northeastern North America and examines the history of the controlling model that has dominated regional archaeological interpretation for the past half century.
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The Mixtecs of Oaxaca: Ancient Times to the Present

Book Reviews
Author/Creator
Kathleen M. McIntyre
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, vol. 26, no. 3, Global Indigenous Higher Education, Spring, 2015
Description
Book review of: The Mixtecs of Oaxaca by Ronald Spores and Andrew K. Kalkansky.
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Module 1: Post-Ice Age Geography and the Initial Peopling of the Arctic and Subarctic

Alternate Title
Module One: Post-Ice Age Geography and the Initial Peopling of the Arctic and Subarctic
[Bachelor of Circumpolar Studies (BCS) 321: Peoples and Cultures of the Circumpolar World I]
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Michel Bouchard
Jeremei Gabyshev
Description
Overview of archaeology and history of major regions of the circumpolar North and factors which influenced human settlement patterns. Developed for class delivered by the University of the Arctic.
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