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Ten Thousand Years of Population Relationships at the Prairie University of Tennessee, Knoxville TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 5-2001 Ten Thousand Years of Population Relationships at the Prairie- Woodland Interface: Cranial Morphology in the Upper Midwest and Contiguous Areas of Manitoba and Ontario Susan Mary Myster University of Tennessee - Knoxville Follow this and additional works at: https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss Part of the Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Myster, Susan Mary, "Ten Thousand Years of Population Relationships at the Prairie-Woodland Interface: Cranial Morphology in the Upper Midwest and Contiguous Areas of Manitoba and Ontario. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2001. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/3532 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctoral Dissertations by an authorized administrator of TRACE: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. To the Graduate Council: I am submitting herewith a dissertation written by Susan Mary Myster entitled "Ten Thousand Years of Population Relationships at the Prairie-Woodland Interface: Cranial Morphology in the Upper Midwest and Contiguous Areas of Manitoba and Ontario." I have examined the final electronic copy of this dissertation for form and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the equirr ements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Anthropology. Richard L. Jantz, Fred H. Smith, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: Charles H. Faulkner, Lyle W. Konigsberg, David A. Gerard Accepted for the Council: Carolyn R. Hodges Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School (Original signatures are on file with official studentecor r ds.) To the Graduate Council: We are submitting herewith a dissertation written by Susan Mary Thurston Myster entitled Te n Thousand Ye ars of Population Relationships at the Prairie- Woodland In terface: Cranial Morphology in the Upp er Midwest and Contiguous Areas of Manitoba and Ontario. We have examined the final copy of this dissertation fo r fo rm and content and recommend that it be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements fo r the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, with a major in Anthropology. \_ 1�.p d �ith, Major Professor We have read this dissertation and recommend its acceptance: (f � Accepted fo r the Council: TEN THOUSAND YEARS OF POPULATION RELATIONSHIPS AT THE PRAIRIE-WOODLAND INTERFACE: CRANIAL MORPHOLOGY IN THE UPPER MIDWEST AND CONTIGUOUS AREASOF MANITOBA ANDONTARIO A Dissertation Presented for the Doctor of Philosophy Degree The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Susan Mary Thurston Myster May 2001 Copyright©Susan MaryThurston Myster, 2001 All rights reserved 11 DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to James, Erik, Katie, Mom, and Dad, my husband, children, and parents, who have given me unwavering love, support, and encouragement ••• lll ACKNOWLEDGMENTS As the completion of my graduate education draws ever closer, I find myself reminiscing about my years in residence at the Universityof Tennessee - the friends (now colleagues) I made, the professors who generously and graciously shared their experiences and knowledge with me, and the many opportunities I was afforded through the Department of Anthropology. There are many people to thank as a result of all of that I gained and accomplished as a student, as well as fo r the continuing collegiality with many of my friends and professors. First, I would to like to thankDr. Fred H. Smith, my academic advisor and co-chair of this dissertation. Your continuing support of all my undertakings, from class projects, thesis and dissertation research, to the shiftfrom student to teacher, has provided me with the confidence and experience to begin my own professional and academic career. Your willingness to continue to act as my advisor and mentor for years after you left the University of Tennessee goes well beyond the call of duty and is greatly appreciated. Dr. Jantz, you have also had a tremendous impact on the development of my research interests and my personal growth as a biological anthropologist. As co-chair of my dissertation committee, you have been instrumental in the completion of thisresearch through your constant support and advice throughout the project, as well as your willingness to take care of the significant, yet tedious, paperwork necessary for the completion of the dissertation. I am very gratefulfor all of the letters, phone calls, and support you provided; I could not have finishedthis without you! Many thanks also go to the rest of my committee: Dr. Charles H. Faulkner, for his continual IV interest in this research, willingness to do so much on such short notice, andhis encouragement during thelast push of this project; Dr. Lyle W. Konigsberg, for his assistance with and suggestions for the statistical analysis, as well as directing me toward a number of valuable sources on quantitative genetics; and,Dr. David A. Gerard, for agreeing to act as the outside member and suggesting changes in text and tables that clarifiedthe informationpresented. Thanks are also extended to a number of other University of Tennessee, Knoxville faculty and staffmembers who have been instrumental in my graduate education and the completion of this project. Dr. William M. Bass has offered continual encouragement during the completion of this research and wrote letters of introductionand recommendation to a number of Forensic Pathologists working in Minnesota. Dr. Gerald F. Schroedl offeredfriendship and insight into archaeological theory and contemporary issues. Donna Patton, departmental secretary, was always happy to hear fromme and performed magic relative to vital forms on the day of my oral defense. Access to collections of human skeletal remains was vital to thesuccess of this dissertation. Sincere gratitude is offered to Dr. John A. Williams (University of North Dakota ), Dr. E. Leigh Syms (Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature), Dr. Chris Meiklejohn and Mr. JeffWyman (Univerisity of Winnipeg), Drs. Douglas W. Owsley and David Hunt (Smithsonian Institution), Ms. Peta Danielson (Royal Ontario Museum ),and Ms. Shirley Schermer (Office of the Iowa State Archaeologist/University of Iowa), who were all very welcoming and helpful during my visits. A special note of thanks is given to Dr. John A. Williams and Dr. E. Leigh Syms who graciously opened their homes to me during my data collection trips,and Ms. Peta Daniels who offeredto v show me around Toronto. Additional cranial data were generously provided by Dr. PatrickJ. Key (The Key Company, Ltd.) andDr. Richard L. Jantz (University of Tennessee, Knoxville). Finally, I offer my thanks and great respect to Mr. Earl "Buck" Sargeant, Mr. Jim Jones, Mr. Joe Day, andMr. Roger Head, all of the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council, for allowing and facilitating the study of all repatriated American Indian remains in Minnesota. Thanks also go to Dr. Guy Gibbon, Dr. Christy A.H. Caine, Mr. Grant Goltz, and Dr. Scott Anfinson who offered their expertise in deciphering the culture history of Minnesota's pre-Contact past, as well as their insight and experience in understanding the intricacies of the cultural systems and patterns of interaction. Financial support for a portions of this research was supported by a SigmaXi Grant-in­ aid-of Research. Kudos to the folks at the North Dakota and South Dakota Offices of the State Archaeologist for information and references on various sites. A debt of gratitude is owed to my good friends and supportive colleaguesand dedicated undergraduate students at Hamline University who suffered through what seemed, at times, a never-ending project. Kate Blue (Is it time for a black olive and pepperoni pizza at Old Chicago yet?), Marcia Regan, Val Cervenka, Karen Runyon, Susan Roe, Joel Kohout, Greta Friedemann, Maria Liston, Gretchen Nelson, Tony Falsetti, Tal Simmons, Mike Green, Lori Goebel, Michelle Zirbes, and Ann Kakaliouras deserve special mention for their unwavering support. I have been veryfortunate to have had the pleasure of teaching and doing collaborative research with so many dedicated and giftedstudents. Many of them have assisted me throughoutthis undertakingproviding assistance in typing tables, finding references, and creating charts and figures. Deservingof my sincerest gratitudeare CarrieWright ("table queen"), Chris Vl Evans (for transforming my rough sketches into beautiful figures and scatterplots ), Lori Jahnke, Andy Scherer, Sara Backowski, Carrie Andresen, Jennifer "Scrappy" Dempich, Erin Kimmerle. Thanks to Katina Krull, our secretary, for early typing and formatting of tables. To my colleagues in the Anthropology Department - Van, Liz, Skip, Phyllis, Cynthia, and Karen- I offermany thanks for endless support and encouragement; now I can stop obsessing. Finally, a very special note of appreciation goes to BarbaraH. O'Connell for all she has done. As my undergraduateadvisor and mentor, she nurtured my interest in the study of human remains and acted as a role-model for ethical and respectful treatment of the remains; currently, as my colleague, she has offered support, encouragement, opportunities, and friendship in too many ways to list here. Lastly, my family. No words can express my appreciation and wonder at the many sacrificesmy family has made in order to ensure that I completed this dissertation and received a Ph.D.. James: Thank you for always supporting my endeavors, encouraging my career, supporting me emotionally and otherwise, and, most of all, for taking care of our children-- making dinners, doing the laundry, doing the grocery shopping, etc. all those weeks, evenings, and weekends I was out collecting data and writing. Erik and Katie: Mom is coming home and she is ready to play!! Mom and Dad: Yes, I fmally finished the darn thing, and, yes, I really mailed it off. Thanks for all your love, encouragement, and enduring belief in my abilities. Denise: Thanks for the phone calls and keeping me going; Craig: Thanks for always being proud of your little sister.
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