Archaeological otoliths as environmental recorders: high resolution sampling of pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) otoliths from Kiska Island, Alaska

• Main Author: Young-Boyle, Chandra
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Memorial University of Newfoundland 2015
• Subjects: Pacific; Gertrude; Kiska; Kiska Island; Gertrude Cove; Witchcraft Point; atlantic cod; Alaska
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/11744/; https://research.library.mun.ca/11744/1/thesis.pdf

Archaeological fish otoliths have the potential to serve as proxies for both season of site occupation and palaeoclimate conditions. By sampling along the distinctive sub-annual seasonal bands of the otolith and completing a stable isotope (δ¹⁸O, δ¹³C) analysis, variations within the fish’s environm...