Sampling fish bones: A consideration of the importance of screen size and disposal context in the North Pacific
Archaeologists have long debated the importance of salmon resources in the development of large, semisedentary winter villages and ranked societies among native peoples of the eastern North Pacific. For the most part, this debate has occurred without adequately sampled fish assemblages. Two key type...
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ftcwashingtonuni:oai:digitalcommons.cwu.edu:anthropology_museum_studies-1061 2023-05-15T16:16:23+02:00 Sampling fish bones: A consideration of the importance of screen size and disposal context in the North Pacific Partlow, Megan A. 2006-01-01T08:00:00Z https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/anthropology_museum_studies/62 http://ezp.lib.cwu.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=31h&AN=22149826&site=ehost-live unknown ScholarWorks@CWU https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/anthropology_museum_studies/62 http://ezp.lib.cwu.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=31h&AN=22149826&site=ehost-live © 2006 by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Anthropology and Museum Studies Faculty Scholarship archaeology pacific northwest settlement alaska native americans first nations fish bones Anthropology Archaeological Anthropology text 2006 ftcwashingtonuni 2022-10-20T20:30:27Z Archaeologists have long debated the importance of salmon resources in the development of large, semisedentary winter villages and ranked societies among native peoples of the eastern North Pacific. For the most part, this debate has occurred without adequately sampled fish assemblages. Two key types of faunal data useful in testing for salmon intensification in the archaeological record are taxonomic proportions data and skeletal parts data. Both types of data require systematic collection and are affected by screen size. In addition, disposal context (e.g., house floor versus exterior midden) can seriously affect taxonomic proportions data. At Settlement Point, a Koniag tradition site from Afognak Island, Alaska, salmon bone recovery was found to vary significantly by screen-size and disposal context. Systematic screening and house floor sampling (when possible) are recommended in generating fish bone assemblages adequate to evaluate models of the importance of salmon in prehistoric subsistence systems of the northeastern Pacific. Text First Nations Alaska Central Washington University: ScholarWorks Pacific |
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Archaeologists have long debated the importance of salmon resources in the development of large, semisedentary winter villages and ranked societies among native peoples of the eastern North Pacific. For the most part, this debate has occurred without adequately sampled fish assemblages. Two key types of faunal data useful in testing for salmon intensification in the archaeological record are taxonomic proportions data and skeletal parts data. Both types of data require systematic collection and are affected by screen size. In addition, disposal context (e.g., house floor versus exterior midden) can seriously affect taxonomic proportions data. At Settlement Point, a Koniag tradition site from Afognak Island, Alaska, salmon bone recovery was found to vary significantly by screen-size and disposal context. Systematic screening and house floor sampling (when possible) are recommended in generating fish bone assemblages adequate to evaluate models of the importance of salmon in prehistoric subsistence systems of the northeastern Pacific. |
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