University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository Anthropology ETDs Electronic Theses and Dissertations 5-1-2010 Why Conical Pots? An Examination of the Relationship among Vessel Shape, Subsistence, and Mobility Claire K. Helton-Croll Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds Part of the Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Helton-Croll, Claire K.. "Why Conical Pots? An Examination of the Relationship among Vessel Shape, Subsistence, and Mobility." (2010). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/anth_etds/29 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Electronic Theses and Dissertations at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Anthropology ETDs by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. WHY CONICAL POTS? AN EXAMINATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP AMONG CERAMIC VESSEL SHAPE, SUBSISTENCE, AND MOBILITY BY CLAIRE KATHLEEN HELTON-CROLL B.A., Social Science, Troy State University 1997 M.A., Anthropology, University of New Mexico 2000 Dr. Patricia Crown, Dissertation Chair DISSERTATION Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy Anthropology The University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico May 2010 ii © 2010, Claire Kathleen Helton-Croll iii DEDICATION For Mom and Dad Thanks for always betting on me. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This dissertation could not have been completed without the help and support of my professors at the University of New Mexico, colleagues, family, and friends. This research also would not have been possible without the financial support provided by Graduate Research and Development Fund (GRD) from the Graduate and Professional Student Association at the University of New Mexico, and the National Science Foundation Dissertation Improvement Grant.