This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Anthropology. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
UMFC #12 : a comprehensive forensic analysis case report, Stacy Mae Westberg
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
A comparative study of prevalence rates of rheumatoid arthritis, Rochelle K. Bennett
Interpreting the past through faunal analysis at the Bridge River Site, Jessica Carol Bochart
Historic settlement of the Rattlesnake Creek Drainage, Montana| An archaeological and historical perspective, Daniel S. Comer
Comparative study of pelvic variability in relation to sexual dimorphism and geography in both modern and pre-historic populations, Dawn Marie Corso
Case of historical forensics : the identification of Rattlesnake Jake, Susan M. Craun
Structure, function, and dating of external cooking features at the Bridge River Site, Catherine Alison Dietz
For as long as the sun shall rise and the mountains cast their shadows, Betty K. Henderson-Matthews
Change in nasal width produced by smiling: Its application in forensic art, Michelle M. Hinojosa
Comprehensive examination of the University of Montana Forensic Case 141, Amanda Marie Mason
Occupation chronology of Housepit 7 at the Keatley Creek site| An analysis of stratigraphy and dating, Trinity D. Schlegel
Tree Frog Site| A protohistoric large game procurement and processing site in the Centennial Valley, Montana, LeAnn Carol Schuster
Ethnographic survey of contemporary concepts of health and illness among individual Chippewas and Crees, Eli S. Suzukovich
A cultural study of the Bad Pass Trail in the Pryor Mountains Montana and Wyoming, Ashley Wisehart
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Ethnobotany of the Northern Cheyenne: Medicinal Plants, Gabriel Ruben Bernier
The Chinese Presence in Virginia City Montana: A Historical Archaeology Perspective, Kristin Bowen
Gender in public policy : a rhetorical analysis of "The Montana women's report", David Brooks
The effects of two household accelerants on burned bone, Trisha L. Brown
Excavations at the Big Sheep Creek site near Dell, Montana, Mark A. Carper
Introduction to the concept of a "symmetry index" for use in the assessment of biface production goals illustrated using lithic materials from the Avon site (24PW340) Powell County Montana, Raven Garvey Carper
Traditional healers as agents and leaders of change : an examination of the role of the healer in the time of AIDS, Allison Elizabeth Fissel
Timeline in stone| Lithic indications of social and economic change at Housepit 7 of the Keatley Creek Site, Terrence M. Godin
Subhousepit 3: assessing the role of a small semisubterranean mat lodge in late Plateau Horizon settlement strategies, Lucille E. Harris
Variation in activity areas and temporal occupations at the Yaak River Site, Kristen Hauge
Division by blood: Examining a history of political and racial clashes underlying American Indian identity, Barbara Anne Henderson
Determination of Site Use as Inferred From the Lithics Data of the Post Adandonment Occupation of Housepit 7 at the Keatley Creek Site: Comparing Winter Village and Short-term Camp Models, AndreÌ B. Jendresen
Taxonomical structures of Australopithecus : a reanalysis of hominid phylogeny, David Alexander Lukaszek
Big Horn Medicine Wheel| Source of power and conflict, Kelly P. McDonald
Syncretic Iconography by Native Americans of Montana and Early Catholic Missionaries, Michael J. McGinley
Analysis of dermatoglyphic heritability: A study of phenotypic relationships, Constance S. Muller-Ford
Bridge River site of Lillooet, British Columbia| The faunal assemblage, Jackie L. Orcholl
Analysis of artifacts from Avon Valley, Montana, Leslie M. Riley
Missoula County Sheriff's Department case #8509102: A comprehensive forensic case report for "Christy Crystal Creek", Sydney Wimbrow
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Changing times, changing economics| A faunal resource history of Housepit 7 at the Keatley Creek Site, Melisse R. Burns
Woman's health care movement of Montana 1969-1999 : from personal perspectives, Erin Cunniff
Culture history of the Yellowstone River and Yellowstone Lake, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and Montana, Elaine Skinner Hale
A comprehensive examination of University of Montana Forensic Case #12, Jason M. Incillo
Ancestry of North America : a statistical craniomorphic comparison of paleoindian skulls, J. Chad Jones
Cultural landscape report for the Lewis and Clark Expedition's Travelers Rest campsite near present-day Lolo, Montana, Susan L. Knudsen
Evaluation of HIV transmission knowledge and prevention behavior among migrant workers in Montana, Angela D. McCall
Premortem tooth loss : a model for estimating adult age at death, Dawn M. Medved
A comprehensive examination of University of Montana Forensic Cases 35A and 35B, Amy Lalaenya Nadolny
Comprehensive forensic case report: The University of Montana case #UMFC37, Angela J. Regan
Results of an archaeological survey along the Montana-Idaho stateline in the northern Bitterroot Range| LoLo Pass to Lookout Pass, Mark Talbot Vallier
Concordance of two methods of assessing race of human crania, Christy Watterson
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Examination of Otis T. Mason's standard of authenticity| Salvage ethnography and Indian baskets at the Smithsonian Institution, Zachary T. Androus
NAGPRA: Problems and solutions for successful repatriation, Megan AH. Bateman
Frequency and severity of rickets and osteomalacia relative to levels of skin melanin, Jamie L. Elser
Distinguishing human from non-human skeletal elements using photographs, Michael Eric Koetter
Fractionated heirship: A Blackfeet case study, Justin B. Lee
Determining postmortem interval : a preliminary examination of postmortem thorium actinium and radium isotopes in bone, Christine N. Rea
The Viking expansion| Climate, population, plunder, John C. Sharpe
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Native Americans anthropologists and NAGPRA: A continuing controversy, Christine C. Baker
Archaeological investigations at the Fries Site| An intrasite structural analysis of an upland Piedmont site in North Carolina, Alvin J. Banguilan
Blackfeet cultural continuity and the Biographic Art tradition: The Deadmond Bison Robe example, Janis L. Bouma
A study of dental attrition in a modern sample from the Northwest United States, Christopher M. Casserino
Early and Middle Archaic projectile point technologies in the Closed Basin area of the San Luis Valley, Colorado, Scott A. Des Planques
Effects of Koniag artificial cranial deformation on Eskimo population comparisons, Jamelon Emmick
Utilization of fungal growth in the estimation of the post-mortem interval, Becky D. Floyd
Limits of migration: The Shoshone move North, James Rodgers Free
Evolution of hunter-gatherer socioeconomic systems during the middle to late Holocene in the Upper Columbia and the Interior Northwest, Nathan B. Goodale
Cultural site evaluation of Coloma, Montana, 2000, Paige A. Hoskinson
Culture history of the German Gulch Chinese, Garren J. Meyer
Comparison of 3 methods for locating buried remains, M. Damon Murdo
Analysis of prehistoric archaeological features on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, Brooke M. Simpson
Temporal variability in lithic technological organization at the Keatley Creek Site, Holly Jean Stelton
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Selves in practice: Identity formation through the practice of alternative medicine, Molly J. Bleecker
An independent test of the technique of aging skeletal material from the sternal end of the right fourth rib, Andrew Scott Catey
Making Missoula home| Voiced representations and participation in creating a sense of place, Jennifer P. DeBerry
Gendered discussions and metaphors of progress affecting the 1999 debate about school closure in Missoula Montana, Naomi A. DeMarinis
Duality of social identity: Theories concerning self and social categorization, Chris Girard
"We are Indians and will always be Indians": Strategies for the preservation of ethnic identity by the Fox Indians of Iowa, Carolyn Marie Grimaldi
Shamanism and the state: A conflict theory perspective, David K. Gross
Discrimination against the Hutterites: The racialization of a religious community in rural Montana, Susan Huntley
Cost-benefit relationships at South Everson Creek quarries, Christina E. Kelly
Observing gender in the material cultures of six Northwestern Plains societies: An ethnographic/ethnohistoric comparison, Kathy La Plante
Chronology of housepit occupations at the Keatley Creek Site| An analysis of stratigraphy and dating, Michael P. Lenert
Prehistoric cultural resources of the Whitetail Pipestone area, Jefferson County Montana| An overview and implications for cultural resource managers, Sandra L. Morris
On being White in America: An exploration of identity in the ethnic majority, Beverly T. Orth
Historical demography of the Chippewa-Cree of the Rocky Boy's Reservation Montana 1917-1937, Annajeanette Presnell
Identity formation of Mexican-Americans in the West Side community of St. Paul Minnesota, Rani Francesca Salas-McLean
Face value: Cosmetics and Japanese performances of ethnicity, Bonnie Schenk Darrington
The estimation of ante-mortem weight from adult human skeletal remains: An examination of the humerus and the femur, Thomas Scott Sichta
Examination of the phylogenetic value of molar cusp patterns for Australopithecus Paranthropus and early Homo, Michael Sperazza
Variability in flake technology at Tree Frog, a protohistoric site in the Centennial Valley, Montana, Kristin Ann Vanwert
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Metaphors of The Origin of Species: A case study of the relationship between metaphor thought and bodily experience, Abdulsalam S. Al-Zahrani
The Golden "M" Project: History lost and found, Sandra Koppenberg Fisher
Good hunter| A study of the beliefs and motivations of appropriate hunting behavior by Montana hunters, Chad M. Huddleston
A controlled comparative analysis of secondary burial practices : sacred space symbology and the dead, Sharon K. Moses
Examining variation in shield bearing warrior rock art, David Moyer
Admixture and racial classification : the use of discriminant analysis in classifying individuals of mixed ancestry, Darcy D. Olson
Statistical comparison of Spode/Copeland ceramics between historic Metis and European occupations in central Alberta, Timothy Panas
Redefining masculinity: The Promise Keeper movement in Montana, Staci V. Richards