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Later Glades-period cultures (ca. 500–1760 CE) of south Florida and the Florida Keys are understudied and thus poorly understood, especially those that pre-date the arrival of Spaniards to the New World. Recent archaeological models of their sociopolitical organization suggest t…

The diversification and radiation of vascular plants during the Devonian is a critical life event in geological history. The overarching goal of this dissertation is to reconstruct the evolution patterns of early vascular plants through the Devonian and their impacts on terrestr…

Leonard Rockshelter (LRS) is located in Pershing County, Nevada. Robert Heizer excavated the site in 1950 and reported more than 2 m of stratified deposits from which he recovered a modest assemblage of perishable and lithic artifacts. Of interest to the University of Nevada Ren…