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Traditions

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A Coin In The Mast Step (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Robert S Neyland.

Placement of coins in the mast steps of ships  has continued from the Roman 2nd century BC through the medieval, renaissance, and historic periods into the present day.  The tradition is still entrenched in modern shipbuilding and even current Navy ships have a coin placed under the mast or tallest structure on the ship. The practice of putting a coin in the mast step has had continuity in western shipbuilding for over 2,000 years, although it is possible the cultural reasons for the practice...


Como la paja del páramo: Everyday Traditions on the Hacienda Guachalá, Ecuador (2016)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Zev A Cossin.

The post-independence period (post-1830) of Ecuador and Latin America presented profound socio-political transformations, catalyzing intense debate over the meaning of citizenship and equality for marginalized indigenous populations. Many of these changes manifested on agricultural estates known as haciendas, which often became spaces of direct political actions such as uprisings led by female indigenous activists Dolores Cacuango and Tránsito Amanguaña in the Cayambe area of Ecuador. These...


The Inuit of Southern Labrador in Archaeological and Historical Context (2020)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Lisa Rankin.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Comparative Perspectives on European Colonization in the Americas: Papers in Honor of Réginald Auger" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Understanding the history of the Inuit in southern Labrador, Canada was significant among the many archaeological contributions made by Réginald Auger. This work, undertaken early in his career, began to piece together an often confusing record of Inuit arrival, settlement...


Monumental Recycling: The Inevitably Perilous Relationship between Shifting Integrative Strategies and Yaxuná’s E-group Plaza (900 BCE to 100 CE) (2017)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Ryan Collins.

Over four consecutive field seasons, the Proyecto de Interaccion Politica del Centro de Yucatan investigated the plaza and several buildings in Yaxuná’s E-group, granting new insight into the site’s origins and development from a modest ceremonial complex into a monumental urban center. Excavations over the east-west centerline of the plaza generated data on several distinct commemorative events spanning 11 floor phases. Nonetheless, each of the observed traditions is fraught with continuities...


Portuguese in California (2023)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Laurie A Wilkie.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Global Materialities: Tracing Connections through Materiality of Daily Life", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. This paper will discuss examples of how Portuguese immigrants, particularly from the Azores, have shaped the economic and cultural fabric of the San Francisco Bay Area, with reference to dairy farming, off shore whaling and lime production.


St. Stephen's Story (1953)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Max Putzel.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


Sweathouses: A Social And Historical Perspective (2023)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Katie E. Kearns.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Poverty And Plenty In The North", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Sweathouses are small vernacular saunas which were used in the 19 th Century to alleviate the symptoms of rheumatism and other illnesses. Their existence reflects the reliance that many people had on traditional forms of medicine up until the turn of the 20 th century, especially in poorer, rural communities, where modern medicine was not...


Taxonomic Practices and Middle Missouri Prehistory: a Perspective On Donald J. Lehmers's Contributions. In: Trends in Middle Missouri Prehistory: Essays Presented In Honor of Donald J. Lehmer (1977)
DOCUMENT Citation Only Richard A. Krause.

This resource is a citation record only, the Center for Digital Antiquity does not have a copy of this document. The information in this record has been migrated into tDAR from the National Archaeological Database Reports Module (NADB-R) and updated. Most NADB-R records consist of a document citation and other metadata but do not have the documents themselves uploaded. If you have a digital copy of the document and would like to have it curated in tDAR, please contact us at comments@tdar.org.


VAFB-2021-31: Places of Tradition and Religious Importance for the SYBCI during GBSD Test Program (2021)
DOCUMENT Full-Text Beniamino Volta.

This document is a Section 106 report on Places of Traditional Religious and Cultural Importance that might be impacted by the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) Test Program. Upon request by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, this report was designed to present available information regarding places of traditional religious and cultural importance that may be affected by the proposed undertaking. Places of traditional religious and cultural importance may include Traditional Cultural...