Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia
Pinnipeds (seals) were probably important pull factors for the earliest marine foragers in the seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia in the early Holocene. Important reasons for this may be that 1) pinnipeds could be hunted on shores (or sea-ice) with more or less the same methods and equipment as...
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ftconicet:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/127624 2023-10-09T21:55:52+02:00 Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia Bjerck, Hein B. Breivik, Heidi Mjelva Piana, Ernesto Luis Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier Bjerck, Hein B. Breivik, Heidi Mjelva Fretheim, Silje E. Piana, Ernesto Luis Tivoli, Angelica Montserrat Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier Skar, Birgitte application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11336/127624 eng eng Equinox Publishing info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=24552 http://hdl.handle.net/11336/127624 Bjerck, Hein B.; Breivik, Heidi Mjelva; Piana, Ernesto Luis; Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier; Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia; Equinox Publishing; 2016; 53-73 9781781791363 CONICET Digital CONICET info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/ Off shore marine foraging Marine habitats Sea-ice Late Pleistocene/Holocene https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6 info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion info:eu-repo/semantics/bookPart info:ar-repo/semantics/parte de libro ftconicet 2023-09-24T18:49:08Z Pinnipeds (seals) were probably important pull factors for the earliest marine foragers in the seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia in the early Holocene. Important reasons for this may be that 1) pinnipeds could be hunted on shores (or sea-ice) with more or less the same methods and equipment as terrestrial animals, 2) pinnipeds represented a similar resource as the terrestrial mega-fauna, with a familiar combination of meat, bone, skin, blood, sinews, and fat, and 3) the characteristics pinnipeds evoluted for a life in the water left them quite vulnerable on land. Their senses and locomotion are inferior to terrestrial animals ? a weakness that human predators are always ready to exploit. In this paper we will explore the nature of pinnipeds, their habitats and behavior, and discuss how pinnipeds might have related to and influenced the early development of marine foraging systems ? technology, logistics, and settlement structure. The timing, circumstances, cultural dynamics and species of pinnipeds involved in the Scandinavian and the Patagonian case differ. However, the two processes towards marine adaptation also have instructive parallels. Fil: Bjerck, Hein B. Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Noruega Fil: Breivik, Heidi Mjelva. Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Noruega Fil: Piana, Ernesto Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina Fil: Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina Book Part Sea ice CONICET Digital (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) Austral Patagonia Argentina Noruega ENVELOPE(-12.333,-12.333,-71.333,-71.333) Breivik ENVELOPE(14.238,14.238,66.999,66.999) |
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Pinnipeds (seals) were probably important pull factors for the earliest marine foragers in the seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia in the early Holocene. Important reasons for this may be that 1) pinnipeds could be hunted on shores (or sea-ice) with more or less the same methods and equipment as terrestrial animals, 2) pinnipeds represented a similar resource as the terrestrial mega-fauna, with a familiar combination of meat, bone, skin, blood, sinews, and fat, and 3) the characteristics pinnipeds evoluted for a life in the water left them quite vulnerable on land. Their senses and locomotion are inferior to terrestrial animals ? a weakness that human predators are always ready to exploit. In this paper we will explore the nature of pinnipeds, their habitats and behavior, and discuss how pinnipeds might have related to and influenced the early development of marine foraging systems ? technology, logistics, and settlement structure. The timing, circumstances, cultural dynamics and species of pinnipeds involved in the Scandinavian and the Patagonian case differ. However, the two processes towards marine adaptation also have instructive parallels. Fil: Bjerck, Hein B. Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Noruega Fil: Breivik, Heidi Mjelva. Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Noruega Fil: Piana, Ernesto Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina Fil: Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Austral de Investigaciones Científicas; Argentina |
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Bjerck, Hein B. Breivik, Heidi Mjelva Fretheim, Silje E. Piana, Ernesto Luis Tivoli, Angelica Montserrat Zangrando, Atilio Francisco Javier Skar, Birgitte |
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Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia |
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Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia |
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Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia |
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Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia |
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Exploring the Role of Pinnipeds in the Human Colonization of the Seascapes of Patagonia and Scandinavia |
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exploring the role of pinnipeds in the human colonization of the seascapes of patagonia and scandinavia |
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