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Archaeological Evidence for the Consumption of Tobacco and Coffee in Ottoman Arabia
(East Carolina University, 2010)This thesis is to examine the nature of the archaeological evidence for coffee and tobacco consumption in Arabia during the Ottoman period (sixteenth through the early twentieth centuries). The data used in this study are ... -
An Archaeological Investigation of Barber Landing, Pitt County, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2009)Twelve sites, including a modern farmstead, were discovered in 1976 by Dr. David Phelps of East Carolina University (ECU) during a Cultural Resource survey of 335 acres along Barber Creek for Greenville Utilities Commission ... -
Archaeological Survey of Historic Bath : Locating the Early Eighteenth-Century Colonial Settlements in North Carolina's First Town
(East Carolina University, 2012)Historic Bath was the first town to be incorporated in North Carolina. Following its incorporation on March 8, 1705, many individuals purchased property in the town, including a number of prominent figures who were ... -
Assessing Methodological Contamination in Organic Residue Analysis using FT-IR Spectroscopy
(East Carolina University, 2012)Organic residue analysis (ORA) has become a mainstay in modern archaeological and conservation research. Organic residues recovered from archaeological and conservation contexts represent an accumulation of materials by ... -
Beyond Historic Bath : Archaeological Investigation of Handy's Point, Bath, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2013)This thesis examines the Handy's Point site in Bath, North Carolina, to assess its chronological position, fill a void in our past knowledge, and concludes it is not the former location of the village of Secotan. Artifacts ... -
Comparative Analysis of Cask Material from Late Sixteenth Through Early Nineteenth Century Shipwrecks
(East Carolina University, 2009)This thesis examined cask material, including cask staves, heads, hoops, bungs and other components that casks consist of, recovered from 13 eighteenth century, three nineteenth century, one seventeenth, and two sixteenth ... -
A Comparative Analysis of Paleopathology and Mortuary Practices at West Site (31CK22), Currituck County, NC
(East Carolina University, 2014)Previous research on Late Woodland North Carolina has explored how transitions such as agricultural intensification or the arrival of European settlers have impacted the biology of coastal populations. This thesis details ... -
A Comparison of Artifacts and Activities among Mound Area Contexts at Town Creek, A Mississippian Site in Piedmont North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2012)Mississippian chiefdoms of the southeastern United States have commonly been characterized by the presence of large towns, a dependence upon maize-agriculture, and the presence of large platform mounds. Research regarding ... -
Comparisons of Ecological Knowledge About Fish Stocks Among Fishermen, Fishery Managers, and Biologists in the South Atlantic
(East Carolina University, 2011)The world's fishery resources are becoming depleted, threatening some commercial species with extinction. The Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Management Act has been controversial with fishermen because of disagreements ... -
DID JOHN LAWSON SLEEP HERE? : AN INVESTIGATION OF LOTS FIVE AND SIX IN HISTORIC BATH, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2010)The investigation of Lots Five and Six in Bath, North Carolina, began during the spring semester of 2003 and continued intermittently until the summer of 2010 under the direction of Dr. Charles R. Ewen. During this time, ... -
Drilling Away the Spirits : A Worldwide Study of Trepanation
(East Carolina University, 2010)Trepanation is a worldwide phenomenon that is most often studied on a case-by-case basis, with few comparisons cross-culturally or through time and with no agreement as to why it was practiced. Earlier theories have ... -
Exploring Cultural Influences and Moral Experiences Behind Mental Illness Stigma in the U.S. Army
(East Carolina University, 2013)During recent conflicts in which the United States military is engaged, research exposed the high number of conflict veterans suffering from behavioral health problems. Existing research primarily focuses on the individual ... -
Family Interactions Among African American Prostate Cancer Survivors
(East Carolina University, 2008-07)Prostate cancer affects African Americans at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in the United States. Prostate cancer does not only affect the man with the disease but also affects those individuals who are closest ... -
Generational Struggles and Identity Conflict among 1.5 Generation Vietnamese Americans : Finding a Middle Ground
(East Carolina University, 2012)Many post-war Vietnamese who immigrated to the United States at a young age have recently transitioned into parenthood. With this new position, these Vietnamese have begun to find themselves in the unexpected arrangement ... -
GIS BASED ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE LOCATION MODELING IN PITT COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2010)Archaeologists have employed Geographic Information Systems (GIS) software in the generation of predictive models for over thirty years. In the interest of creating a state wide predictive model, the North Carolina ... -
Hidden and Sacred : African American Cemeteries in Eastern North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2010)The purpose of thesis is to identify an Eastern North Carolina African American Burial Pattern through the survey of Black Bottom Cemetery and the comparison of this cemetery to others in Eastern North Carolina as well as ... -
Impacts of New Regulations on North Carolina Fishermen: A Classificatory Analysis
(East Carolina University, 1996-05)The findings presented here derive from eight months of research designed to address the following objectives: 1. To develop a classification system that identifies and defines North Carolina fishers in terms of dependence ... -
Increasing Use of Mammography Among Older, Rural African American Women: Results From a Community Trial
(East Carolina University, 2002-04)Objectives. A community trial was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of the North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program, a lay health advisor network intervention intended to increase screening among rural African ... -
Modern Memories : Intersections of Religion, History, and Parks in Guilford County, North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2014)This study explores connections between individuals' religion, external cultural forces, and collective memory within the context of Guilford County, North Carolina. Guilford County is well known for the Revolutionary War ... -
A Mortuary Analysis of the Structure 7 Cemetery at Town Creek, a Mississippian Site in the Piedmont of North Carolina
(East Carolina University, 2013)Town Creek is a prehistoric Native American site in central North Carolina. The Mississippian period occupation, from about A.D. 1150-1350, saw the most intensive use of the site. The community transformed from a residential ...