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Showing 1 to 20 of 49 for “"zooarchaeology"”.
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Shipping sheep: a zooarchaeology of Greek colonisation
This PhD thesis (totaling approximately 55,000 words) argues for the value of biometric studies of domesticates as a means by which to examine controversial questions in archaeological research. Taking the Greek colonisation of southern Italy and the Adriatic coast of Croatia as case studies faunal …
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Historical Ecology of Norse Greenland: Zooarchaeology and Climate Change Responses
<p>This thesis invokes Historical Ecology approach to better understand human impacts on marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and the creation of cultural landscapes and seascapes in Norse Greenland. It also investigates climate impacts on human economic strategies, as they vary substantially by …
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Integrating zooarchaeology into studies of Roman Britain and Medieval Russia.
… also more generally to the development of urban zooarchaeology (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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8maw8gan: Zooarchaeology of Changing W8banaki Fishing Practices at Fort Odanak on Alsig8ntegw
This dissertation examines change and continuity in w8banaki fishing practices, following Euro-Canadian colonization of their territory in Québec from the 18th to the 20th century. To document these practices, I study fish and other animal remains found in archaeological contexts at the Fort Odanak …
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Zooarchaeological analysis of an urban refuse dump in Cape Town's waterside at the turn of the 19th century
Zooarchaeology - the study of faunal remains - is not limited to prehistoric sites, but extends also into the realm of historical archaeology. Over the last two decades the number of papers and publications on a variety of aspects pertaining to zooarchaeology have grown. Although faunal research …
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Re-examining associated bone groups from southern England and Yorkshire, c4000BC to AD1550.
In recent years, zooarchaeology has started to move beyond purely economic interpretations towards a social zooarchaeology. In particular, these `social' interpretations have often concentrated upon Associated Bone Groups (ABGs), also referred to as `special animal deposits' or `animal burials', …
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Marine Resource Specialization in Viking Age Iceland: Exploitation of Seabirds and Fish on Hegranes in Skagafjörður
<p>This dissertation focuses on the zooarchaeology of four Viking Age sites on Hegranes, located in Skagafjörður, north Iceland, in order to understand the early economy of the region and place it in a broader context with other settlement sites across the island. This research helps to understand …
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The ecology of chickens: an examination of the introduction of the domestic chicken across Europe after the Bronze Age.
… to several subjects, including archaeology, zooarchaeology, ecology and conservation, and demonstrate the benefits of a multi- disciplinary approach.
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Computational methods in palaeoproteomics: making the most of mass spectrometry data
… computational challenges that hinder progress in zooarchaeology by mass spectrometry (ZooMS) and liquid chromatography electrospray ionisation tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI MS/MS) based palaeoproteomics on ceramics, advocating for the development of open-source, community-driven, collaborative, …
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Challenges in Reconstructing Past Exploitations of Atlantic Cod: A Zooarchaeological Case Study from Early Medieval England
The thesis presents a novel zooarchaeological, statistical, and ecological analysis of fish bone assemblages from early medieval England. Comprehensive evidence is presented of coastal and pelagic fishing of larger bodied, healthier populations in England from the 8th cent.CE, pushing back the …
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Neanderthal and Modern Human Adaptations to Climate Change in Southwest Asia: Climate Reconstruction of Marine Isotope Stage 5 to 3 based on small mammal records from Shanidar Cave (Iraqi Kurdistan)
Understanding the link between environmental and climatic fluctuations and changes in hominin populations and their distribution is one of the major challenges facing archaeologists and palaeoanthropologists. One notable key demographic event is the expansion of Homo sapiens (‘Modern Humans’) and …
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Akrotiri Aetokremnos and the Cypriot Pygmy Hippopotamus: An Interdisciplinary Look at a Late Pleistocene Large Mammal Extinction
The cause for large mammal extinctions in the Late Pleistocene has been debated for decades, with two main factors constantly discussed--human hunting and climatic change. The Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus represents a case study of one such extinction event. The last appearance of this species is at …
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Faunal Analysis of the Tongue River Bison Kill Site (24RB2135) in Southeastern Montana
The University of Montana excavated the Tongue River bison kill site (24RB2135) in 2005 on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. This was the site of a prehistoric bison hunt. Over 20,000 bone fragments and over 1,000 stone tools were recovered during the excavation. This study focuses on the bone …
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Faunal Analysis of the Tongue River Bison Kill Site (24RB2135) in Southeastern Montana
The University of Montana excavated the Tongue River bison kill site (24RB2135) in 2005 on the Northern Cheyenne Reservation. This was the site of a prehistoric bison hunt. Over 20,000 bone fragments and over 1,000 stone tools were recovered during the excavation. This study focuses on the bone …
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From Turkeys To Tamales: Paleoindian To Preclassic Period Faunal Use At Maya Hak Cab Pek Rockshelter In Southern Belize
Very little is known about Paleoindian and Archaic subsistence strategies of the people of Mesoamerica prior to the development of ceramics. Rockshelters with good preservation and stratigraphic deposits can provide excellent contexts for a comparative faunal analysis though time. In February of …
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Food and Fortitude: A Story of Life Within Presidio San Saba as told through Zooarchaeological Analysis
Presidio San Sabá was the largest military outpost in the Texas region during the mideighteenth century. This research project is a continuation of Arlene Fradkin, and Tamra Walters’ previous faunal analysis conducted on a portion of the site’s assemblage. This inquiry will focus on comparing the …
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Faunal Analysis of the Mesa 12 Archaeological Site (45GR144): Grant County, Washington
From 1973-1975, William C. Smith of Central Washington State College led the “Mesa Project” excavating four sites on the Columbia Plateau in Grant County, Washington. These mesas are small isolated basalt buttes, 100 or more feet above the surrounding scabland channels, with cultural materials on …
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Variability in Thule Inuit Subsistence Economy: A Faunal Analysis of OkRn-1, Banks Island, N.W.T.
This thesis presents a zooarchaeological analysis of animal remains recovered from a late Thule qarmaq at the OkRn-1 archaeological site (ca. 1450 – 1650 AD) on Banks Island, NWT. The main objectives were to: 1) document animal exploitation in the qarmaq; 2) determine the season of occupation of …
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Consumption in the American Mining West: substitute and complement goods in the foodways of Aurora, Nevada
This thesis focuses on consumer choice in two historic era households, the Levy and Kaufman households. This inquiry seeks to understand household level foodways as well as community foodways patterns in Aurora, Nevada during the late 1800s. The conclusions are inferred from archaeological evidence …
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