Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada
Abstract: Pollen grains from bodies of ancient people provide clues to their diet and domicile. To learn more about Kwädy Dän Ts’ìnchí (Long Ago Person Found), who died on a British Columbia glacier 550 years ago, we studied the Chenopodiaceae pollen found in his stomach and robe. Environmental scan...
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ftciteseerx:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.565.4850 2023-05-15T16:16:49+02:00 Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada Petra J. Mudie Sheila Greer Judith Brakel James H. Dickson Clara Schinkel Ruth Peterson-welsh Margaret Stevens Nancy J. Turner Mary Shadow Rosalie Washington The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives application/pdf http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.565.4850 http://paleoforge.com/papers/cjb83.pdf en eng http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.565.4850 http://paleoforge.com/papers/cjb83.pdf Metadata may be used without restrictions as long as the oai identifier remains attached to it. http://paleoforge.com/papers/cjb83.pdf text ftciteseerx 2016-01-08T12:14:36Z Abstract: Pollen grains from bodies of ancient people provide clues to their diet and domicile. To learn more about Kwädy Dän Ts’ìnchí (Long Ago Person Found), who died on a British Columbia glacier 550 years ago, we studied the Chenopodiaceae pollen found in his stomach and robe. Environmental scanning electron microscopy was used to distinguish pollen of the native chenopod genera Atriplex, Chenopodium, Eurotia, Suaeda, and Salicornia (here includ-ing Sarcocornia). All chenopod pollen grains in one stomach sample were from Salicornia (Tourn.) L. (glasswort), which grows only in saline soils and has been used for food and medicine. Elders from the Champagne and Aishihik, Tagish, Gwitch’in, and Tlingit First Nations report their ethnobotanical and historical knowledge about inland and coastal Salicornia species. There is no common use for the small inland annual glasswort, Salicornia rubra A. Nelson, although other species were used for grain further south; however, Pacific Northwest coastal people have eaten the succulent perennial glasswort, Salicornia perennis Miller, since at least the 1880s. Pollen grains of this perennial salt marsh species are most similar to the chenopod pollen grains in the stomach of Kwädy Dän Ts’ìnchí and suggest the ancient man’s last meal came from the coast rather than from inland. Key words: Chenopodiaceae, Salicornia, Sarcocornia, forensic palynology, frozen body, ethnobotany. Résumé: Les grains de pollen trouvés sur les corps d’hommes anciens donnent des indices sur leur diète et leur habi-tat. Afin d’en apprendre plus à propos de Kwädy Dän Ts’ìnchí (Personne ancienne retrouvée), qui est morte il y a Text First Nations Tagish tlingit Unknown Aishihik ENVELOPE(-137.512,-137.512,61.598,61.598) British Columbia ENVELOPE(-125.003,-125.003,54.000,54.000) Canada Champagne ENVELOPE(-136.483,-136.483,60.788,60.788) Pacific Tagish ENVELOPE(-134.272,-134.272,60.313,60.313) |
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Abstract: Pollen grains from bodies of ancient people provide clues to their diet and domicile. To learn more about Kwädy Dän Ts’ìnchí (Long Ago Person Found), who died on a British Columbia glacier 550 years ago, we studied the Chenopodiaceae pollen found in his stomach and robe. Environmental scanning electron microscopy was used to distinguish pollen of the native chenopod genera Atriplex, Chenopodium, Eurotia, Suaeda, and Salicornia (here includ-ing Sarcocornia). All chenopod pollen grains in one stomach sample were from Salicornia (Tourn.) L. (glasswort), which grows only in saline soils and has been used for food and medicine. Elders from the Champagne and Aishihik, Tagish, Gwitch’in, and Tlingit First Nations report their ethnobotanical and historical knowledge about inland and coastal Salicornia species. There is no common use for the small inland annual glasswort, Salicornia rubra A. Nelson, although other species were used for grain further south; however, Pacific Northwest coastal people have eaten the succulent perennial glasswort, Salicornia perennis Miller, since at least the 1880s. Pollen grains of this perennial salt marsh species are most similar to the chenopod pollen grains in the stomach of Kwädy Dän Ts’ìnchí and suggest the ancient man’s last meal came from the coast rather than from inland. Key words: Chenopodiaceae, Salicornia, Sarcocornia, forensic palynology, frozen body, ethnobotany. Résumé: Les grains de pollen trouvés sur les corps d’hommes anciens donnent des indices sur leur diète et leur habi-tat. Afin d’en apprendre plus à propos de Kwädy Dän Ts’ìnchí (Personne ancienne retrouvée), qui est morte il y a |
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Petra J. Mudie Sheila Greer Judith Brakel James H. Dickson Clara Schinkel Ruth Peterson-welsh Margaret Stevens Nancy J. Turner Mary Shadow Rosalie Washington Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada |
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Petra J. Mudie Sheila Greer Judith Brakel James H. Dickson Clara Schinkel Ruth Peterson-welsh Margaret Stevens Nancy J. Turner Mary Shadow Rosalie Washington |
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Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada |
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Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada |
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Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada |
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Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada |
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Forensic palynology and ethnobotany of Salicornia species (Chenopodiaceae) in northwest Canada |
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forensic palynology and ethnobotany of salicornia species (chenopodiaceae) in northwest canada |
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