The Sablefish ( Anoplopoma fimbria ) of Čḯxwicən: Socioenvironmental Lessons From an Unusually Abundant Species
We analyzed sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) remains from Čḯxwicən (pronounced ch-WHEET-son), a 2700 year-old ancestral village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in northwest Washington state, U.S.A., to improve understanding of how this species was used by Native American/First Nations peoples i...
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ftportlandstate:oai:pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu:anth_fac-1195 2024-09-15T18:06:44+00:00 The Sablefish ( Anoplopoma fimbria ) of Čḯxwicən: Socioenvironmental Lessons From an Unusually Abundant Species Nims, Reno Butler, Virginia L. 2019-02-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/anth_fac/190 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.06.028 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/context/anth_fac/article/1195/viewcontent/butler_sablefish_openaccess.pdf unknown PDXScholar https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/anth_fac/190 doi:10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.06.028 https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/context/anth_fac/article/1195/viewcontent/butler_sablefish_openaccess.pdf © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License . Anthropology Faculty Publications and Presentations Sablefish -- Washington (State) -- History Northwest Coast of North America -- Archaeology Lower Elwha Tribal Community -- Washington (State) -- Port Angeles Archaeological Anthropology Social and Cultural Anthropology text 2019 ftportlandstate https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jasrep.2018.06.028 2024-08-09T03:50:21Z We analyzed sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) remains from Čḯxwicən (pronounced ch-WHEET-son), a 2700 year-old ancestral village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in northwest Washington state, U.S.A., to improve understanding of how this species was used by Native American/First Nations peoples in the past. Though sablefish are abundant at Čḯxwicən, and limited ethnographic accounts indicate they were highly prized in northwestern North America, their remains are rare in regional archaeology. We present a body-size regression model for estimating the fork length (FL) of archaeologically represented sablefish and determining which habitats they were captured from (i.e. shallow, nearshore waters as juveniles or deepwater, offshore sites as adults). FL estimates for sablefish remains from Čḯxwicən indicate the site occupants exclusively targeted inshore juveniles. Comparisons of sablefish abundances over time show juvenile sablefish were reliably and sustainably harvested over the duration of the site's occupation despite major environmental perturbation from regional climate change and tectonic disturbances. However, patterns of sablefish use differ in two Čḯxwicən households, suggesting access to and consumption of sablefish was socially mediated. Text First Nations Portland State University: PDXScholar Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports 23 1187 1196 |
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We analyzed sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) remains from Čḯxwicən (pronounced ch-WHEET-son), a 2700 year-old ancestral village of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe in northwest Washington state, U.S.A., to improve understanding of how this species was used by Native American/First Nations peoples in the past. Though sablefish are abundant at Čḯxwicən, and limited ethnographic accounts indicate they were highly prized in northwestern North America, their remains are rare in regional archaeology. We present a body-size regression model for estimating the fork length (FL) of archaeologically represented sablefish and determining which habitats they were captured from (i.e. shallow, nearshore waters as juveniles or deepwater, offshore sites as adults). FL estimates for sablefish remains from Čḯxwicən indicate the site occupants exclusively targeted inshore juveniles. Comparisons of sablefish abundances over time show juvenile sablefish were reliably and sustainably harvested over the duration of the site's occupation despite major environmental perturbation from regional climate change and tectonic disturbances. However, patterns of sablefish use differ in two Čḯxwicən households, suggesting access to and consumption of sablefish was socially mediated. |
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The Sablefish ( Anoplopoma fimbria ) of Čḯxwicən: Socioenvironmental Lessons From an Unusually Abundant Species |
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The Sablefish ( Anoplopoma fimbria ) of Čḯxwicən: Socioenvironmental Lessons From an Unusually Abundant Species |
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The Sablefish ( Anoplopoma fimbria ) of Čḯxwicən: Socioenvironmental Lessons From an Unusually Abundant Species |
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