Land and sea: use of terrestrial mammal bones in coastal hunter–gatherer communities

Terrestrial mammals are frequently undervalued in interpretations of prehistoric coastal economies where middens are used to examine seasonality and diet. Using case-studies from the Northwest Coast of North America, and from Arctic Norway, a more integrated approach to subsistence and technology is...

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Published in:Antiquity
Main Authors: Hodgetts, Lisa, Rahemtulla, Farid
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 2001
Subjects:
General Arts and Humanities
Archeology
Arctic
Norway
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0003598x00052716
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0003598X00052716
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Summary:Terrestrial mammals are frequently undervalued in interpretations of prehistoric coastal economies where middens are used to examine seasonality and diet. Using case-studies from the Northwest Coast of North America, and from Arctic Norway, a more integrated approach to subsistence and technology is proposed

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