In 1863, Fort Bascom was built along the Canadian River in the Eroded Plains of Territorial New Mexico. Its unique location placed it between the Comanches of Texas and the Comancheros of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This post was situated within Comanchería during the height of the United States Army's war against the Southern Plains Indians, yet it has garnered little attention. This study broadens the scholarly understanding of how the United States Army gained control of the Southwest by examining the role Fort Bascom played in this mission. This includes an exploration of the Canadian River Valley environment, an examination of the economic relationship that existed between the Southern Plains Indians and the mountain people of New Mexico, and an account of the daily life of soldiers posted to Fort Bascom. This dissertation thus provides an environmental and cultural history of the Canadian River Valley in New Mexico, a social history of the men stationed at Fort Bascom, and proof that the post played a key role in the Army's efforts to gain control of the Southern Plains Indians. This study argues that Fort Bascom should be recognized as Texas' northern-most frontier fort. Its men were closer to the Comanche homeland than any Texas post of the period. Its records clearly show that the Army used Fort Bascom as a key forward base of operations against Comanches and Kiowas. An examination of Bascom's post returns, daily patrols, and major expeditions allows its history to provide a useful perspective on the nineteenth-century American Southwest.

This thesis is an attempt to portray the part the forts of the Southwest had in developing the Federal Indian Policy in that region from 1865 to 1885.

This essay concerns the hill forts in Halland. The hill forts in Halland haven’t been archaeologically examined and they haven’t been studied as well as hill forts in other parts of Sweden. The focus of this essay is to determine the use of the hill forts in Halland.  Comparative studies will be made between Halland’s hill forts and the hill forts of Bohuslän and the hill forts of the Eastern part of Sweden. The results of the research have yielded that the hill forts in Halland strongly reminiscent of the hill forts in Bohuslän when it comes to the positioning in the landscape, as well as the general appearance of the hill forts. There are remains of houses in some of the hill forts in Bohuslän. Because of the similarities with the hill forts in Bohuslän, there is a possibility that there have been houses on top of the hill forts in Halland. It is not possible to say whether the hill forts in Halland have been places of “safe haven” and/or permanent residents. Most of the hill forts in Halland have great view over seas or the ocean, as well as over the inland. They tend to be located close to old roads and would have had a great overview of them. It’s possible that the hill forts were connected to trading posts. Signaling between the hill forts in the northern part of Halland is possible because of the closeness of them. Drawings of the hill forts have been made successfully; they show roughly where the walls of the hill fort are situated and where the precipices and inclinations are situated. The drawings make it easier to compare the hill forts in Halland to hill forts in other parts of Sweden.

Diss. : Philosophische Fakultät I : Zürich : 1976. - Bibliogr. p. 11-21. Index. -

Fortifications are a common type of ancient monument found throughout Scandinavia, and while the functions of forts are studied and debated quite heavily, the re-use of these structures is less known. On Gotland, there exist 84 ancient fortifications, of which approximately one-third have burials or registered graves within or in close proximity to their locations. This thesis identifies those locations where empirical evidence can be found to identify burials as a form of secondary use of fortifications. The case study of Gudings slott, in Eke Parish, is examined to exemplify the chronological extent of secondary use of an ancient fortification by continued burial rituals from the Late Iron Age through the early Middle Ages. Ancestral worship, memory theory, burial practices, and spatial analysis are utilized to explain why these sites may have been chosen for re-use as burial grounds during the Late Iron Age. The resulting interpretations reveal a unique combination of topographic location, ancestral connectivity, and social stressors as key factors in the secondary use of the examined sites. In addition, new possibilities for the study of Gotland’s ancient fortification sites and suggestions for future research are put forward. / Fornborgar är en vanlig typ av forntida monument som finns i hela Skandinavien, och även om borgarnas funktioner har studerats och diskuterats tämligen omfattande är återanvändningen av dessa strukturer mindre känd. På Gotland finns 84 fornborgar, varav ungefär en tredjedel har begravningar eller registrerade gravar inom eller i närheten av deras lokalisering. Denna uppsats identifierar de platser där empirska blägg finns för begravningar som en form av sekundär användning av borgar. Fallstudien av Gudings slott i Eke socken används för att exemplifiera den kronologiska omfattningen av sekundär användning av en fornborg som en plats för fostsatta begravningsritualer från yngre järnålder upp i tidig medeltid. Förfädersdyrkan, minnesteori, begravningsmetoder och rumslig analys används för att förklara varför dessa platser kan ha valts för återanvändning som gravplatser under yngre järnålder. De resulterande tolkningarna avslöjar en unik kombination av topografisk lokalisering, koppling till förfäder och sociala stressfaktorer som nyckelfaktor i den sekundära användningen av de undersökta platserna. Dessutom presenteras nya möjligheter för att studera Gotlands fornborgar och förslag till framtida forskning.

L'analyse de la structure et du mouvement permet d'estimer la forme d'objets 3D et la position de la caméra à partir de photos ou de vidéos. Le plus souvent, elle est réalisée au moyen des étapes suivantes : 1) L'extraction de points d'intérêt, 2) La mise en correspondance des points d'intérêt entre les images à l'aide de descripteurs photométriques des voisinages de point, 3) Le filtrage des appariements produits à l'étape précédente afin de ne conserver que ceux compatibles avec une contrainte géométrique fixée, dont on peut alors calculer les paramètres. Cependant, la ressemblance photométrique seule utilisée en deuxième étape ne suffit pas quand plusieurs points ont la même apparence. Ensuite, la dernière étape est effectuée par un algorithme de filtrage robuste, Ransac, qui nécessite de fixer des seuils, ce qui se révèle être une opération délicate. Le point de départ de ce travail est l'approche A Contrario Ransac de Moisan et Stival, qui permet de s'abstraire des seuils. Ensuite, notre première contribution a consisté en l'élaboration d'un modèle a contrario qui réalise la mise en correspondance à l'aide de critères photométrique et géométrique, ainsi que le filtrage robuste en une seule étape. Cette méthode permet de mettre en correspondance des scènes contenant des motifs répétés, ce qui n'est pas possible par l'approche habituelle. Notre seconde contribution étend ce résultat aux forts changements de point de vue, en améliorant la méthode ASift de Morel et Yu. Elle permet d'obtenir des correspondances plus nombreuses et plus densément réparties, dans des scènes difficiles contenant des motifs répétés observés sous des angles très différents / The analysis of structure from motion allows one to estimate the shape of 3D objects and the position of the camera from pictures or videos. It usually follows these three steps: 1) Extracting points of interest, 2) Matching points of interest using photometric descriptors computed on point neighborhoods, 3) Filtering previous matches so as to retain only those compatible with a geometric constraint, whose parameters can then be computed. However, for the second step, the photometric criterion is not enough on its own when several points are alike. As for the third step, it uses the Ransac robust filtering scheme, which requires setting thresholds, and that can be a difficult task. This work is based on Moisan and Stival's A Contrario Ransac approach, which allows one to set thresholds automatically. After assessing that method, the first contribution was the elaboration an a contrario model, which simultaneously achieves robust filtering and matching through both geometric and photometric criteria. That method allows one to match scenes with repeated patterns, which is impossible with the usual approach. The second contribution extended that result to strong viewpoint changes, improving the ASift method. The matches obtained are both more numerous and more densely distributed, in scenes containing many repeated patterns seen from very different angles.

This thesis uses the results of limited testing at the Fort Dade (1836-1842) and Hope Homestead (1842-ca. 1900) archaeological sites to establish a method for quickly identifying threatened sites with minimal disturbance to surrounding areas. Artifact analysis, pattern recognition, and comparison with similar known sites are key elements. Pedestrian survey, metal detection, posthole and shovel testing, and test excavation are tools used to accomplish this. Artifact analysis is used to establish date ranges for the sites, as well as the material variation between military and homestead occupations. Artifacts used for analysis include glass, ceramics, nails, arms and personal items. Quantitative analysis of artifact assemblages is utilized to determine broad site type classification, and further contribute to preliminary identification. Correspondence analysis helps differentiate sites according to length and type of occupation. With refinement, this method could be used for preliminary identification of many Seminole War sites. Rapid and widespread development in Florida has made identification of Seminole War sites a priority, so they can be recorded and preserved before they are lost forever.

Dans cette thèse nous avons développé trois techniques de mesures dynamiques du renversement de l'aimantation à l'échelle de la nanoseconde en utilisant des micro bobines comme source de champ pulsé. Le comportement dynamique de plusieurs systèmes magnétiques sous la forme de couches minces a été étudié. Avec la technique de Dichroïsme Circulaire Magnétique de Rayons X (XMCD) résolu en temps développée à l'ESRF on obtient la sélectivité en espèce chimique outre à une résolution temporelle de 100 ps. Cela nous a permis d'effectuer des études du renversement de l'aimantation et du couplage dynamique dans des structures du type vanne de spins et jonctions tunnel. Dans certaines conditions de champ pulsé le temps de renversement de l'aimantation de la couche libre (FeNi) est de l'ordre de la nanoseconde. Dans ces structures, suivant l'épaisseur de la couche non magnétique, le couplage dynamique entre les couches libre et dure peut être très différent de celui statique. La technique de mesure dynamique Kerr/Faraday s'est montrée assez efficace pour l'étude dynamique des couches minces à forte anisotropie perpendiculaire grâce aux possibilités de champs importants (jusqu'à 10 T) associées à une haute sensibilité (~2 x 10(+8) µB). Avec la technique d'imagerie Kerr/Faraday résolue en temps on a pu suivre le renversement d'un grenat magnétique suite à une impulsion de champ. Les processus du renversement sont facilement identifiés par la visualisation dynamique des domaines magnétiques. Avec les micro bobines développées en collaboration avec le LETI, nous avons pu montrer la possibilité d'obtenir des champs magnétiques très forts (jusque 50 T) à un très bas coût comparé aux installations conventionnelles. Pour la suite de ce travail nous envisageons le développement d'une technique d'imagerie dynamique avec haute résolution spatiale (dizaine de nm) et sélectivité chimique basée sur un microscope PEEM (Microscope à photoémission d'électrons).

Galatians who entered into Anatolia in about 280 B.C., in order to help the Bithynian king Nicomedes I against his brother Zipoetas, had a significant role in the history of the ancient Asia Minor. Archaeological material that were recovered from different sites such as Gordion, Pessinus and Tavion and fort settlements mostly dating to the late Hellenistic Period are the most important sources that provide information on their presence in Galatia region named after them. The main purpose of this thesis is to bring together all the archaeological, historical and epigraphical data to present in a coherent way and examine the fort settlements around Ancyra attributed to the Galatians. It both aims to understand the Galatians archaeologically and also by applying new methods such as Visibility Analysis through GIS studies, it hopes to materialize some of the assumptions regarding settlement systems. In order to achieve these, after a thorough presentation of the archaeological and historical data, the forts surveyed around Ancyra are described individually and then studied as a system with the help of Visibility Analysis. The thesis also confirms the presumed relationship between the location of the forts and the topography as well as identifying criteria for choice of location for ancient settlements.

Th. 3e cycle--Histoire--Strasbourg 2, 1988. / Bibliogr. p. 157-161.