Heritage is something valuable and unique, handed down from our accentors to us and our future generation. It is something we should preserve. The documentation of heritage using a virtual reality technology gives user options to explore and experience the heritage virtually. To…
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The goal of this study was to examine attitudes toward the environment in the Middle East. The current study assessed the relationship between severity of environmental problems and attitudes toward the environment in Bahrain, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia. It studied the extent to w…
This dissertation describes the collection of poetry by men and women in the British and Commonwealth armed forces written during the Second World War. The project which ultimately became the Salamander Oasis Trust Archive began in Cairo, Egypt in 1942, when three low-ranking se…
The present-day neighborhoods of Silver Lake and Echo Park, historically known as Edendale, contain a significant concentration of historic resources associated with Los Angeles’ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) communities from the early to late-twentieth …
Traditional architectural and preservation practices largely focus on methods and values attributed to high style architecture of prominence, overlooking elements important to vernacular neighborhoods and the communities that live within them. This fixation on the object rather …
Eligible bridges around the United States receive federal funding every year for replacement or rehabilitation. The main criterion for allocation of this funding is based on engineering aspects (e.g., life safety, condition, functionality), often leaving the historical value of …
Previous studies on microtaphonomy have identified multiple different organic microstructures in fossil vertebrates from a variety of time periods and environmental settings. This study seeks to investigate the potential taphonomic, paleoclimatic, and geochemical controls on sof…
This thesis explores the challenges faced by rural county seats across the South as consumer and travel preferences have changed throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first century. I used the case study approach, selecting Hickman County, a rural county in Middle…
Historic open data can be an asset to community gardens in land use disputes, the preservation and sharing of cultural traditions, and adaptation to climate change. Yet scholarship has not yet provided an accessible guide to the many issues of labor and technology involved in pr…
Statement of Problem or Issue: The Wilcox Museum at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas is in need of digitizing and organizing all of their paperwork from 1888 to current (2021).A majority of their documentation has begun to fade with time and they risk losing the hist…
This study examines the works of and public memory surrounding two prominent Native Hawaiian intellectuals of the mid-twentieth century, John Dominis Holt IV and Charles William Kenn. Despite the relative anonymity of the latter among non-academic circles, both men proved crucia…
This paper recounts the analysis and treatment of two embroidered samplers from New England, dated 1815 and 1823-1824, respectively. The textiles are family heirlooms that belong to a private client. The first section places the pieces into context within the history of embroide…
It is 50 years since the development of the first computer game and digital games now have an unprecedented influence on our culture. An increasingly popular leisure activity, digital games are also permeating other aspects of society. They continue to influence computer technol…