Presentation Year

2015

Depreciated Participant

Carolyn HinsonAnthropologyUndergraduate Student

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Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

This study aims increase understanding of the taphonomic processes associated with the decomposition of nonhuman mammalian remains (as a proxy for human remains) in human altered substrates. Most prior taphonomic research has been restricted to regional studies focusing on the decomposition in environments outside of direct human interaction. This study will focus on temperature, weight, and organic matter fluctuations between the various artificial substrates in the beginning and termination of the decomposition process in order to better understand the effects substrates have on taphonomic processes.

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Yes

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14

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