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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Faunal Assemblages"”.
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Tracing Ainu and Pre-Ainu Cultural Continuity Through Cladistic Analysis of Faunal Assemblages
… evolutionary relationships, is used to compare faunal assemblages from Jōmon (14,000-500 BC; 14,000–2700 cal. BP), Epi-Jōmon (3rd – 7th century; 2700-1500 cal. BP), Satsumon (7th century - 13th century AD; ca. 1500-800 cal. BP), and Ainu (13th century AD – present) period components (Habu et al. …
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Burning Issues: An archaeozoological approach interpreting the significance of burnt and cremated faunal assemblages in Neolithic Orkney
… bone represents a significant proportion of the faunal assemblage collected from the Ness of Brodgar, a Neolithic site located in Orkney, Scotland. To better interpret human-animal relationships at the Ness, this thesis examines an individual structure’s<br/>faunal assemblage with an emphasis on …
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Ritual and Funerary Rites in Later Prehistoric Scotland: An Analysis of Faunal Assemblages from the Covesea Caves
… consideration of the significant number of faunal remains recovered during numerous excavations. This research represents the first focused examination of the extensive zooarchaeological record from the Covesea Caves, with an emphasis on investigating characteristics of the faunal bone …
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A Zooarchaeological Analysis of Hole-in-the-Wall Canyon (45KT12) and French Rapids (45KT13) Sites: Ginkgo State Park, Washington
A taxonomic and taphonomic faunal analysis was completed for the entire zooarchaeological collection (n=5,354) for two prehistoric archaeological housepit sites, Hole-in-the-Wall Canyon (45KT12) and French Rapids (45KT13). Both sites are located near Vantage, Washington, within the inundated area …
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Taphonomic and Faunal Parameters From Pleistocene Hominid Site Assemblages in China
… morphology and lithic technology, the associated faunal assemblages have been assessed only in terms of their paleontological and zoogeographical significance. Analytic techniques assessing taphonomic processes have not been readily applied, particularly in controlled cross-site comparisons. This …
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Hunting Specialisation and the Broad Spectrum Revolution in the Early Epipalaeolithic: Gazelle Exploitation at Urkan e-Rubb IIa, Jordan Valley
… zooarchaeological and taphonomic analysis of two faunal assemblages (representing two sub-horizons) from Urkan e-Rubb IIa, a Kebaran site located in the lower Jordan Valley, and excavated by E. Hovers (Institute of Archaeology, Hebrew University Jerusalem), in 1986 and 1988. This site shows …
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Early human adaptation in the northern hemisphere and the analytic implications of taphonomy
A comparative analysis is presented of faunal remains from six archaeological and six palaeontological open-air sites dating to the Lower and Middle Pleistocene. The presumed causal association between lithic tools and faunal remains at these early sites is evaluated, as is the presumed primary or …
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Rock hyraxes (Procavia capensis) and their environments : δ13Ccollagen and δ15Ncollagen as environmental indicators
… (Procavia capensis) are a common component of faunal assemblages at South African archaeological sites. Previous studies have focused on their remains as proxies for aspects of diet and mobility in prehistoric human populations. They have also been recognized as valuable palaeoenvironmental …
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A zooarchaeological analysis of the Skadeland site (13CK402): a Mill Creek culture occupation in northwest Iowa.
… is the focus of my research. Previous Mill Creek faunal analyses have examined faunal remains to record abundance and focused on the exploitation of bison as a food resource, which neglects the numerous small mammals, avian and aquatic resources found at these sites. Therefore, the objective of my …
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Eastern Redcedar Encroachment In Southern Great Plains Grasslands: Wildlife Consequences And Management Implications
… compositional shifts in grassland floral and faunal assemblages, and may alter abiotic factors such that grassland restoration efforts are limited. The objectives of this study were to: 1) track vegetation and faunal assemblages in grasslands along a gradient of redcedar encroachment, 2) …
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Integrating zooarchaeology into studies of Roman Britain and Medieval Russia.
… (including comparisons between urban and rural faunal assemblages), the study of carcass processing, and the integration of zooarchaeology into general research questions.
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A Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of the Campanian and Maastrichtian Chalks of the United Kingdom.
… foraminifera, Bolivinoides lineages and faunal assemblages respectively. This biozonal scheme has been accurately related to local rock units as well as to current macrofossil zonations. Correlation of all sections studied has been achieved by use of the proposed biozonal scheme. Broad …
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Carnivore Modification in North America: Perspectives on Neotaphonomy, Carnivore Use of Carrion, and Great Plains Bison Bonbeds
… focuses on site formation processes in faunal assemblages created by humans, such as mass-kills of bison. The research presented here has three objectives intended to broaden the goals of New World taphonomy. The first objective is to present a comparative analysis of carnivore …
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How the Vikings inhabited Scotland: a social zooarchaeological approach
… climate of Scotland.<br/>A review of faunal assemblages from published and unpublished settlement sites across the Norse inhabited regions of Scotland was conducted and a comprehensive database of Viking burials compiled, to characterise the nature of human-animal relationships in …
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Étude paléogénétique du cerf élaphe (Cervus elaphus) au cours de la transition Tardiglaciaire - Holocène ancien du Jura (15 000 – 6 000 BP) : relations entre changements morphologiques, environnementaux et génétiques
… environment becomes progressively closed and the faunal assemblages are consequently strongly modified. In order to understand the evolutionary mechanisms implied and their different aspects, a multidisciplinary survey has been led on bones from Red Deer, Cervus elaphus, found in the shelter …
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Faunal Analysis of the Mesa 12 Archaeological Site (45GR144): Grant County, Washington
… to be strongholds, refuges, or defensive sites. Faunal material recovered from these sites has been in storage unanalyzed for over 40 years. The largest excavation was at Mesa 12 where 33 units were excavated. Six radiocarbon dates indicate a Cayuse Phase (2070±90 B.P. until 565±80 B.P.) …
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An odontological study of ovicaprine herding strategies in the North Atlantic islands. The potential of dental enamel defects for identifying secondary product utilisation in an archaeological context.
… product utilisation within archaeozoological assemblages has prompted the search for alternative methodologies. This research explores the potential of using weaning age to provide insight into herding strategies in ovicaprines, determined through the prevalence of developmental enamel …
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Faunal biogeography, community structure, and genetic connectivity of North Atlantic seamounts
The mechanisms of faunal dispersal across ocean basins are key unknowns toward understanding of the modern biogeography and biodiversity of deep-sea fauna. Seamounts are considered to play a defining role in faunal evolution, acting as regional centers of speciation, "stepping-stones" for …
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Vertical distributions of megafauna on inactive vent sulfide features correspond to their feeding modes
… seafloor imaging studies indicate that megafaunal taxa on inactive sulfides are not endemic to these features, but their assemblages differ from other deep-sea habitats. I investigated the influence of environmental conditions on megafaunal distributions using highresolution imagery of two …
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