Rangifer and man: An ancient relationship
A long-term relationship between Rangifer and humans is documented in three case studies: the Canadian Barrenlands (8000 years ago to Historic period), Ice-Age France (11 000-19 000 years ago) and Mesolithic Russia (7000¬10 000 years ago). Ancient human and herd migration occurred in all areas, base...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f941b32d2fa64adaa28af1eddd15431c 2023-05-15T15:53:31+02:00 Rangifer and man: An ancient relationship Bryan Gordon 2003-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.5.1651 https://doaj.org/article/f941b32d2fa64adaa28af1eddd15431c EN eng Septentrio Academic Publishing https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/1651 https://doaj.org/toc/1890-6729 doi:10.7557/2.23.5.1651 1890-6729 https://doaj.org/article/f941b32d2fa64adaa28af1eddd15431c Rangifer, Vol 23, Iss 5 (2003) archeology ancient hunting Barrenlands caribou herd following hunters Animal culture SF1-1100 article 2003 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.7557/2.23.5.1651 2022-12-31T07:26:43Z A long-term relationship between Rangifer and humans is documented in three case studies: the Canadian Barrenlands (8000 years ago to Historic period), Ice-Age France (11 000-19 000 years ago) and Mesolithic Russia (7000¬10 000 years ago). Ancient human and herd migration occurred in all areas, based upon Rangifer remains and seasonal variations in tools along reconstructed migration routes, with few if any hunting camps outside the routes. An April peak of ancient human births is inferred from the historic record where we see births occurring nine months after peak nutritional states in herds and people. The origin of reindeer domestication and breeding in Eurasia is discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper caribou Rangifer Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Rangifer 23 5 15 |
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A long-term relationship between Rangifer and humans is documented in three case studies: the Canadian Barrenlands (8000 years ago to Historic period), Ice-Age France (11 000-19 000 years ago) and Mesolithic Russia (7000¬10 000 years ago). Ancient human and herd migration occurred in all areas, based upon Rangifer remains and seasonal variations in tools along reconstructed migration routes, with few if any hunting camps outside the routes. An April peak of ancient human births is inferred from the historic record where we see births occurring nine months after peak nutritional states in herds and people. The origin of reindeer domestication and breeding in Eurasia is discussed. |
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