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Browsing Anthropology and Archaeology by Date Published
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(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2013)This research examines the nature of health care provision in Central Otago during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century through an archaeological and historical investigation of the St Bathans cottage hospital. ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)This qualitative study explores the nexus of labour and immigration policies and employment practices in New Zealand. This thesis focuses on multiple experiences of the foreign workers employed under the main labour ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2013)Residue analysis is a relatively new method of investigating the past, and an analysis of ceramic residues has never been undertaken in Southeast Asia. The purpose of this study was to determine whether this type of analysis ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2013)On the 4th of September 2010 the South Island city of Christchurch, New Zealand was struck by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. The earthquake caused widespread damage, but no loss of life. In February the following year a ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2013)The aim of this research is to investigate the nature of the social and economic transition occurring between the Lapita to post-Lapita periods on the island of Watom, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea. Archaeological ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013)An interest in the health and disease of past populations and how they may be influenced by factors such as diet, environment and culture are major themes of current bioarchaeological research. This thesis addresses questions ...
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(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2013)This research explores the narratives of seventeen members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) in Southern New Zealand as they explain the meaning of disability and prenatal genetic testing, and its ... -
(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)Modern humans first moved into the Ivane valley between 43,000 – 49,000 years cal BP, placing it within the initial colonisation stage of Papua New Guinea. At 2000 metres above sea level, this montane valley also marks the ...
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(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2012)This study focused on prehistoric pottery production patterns in the Lapita and plainware periods from the islands of ‘Upolu and Manono, Samoa. Incorporating a holistic approach to excavated pottery assemblages, stylistic, ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2012)This thesis presents the results of a skill analysis augmented by a decorative analysis and temper analysis, conducted upon Lapita pottery from the Early period site of Tamuarawai (EQS), Emirau Island, Papua New Guinea. ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2012)From the 1960s to the 1980s mercenary soldiers in Africa captured the attention of journalists, authors and scholars. This thesis critically examines the shadows of mercenarism in sub-Saharan Africa during decolonisation ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2012)The relationship between human culture and the environment is an area of fundamental importance to modern archaeological enquiry. The investigation of this relationship led researchers to develop what has become known as ...
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(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2012)The focus of this thesis is the archaeology of workers’ camps associated with the Otago Central Railway. The railway was begun in 1880 and completed in 1920. Using the historical record in conjunction with remote sensing ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2011)This thesis examines three distinctive phases of immigration policy in New Zealand. This includes the early European settlement of New Zealand characterised by the emergence of a local citizenship existing within a larger ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2011)This research examines the problem of the concept of context for New Zealand archaeology and material culture studies. It is argued that it is not a lack of context associated with material culture but the perception of ...
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(Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2011)In this thesis I will explore the use of computer-mediated communication (CMC) amongst members of the Ngai Tahu tribe, a Maori tribe located on the South Island of New Zealand with tribal members scattered all over the ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2011)In the last two decades advances in archaeological understanding of radiocarbon dating have led to the re-establishment of settlement of New Zealand at around 1300 A.D., a shortening of the prehistoric sequence by up to ...
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(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2011)It is often assumed that all avifaunal remains recovered from archaeological contexts have been deposited as a result of cultural activity. Increasingly, however, it is recognized that bird bones can accumulate within ... -
(Thesis, Master of Arts, 2010)In 2008 and 2009, the author spent a month on the island of Atafu as part of the Tokelau Science, Education, and Research program co-directed by David Addison and John Kalolo. During this time he assisted in archaeological ... -
Ika (Thesis, Master of Arts, 2010)This thesis examines methodological issues in the analysis of fishbone assemblages from the Pacific. A review of the literature on Pacific fishing raises questions about methodology in Pacific fishbone analysis. Recent ...
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