Dental Polish as an Indicator of Seasonality and Applications to Archaeological Bison from Southern Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorKooyman, Brian P.
dc.contributor.authorEwald, Tatyanna
dc.contributor.committeememberWalde, Dale
dc.contributor.committeememberMather, Charles M.
dc.date2018-11
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-13T15:09:08Z
dc.date.available2018-09-13T15:09:08Z
dc.date.issued2018-09-05
dc.description.abstractThis thesis evaluates dental polish in archaeological bison as a means of determining season of death for these specimens. Dental polish analysis techniques are created and applied to bison teeth to assess polish signatures left by grasses with varying moisture and exogenous grit to infer the season at death for these specimens, as moisture and grit content vary seasonally. Correlations of dental polish with seasonal patterns are identified based on modern observation and collection of local grasses, which identified four distinct seasonal categories within southern Alberta based on these variables. Dental polish of bison from EePf-1 and EgPn-440 are examined, allowing for assessment of a seasonality of death for these individuals. These interpretations determined that EePf-1 may have been recurrently used during the spring and summer months, and that the assemblage from EgPn-440 represents at least three, distinct occupations, two in the fall and one in the spring.en_US
dc.identifier.citationEwald, T. (2018). Dental Polish as an Indicator of Seasonality and Applications to Archaeological Bison from Southern Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/32905en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/32905
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/107729
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyArts
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectdental polish
dc.subjectmicrowear
dc.subjectbison
dc.subjectseasonality
dc.subjectSouthern Alberta
dc.subject.classificationArchaeologyen_US
dc.titleDental Polish as an Indicator of Seasonality and Applications to Archaeological Bison from Southern Alberta
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineArchaeology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (MA)
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