Boston University. University Professors Program Senior theses. / PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / 2031-01-02

Thesis (B.S.)--University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse, 2007. / Also available online. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1983. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Rhode Island, 2003. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-146).

"This thesis discusses the archaeological literature concerning karst features: what information is available, the sites previously studied, the people who researched karst sites, and historic and prehistoric remains recovered from karst features. It describes specific sites, settlement studies related to karst features, and environmental reconstruction. As background, this thesis also describes geological and hydrological information concerning karst features, such as their sediment history, causes, and formation processes. It then presents geological information specific to one karst feature called Promise Sink. It also suggests a possible method to date sinkhole formation through pollen and floral analysis. Another facet of this thesis presents the results of a preliminary survey of a karst feature called Promise Sink. Through survey and excavation, the archaeological potential of Promis Sink is evaluated. A mapping gram provides documentation of Promise Sink on many levels: the surrounding area, surface features, physiology, and depth profile. An underwater survey of the sink also included subsurface testing which produced evidence of a prehistoric cultural component"--Introduction. / Typescript. / "Summer Semester, 1993." / "Submitted to the Department of Anthropology in Partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts." / Advisor: Rochelle Marrinan, Professor Directing Thesis. / Vita. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 116-130).

A considerable corpus of information regarding the formation of terrestrial archaeological deposits exists which is not matched by studies of deposit formation in coastal waters. Similarly, there is a disjunction between strident calls for minimal disturbance investigation, with conservation in situ, and knowledge of how this might actually be achieved in the marine environment. The manner in which the investigation of deposit formation can complement the study of in situ conservation is considered An approach is proposed which combines selected elements of Schiffer's Transformation Theory with a method of studying changes to deposits outlined by Wildesen. It is suggested that, although sufficient regularities can be detected in the influence of formation processes to allow their influence to be recognised and inference refined accordingly, there are case specific limitations on the extent to which the precise influence of each process can be described and evaluated. A case study is presented which investigates casual depredation as a formation process. Commercial fishing activity and marine burrowing activity are the subject of detailed consideration. New insights into these processes result from this study and specific recommendations concerning in situ conservation of deposits subject to their influence are made. The need to consider fishing practice as well as the mechanical properties of fishing gear in the study of deposit formation and protection is emphasised. The excavation of a 16th century wreck in Studland Bay, Dorset, is used to demonstrate the pervasive influence of burrowing activity and the problems associated with mitigation of this process. Recommendations are made regarding future study of formation processes and the development of policy related to the management of the submerged archaeological resource.

Thesis (M.A.)--East Carolina University, 2003. / Presented to the faculty of the Department of History. Advisor: Bradley A. Rodgers. Includes bibliographical references (leaves [162]-169). Also available via the World Wide Web. Adobe reader required.

Thesis (B.S.)--University of Wisconsin -- La Crosse, 2008. / Also available online. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-40).

Thesis (M.A.)--University of West Florida, 2008. / Title from title page of source document. Document formatted into pages; contains 168 pages. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Florida State University, 2005. / Advisor: Cheryl Ward, Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Dept. of Anthropology. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed Jan. 26, 2006). Document formatted into pages; contains xiv, 104 pages. Includes bibliographical references.