Term of Award
Spring 2019
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Social Sciences (M.A.)
Document Type and Release Option
Thesis (open access)
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Department
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Committee Chair
Matthew Williamson
Committee Member 1
J. Matthew Compton
Committee Member 2
M. Jared Wood
Abstract
The Tugalo site is a prehistoric and early historic Native American site located in northeast Georgia along the upper Savannah River basin, near the junction of Toccoa Creek and the Tugalo River. According to archaeological materials analyzed from the site it was occupied from ca. A.D. 1100 to 1600 (Anderson et al. 1995). Although archaeological investigations of the site revealed basic characteristics of its chronology and architecture, very little analysis and reporting of the skeletal remains from Tugalo has been completed. By analyzing data collected by Williamson (1998) concerning the age and sex of the burials, the presence or absence of dental caries, dental measurements, dental enamel defects, and lesions indicative of infection and osteoarthritis this thesis will address the diet, health and behavior of Tugalo's occupants. These findings will add knowledge and information to the already available literature, and they will help to give a more complete picture of life at Tugalo.
OCLC Number
1112110072
Catalog Permalink
https://galileo-georgiasouthern.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01GALI_GASOUTH/1fi10pa/alma9916234290102950
Recommended Citation
Hlophe, Nompumelelo Beryl, "The Bioarchaeology of the Tugalo Site (9ST1): Diet, Disease, and Health of the Past" (2019). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1941.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/1941
Research Data and Supplementary Material
No
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