Burnt bones by Europe's largest lake: Zooarchaeology of the Stone Age and Early Metal period hunter-gatherers at Lake Ladoga, NW Russia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2016.11.034
Abstract: Abstract Lake Ladoga, Europe's largest lake, is situated in northwest Russia east of the Baltic Sea. This article is the first compilation of all the zooarchaeological material recovered from the Stone Age and Early Metal… read more here.
Keywords: metal period; lake ladoga; early metal; zooarchaeology ... See more keywords
Zooarchaeology of the social and economic upheavals in the Late Antique-Early Islamic sequence of the Negev Desert
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43169-8
Abstract: The Byzantine – Islamic transition (7th–8th centuries CE) in the desert-edge Palaestina Tertia is examined using faunal remains recovered from archaeological sites in the Negev. Archaeozoological analyses suggest sharp differences between Late Byzantine and Early… read more here.
Keywords: social economic; economic upheavals; zooarchaeology; zooarchaeology social ... See more keywords
Zooarchaeology and the elusive feast: from performance to aftermath
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DOI: 10.1080/00438243.2018.1445024
Abstract: ABSTRACT Ethnographic descriptions of feasts reveal that consumption of meat is usually prominent. Zooarchaeological evidence may thus provide the best way of seeing feasts in the archaeological record. The accumulation of trophy arrays and ongoing… read more here.
Keywords: feast performance; zooarchaeology; evidence; performance aftermath ... See more keywords
The zooarchaeology and isotopic ecology of the Bahamian hutia (Geocapromys ingrahami): Evidence for pre-Columbian anthropogenic management
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220284
Abstract: Bahamian hutias (Geocapromys ingrahami) are the only endemic terrestrial mammal in The Bahamas and are currently classified as a vulnerable species. Drawing on zooarchaeological and new geochemical datasets, this study investigates human management of Bahamian… read more here.
Keywords: pre columbian; geocapromys ingrahami; zooarchaeology; bahamian hutia ... See more keywords
Distinguishing African bovids using Zooarchaeology by Mass Spectrometry (ZooMS): New peptide markers and insights into Iron Age economies in Zambia
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251061
Abstract: Assessing past foodways, subsistence strategies, and environments depends on the accurate identification of animals in the archaeological record. The high rates of fragmentation and often poor preservation of animal bones at many archaeological sites across… read more here.
Keywords: iron age; mass; zooarchaeology; peptide markers ... See more keywords
Integrating ZooMS and zooarchaeology: New data from the Uluzzian levels of Uluzzo C Rock Shelter, Roccia San Sebastiano cave and Riparo del Broion
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275614
Abstract: In this study we explore the potential of combining traditional zooarchaeological determination and proteomic identification of morphologically non-diagnostic bone fragments (ZooMS) collected from the Uluzzian levels of three Italian sites: Uluzzo C Rock Shelter, Roccia… read more here.
Keywords: rock shelter; roccia san; shelter roccia; uluzzian levels ... See more keywords