Announcing the Final Examination of Ms. Rebecca N Reeves for the degree of Master of Arts in Anthropology.
Date: October 29, 2018
Time: 12:45 p.m.
Room: HPH 409A
Thesis title: “A Landscape of Death: A Comparison of Non-adult to Adult Burials at the Late Bronze Site of Tell el-Far’ah (South).”
This study aims to determine whether there are any differences in the burial practices for non-adults and adults at the Late Bronze site of Tell el-Far’ah (South) in modern day Israel. The archaeology of childhood together with various methods of analyses, including geospatial and statistical techniques, were utilized to address the main research question focused on the spatial differences and relationships between non-adult and adult burials. There are missing children in the archeological record. Tell el-Far’ah (South) is an example of this phenomenon. Reasons vary from taphonomy to potential infanticide. Based on the currently available data, it seems that the people of Tell el-Far’ah (South) understood non-adults as both similar to and dissimilar from adults. In sum, this is not a comprehensive or conclusive study, but rather serves to shed light on the lack of attention in the archaeology of childhood and more generally on the need for greater integration of the anthropological subfields.
Outline of Studies:
Double Major: Anthropology and Religious Studies
Educational Career:
B.A., 2015, Florida International University
Committee in Charge:
Dr. Scott Branting (Chair)
Dr. Lana Williams
Dr. John Walker
Approved for distribution by Dr. Scott Branting, Committee Chair, on October 22, 2018.
The public is welcome to attend.
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