Lai, Pak Kin Patrick. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-146). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Definition of Stone Spade --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- Importance of Stone Spade Research --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Structure of the Thesis --- p.6 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- The Neolithic Chronology in Hong Kong --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- Lithic studies: Typological Analysis and Functional Analysis --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3 --- Chaine Operatoire and Cognitive Archaeology --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4 --- Research on Stone Spades --- p.34 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- RESEARCH QUESTIONS AND METHODOLOGY --- p.37 / Chapter 3.1 --- Research Questions --- p.37 / Chapter 3.2 --- Fieldsite specification --- p.38 / Chapter 3.3 --- Research methods --- p.41 / Chapter 3.4 --- Use Wear Analysis --- p.43 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 T --- HE YUNG LONG NORTH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSEMBLAGE --- p.52 / Chapter 4.1 --- Yung Long and the surrounding area --- p.52 / Chapter 4.2 --- Lithic assemblage of Yung Long North (YLN) --- p.55 / Chapter 4.3 --- Correlation Tests on Selected Artefacts --- p.67 / Chapter 4.4 --- Results of Use Wear Analysis --- p.78 / Chapter 4.5 --- Preliminary Summary --- p.96 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- THE CHAINE OPERATOIRE OF STONE SPADES AND THE LITHIC ASSEMBLAGE FROM YUNG LONG NORTH --- p.99 / Chapter 5.1 --- Lithic Manufacturing as Part of the Cultural Development --- p.99 / Chapter 5.2 --- What are the choices selected in the design and planning of lithic manufacturing? --- p.101 / Chapter 5.3 --- Standardisation --- p.110 / Chapter 5.4 --- What is the function of stone spades and its relationship with agriculture? --- p.118 / Chapter 5.5 --- Where to Discard? ´ؤ the Cognitive Map on Space Utilisation --- p.127 / Chapter 5.6 --- What subsistence strategies are reflected in the lithic assemblage? --- p.128 / Chapter 5.7 --- How the manufacturing is organized? --- p.130 / Chapter 5.8 --- What is the Cultural Development represented in the Late Neolithic Yung Long? --- p.134 / Chapter 5.9 --- Conclusion --- p.135 / Chapter 5.10 --- Some final remarks --- p.137 / REFERENCES --- p.139 / APPENDIX A --- p.147 / APPENDIX B --- p.160 / List of Tables / Table 3.1 Average dimension of adzes and roughouts from YLN / Table 4.1 Counts of the whole Late Neolithic lithic assemblage from YLN / Table 4.2 Correlations of 20 Spades from Late Neolithic YLN / Table 4.3 Correlations of 41 regular adzes from Late Neolithic YLN / Table 4.4 Correlations of 71 adzes from Late Neolithic YLN / Table 4.5 Adze measurements from YLN and SKSH (after Chan 2005) / "Table 4.6 Correlations of summarized adze typologies (Regular, Single-Shouldered and Double Shouldered adzes) from Late Neolithic YLN and SKSH" / Table 4.7 Correlations of 35 Projectile Points from Late Neolithic YLN / Table 4.8 Correlations of 11 Yues from Late Neolithic YLN / Table 4.9 Correlations of 12 Netsinkers from Late Neolithic YLN / Table 4.10 Correlations of 16 Picks from Late Neolithic YLN / Table 4.11 Correlations of 29 Hammerstones from Late Neolithic YLN / Table 4.12 Use wears on replicas after task-oriented experiments / Table 5.1 Comparison among the Late Neolithic lithic assemblages around Yung Long (North) (Ng Ka Yuen and Chan Ka Yuen: after Au 2004) / List of Figures / "Figure 1.1 Hong Kong in its regional setting (Source: Lands Department, HKSAR 2010)" / Figure 4.1 Bar Chart Showing the Number of Pieces of Implements from YLN in terms of materials / Figure 4.2 Pie Chart showing the Percentage of Implements Materials from YLN / Figure 4.3 Pie Chart showing the Percentage of Implements Types from YLN / Figure 4.4 Radar Diagram of 20 Spades Measurements from YLN / Figure 4.5 Radar Diagram of Adze Measurements from YLN and SKSH (after Chan 2005) / Figure 4.6 Radar Diagram of 71 Adzes Measurements from YLN / Figure 4.7 Radar Diagram of 35 Projectile Points Measurements from YLN / Figure 4.8 Radar Diagram of 11 Yue Measurements from YLN / Figure 4.9 Radar Diagram of 12 Netsinkers from YLN / Figure 4.10 Radar Diagram of 16 Picks Measurements from YLN / Figure 4.11 Radar Diagram of 29 Hammerstones Measurements from YLN / Appendices / Chapter Appendix A --- Artefact Statistics / Chapter Appendix B --- Maps and Plates

The aim for this bachelor thesis is to find an answer for the placement of Migration and Vendel period graves on preexisting house constructions in Sweden. The reason behind these graves being built on their respective places will be analyzed, discussed and compared with similar finds in Scandinavia, where a wide contact net had been established during this time. Different kinds of social and religious meanings and functions with the grave mounds will also be taken into consideration during the discussion and analysis. The actual findings in the graves will be not be a part of this thesis, as the aim is to focus more on the grave itself as a cultural and social symbol for the people, and the values it had, during the time period it was built.

Equipped with advanced field instruments in the past few decades, oceanographers have been able to comprehend some characteristics of the internal waves(IWs), such as the generation, propagation and energy dissipation, as well as to promote understanding in oceanography and marine ecology affected by IWs in the world ocean. Although surface gravity wave and internal wave are two of the most common natural phenomena in the ocean, the interaction between them has not been fully investigated, despite limited theoretical derivations in the literature, nor using laboratory experiments to verify the theory. A series of laboratory experiments were conducted at the National Sun Yen-sen University to study the waveform evolution of continuous IWs propagation on the flat bottom and across a trapezoidal obstacle. Surface waves were generated on a density stratified fluid system in a wave flume, from which IWs were induced indirectly to investigate their wave properties associated with their propagation . The experimental results are then used to determine the maximum depth which could be affected by surface waves in different wave conditions(wave height and period), as well as the amplitude of the IWs induced. The relationship between them are then presented in graphic form. Experiments were also conducted in uniform density and stratified fluid system with a trapezoidal obstacle. The results reveal that (1)long-period surface waves were susceptible to the interaction with the IWs in a stratified system, thus rendering wave height reduction, and (2)short-period surface waves interactions with their IWs counterparts was insignificant, hence yielded wave height similar to that in uniform density fluid system. Moreover, experiments were also conducted to study for long and short period IW propagated over pseudo slope-shelf(using trapezoidal obstacle). The results show that the variation in the IWs significantly affected the strength of internal hydraulic jump and vortices on the front slope and subsequent waveform inversion on the horizontal plateau. For IWs with short period, the horizontal distance on the plateau affected by the IWs was shirter and the total time of wave-topography interaction decreased.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-179). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Washington, 2004. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-114).

The aim of the study was to investigate Seljuk Plasters used in some of their royal administrative or residential buildings from a viewpoint of their raw materials and technological characteristics. Some Byzantine Plasters of the same period were also investigated to make comparison. Plasters from some historic structures in the archaeological sites namely / Alanya Castle, Kubadabad Palaces, Syedra Archaeological Site, Aspendos Amphitheatre, Selinus Archaeological Site-Sekerhane K&ouml / sk and Hasbah&ccedil / e were examined. In a series of examination basic physical properties of the plasters as bulk density, porosity, water absorption capacity and water vapour permeability were obtained. The results indicated that plasters are low dense and high porous materials and having good breathing property. Mechanical properties of the plasters were expressed by the modulus of elasticity (Emod) values which were obtained from ultrasonic pulse velocity measurements. The Emod of the plasters being in the range of 1.0 to 5.6 Gpa show that they have enough mechanical strength comparable to historic mortars and bricks. Raw material composition and mineralogical properties of plasters were determined by combined interpretation of several types of analyses such as chemical analyses, particle size distribution of aggregates, petrographic analyses of thin sections by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopic analyses of cross sections coupled with EDX for image analyses and semiquantitative elemental analyses, X-ray powder diffraction analyses for the determination of mineral phases, thermogravimetric analyses and FTIR analyses. Binder used in all plasters was found to be lime with amount in the range of 53.8-96.8% as CaCO3. The main minerals of aggregates are quartz, calcite (limestone), dolomite and opal-A. Regarding particle size distribution of aggregates it was possible to classify them into fine, coarse and mixed aggregates having rather high pozzolanicity. Study on decorative and red zigzag patterned plasters indicated presence of haematite as the source of red pigment. Study on green colored plaster also indicated presence of iron containing mineral with lower oxidation state. The Seljuk and Byzantine Masonries chosen are still surviving buildings that their plasters should be of good quality. In fact, this study approved their quality which may be due to the presence of opal-A and dolomite.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1972.

Thesis (Ph.D.) - University of Glasgow, 1996. / BLL : DX192053. Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Faculty of Art, Department of Archaeology, University of Glasgow, 1996. Includes bibliographical references. Print copy also available.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1972.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-179). Also available on the Internet.