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Spot core from the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) borehole provides the opportunity to characterize and quantify damage and mineral alteration of siliciclastics within an active, large-displacement plate-boundary fault zone. Deformed arkosic, coarse-grained, pebbly sandstone, and fine-grained sandstone and siltstone retrieved from 2.55 km depth represent the western damaged zone of the San Andreas Fault, approximately 130 m west of the Southwest Deforming Zone (SDZ). The sandstone is cut by numerous subsidiary faults that display extensive evidence of repeating episodes of compaction, shear, dilation, and cementation. The subsidiary faults are grouped into three size classes: 1) small faults, 1 to 2 mm thick, that record an early stage of fault development, 2) intermediate-size faults, 2 to 3 mm thick, that show cataclastic grain size reduction and flow, extensive cementation, and alteration of host particles, and 3) large subsidiary faults that have cemented cataclastic zones up to 10 mm thick. The cataclasites contain fractured host-rock particles of quartz, oligoclase, and orthoclase, in addition to albite and laumontite produced by syn-deformation alteration reactions. Five structural units are distinguished in the subsidiary fault zones: fractured sandstones, brecciated sandstones, microbreccias, microbreccias within distinct shear zones, and principal slip surfaces. We have quantified the particle size distributions and the particle shape of the host rock mineral phases and the volume fraction of the alteration products for these representative structural units. Shape characteristics vary as a function of shear strain and grain size, with smooth, more circular particles evolving as a result of increasing shear strain. Overall, the particle sizes are consistent with a power law distribution over the particle size range investigated (0.3 µm < d < 400 µm). The exponent (fractal dimension, D) is found to increase with shear strain and volume fraction of laumontite. This overall increase in D and evolution of shape with increasing shear strain reflects a general transition from constrained comminution, active at low shear strains to abrasion processes that dominate at high shear strains.

Leon Battista Alberti's church of Sant' Andrea in Mantua has been closely studied by many Renaissance scholars in relation to its layout, dimensions, proportions, chronology, style and aesthetics, as well as earning its place in both Alberti's corpus and the sweep of Renaissance architecture. The thesis investigates how eloquence is embodied in the sequential repetition of the triumphal arch motif between inside and outside. This thesis it is based on extensive and critical review of historical and theoretical literature. It marks a close examination of Sant?Andrea and to lesser extent San Francesco in Rimini, revisiting key ideas, texts and words. The principal finding of the thesis is that Alberti?s concept of respondeo, as developed in De Re Aedificatoria is the key to understanding the triumphal arch motif and its repetition in the interior. The thesis also comprehensively outlines the variety of contexts in which repondeo can be understood. This term, correlated to the passing of time and to rhetorical-based Albertian terms as decorum and convenio, means a 'sensitive suitability' between parts. The analysis of the triumphal arch motif of Sant?Andrea suggests that formalism has played a more important role in Alberti's design for this church than previously believed. This is by the motif's rigorous outline changing between the interior nave and the exterior fa??ade according to the observer's different visual perceptions. The rhetorical structure of the triumphal arch, in the way that it moves became from two to three dimensions in the fa??ade, seeks familiarity with the city's surrounding environment to establish simultaneity of actions. In this way, by joining the historical-religious point of references to a strategy of perception, the triumphal arch achieves public consensus. This rhetorical program is addressed especially by the patron of the church of Sant' Andrea Ludovico Gonzaga II also the ruler of Mantua with popular aspects of his public representations.

Thesis (M.A.)--Southwest Texas State University, 1944. / Various newspaper articles, photographs, and other memorabilia related to Riverside mounted throughout.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, March, 2009. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Wandering Bones. Tafonomy and Funerary Treatment in Mochica Tombs at San José de MoroThe focus of this study is a sample of human burials from the Precolumbian archaeological site of San José de Moro, Peru. This site is located in the coastal desert of northern Peru and this sample dates to the latter half of the Moche period (450 AD-750 AD). Many of the burials from this site demonstrate various degrees of disarticulation. Stratigraphic analysis has demonstrated that this disturbance cannot be the product of post-depositional forces. An analysis of the distribution of the bones within the tombs, and a review of the process of corporeal decomposition suggests that the disturbance happened before the bodies were placed in their tombs. The results indicate that the cadavers were wholly or partially mummified before burial, and that disarticulation ocurred as the brittle, mummified body was maneuvered into the tomb. The body was mummified either as a deliberate measure before transporting the corpse over long distances, or as a natural product of the curation of the body above ground in a dry environment, during an extended funeral ritual. This combination of archaeological and forensic analysis has yielded important insights into the burial practices of the Moche. / El presente artículo trata sobre una muestra de entierros humanos del sitio arqueológico precolombino de San José de Moro. Este se encuentra en el desierto costero del norte del país y la muestra data de la última mitad del período mochica (450 AD-750 AD). Muchos de estos entierros muestran varios grados de desarticulación. El análisis estratigráfico ha demostrado que esta disturbación no pudo ser producto de fuerzas post-deposicionales. Más aún, el análisis en la distribución de los huesos dentro de las tumbas y una revisión del proceso de descomposición corporal sugieren que esta disturbación se llevó a cabo antes de que los cuerpos fueran colocados en sus tumbas. Los resultados indican que los cadáveres fueron total o parcialmente momificados antes del entierro y que la desarticulación ocurrió cuando el cuerpo, momificado y frágil, fue colocado dentro de la tumba. El cuerpo fue momificado tanto como una medida deliberada antes del transporte del cadáver a través de largas distancias y como resultado natural de curación del cuerpo sobre la tierra en un ambiente seco durante un ritual funerario prolongado. Esta combinación de análisis arqueológico y forense ha producido nuevos e importantes datos acerca de las prácticas funerarias mochicas.

Submitted by Gabriel Onofre (gabriel.onofre@uol.com.br) on 2012-04-01T21:24:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de mestrado 01 03 2012.doc: 11509760 bytes, checksum: bbb8e9b5d8929c902aaec13e740edee5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rafael Aguiar (rafael.aguiar@fgv.br) on 2012-04-12T16:02:36Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de mestrado 01 03 2012.doc: 11509760 bytes, checksum: bbb8e9b5d8929c902aaec13e740edee5 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Marcia Bacha (marcia.bacha@fgv.br) on 2012-04-12T18:20:52Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de mestrado 01 03 2012.doc: 11509760 bytes, checksum: bbb8e9b5d8929c902aaec13e740edee5 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2012-04-12T18:21:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de mestrado 01 03 2012.doc: 11509760 bytes, checksum: bbb8e9b5d8929c902aaec13e740edee5 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-03-30 / O presente trabalho analisa a trajetória do político e intelectual petebista San Tiago Dantas, buscando situá-lo como o ideólogo de um projeto trabalhista. Sua filiação ao PTB de Minas Gerais, em 1955, ocorreu graças à intervenção de João Goulart, a despeito da hesitação dos correligionários mineiros. Em um partido dominado por gaúchos, a ascensão deste carioca, deputado federal por Minas Gerais, foi bastante surpreendente, mas facilmente explicável. Primeiro, apesar de despossuído de capital político relevante, destacou-se rapidamente pelo seu capital intelectual. Em segundo lugar, a entrada de San Tiago Dantas viria a preencher um vácuo no partido, após as mortes, em 1955, de Alberto Pasqualini e Lucio Bittencourt, dois ideólogos do trabalhismo. Diferentemente de Bittencourt que confrontava crescentemente a liderança de Jango e, mais parecido, nesse ponto, com Pasqualini, Dantas terá o papel de desenvolver um corpo doutrinário para o trabalhismo que se aproximasse das perspectivas políticas do grupo janguista, ao qual se filiou. Para isso, foi importante a aquisição do Jornal do Commercio, no início de 1957. Por meio deste, San Tiago contribuiu para difundir e renovar o trabalhismo, usando-o como veículo de propaganda das ideias nacionalistas, desenvolvimentistas e distributivistas. Por essas razões, tornou-se estratégico para o partido e, principalmente, para o grupo janguista o ingresso de Dantas. Entre o final da década de 1950 e início da década de 1960, o trabalhismo elaborado por San Tiago Dantas foi a referência principal deste grupo janguista, rivalizando com o trabalhismo de Fernando Ferrari e Leonel Brizola, que disputavam com Jango a liderança do partido. O trabalhismo de San Tiago Dantas era uma proposta de renovação da sociedade, pela defesa de um amplo programa de reformas comprometido com as instituições democráticas. Acredito, portanto, na importância do estudo de seu trabalhismo para nos ajudar a compreender um pouco melhor o contexto político que precede o golpe civil-militar de 1964. Se, nos últimos anos, a literatura especializada avançou bastante no entendimento de que a queda da democracia brasileira foi resultado de um momento político de radicalização, penso ser relevante destacar a existência de alternativas políticas aos extremismos de esquerda e de direita. Neste sentido, a análise da trajetória política de San Tiago Dantas, sua proposta trabalhista e a formação da Frente Progressista são exemplos de uma cultura política de esquerda, trabalhista, reformista e democrática, presente no Brasil naquele momento, que, embora minoritária e vencida, não deve ser esquecida.

San Jacinto 1, an archaeological site located in the savanna region of the north coast of Colombia, South America, reveals evidence for logistically mobile hunter-gatherers who made pottery and collected and processed plants from 5940 ± 60 BP until 5190 ± 40 BP (6000-5000 BC calibrated dates). The site is discussed in terms of the social and economic context of the early evidence of pottery in the New World. Social activities and aggregation are indicated and tied to the use of logistic mobility strategies within a restricted territoriality in a highly seasonal environment. Lithic technology also points to the intensification of plant processing as an early stage in the continuum leading to a dependency on food production. This is the first time that a special-purpose site of this kind has been reported for the American tropics. / San Jacinto 1, un sitio arqueológico localizado en la región sabanera de la costa norte de Colombia, revela la evidencia de cazadores-recolectores que realizaron trabajos de alfarería y procesaron plantas silvestres desde 5940 ± 60 a.p. hasta 5190 ± 40 a.p. (6000-5000 a.C. en fechados calibrados). El sitio es tratado en términos del contexto social y económico de evidencia temprana de alfarería en el Nuevo Mundo. Las actividades sociales y el conjunto de artefactos arqueológicos están relacionados con el uso de estrategias de movilidad logística dentro de un territorio restringido en un ambiente muy estacional. La tecnología lítica se relaciona con el procesamiento de plantas silvestres recolectadas, algo que representa, al parecer, una etapa temprana en el proceso que llevó a una dependencia de la producción de alimentos. Esta es la primera vez que un sitio con propósitos especiales de este tipo es reportado para los trópicos americanos.

Excavations at San Jacinto: A U-Shaped Temple in the Chancay ValleySan Jacinto is the largest U-shaped complex in the Chancay valley. By excavations in 1993 the author was able to propose a fourfold sequence based on ceramic typology and comparisons, especially with Ancon and Curayacu. In phase III evidence of contacts with other sites appear as well as the "Dragonian" style, also found at Ancon, Huacoy, Garagay and Chavin de Huantar, while in phase IV Janabarriu-ceramics seem to be dominant. These ceramic changes apparently are linked to architectural modification of a complex interpreted as the center of a social political system dominating the lower and middle Chancay Valley. / San Jacinto es el complejo en U más grande del valle de Chancay. Por excavaciones llevadas a cabo en 1983, la autora propone una secuencia de cuatro fases basada en tipología cerámica y comparaciones con otros sitios, particularmente con Ancón y Curayacu. En la fase III se observa contacto con otros sitios como la aparición del estilo "Dragoniano" también presente en Ancón, Huacoy, Garagay y Chavín de Huantar. En la fase IV la cerámica es semejante a la de la fase Janabarriu. Cambios correspondientes también se observan en la arquitectura. La autora interpreta San Jacinto como centro de un sistema sociopolítico que dominaba el medio y bajo valle de Chancay.

Memoria (arquitecto) / No autorizado por el autor para ser publicada a texto completo / El presente documento sistematiza los resultados de un proceso de recopilación de observaciones en torno al Proyecto Arquitectónico Nuevo Museo entre sus potenciales usuarios, para que pudiesen enriquecerlo tanto en la concepción funcional de los espacios proyectados, como en su propuesta estética. Que la arquitectura invite a quedarse en el lugar, a tomarse un café a comer algo típico, conectado a un lugar de venta y muestra de artesanías al aire libre, pero conectado con el interior del museo. (Carlos Aguilar, Asesor Cultural Escuela E-26 San Pedro). El museo de San Pedro debiera estar construido con materiales de la zona como el adobe y la piedra para los pisos. (Sylvia Arias, Profesora Escuela E-26 de San Pedro). Se piensa que el museo no incluye estética local ni simbolismos en su infraestructura. Sugiriendo considerar aspectos locales e iconográficos también en accesorios, mobiliario, señalética, etc. del nuevo museo. (René Huerta, Dideco- Cultura, Municipalidad de San Pedro).