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Theses & Dissertations

Doctoral Dissertations

McLellan, Alec
2020  From Lamanai to Ka'kabish: Human and Environmental Interaction, Settlement, Change, and Urbanism in Northern Belize. Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Institute of Archaeology, University College London, UK. (available as a BAR manuscript). 

Master's Theses

Koch, Timothy
2024  Cities of the Future or a Relic of the Past? Questioning the Universality of Low-Density Urbanism Among the Ancient Maya. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University. (PDF)
Gobran, Adam
2024  From Court to Court: The Ka'kabish Ballcourt in Relation to the Political Landscape of Classic Maya North-Central Belize. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University. (PDF)
Molica-Lazzaro, Olivia
2023 An Investigation of Residential Mortuary Trends Among the Southern Lowland Maya: A Case Study at Ka'kabish, Belize. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University. ​(PDF)
Jurasek, Emily
2023  The Depth of Death: Investigating the Mortuary Pattern of an Ancient Maya Chultun. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University. ​(PDF) 
Howell, Devon
2022 Use and Utilization of Loose and Commingled Human Dental Remains in Investigations of Ancient Human Populations. Unpublished MSc thesis, Department of Anthropology Trent University. (weblink available)
Moore, Tamara 
​2021     Creation During Abandonment: Researching the Hingston Group at Ka'kabish, Belize. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University. (Weblink available) 
Smith, Grant
2020     PostClassic Maya Diet: Stable Isotope and Osteological Analysis o Human Remains from Ka'kabish Belize. Unpublished Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University.(Weblink available)
Carlos, Theresa Gwynne
2018       A Question of Space: Insights into the Function of Chultuns in the Maya Southern Lowlands.  Unpublished Master's Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University. ​(Weblink available).
Dziki, Gabriel
2017       ‘Don’t judge a mound by its dirt’: A study of Structure D-14 at the Site of Ka’kabish Belize, and its implications at the time of the Terminal Classic to Early Post-Classic hiatus. Unpublished Masters of Philosophy Thesis, University of Cambridge, England.
Gomer, Alice
2013    Humble Beginnings?: A Study of the Origins of Settlement at the site of Ka’Kabish, Belize, through the use of Macroscopic and Petrographic Analysis of Ceramics. Institute of Archaeology,  University College London, UK.
Lockett-Harris, Joshuah
2016       Sacred Space, Ancestors, and Authority: New Evidence of Developing Middle Formative Period Socio-Political Complexity from Ka’kabish, Northern Belize. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough. (Weblink)
McLellan, Alec
2012    Settlement Patterns at Ka'Kabish, Belize.  Unpublished Master's Thesis submitted to the Department of                         Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough. (PDF available)
Tremain, Cara
2011    Investigations in Looters' Trenches at Ka'Kabish, Northern Belize: An Analysis of Ancient Maya Architecture and             Construction Practices.  Unpublished Master's Thesis submitted to the Department of Anthropology, Trent University, Peterborough. (PDF available)

Undergraduate Theses

Aultman, Stephanie
2022   Towards and Understanding of the Ancient Maya Plant Resources in the Ka'kabish-Lamanai Corridor. A Senior Thesis presented to Trent University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology. (PDF)
Pitre, Christina 
2012    Cosmological Principles Evident in the Site Plan of Ka’Kabish, Belize.  Thesis Submitted to the Department of Archaeology, University of Calgary.
Heath, Laura 
2011   Toward a “Full Biography of Obsidian”: Studies of Obsidian Use and Exchange in the Maya Area.  A thesis submitted to the faculty of Wesleyan University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Departmental Honors in the Archaeology Program, Middletown, CONN.
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  • Thank you to Our Donors
  • About Ka'Kabish
    • Site Summary
    • Site Map
    • Publications
    • Theses and Dissertations
    • Presentations
    • Media Articles and Video
  • Field Reports
  • Team Members
  • Research Opportunities
    • Field School Information
    • Graduate Student Research Opportunities
  • Visiting
    • Environment
    • Where to Stay
    • Photo Album
  • Field Blog
  • Biological Research