University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School 8-2014 Portable X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Pottery at the Bayshore Homes Site in Pinellas County, Florida Rachel Nostrom University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. Portable X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Pottery at the Bayshore Homes Site in Pinellas County, Florida by Rachel Victoria Nostrom A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of Anthropology College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Brent Weisman, Ph.D. Robert H. Tykot, Ph.D. Lori Collins, Ph.D. Date of Approval: August 2014 Keywords: Clay, Florida geology, Statistical analysis, Weeden Island period, Manasota period Copyright ! 2014, Rachel Victoria Nostrom DEDICATION This work is dedicated to my mother and father. They taught me at an early age to do what makes me happy and supported my wanderings through this world with love and understanding. I credit them with my love of learning, my desire to know the why of everything, and my healthy skepticism of established paradigms.