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An Examination of Collector Bias and Ohio Paleoindian Projectile Point Distributions

Valasik, Molly Lane
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1243908124

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2009, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Anthropology.
This thesis is concerned with examining the variables that affect the spatial distribution of Paleoindian fluted points in Ohio. The study sample is assembled from the Ohio Archaeological Inventory (OAI) which includes the work of professional archaeologists involved in cultural resource management projects (CRM), regional preservation office surveys (RPO), and university and museum research. In order to interpret real patterns of Paleoindian behavior, the overarching goal, two studies were necessary. The first study examines the effects of modern biases on the fluted point distribution by using Kendall’s Tau, a nonparametric statistical test. The second study utilizes Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) to assess cultural patterning at the 1) state or regional level and 2) the local catchment level composition regarding the environmental resources proximal to each fluted point find.
Mark F. Seeman, PhD (Advisor)
99 p.
Archaeology
Paleoindian; Fluted Points; GIS

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  • Valasik, M. L. (2009). An Examination of Collector Bias and Ohio Paleoindian Projectile Point Distributions [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1243908124

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Valasik, Molly. An Examination of Collector Bias and Ohio Paleoindian Projectile Point Distributions. 2009. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1243908124.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Valasik, Molly. "An Examination of Collector Bias and Ohio Paleoindian Projectile Point Distributions." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1243908124

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