Department of Anthropology university of pennsylvania



Examples

Examples of Undergraduate Theses

Archaeology

  • Adler, Rachel A. [Abstract]
    An Archaeology of Purity: Heterodoxy in Ritual Bathing in Early Judaism
  • Baron, Joanne [Abstract]
    Sport, Community, and the Ballgame at Yalbac, Belize
  • Bracken, Justin [Abstract]
    Diqdiqqah, a Suburb of Ur
  • Hu, Di [Abstract]
    Between the Sword and the Wall: Inca and Modern Peruvian State Strategies of Control in Pomatambo-Vilcashuaman
  • Lanza, Emily [Abstract]
    Markers of Identity: A Study of Pennsylvania German Gravestones in Berks County, Pennsylvania
  • Peterson, Sarah [Abstract]
    Ornamentation and Intercultural Contact in the Early Bronze Age: A Preliminary Study of the Beads
  • Tarpey, Barbara Clare [Abstract]
    The Social Context of Legislating NAGPRA

Cultural Anthropology

  • Green, Robert Caleb [Abstract]
    Of Theatre: Its Production and Reception
  • Hawkes, Katie M. [Abstract]
    Communication and Collaboration: How relationships between local populations and environmental non-governmental organizations could be improved
  • Leonard, Elizabeth
    Towards World Citizenship: Ethnography of the World Culture Initiative and Multicultural Curricula
  • McEntee, Gwen E. [Abstract]
    Recent Trends in the Knitting World: Impact of the Internet, Feminism, and Other Social Forces
  • Patterson, Lisa [Abstract]
    Development, Power and Movements: A Comparative Case Study of Communities and Empowerment
  • Pederson, Andrew L. [Abstract]
    Printing Fuck: Resistance and Commodification at an Urban Alt Weekly
  • Peters, Alison
    Identity Relationships and Culture in the Camden County Jail
  • Simley, Shakirah [Abstract]
    West Harlem on their Minds: Mapping Power, Identity and Inclusion in a Changing Neighborhood

Biological Anthropology

  • Bergamo, Cara E. [Abstract]
    An Evaluation of a Mathematical Approach to Bitemark Analysis: Do Teeth Really Tell It All?
  • Di Paola, David S. [Abstract]
    Dental Attrition and the Third Molar
  • Pai, Athma A. [Abstract]
    The Genetic History of the Saraswat Brahmins: Origins and Affinities with Indian Populations
  • Sen, Aslihan [Abstract]
    The Genetic History of the Karachay
  • Zoltick, Emilie [Abstract]
    Frostbite and the Skeletal Remains of Native Alaskans

Medical Anthropology and Global Health

  • Lewis, Jessica M. [Abstract]
    Political Economy and Depression in Older Adults
  • Pierre, Nerlie [Abstract]
    The Culture of Haitian Medicine: Route 87
  • Cherian, Teenu [Abstract]
    Diabetes in the U.S. Asian-Indian Population: Finding Answers in Diet and Lifestyle