The Casper Site
The Casper Site

Author: George C Frison

Publisher: Eliot Werner Publications/Percheron Press

Published: 2013-12-31

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13:

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George Frison's report on the 10,000-year-old Casper Site helped establish how large animal communal kill sites should be excavated, analyzed, and reported. With his background in ranching and hunting, Frison knows more about large animals than any other archaeologist. In The Casper Site Frison began to share that knowledge as well as the techniques of bone bed excavation; that, and the book's interdisciplinary approach, make it a landmark in paleoindian archaeology and faunal analysis. As Marcel Kornfeld writes in his new introduction, "One of Frison's outstanding contributions to Great Plains prehistory has been in the arena of bison studies and bone beds in particular, and Casper is one of its finest examples." Originally published by Academic Press in 1974. Praise from readers "The Casper site is one in a long tradition of bison procurement site studies by George Frison. This site typifies the use of the parabolic sand dune for bison trapping. The suite of analyses employed set the standard for kill site archaeology on the Plains and around the globe." Leland C. Bement, Oklahoma Archeological Survey "With astonishing fidelity the events of an ancient bison kill are uncovered from the rolling sands of Wyoming. That these remarkable events happened 10,000 years ago, and yet we see them so clearly today, is testimony to the skill of Frison and his team of researchers. A landmark publication." Jack W. Brink, Royal Alberta Museum "The brainchild of a remarkable archaeologist and a benchmark in integrative archaeological science, putting to work innovations in spatial analysis, experiments in technology and vertebrate taphonomy, hunter-gatherer ethnoarchaeology, geology, and zooarchaeology. One cannot help but sense the squeak of sand churned by desperate hooves when reading this classic study." Mary C. Stiner, University of Arizona

Casper the Commuting Cat
Casper the Commuting Cat

Author: Susan Finden

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2010-08-05

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0857200097

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Casper became a national celebrity when newspapers ran the story of the amazing cat that regularly took the No. 3 bus on 11-mile journeys around his home town, Plymouth, in Devon. While his devoted owner, Susan Finden, had wondered where her elusive pet was disappearing to each day, Casper was brightening the lives of countless commuters as they went about their business. Bus drivers, too, were getting well-acquainted with Casper, and notices went up in their depot alerting staff that a very special passenger might board their vehicle. In fact, he became a mascot for the bus company, and pictures of him and Susan adorned No. 3 buses. When Casper was sadly killed by a car in early 2010 messages of sympathy flooded in from places as far a field as Australia and Argentina. It quickly became clear that Casper and his remarkable story had touched the lives of so many people around the world. Movingly told by the owner who loved him dearly, Casper the Commuting Catis the touching story of a very special black-and-white cat who rode the bus and stole our hearts.

Bison and People on the North American Great Plains
Bison and People on the North American Great Plains

Author: Geoff Cunfer

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 1623494745

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The near disappearance of the American bison in the nineteenth century is commonly understood to be the result of over-hunting, capitalist greed, and all but genocidal military policy. This interpretation remains seductive because of its simplicity; there are villains and victims in this familiar cautionary tale of the American frontier. But as this volume of groundbreaking scholarship shows, the story of the bison’s demise is actually quite nuanced. Bison and People on the North American Great Plains brings together voices from several disciplines to offer new insights on the relationship between humans and animals that approached extinction. The essays here transcend the border between the United States and Canada to provide a continental context. Contributors include historians, archaeologists, anthropologists, paleontologists, and Native American perspectives. This book explores the deep past and examines the latest knowledge on bison anatomy and physiology, how bison responded to climate change (especially drought), and early bison hunters and pre-contact trade. It also focuses on the era of European contact, in particular the arrival of the horse, and some of the first known instances of over-hunting. By the nineteenth century bison reached a “tipping point” as a result of new tanning practices, an early attempt at protective legislation, and ventures to introducing cattle as a replacement stock. The book concludes with a Lakota perspective featuring new ethnohistorical research. Bison and People on the North American Great Plains is a major contribution to environmental history, western history, and the growing field of transnational history.

Field Trips in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA
Field Trips in the Southern Rocky Mountains, USA

Author: Eric P. Nelson

Publisher: Geological Society of America

Published: 2004-06-01

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13: 0813700051

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The theme of the 2004 GSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, “Geoscience in a Changing World,” covers both new and traditional areas of the earth sciences. The Front Range of the Rocky Mountains and the High Plains preserve an outstanding record of geological processes from Precambrian through Quaternary times, and thus serve as excellent educational exhibits for the meeting. With energy and mineral resources, geological hazards, water issues, geoarchaeological sites, and famous dinosaur fossil sites, the Front Range and adjacent High Plains region provide ample opportunities for field trips focusing on our changing world. The chapters in this field guide all contain technical content as well as a field trip log describing field trip routes and stops. Of the 25 field trips offered at the Meeting, 14 are described in this guidebook, covering a wide variety of geoscience disciplines, with chapters on tectonics (Precambrian and Laramide), stratigraphy and paleoenvironments (e.g., early Paleozoic environments, Jurassic eolian environments, the K-T boundary, the famous Oligocene Florissant fossil beds), economic deposits (coal and molybdenum), geological hazards, and geoarchaeology.

Eco-Engineered Bioreactors
Eco-Engineered Bioreactors

Author: James Higgins

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 382

ISBN-13: 1351681109

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This book provides a comprehensive understanding of a highly innovative method of natural wastewater treatment using advanced in-groundbioreactors called Eco-Engineered Bioreactors (EEBs), and traces their evolution from the earliest aerated gravel bed versions once known as Engineered Wetlands (EWs) and now known as BREW Bioreactors (BBRs) all the way to today’s wide slate of aerobic and anaerobic varieties. Treatment using EEBs involves passing wastewaters through excavated basins in which they contact fixed films of microbial consortia on permeable substrate media. Written from the perspective of ecological engineers designing EEBs, this guide covers updated information on the state-of-the-art for EEBs, covering their morphologies, testing methods, designs, operations, and microbiology.

The Middle Paleolithic Site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France)
The Middle Paleolithic Site of Combe-Capelle Bas (France)

Author: Harold L. Dibble

Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology

Published: 1995-01-29

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780924171383

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This report presents the new excavations at Combe-Capelle Bas, a Middle Paleolithic site in southern France. The site is situated directly on a source of good quality flint, and recent theories suggest that such a setting may have certain predictable effects on the lithic industries. These effects, and others relating to current models of raw material procurement and use, are discussed. This book will appeal to anyone interested in Paleolithic archaeology, lithic analysis, raw material use, and site formation and taphonomy. University Museum Monograph, 91

Bemo's Ultimate Guide to Casper Test Prep
Bemo's Ultimate Guide to Casper Test Prep

Author: Bemo Academic Consulting Inc.

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2018-08-31

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 9781722496760

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BeMo's Ultimate Guide to CASPer(R) Test Prep is the most comprehensive resource for CASPer preparation. Written by former CASPer test raters, admissions committee members and award-winning scientists, this guide is a must-read for all applicants required to take the CASPer test. The guide includes proven strategies, sample questions and answers, two full length practice tests and access to a sample online test. Here is what is included in this book: how CASPer is really scored by CASPer raters BeMo's proven formula for acing any CASPer question, 17 proven strategies to prepare for and ace any CASPer test, 21 possible types of CASPer questions and how to successful answer each type of question, 12 difficult sample scenarios with expert analysis and answers, 2 additional full-length practice tests, a total of 108 sample CASPer questions, free sample online practice test, free access to BeMo's private online CASPer prep MasterMind group and additional resources, Over 180 pages of tips, strategies and advice from admission experts including former CASPer raters, former admissions committee members, and award-winning scientists BeMo(R), BeMo Academic(TM), BeMo Consulting(TM), BeMo Academic Consulting (TM), MMI SIM(TM), Get In Or Your Money Back(R) are trademarks of BeMo Academic Consulting Inc. CASPer(R) is an official mark of McMaster University ("McMaster") and a registered mark of Altus Assessments Inc. ("Altus"), which delivers CASPer. BeMo Academic Consulting Inc. ("BeMo") and this book, do not endorse nor affiliate with McMaster, Altus, nor CASPer, and vice versa. BeMo is an independent educational firm and provider of CASPer preparation programs and simulations only (CASPer SIM). To find out how to take the actual test, contact Altus directly.